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Over the last month or two, there have definitely been times that I have considered building Noah’s Ark instead of building new homes! I can’t recall a time that we have received as much rain in such a short span, or maybe I am just noticing it more because I, and most other builders around me, have more homes than ever before, thanks to the booming growth trend in Montgomery County.
In lieu of all the weather, I had to teach myself a few lessons and learn from some other experts in our industry. It is easy to want to sit back and take a little breather, which occasionally I still might say is warranted to counter-balance the 100+ degree summer days and 70 hour weeks on the horizon. I even love the feeling I get every once in a while when I look out and see those big rain drops—like I am sitting in grade school again and the teacher wheels in a TV on a cart (meaning we are watching a movie or something)!
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However, with week after week or torrential downpours, the “good feelings” have long since faded and the frustration of homeowners, trades and suppliers has certainly reared its ugly head at times. I am tired of muddy job sites and sitting in the office. I am tired of machines getting stuck and progress all but stopping. Only lately, I have decided to take my negative feelings and energy and try to do something positive instead. I have made it a point to do things in the office I have been neglecting for a while just because life was too busy. I made it a point to call people back and reach out to new potential homeowners and trades. Maybe our office has had a few extra “team lunches” and it has allowed us to get closer again. I even signed up for multiple classes offered by the GHBA and decided that learning and staying up with the times is just as important as working on new homes. Not to mention, my family has seen a little more of me, which we know won’t last forever. These rains won’t last forever either, and we will soon be slammed with hot summer days, only wishing we could get a rainy day.
I encourage you to make the most of the negatives in your daily life, in particular at work, when you don’t have control over the world around you. In one of the classes I just took at the GHBA, the instructor stated
that, “a poor manager would just waste time during the rain delays and play on the internet or pass the time, but a good manager will be busy re-scheduling, getting ahead, and will be much more prepared when the rain stops.” I stopped and asked myself if I was being a good manager or not? Was I making the most of my time to be ready and get ahead of everyone else when the rain stops? It can be a tough question to answer depending on your position, your typical work schedule, type of business and other variables. All I know is, we may be washed away on some of our job sites, but I certainly am not going to let progress be washed out by this down time.
Soon enough, job sites (and life) will return to normal, and then we will find something else to bark about I am sure. But what I won’t do is let that negativity stall my progress. Do a double check and make sure you are not being stalled either. You will be in a much better position as soon as the temporary situation passes.
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