EP1: What is Hammer & Grind?

I really don't. Not the first time. I don't. Why don't you refresh my memory?

Interesting. I think we've had a lot of those run-ins.

Okay, well, that's interesting. But, you know, so here's the thing. First of all, I want everyone to know, I'm grind and you're hammer. Can we just get that established right off the get-go? Yeah, I think that's fair. I think people are going to figure that out in the long run. You know, when this whole thing kind of came around and you started talking about doing a podcast, you know, it got me excited because in my career, I've been doing it 20 years, right? And so I'm always grinding it out. I'm always, you know, trying to hustle and get to the next level. And so people around me, they realize that. And I have a ton of people always asking me like, hey, what did you do when you began here? What did you do when you began there? I have a lot of these same conversations over and over again. And this is a fun way to compile everything and bookmark things in a certain way and be able to really share some deep thoughts on the beginning, the journey, the grind.

I was just going to say that. It's so funny you said that. If people realized how often I was annoyed at you and pissed off, they'd be like, why are they doing this? But let me talk about that. I want to talk about that. So it's interesting because I think every time I'm pissed at you. Which is, I don't know, pretty often. It's like opening me up to a different thing. It's like, I'd like to think that I'm humble enough to go like, maybe his opinion has some validity or it matters and maybe I can. So I think that you're insightful in a lot of things that I'm not good at. And so when I'm mad at you, I feel like maybe I'm mad at myself and trying to figure it out.

That's, dude, the most recent time that I was pissed off at you, that's exactly what happened. I was like, he's so wrong, yet he's speaking like he knows what the shit he's talking about. And I'm like, he's wrong here. And then like five minutes later, you send me a polo back. You're like, okay, I changed my mind. And I was like, what? What is happening right now? But listen, this is the hammer and grind to me is about sharing the journey to self-mastery because, you know, I'm always trying to get better. Dude, I've screwed up so much, you know, and I've learned from my mistakes, but I watch when other people screw up and I try not to make those mistakes. And this is an opportunity for me to basically fall on the sword and tell everybody how much I screw up and learn from it, right?

Yeah, I mean, I think, again, if I just really had to put a circle around what this is, it's just about helping other contractors be successful in their business. But, you know, it's really important to me as well is, you know, in my career, I got fat, I got complacent, I got slow. I got cancer. Business can run you through the ringer, you know? And if you don't wrap your arms around the whole package and try and remain balanced or counterbalanced in the way things work, a business can just run you ragged. And so I want to make sure I've been happily married for 25 years. I want to kind of, I'm going to sprinkle some of that in whether you like it or not. Health and wellness, I want people to stay healthy. I want people to make money. And I feel like I've been beat up and punched in the face by all those circumstances.

I think you sold it a couple of days ago in your head, didn't you?

Listen, Brad, the reality is like you could pick out, you know, the most kick-ass businessman, you know, with like the perfect formula. And then, but you take that formula and you apply it in a different community, a different place. They'll always say like, I can go to any place in the world and dominate with this formula, right? That, you know, a lot of master coaches would say stuff like that, but it's not, it's not really accurate because the dynamics of. Your employees can change and the dynamics of relationships and friendships and all those things kind of have to fall in place. It's not just like read my manual and go from A to Z and you're going to be successful. It's like you have to be able to navigate the different realities that we all face. You know, different personalities, different mindsets, all this stuff. It's all matters.

I'm super pumped about the ability to get our thoughts down and just in an archive where people can go back and check on things. And I'm super excited about the podcast. Yeah,

Yeah, currently we just have Hammer and Grind Podcast over on Instagram. And on Facebook, we got that little thing going, Hammer and Grind Podcast, right? Or is it Hammer and Grind?

And then on Instagram, it's Hammer and Grind Podcast. So you can check us out there for now. We're going to be jumping on TikTok and doing all kinds of different stuff and sharing all this stuff. and trying to be in your face. So hit that subscribe button. If you jump on and you find value in this thing as we move along and navigate through this, hit that star and give us a rating. And I'll look forward to hammering and grinding this with you.