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Consistency Beats Hard Work: The Key to Blue Collar Success | The Punchlist

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How To Not Worry About Work at Home, What We Wish We Knew When Starting | RFI: Request for insight

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Getting Through it: When Nothing Seems to Work | The Punchlist

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Going through it: For When Life Feels Like Too Much | The Punchlist

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What Does Winning Actually Look Like? | RFI: Request For Insight

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The Cost of Working Out of Town: Money Isn't Always Worth It | The Punchlist

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Don't Order Grout On Friday/Masonry Superstitions, Logistic strategies | RFI: Request for Insight

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Are We Becoming Soft Or Smart? - Why Standards Matter | The Punchlist

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How Do You Handle Conflict In The Trades? | RFI: Request For Insight

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Consistency Beats Talent: Why Most Tradesmen Quit Too Early | The Punchlist

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What Holds Tradesmen Back? | RFI: Request for Insight

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Leadership in The Trades: The Ripple Effect | The Punchlist

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What the top 10% of Tradesmen are like, Teaching to Troubleshoot Problems | RFI: Request for Insight

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How to Push Through the Hard Days and Keep Showing Up | The Punchlist

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Confident vs Cocky, Leading People With More Experience Than You, Money and Social Media | RFI: Request For Insight

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Everything Wrong With The Trades: And How To Succeed | The Punchlist

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Market Trends in Construction, 10-20 Year Forecast For The Trades | RFI: Request For Insight

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Are Electricians Going To Be The Next Millionaires? | The Punchlist

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Nutrition, Misconceptions, and Favorite Things in the Trades | RFI: Request For Insight

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Leadership, Focus, and the Fear That Holds Us Back | Real Talk with Jaden

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Mental Health in the Trades: What You Can Do to Help - The Punchlist

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The Truth About Work-Life Balance Nobody Talks About | Real Talk with Jaden

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AI In Construction, Future Goals, Marketing the Industry Better | RFI: Request for Insight

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Quit Wasting Time Driving: Qualify Clients Faster with Live Video | James Hatfield

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Why Most Tradespeople Struggle with Money — and How to Fix It | The Punchlist

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Quit Doing Things That Drain You

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Concrete, Career Shifts & Staying Safe on the Job | RFI's: Request For Insight

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The Reality of Learning a Trade: Everything Takes Longer Than You Think | The Punchlist

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Cody Cessna | From Lineman to Entrepreneur: How COE is Revolutionizing Safety Wear

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The 5-Minute Morning Prep Routine | 10-Minute Trade Hacks

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Side Work, Trucks, and Building Relationships | RFI: Request for Insight

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The 3-Tool Rule: Simplify Your Everyday Carry | 10 Minute Trade Hacks EP2

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Beat the Heat: Hydration Hacks for the Job Site | 10 Minute Trade Hacks

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The Punchlist | How To Go From "Just a Paycheck" to Building a Career in the Trades

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You Need Plans To Build Things (And That Includes Your Life)

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Q&A - What Gets Kids Excited About the Trades, How to Change the Culture in the Trades, Advice for Wanting to Work In the Blue Collar Field

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Intentionality and Leadership

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Building a Legacy of Building in the Trades

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Q&A - How To Switch Careers When You Can't Go Back To Apprentice Wages, Why Is Blue Collar High Demand But No One Wants to Pay

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The Case For the Use of Technology in the Trades

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How To Deal With The Heat in Trades

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Q&A - Are Masonry Trades Still Viable Careers? When is it Too Late to Switch Trades?

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Chris Eisan - Is the Oilfield Life Right For You?

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Making Money From Social Media in the Blue Collar World: Thinking of it as a Side Job

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Focusing On Your Path Is The Key To Knowing Its The Right Path

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Q&A - Are Trades The Right Path? Where To Start Out In Concrete, What to Focus on Once You Become A Foreman

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Its Easy To Get Caught Up In The Rat Race - Take The Time To Do Things You Enjoy

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TCOYS - Compound Effect: Don't Put Things Off

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Q&A - Robots Replacing Tradesmen, Social Media Starting Pay Expectations, Getting Over Fear of Heights

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Mike Faria - Life as an Operating Engineer, Sobriety and Mental Health in the Trades, Balancing Work and Family Life

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Managing Life in The Trades - BE PRESENT, Get a System, Journaling for Success

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Bobby Armstrong - Insight to the HVAC Industry, Finding Your Balance

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Q&A - When to Take on Side Jobs, The Battle Between Small Town and New Construction

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Roger Scheck - Does a Film Degree Help You Become a Contractor?

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When is the Best Time to Promote Your Employees; How to Move Up the Ladder at Your Job

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Working With Matt - Work/Life Balance, Navigating Social Media, Purpose in Trade Work

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Q&A - Dwindling Number of People Joining the Trades, Retirement Plans, Blue Collar life vs White Collar 9-5

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Kipp Bender - Scaling in Construction, Labor Shortages and Monetizing Social Media

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TCOYS - Sobriety and Self-Awareness in the Blue Collar World

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Dick Frost - The Oilfield life: Mental Health, Content Creation, and Podcasting

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Q&A - Fast Tracking to Becoming a Young Foreman, Feeling Obligated to do Side Work/Side Hustles, Working With Family

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Shawn Ramsden - Exploring The World of Drywall with Brolly's Dad Construction

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Finding Fulfillment: Do People in the Trades Find Purpose Easier?

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Abe White - Trade High Schools, Plumbing, Struggle and Success

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Q&A - Getting Started Into Masonry, Progressions, Work/Life Balance, and Efficiency in the Trades

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Brian Joyce - Finding Passion and Pride in Plumbing with the Plumb Doc!

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Bridging Communication Gaps, New Perspectives, and a New Cohost!

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Recap on the House Project!

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What Should You Focus On When Creating Content and Using Your Social Media?

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Thoughts From the Week and Updates

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Union vs Non-Union: What Really Matters?

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Life is hard enough: Quit making it harder

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Trade Series - Finding Your Trade: Pick One, Stick With It

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Trade Series - Becoming a Framer: Skills and Tools You Need

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Trade Series - Inside the Excavation trade: is equipment operating for you?

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Trade Series - Inside the Landscaping World: Crafting Outdoor Spaces

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Trade Series - Inside the Concrete Trade: What You Need to Know

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BRETT TURLEY - Functional Training as a Farmer and Welder While balancing life with two young kids

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Where to Start to Improve Your Lifestyle in the Trades: 6 Simple Steps

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JUSTIN STARTARI - Blue Collar Performance

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Updates and Thoughts For the Week

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What Is "The Future of Trade Work?"

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Gerritt Bake - Unlocking Contractor Success: The Most Common Thing Contractors Struggle With

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Managing Expectations - Why Do We Project Onto Other People?

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Tony Merinez - Juggling Passions: Balancing a Landscaping Business and Podcasting

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The Truth Behind Overcoming Your Self Doubt

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Dylan Krantz and Brock Richins - Concrete Coatings 101: What You Need to Know to Get Started

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There is Opposition in All Things

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Marc Hadfield - The Power of Communication in Contracting: Secrets to Client Satisfaction

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Be Mindful Of How You Spend Your Time: A Reflection On Memorial Day

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From Lawyer to Bug Guy: How Allan Draper Built a Pest Control Empire

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The Benefits of Continuing Education: How Learning New Skills Can Boost Your Career

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Spencer Hautau - Mistakes and Lessons Learned: Building a Million-Dollar Concrete Company

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Take Care of Your Sh*t: The Key to a Healthy Blue Collar Future

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Cody Chew - Making Dumpsters Fun with Branding and Red Bulls

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Why You Should Join a Trade, Stories On The Job

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David Wintzer - Lessons Learned Conversations

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The One Degree Shifts That Can Transform Your Social Media Success: What I Learned From Gaining 4500 Followers in a Month

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COLLAB with Utah Hustlers Podcast and Real You - PEOPLE

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Jessie Demler - Take Care of Your S*** and It Will Take Care Of You