The Thief in My Pocket Deep Work, and What Steals It. There is a thief in my pocket. It does not take money. It takes the one thing I can never get back. In a world built to distract you, the ability to focus has quietly become a superpower. A computer scientist named Cal Newport […]
Bjerk Builders was at the 2026 GCU College of Engineering and Technology Career Fair on September 18, 2026, getting to know students who want to build incredible spaces and be at the frontier of construction. For more than four decades, Bjerk Builders has been known for lasting relationships, exceptional spaces, and a reputation for doing […]
Phase 3 begins. A mountain bike, a ten-year habit, and why systems beat goals every time. When I started teaching my son Austin to mountain bike, rule number one was simple: the bike, like life, goes where you are looking. Out on the trail here in the desert, if you fix your eyes on the […]
Did you meet the Bjerk Builders crew at the Arizona Biltmore this week?? We’re proud to sponsor and support this national initiative to provide value for Dodge Construction Network members. On site was Nate Lowrie, Kate Perrin, Scott Pardee, Nick Kumar and Kurt Radtke. This event was sponsored by Sherwin-Williams and brought together general contractors, […]
See it. Own it. Build it. Months of letters in three words, and how they stack into what comes next. A champion is not the most talented person in the room. A champion is the one who sees clearly, owns completely, and builds relentlessly. Everything we have done for months has been building exactly that, […]
On a Phoenix Cardinals coach, a boy named Johnny, and the kind of gratitude that does not change your storm, it changes you. I catch myself complaining more than I would like to admit. When I do, I think about a coach named Gene Stallings, and it snaps me right out of it. Stallings coached […]
On the Phoenix cop who woke from a coma swinging, and the courage it took to face what was hiding under the anger. Years ago, working for our county hospital, I spent real time at the Arizona Burn Center. That is where I met Jason Schechterle, one of the bravest men I have ever known. […]
The Four P’s On perfectionism, paralysis, and the six months it took me not to make one phone call. Have you ever found yourself stuck? I know I have. For instance, I have not called my kids’ godparents in months. Not because I do not love them. Because I could not make the call perfect […]
Construction is an industry built on experience. At Bjerk Builders, that experience matters, but so does knowing when there is a better way to do something. That is why Bjerk has partnered with students and graduates from Arizona State University’s data analytics programs to take a closer look at something most construction companies don’t have […]
Standing On Her Shoulders Larry Fitzgerald goes into the Hall of Fame this weekend. The best of him was never the catches. It was a promise to his mom. For seventeen years, when number 11 went up to get the ball in the desert, an entire stadium roared the same name. Laaaarry. This weekend, Larry […]
