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 […]
The Kid From Safford, AZ On getting dropped, getting up, and why the toughest man in the building thanks his corner first. A few weeks ago, a kid from Safford, Arizona won a world title. Not really a kid, a grown man who has been fighting his whole life. Justin Gaethje. He grew up in […]
Bjerk Builders just wrapped up a turnkey tenant improvement for American Eagle in Goodyear, Arizona, where the team carved a polished, fully functioning corporate office out of a 200,000-square-foot manufacturing facility. Here’s a fun fact about commercial construction: some of the coolest office spaces in the Valley aren’t standalone buildings at all – they’re hiding […]
The Humble Warrior On ego, a list I never should have made, and the flaming sword that cuts away what needs it most. “It’s hard to be humble when you’re as great as I am.” Muhammad Ali said that with a grin. Kid Rock put it in work boots: “It ain’t talkin’ sh*t if you […]
The *sshole at my Table You can’t pick who sits at your table. You CAN pick what you focus on. On Epictetus, faith over fear, and how a bad table becomes your best client. Twenty-something and broke, I was waiting tables in Old Town Scottsdale, epic margaritas, a wait station the size of a phone […]
GROWTH VS. FIXED Phase 1 was waking up. Now we go in, deeper. Welcome to Phase 2. Why one person stays stuck behind “I can’t,” and another breaks out. It comes down to two words. When I was five, my biological mom left and I went to live with my dad. I showed up at […]
Build Bigger. Grow Smarter. Maximize Every Dollar You Invest. For Arizona entrepreneurs, getting construction funding and making the decision to renovate an existing facility, expand operations, build a new headquarters, or open another location is driven by opportunity. Demand has increased, customers are asking for more, employees need additional space, or production has outgrown the […]
The Mirror Thirty years ago, when I started mountain bike racing, I hired a coach who was a world champion. After the VO2 tests, I asked him one question: aside from the training, is there anything that could help me get ahead? I was confused when he handed me Mind Gym. Thirty years and probably […]
