Bjerk Builders

Built Dffrnt: Sleep Like a Champion

Sleep Like a Champion Sleep like a champion. Because that’s what you are. Three weeks. Three commitments. One series wrap, plus a Mother’s Day shoutout to some of the toughest humans on the planet.   “It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of […]

Built Dffrnt: Coffee & Caffeine Awareness

Coffee and Caffeine Awareness Your afternoon coffee is still awake. You’re not. What caffeine’s half-life is quietly doing to your sleep – and what to do about it. “I put a decaf coffee maker in my bedroom. That way, when I wake up at 3am, I can brew a pot and still get back to […]

Built Dffrnt: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants “The biggest thing that really separated me through my career was my mental game.”  Michael Phelps This is more than a sports quote; this is a reminder of how we play to win in life, family, and business. Regardless of the heat, cold, or rain, building our minds up to win before […]

Built Dffrnt: Responsibility

RESPONSIBILITY. To sum it up: the better we play as a team, the more loyal customers we build who refer us to friends and family, the more referrals we get, the more we win! Safety is a big focus.  #1, We want to send everyone home safely to their families. #2, Injuries cost all of us, […]

Built Dffrnt: Steve Nash and the Great Game of Business

Steve Nash and the Great Game of Business Week 3: You can’t improve what you don’t measure.  Peter Drucker The best teams in sports understand this.  Coaches don’t just give pep talks and hope for the best. They watch film.  They study stats. They look at what worked, what didn’t, and where they need to […]

Built Dffrnt: Culture Eats Strategy For Breakfast

Culture Eats Strategy For Breakfast Last week, I shared a few thoughts from Peter Drucker and the idea of Kaizen — continuous improvement, all the time. Here is another Drucker idea: “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” We can make great plans.  And, we should make great plans. But how do we respond when the plan goes […]

Built Dffrnt: What it means to be BUILT DFFRNT

What it means to be BUILT DFFRNT To sum it up: the better we play as a team, the more loyal customers we build who refer us to friends and family, the more referrals we get, the more we win! Safety is a big focus.   #1, We want to send everyone home safely to their […]