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Addiction.. Alcohol.. Ego.. Pride.. Greed.. Relationships..

What do you do with your demons? Do you shove them in a closet, run away from them, pretend they don’t exist?

There is another way.

Send This One to Your Lady, and Then Take Cover!!

HUGE shoutout to Tucker Collins on his first ever contract win! His old man, Lee Collins (@collinsandsonsexcavating) is raising them boys up right!!

Hot Coffee, warm story. Cold Coffee, cold heart.

Social media is killing me.

Andy Garrett (@bluecollarandy) starts us off with a couple great questions.

Debt is always a big hurdle in business.. do you take a little, a lot, or none?

And I give an update on when I’m launching my mastermind group.

On this episode, I throw it back to a podcast I did in 2019 with Robert Wierema and Michael Moore on their show called “The Climb”.

You can listen to more of their podcast episodes at www.climb-podcast.com

March 28th, 1989… the day a legend was born, and his name is NOT Bill!!!

Screw you Bill!

What a terrifying feeling to wake up after working for 45 years, grinding your life away, only to realize you screwed up… and there is no time left.

Intro by the one and only @1armedtrades

”Mediocre people don’t like high achievers and high achievers don’t like mediocre people.” - Nick Saban

Revenue Hides so Many Sins!

• • PepsiCo: Confirmed ending some DEI initiatives, including eliminating the Chief DEI officer role and representation goals in hiring. 

• • Meta: One of the largest tech giants to publicly announce DEI rollbacks. 

• • Google: Has been reported to be among the companies that have pared back or removed references to DEI in their annual reports. 

• • Target: Is among the organizations choosing to rollback diversity initiatives. 

• • Amazon: Faced boycotts from customers protesting changes to DEI programs. 

• • McDonald's: Has also been reported to be among the companies that have retreated from DEI. 

• • Walmart: Has also been reported to be among the companies that have retreated from DEI. 

• • Disney: Scaled back its DEI initiatives. 

• • Goldman Sachs: Has also been reported to be among the companies that have retreated from DEI. 

• • Nestlé: Faced a boycott over DEI changes. 

• • Other companies: Forbes reported that more than a dozen companies have pared back, or removed altogether, references to DEI in their 2024 annual reports to investors, including GM, GE, Intel, PayPal, Chipotle and Comcast. 

Billionaire’s on jets, millionaire’s in sports cars, the good ole days and beautiful, expensive women.

Bid Day! This one was recorded this past Friday.

Plan it out.. or fall behind.

Spoiler alert! He failed the drug test… AGAIN!

When do you finally cut someone loose? When is enough, finally enough?

HELP ME!!

Send Help! Send Answers!

I took inspiration from Dan Britton on this one, especially when he introduced me to a serious disease… VDL Disease. The good news is that there is a cure!

If you don’t hold the door open for women and children then you’re a loser… turn my podcast off and go search for a clue.

Aggressive Patience. The most talented team you can afford. Unwavering faith…. And 2,920 days.

Being friendly doesn’t mean being friends… noted.

Caden Cope with the intro, a reminder that no one is coming to build your dreams for you… and then yes, a confirmation that I am indeed a master masseuse.

I don’t want to spoil the surprise ending… but let’s just say, I EARNED MY PER DIEM!!

LET’S GO!!!!!

Every great sales guy needs their face on a billboard… this is my way of putting Joe’s face on a billboard.

Only took me 8 years to learn this lesson..

The book I reference at the end is "Corporate Lifecycles, How and Why Corporations Grow and Die and What to Do About It" by Ichak Adizes

From the archives, this episode was from a recording at Dave Ramsey’s World Headquarters back in 2021 for the EntreLeadership podcast.

Here’s what CEO’s will never tell you..

Have you ever heard that whisper in your ear on the first day of a vacay? You’ve got your bags all packed, tickets purchased, good times are just around the corner… or are they?

This episode is sponsored by RISE, “a community of faith-forward men here to help you be a better leader, husband, and father.” Learn more at www.RISE-community.com

Hugo asks about demobilization and the best way to explain it to a customer who isn’t used to paying for it.

Long before I knew this guy would impact my life, I said “yes” to being on his podcast. After we recorded this episode, we hit it off and have been friends ever since. Take a listen to the podcast that started a friendship and found me my newest coach!

From the vault… it’s a sell day. Sell it all.

Culture vs. Results… Which one wins?

Do you know the ONE THING all high performers HATE?

More money = more problems… it’s actually more money = more results.

We love to win new customers.. but what happens when it’s time to fire an old customer?

At this point… just click play.

Your vanilla, spammy sales emails don’t friggen work.

Personal touch is the new marketing superpower.

Your lack of real results is due to your lack of extra effort.

Hot tub session!

Life’s a dance, you learn as you go..

Sometimes you lead, sometimes you follow..

The fateful mistakes companies make in their marketing, Tracy & Tenmile, and the ROI of a marketing team.

My first impression of LB3, Contour Mining and why in the world would someone spend $10k on a watch??

Well….he gone! Thanks for all your years and hard work! Gone but not forgotten! Always in our hearts and minds.

My nightmares are your free lessons. Listen as $400k evaporates into thin air.

Where are the holes in the boat? Which rivets are leaking water in slowly? Are you even awake enough to notice…?

You don’t have any valuable talents… good! Me neither! But someone that should give you some hope is a guy named Tom.

Oh you’re surprised that it’s harder to make money than it looks like on Instagram??

You thought you could just cruise into the 1% club?

IT. IS. HARD.

Wake up!

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A late night rant that starts with someone sending us a nasty email.

From there, I spiral into a rant explaining how to lose a customer. Woof.

The one and only, Jason Ewer calls in from West Texas to reminisce on old projects, new challenges, decent bosses, and what’s wrong with his golf swing.

But does he earn a Per Diem…?

While your eyes are on another woman, there’s a man out there with eyes on your woman.

“Chrome doesn’t make you money” — I had to learn that lesson the hard way.

How much money did Peter Kiewit’s Project Managers return him?

Dave Ramsay’s ERP Nightmare.

Podcast sponsorships, Apologies for my lack of responses, and how AI saved me from giving terrible advice and potentially ruining a customer relationship.

The legendary Shelby Turner joins me on the couch for a fireside chat (literally next to the fireplace) lamenting about how we were both off our A-game on the same day. Just our not our day, but you know what they say… the show must go on.

This is audio from my keynote speech in January at the Better in Our Backyard 2025 Winter Dinner in Duluth, MN.

Our first ever call-in guest to the Per Diem Podcast. Pumped to have the world famous Joe Lord joining us.

1980’s Winnebago Houseboat.

Throttle wide open.

Feedback is a gift.

Not my favorite one… didn’t want to do it… let’s end the chapter, close the book.. time to move on.

Fred & Tina are slobs. Let’s get Fred some help so that he can catch that sparkle in Tina’s eye again…

The title says it all..