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How I Stopped Working 80-Hour Weeks and Made MORE Money
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Most contractors believe the only way to build a successful business is to work 80 hours a week and sacrifice everything at home.
Roberto Diaz thought the exact same thing. He was working non-stop, hiding empty bank accounts from his family, and putting thousands of dollars on credit cards just to survive.
Then he hit a breaking point: "Strong Home, Strong Business."
In this episode of Into The Fight, Tim and Derek sit down with general contractor Roberto Diaz (owner of Building by Giving in Denver, CO) to talk about how he stopped overworking, started tracking his numbers with job costing, and built a business that lets him be home by 5 PM with his wife and kids.
They break down:
• Why overworking and sacrificing family time won't save your contracting business
• How to transition from doing everything yourself to implementing real business systems
• The exact breaking point that forces contractors to stop hiding from their numbers
• Why tracking job costing reveals the painful truth about your margins
• How to build standards around subs, culture, and hospitality in construction
• The power of reaching out to realtors, designers, and local partners to stay busy
• Why asking hard questions and practicing active listening saves marriages and businesses
Chapters
00:00 Welcome to Into The Fight: Roberto Diaz
00:58 Donating 3% to 5% of Every Project
03:36 The Breaking Point: Strong Home, Strong Business
04:55 Empty Bank Accounts & Taking the Risk
07:27 Deciding to Be a Present Father
12:33 Facing the Truth with Job Costing
15:15 Working with Family and Uncomfortable Conversations
18:34 Scaling with a Subcontractor Model & High Standards
26:28 Becoming a Better Husband & Communicator
32:45 The Question Every Contractor Needs to Ask
Running a contracting business should never force you to sacrifice your home life.
When you implement job costing and track your actual numbers, you build a company that runs smoothly. That clarity gives you the freedom to be fully present as a husband and father.
Tom Reber is the founder of The Contractor Fight. He is the host of Contractor Fight TV, an entrepreneur, a speaker, a podcaster, and a former HGTV host.
For over 20 years, Tom has helped hundreds of thousands of contractors build businesses worth having.
He does this by helping them become the kind of people capable of building them.
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