Ep.171 - Wasting vs. Investing Time - Workers & Foremen

Jason shares The Bridgebuilder poem and delivers tough love to workers and foremen: you're not investing in yourself. He breaks down the wasting time list (too much TV, video games, complaining, comparing) versus the investing time list (courses, networking, learning skills, gym). Then he confronts the lie that you can't progress in construction without college. You can become a field engineer, superintendent, or business owner if you read books, listen to podcasts, develop morning routines, and stop the hedonistic pursuit of pleasure as a way of life.

What you'll learn in this episode:

• The Bridgebuilder poem: Old man builds bridge for youth coming behind him, we learn from wisdom not sad experience
• Wasting time: TV, video games, negative news, bad friends, too much alcohol, being lazy
• Investing time: Courses, networking, learning skills, side hustle, gym, reading books
• The lie society tells: You didn't go to college so you can't be VP, director, business owner
• Top five changes: Read scriptures daily, read books, stop negative media, date night with spouse, set goals and grind

We can choose to be animals looking for pleasure or creators looking for opportunity, the world pays you what it thinks you're worth based on what you've trained your mind to do.

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