Honesty is such a lonely word (from the song, “Honesty” by Billy Joel). It never ceases to amaze me when folks we deal with are not honest.

A client called me awhile back because he wanted to know what my family did with the scrap metal from jobsites, and he wanted to know what the other companies I work with do on this matter too.

We know you’re practically living in your truck, constantly on the go, so, when are you supposed to do any research? Learn new skills? Grow your business? Take it to the road!

I’ve traveled quite a bit during my five-plus years with BNP Media — first covering the HVAC industry, and now plumbing.

All contractors start small, though no contractor needs to remain small. Sadly, when plumbers remain small, it is usually because they tell themselves one of the following nine lies.

How to become a psychologist and therapist in one easy lesson: Open a mechanical contracting firm!

The Lovely Christy and I were recently visiting Jerome, Arizona, an old copper mining town of 400 people.

A guy I don’t know emailed me a question. I get a lot of that because I’m easy to find on the internet.

When water is heated, the space required for each molecule increases. Any attempt to prevent this expansion will be met by tremendous forces.

The old adage goes, “Do something good for someone and they’ll tell 10 people. Do something bad to someone and they’ll tell 100 people.”