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Inside look into the construction industry, the tradesmen and women that keep up with fast pace, high stress, and high risk environment. Knowledge, Tips and Tricks that tradesmen can add to their bag of tricks. You will hear interviews with the Industry’s up and coming leaders of the skilled trades…

Louie Luval

  • Dec 8, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 19m AVG DURATION
  • 19 EPISODES


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Construction Trades and the Daily Challenges We Face

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 16:06


I’ll be sharing with you the Physical, Mental, and Emotional aspects of the construction industry and the toll it can take on your body --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/message

Advice For The Young Apprentice

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2020 20:05


Build meaningful relationships at the job site. Find a mentor. Observe how things are operating around you. Establish daily personal and team goals. Stay positive --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/support

Accessing Tools Not Found in Your Tool Bags

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2020 14:07


Using Notes, Cheat Sheets, PDF print outs, and your mobile phone and phone apps for a reference. There are thousands of tools a tradesman can use. Having access to a larger tool inventory, you need to go beyond your basic hand tools and power tools. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/support

Building Emotional Intelligence, The Most Important Life Tool

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2020 17:23


What is E.Q. (Emotional Intelligence) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/support

Journaling for the Skilled Tradesman

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 21:31


What to journal, what to journal on, and why it’s important to journal. https://dayoneapp.com/ https://us.moleskine.com/planners follow me on instagram @buildingtradesmen --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/support

Journaling For the Skilled Tradesman Building a Knowledge Base For Future References.

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020 46:06


I share my Skilled Trades Journal Entries and describe why I choose to write them in my journal. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/support

Adding Policies and Procedures to an Already Undermanned Construction Industry

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 35:19


Following CDC Guidelines to prevent the spread of Covid 19 : •Practice Social Distancing • wear a face mask • disinfect when you transfer material, tools and equipment • excessively wash your hands. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/support

Building Positive Habits during a Global Pandemic

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 20:31


Building Positive Habits During a Pandemic You can’t control what already has happened or what others are doing. You can only control how you react or how you respond to the current situation. What we can do: • Be concerned • Get educated • Be prepared • Stay calm What we don’t want to do: • Be dismissive or in denial • Worry, fear, and panic • Confrontational or defensive Build a positive routine  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/support

Building All Star Tradesmen Around You

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2020 17:37


Building an Allstar Crew Around you The importance of having other Tradesman shine around you Building a team of all stars by empowering others and invoking the greatness in other tradesmen leads to a culture of gratitude. Here are 7 key points to build all stars around you: 1. Get over your ego. 2. See the potential and possibility of greatness from every tradesmen 3. Acknowledge the strengths and assets that tradesmen have. 4. Acknowledge people’s weaknesses in a positive way 5. Develop the tradesmen around you 6. Pay it forward 7. Practice consistency in appreciating others around you. Tell people you appreciate them. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/support

Building a Neutral Mindset

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 31:55


Keeping focused and staying neutral and avoid being in reaction. Steps to keep you from an explosive reaction --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/support

Becoming an Asset to your Crew

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2020 19:23


Being Present both mentally and physically •

Build on Your Trade Knowledge

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2020 14:54


On this episode I share with you 6 ways you can build your knowledge in the trades. I also talk about the tool I’m curry in love with. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/support

3 Steps To Success in the Trades

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2020 12:42


In this episode I share the 3 steps to success. Inside look at my job site. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/support

Tools of the Trades

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 13:20


Answers to a listeners question about tools. What tool I use most often, replace the most, and favorite tool. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/support

Building Leadership Skills for the Skilled Tradesman

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2020 17:41


I talk about the love I have being in the construction trades and the experience as an electrician. I let you in on the leadership skills needed to grow in the skilled trades. Some healthy habits to develop along with daily routines that make my tasks and activities easier. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/support

Breaking Ground 2020

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2020 3:40


Become a valuable asset to your crew. Begin journaling, record your day to day activity’s to measure your growth. Journaling also lets you know what areas you need to improve on. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/support

The Pre Task Plan

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2019 15:55


I will be going over the process of filling out a Pre Task Plan (PTP) and a Hazard Analysis (HA). The steps to correctly go over HA. And I will give you my process every start of the work day --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/support

Break time talk on communication

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2019 7:02


Currently working out and Hospital medical facility campus him with a congested and work area existing occupants and working alongside trades so communication is key to get you home safe and sound --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/support

Relationships and my fist interview

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2019 20:12


How we show up in our relationships is key in the way we are received. I also get to break time interview a tradesman. And oh he is a Sparky --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/skilledtrades/support

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