T. Have Eker says that the slow economy may not be what is holding us back from building wealth.

The smART discussion groups continues with next week’s discussion about Eker’s book, Secrets of the Millionaire Mind.  We will meet next Wednesday, May 23 from 11:30 am – 1 pm at Buffalo Wild Wings at the Central exit / North service rd. on Airport Freeway.  Lunch is Dutch treat.

I read the book and attended the author’s seminar Millionaire Mind Intensive (MMI), last year. It was a life-changing experience.  This seminar is returning to Dallas June 1-3 and will be held at the Sheraton DFW Airport Hotel.  Come and see what’s it’s all about, get some inspiration you can put to work right now, and decide if you want to take the next step by signing up to attend the next MMI in Dallas*!

In our quest to learn and practice  the ART of Sales and Marketing, we have assembled a ga fantastic group of peers attending these monthly discussions.  We hope you will join us on Wednesday.

 Books discussed as part of this series can be ordered on through the buildingsavvy.com bookstore.  Don’t worry if you don’t have time to read the book before you come–

Just come, learn and share…

the ART of Selling and earning More!

 Register for next Wednesday’s event

*  If you’ve read the book and are ready to sign up for the MMI in Dallas, I can offer you the seminar with Premium Seating package FREE.  This is package is valued at $995 and includes premium seating, a 165-page workbook, an autographed edition of Secrets of the Millionaire Mind, and the Secrets of the Rich 10-CD collection.

Register for MMI using this special code, then enter the special code PS2012.

Join the ASID Fort Worth Design Community for Vendor Night:   Design & Construction Tradeshow and Networking Event.

This event is being held at Diamond Oaks Country Club in Fort Worth on Thursday, April 12, 2012, from 6:00pm-8:00pm.  Open to all industry professionals.  Bring your clients too!

More information and registration.

Your potential buyers are everywhere you are… and everywhere you aren’t.  Experts David Yates, Mike Snyder, Elaine Bartlett and Leslie Blandford-Akins will drag you into this millennium and help you understand, adopt and implement a modern, mobile marketing plan that fits your budget and reaches your potential and current clients where they are… wherever that may be.  *Please bring your mobile devices to this seminar, especially iOS devices as they can/will be utilized during this seminar.

The program includes:

• Understanding the terms and the technology
• The mobile web
• Native mobile apps
• Geoppurtunities
• Mobile social media
• Mobile media
• Text/SMS/WAP
• Mobile devices in your workflow
• Much more 

Do you need to attend? Take this quiz to find out:

Pinterest drives more referral traffic than….

A. Google +

B. LinkedIn

C. Twitter

D. Google +, LinkedIn and YouTube combined

QUIZ ANSWER

If you answered either C or D – you’re correct.  If you asked yourself “What’s Pinterest?” then it’s time you considered purchasing an iPhone!

Register for this FREE Seminar

Thursday, April 5, 2012

12 noon – 1:30 PM

Lunch is Included!

Mike Garabedian will lead a  discussion about the book “The Outliers”  Order it today from Amazon for only $10.  For your convenience, you can order at the buildingsavvy.com bookstore.    Find The Outliers on the 2nd page of our e-store.  (click on the cover for more info on its content)

Join us Wednesday, March 28

11:30 am – 1 pm

Buffalo Wild Wings
1933 W. Airport Frwy
Bedford, TX 76021

No Charge for the Event.  Lunch is Dutch Treat.

Register

Remodelers, GCs , window contractors, siding contractors, painting contractors, electricians, HVAC contractors, roofers, restoration firms, masons, interior designers:

Did that job finally come through and you still need to take your EPA Lead Renovator Certification?

Many of you  already took the Lead Renovator certification course, but we have had some people asking about it lately, so we are offering it once again:

The Rule:  Residential construction companies who work on single and multi-family properties built before 1978 must register and certify their company and designated employees with the EPA. Significant fines can be levied against any firm doing work on these homes without having the proper registration and certifications on file with the EPA. This rule applies to any trade that disturbs areas known to have lead paint on the interior or exterior of a pre-1978 property.

While on an individual basis, the millions of refrigerators, cooling and heating systems, dishwashers and washing machines that run each day will cost Texans a few dollars for the extra day, collectively, these costs add up:

• Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex: more than $2.9 million
• Houston: more than $3.1 million
• Abilene: nearly $177,000
• Midland: about $168,00
• Corpus Christi: more than $454,000
• Brownsville: about $191,000
• Laredo: over $255,000

No more feeling left behind or overwhelmed in our high-tech, digital, ever-changing crazy world.  No more watching others reach your goals before you do!  It’s never too late to start over or reinvent yourself!

Let’s get SMART together.  Join us for a new discussion group.

Check out the Building SAVVY Bookstore for some of the books we will be discussing.

We invite attendees to read, apply and share results.  It’s about awareness, enlightenment and personal growth.

Join us on LEAP YEAR.–Wednesday, February 29 for a Dutch Treat lunch at Pappadeux, 2121 Airport Freeway in Bedford 11:30-1pm for our preliminary discussion about the ART of SALES & MARKETING.  We will take an inventory of what we have done in the past that still works, what no longer works and the potential we haven’t yet tapped.  Then we’ll give you some reading homework to do to prepare you for our next meeting and discussion.

Register Now so we can get a head count.

Upcoming topics will help of master the ART of:

SOCIAL MEDIA–where are you now?  where do you want to be?

SELLING ME–personal branding

SAILING MORE (OR SKIING MORE…SURFING MORE…SLEEPING MORE–whatever floats your boat!)–learn to earn passive income, work smart

SAVING MORE.. (or SPENDING MORE–if you’re a miser) Let’s talk about balance and breaking old habits that are holding you back.

SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT–let’s get organized!

Some major changes that the Texas Association of Builders has implemented in its newly updated contracts for construction and remodeling transactions, include:

• a provision addressing newly state mandated contractor payment requirements in disaster areas and federal OSHA fall protection mandates.
• a new remodeler’s short form contract for small jobs.
• new language addressing regulatory fines caused by your subcontractors in both the sales agreements and subcontractor agreements.
• updated warranty performance standards.

TAB’s contracts package subscription is available to its members for $299.99.   The two-year subscription to the package includes eight residential construction and remodeling contracts, as well as dozens of related addenda and associated agreements. The subscription includes any needed updates that may occur during the two-year cycle between Sept. 1, 2011 and Aug. 31, 2013.  It can be ordered through our local home builders associations.

In addition to making sure you are using up to date contracts with your customers, our Legal Perspective columnist, Stephen Polozola also strongly recommends that you execute subcontractor agreements with each and every member of your team.  Read the Legal Perspective column in the current issue of Building SAVVY for detailed information on Subcontract Agreements.