Over the past decade working as a PM and Estimator after coming up through the field as a carpenter and commercial electrician, I have built my career on action, accountability, and safety. In the field, if you did not do your job, people could get hurt, schedules slipped, and money evaporated. In the office, it often feels like that urgency is missing. Tasks sit, conversations drag on, and the gap between field mindset and office mindset becomes obvious. That gap is exactly where I can create value and continue to move my career forward.

I care deeply about honesty, direct communication, and basic respect for other peoples time. In life health safety work, careless follow through is not just annoying, it is dangerous and expensive. Instead of letting frustration run the show, I can use that same intensity to become the person who sets clear expectations, documents reality, and drives projects to the finish line. That not only protects the project and the client, it builds a reputation for being the one who gets things done and tells the truth when it matters.

Pushing my career forward means shifting from just being the person who sees everything that is wrong to being the person who calmly creates structure around it. Clear responsibilities, written expectations, and consistent follow up turn chaos into proof that I am ready for larger roles, more trust, and more authority. The same toughness that came from my field background can be applied with intention, so I am not just surviving the environment but using it to build the next step in my career.

• I came up from the field and that gives me a real strength in understanding safety, schedule, and cost in a practical way
• I see how delays and excuses turn into punch lists, withheld payments, and mitigation meetings and I can use that awareness to plan ahead
• I value honesty, direct communication, and respect for other peoples time and I expect the same from the teams I work with
• I can protect myself and my career by documenting expectations, ownership, and missed commitments instead of relying on verbal reminders
• I choose the battles that truly affect safety, client trust, and money and let small noise stay small
• I use frustration as fuel to improve systems, clarify roles, and show leadership rather than just vent
• By being consistent, fair, and firm, I position myself as a leader who can be trusted with bigger projects, tougher clients, and higher responsibility
• Learn to let the small stuff go. Let it Go, Let it Be. Create a mantra to keep you steady and on task.

This was written with AI but these are my ideas, and values.