Be the Best Apprentice

How can you be the best apprentice for a plumbing, HVAC, boiler, electricity, or generator company?

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I have three basic characteristics to get you started.Have these and you stand a chance to succeed. Have these and you surely won’t be annoying to the lead person on the job. Unless they find people that complain less than them annoying.

Rested. You need to be rested. Get a quality good night’s sleep. If you need the Red Bull or coffee to wake you up, that is an issue. If what I just said bothers you, it must be true. I heard the following once. It was either through the Oura Ring or Whoop wearable designers.“If sleep was a drug, it would be illegal.”

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Prepared. Come prepared daily, both physically and mentally. The latter I will discuss in a moment. Winter: Have your jackets, warm gear, various thicknesses of gloves, warm drinks, wool socks etc. Bring them even if it is warm when you leave the home or the weather promises to be warm.Summer: Bring whatever gear you need to stay cool, dry, and fresh. This could be a change of clothes, a big hat, or even a pair of shorts and sneakers for the drive home. Your bag should always have your staple food items. Don’t go to work hoping to find a clean source of food. Pack it at home. Bring extra food and drinks, a phone charger, and any medication or toiletries you may need: advil, eye drops, tampons, wipes. Your needs will vary.

Crazy. Be crazy. Don’t complain. Be unreasonable. Be unstoppable. Think about it.

If you are rested, you are warm or cool, and you have your food, will you be able to work through a condition you care not to be in?

Reverse the roles. You are tired, running on sugar laden coffees, your phone is almost out of battery, and the conditions at work aren’t optimal. Will you be able to hold it together or will you be whiny and bring your production down and your team’s production down with you?

It is your decision how you prepare for your days ahead. You make the bed you sleep in. Be the role model on your team. Your team could be an accounting team, a plumbing, heating/cooling, electricity, or a mechanical company. You may be military, swat, K9. Or maybe you’re an office person working the front desk. No matter where you work, take an action plan to not fail.

Your Main Man,
Moe

Moe Hirsch

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