Michelle Ricketts @Cohesion2014

If your password is still 123456, that’s not a password, it’s a shrug. Weak or reused passwords are the digital version of leaving the site gate open & hoping for the best. Create a solid plan define who has access. This is site safety for your data #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth

Are you using a calendar like a power tool or like a sticky note? Trades use calendars; otherwise, jobs wouldn’t line up, crews wouldn’t show up, and clients would light up the phone. The real question: are your personal life and business life living on the same plan set?

We all know that sinking feeling: you need a tool, a piece of gear, or even just that one pair of work boots, and suddenly you're on a wild goose chase through a cluttered truck, a cluttered garage, or a messy site. After 45 minutes of searching, STOP, do this #toolorganization

If everything is a priority, nothing is, especially your sanity. My 3E Method™, Evaluate, Elevate, Eliminate, gives you a clean way to audit jobs & tasks so business runs smoother without you in everything Apply the 3Es for fewer hours wasted, fewer errors , and a calmer team

Tool sprawl kills profit, not just in the toolbox; your digital toolbox can be the bigger culprit. When estimates live in one app, schedules another, approvals email & invoices in a fourth, you’re paying hidden tax in clicks Tighten the foundation let the systems do the lifting

Not every problem deserves a task force. Sometimes the fix is a checklist and a decision. A simple Impact × Effort matrix turns noise into priorities you can actually ship. Momentum compounds when you bank small, visible wins and stop pretending everything is a priority.

If your best process is locked in someone’s head and heart, you’re not managing a process; you’re just crossing your fingers. When your team can lean on a documented, reliable playbook, onboarding speeds up, quality stays consistent, and single point dependencies fade away.

Is your org chart helping you scale or just creating traffic jams? Structure should serve the work, not slow it. If your jobs keep queuing at approvals, selections, or procurement, the issue isn’t effort; it’s lanes.

Flying without KPIs is how change orders blindside you. Pick a small scoreboard that actually moves jobs. Track weekly, review biweekly, keep it visual so everyone can see the score & play to win. When the numbers are clear, shorter meetings, faster decisions, and margins climb

Last week, I had a no show for a Discovery call, no cancellation, no text. Easy to take it personally, right? Instead, I gave it a beat. In the construction industry, clients, jobs, and surprise change orders run the calendar, and schedules get hijacked. What happened next...

Decision bottlenecks disguised as “just run it by me,” handoffs sound clear until they aren’t, & estimating assumptions that never make it to the field show up as overtime, rework, and thin margins. Turn blind spots into standards to speed up processes and stop margin leak

If you can’t name where the company is headed: your exit, legacy, or lifestyle, you’re managing noise, not strategy. Force clarity. When the destination is explicit, every hire, tool, and project snaps to the plan instead of the latest fire. #OwnerFreedom #BusinessVision

If your week feels like the same movie on repeat, scope creep, tool sprawl, rework, that’s not bad luck; it’s your business model asking for a redesign. The profit leak is typically found in handoffs, bottlenecks & scattered apps. Replace heroics with rhythm.

Happy Labour Day to the crews, coordinators, and chaos tamers who keep projects moving. Balance is a unicorn; integration is real. Run your calendar like a jobsite, and you’ll feel it on the ground What does real freedom look like for you?

The ultimate goal in business and in life isn’t to constantly hustle; it’s to create harmony. Your happy personal universe happens when your personal and professional lives stop competing and start complementing one another. Are you living yours?

Every entrepreneur knows setbacks. They show up as missed opportunities, unexpected challenges, or simply the weight of too much on your plate. But the difference between staying stuck & moving forward is tenacity: the determination to keep going even when the path feels unclear

Entrepreneurship often looks glamorous from the outside, but behind the scenes, it can be relentless. Stress builds, burnout creeps in, procrastination takes over, and personal sacrifices pile up. The journey will never be free of trials, but triumph is possible!

For years, I used Google Keep the way many people do, as a simple digital Post-It note. Quick reminders, little lists, and that was it. Then #DigitalSamurai opened my eyes to its real potential, and everything changed. #happypersonaluniverse #productivitytools #thedigitalsamurai

Running a successful business isn’t just about hard work, it’s about working smart. That means planning your priorities, managing your resources, and staying dedicated to the activities that truly move the needle. Feel like time is running away, start running your time instead

We’ve all been there. Someone asks you to book an appointment, gives you the time they want, and by the time you confirm, that slot is gone. Now you’re both stuck in a frustrating back-and-forth trying to find a new time. There's an easy option to hold the time slot for you