#130 The Zen Builder
Modern Craftsman
Modern Craftsman
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🗓️ 17 August 2020
⏱️ 165 minutes
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Summary
Ed Earl is The Zen Builder. He is a nationwide luxury home construction advisor who guides clients through the construction process. He jumps on with the guys to talk about why he stuck with construction, the use of technology, and why you shouldn't take things personally.
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Where to find our guest:
@the_zen_builder on Instagram
https://bit.ly/ZenBuilderLesson7
Where to find our hosts:
Nick Schiffer @nsbuilders on Instagram and NS Builders on YouTube
Tyler Grace @TRGHomeconcepts on Instagram
John Hourihan @heresjohnnyh & @vintagebuilders on Instagram
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Music:
"Dessert" by Nate Gusakov
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| 0:00.0 | What's up guys? It is modern crafts in Monday. |
| 0:07.0 | Monday. |
| 0:08.0 | I don't know how to follow that. |
| 0:12.0 | Oh, you go first then I'll follow you up. |
| 0:14.0 | Monday. |
| 0:17.0 | How's it going guys? |
| 0:18.0 | This week we have Ed Earl, the Zen Builder. |
| 0:22.0 | You may not have heard of him. |
| 0:24.0 | Like I didn't. |
| 0:25.0 | I had to look him up before the podcast, but phenomenal. |
| 0:28.0 | A really interesting conversation, again doesn't go the way any of us that would a couple of rabbit holes but talking about really |
| 0:38.1 | I mean he saw a Zen master and got a life coach and what in my eyes usually someone would leave |
| 0:45.1 | construction chose to stay in construction and find a better life for |
| 0:49.1 | himself. Yeah so if you listen to the podcast you'll basically be a Zen master yourself and your whole life will go according to the land and you all have any stress. |
| 0:57.0 | We talk about how you take things personal. |
| 1:01.0 | Personally, that's an adverb. |
| 1:03.0 | And if you should or shouldn't. |
| 1:05.0 | And a big announcement, we've actually partnered with |
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| 1:14.4 | So it is big news for the next 52 episodes or so. |
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