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#362 What It Really Takes to Keep Going as a Founder

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Modern Craftsman

Reno, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship, Education, Architect, Business, Projectmanager, Careers, Newconstruction, Homerenovation, Build, Interiordesigner, Carpentry, Construction, Builders

4.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Nick & Tyler talk through the emotional side of building a business — the doubt, the grind, and the quiet moments where it feels like nothing is working. Inspired by a post that hits close to home, they open up about the mental weight of leadership, how to tell when “hard” is part of the process or a sign to pivot, and why success comes not from certainty, but from showing up anyway.

Show Notes: 

Work-Life Balance and Defining Success (0:00)
Sponsor Announcements and Work-Life Balance (1:48)
Challenges of Pricing and Market Conditions (12:59)
Balancing Business and Personal Life (17:30)
The Role of AI in Business Efficiency (54:50)
Actionable Steps for Business Growth (57:30)
Future Plans and AI in Construction (1:03:13)

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Transcript

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0:00.0

I have a hard time with this and I feel like it's the same with social media.

0:03.0

It's like you read this stuff and you feel seen.

0:05.0

You're just consuming, right?

0:07.0

Like you're not, it's not doing anything except for maybe sparking something inside you to feel validated.

0:12.0

And I can't, and I go back and forth whether or not that's helpful or not.

0:15.0

Do I need to keep going, is that good?

0:24.7

Or am I just completely fooling myself into, you know, thinking that what I'm doing is right?

0:33.0

Welcome back to the Modern Craftsman podcast where it's just Tyler and I today.

0:37.7

Everyone's favorite.

0:38.7

Just the two of us.

0:40.1

Just the two.

0:43.0

We, yeah, we're going to get deep today.

0:44.9

We're going to talk about the, I mean, I don't know.

0:49.0

We talk about everything.

0:49.8

We talk about the fact that work life balance isn't actually a thing, defining your why,

0:56.0

understanding that, you know, I mean, Tyler grills me with a couple hard-hitting questions

1:01.0

that I have a very hard time answering, primarily related to my existence on this planet

1:08.4

and what I'm actually trying to accomplish.

1:14.9

But it starts with a great quote that, you know, Joe Christensen from Cardinal Crest shared with me and I shared with Tyler.

1:18.1

And I was like, man, like there's something here that like really gives me the feels.

1:23.4

And, you know, and we digest that.

1:25.4

And I basically just shit on it.

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