Roger Braker: The Prosperous LifeBraker's Rules for Contractors Archives - Roger Braker: The Prosperous Life https://rogerbraker.com/category/brakers-rules-for-contractors/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:33:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://rogerbraker.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cropped-cropped-head-32x32.jpg Braker's Rules for Contractors Archives - Roger Braker: The Prosperous Life https://rogerbraker.com/category/brakers-rules-for-contractors/ 32 32 Have Some Respect for Yourself https://rogerbraker.com/2021/05/28/have-some-respect-for-yourself/ https://rogerbraker.com/2021/05/28/have-some-respect-for-yourself/#respond Sat, 29 May 2021 01:22:25 +0000 Roger Braker https://rogerbraker.com/?p=898 Work hard at your job, and you can make a living. Work hard on yourself, and you can make a fortune. Jim Rohn   It would seem that there are many things to learn when you are learning about The Prosperous Life. First, you would want to get born from above. No matter how much […]

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]]> Work hard at your job, and you can make a living. Work hard on yourself, and you can make a fortune. Jim Rohn   It would seem that there are many things to learn when you are learning about The Prosperous Life. First, you would want to get born from above. No matter how much […]

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]]> https://rogerbraker.com/2021/05/28/have-some-respect-for-yourself/feed/ 0 Expect God to Give you the Right Words https://rogerbraker.com/2021/05/14/expect-god-to-give-you-the-right-words/ https://rogerbraker.com/2021/05/14/expect-god-to-give-you-the-right-words/#comments Sat, 15 May 2021 02:19:15 +0000 Roger Braker https://rogerbraker.com/?p=890 Many years ago, I had been doing warranty work for a manufacturer on some units for a builder.   I repaired many of them, but I still did not do the builder’s construction repairs.  Finally, I got up the courage to go talk to the owner of this large company.  When I entered the room, he […]

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]]> Many years ago, I had been doing warranty work for a manufacturer on some units for a builder.   I repaired many of them, but I still did not do the builder’s construction repairs.  Finally, I got up the courage to go talk to the owner of this large company.  When I entered the room, he […]

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]]> https://rogerbraker.com/2021/05/14/expect-god-to-give-you-the-right-words/feed/ 2 Answer a Question with a Question! https://rogerbraker.com/2018/04/07/answer-question-question/ https://rogerbraker.com/2018/04/07/answer-question-question/#respond Sat, 07 Apr 2018 15:34:30 +0000 Roger Braker https://rogerbraker.com/?p=501   One hour per day of study in your chosen field is all it takes. One hour per day of study will put you at the top of your field within three years. Within five years, you’ll be a national authority. In seven years, you can be one of the best people in the world […]

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]]>   One hour per day of study in your chosen field is all it takes. One hour per day of study will put you at the top of your field within three years. Within five years, you’ll be a national authority. In seven years, you can be one of the best people in the world […]

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]]> https://rogerbraker.com/2018/04/07/answer-question-question/feed/ 0 Hoping To Get Paid! https://rogerbraker.com/2018/03/31/hoping-get-paid/ https://rogerbraker.com/2018/03/31/hoping-get-paid/#respond Sat, 31 Mar 2018 13:56:46 +0000 Roger Braker https://rogerbraker.com/?p=496 Successful people are simply those with successful habits.    Brian Tracy Chapter 12 Hoping To Get Paid!   If you take a job “hoping” to get paid, several things happen. Just like a dog can smell fear, people can “smell” that attitude in the contractor. It communicates that: You don’t have much confidence in yourself […]

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]]> Successful people are simply those with successful habits.    Brian Tracy Chapter 12 Hoping To Get Paid!   If you take a job “hoping” to get paid, several things happen. Just like a dog can smell fear, people can “smell” that attitude in the contractor. It communicates that: You don’t have much confidence in yourself […]

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]]> https://rogerbraker.com/2018/03/31/hoping-get-paid/feed/ 0 Charge Like A Business https://rogerbraker.com/2018/03/23/charge-like-business-2/ https://rogerbraker.com/2018/03/23/charge-like-business-2/#respond Fri, 23 Mar 2018 23:37:26 +0000 Roger Braker https://rogerbraker.com/?p=492 You don’t get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring 
to the hour. Jim Rohn Chapter 11 Rule #22 – Charge Like a Business   The lady says, “You don’t charge for that do you? You just got here.” Sometimes our job only takes one to five minutes. The builder […]

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]]> You don’t get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring 
to the hour. Jim Rohn Chapter 11 Rule #22 – Charge Like a Business   The lady says, “You don’t charge for that do you? You just got here.” Sometimes our job only takes one to five minutes. The builder […]

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]]> https://rogerbraker.com/2018/03/23/charge-like-business-2/feed/ 0 How to Make Yourself Heard https://rogerbraker.com/2018/03/03/how-to-make-yourself-heard-2/ https://rogerbraker.com/2018/03/03/how-to-make-yourself-heard-2/#comments Sat, 03 Mar 2018 14:55:56 +0000 Roger Braker https://rogerbraker.com/?p=487 Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.  Vince Lombardi Chapter 10 How to Make Yourself Heard Rule #21 – Learn Good Marketing Skills When I first went into business for myself, my first client said, “I already have a service provider, but they won’t answer the phone, and they won’t call me back.” […]

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]]> Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.  Vince Lombardi Chapter 10 How to Make Yourself Heard Rule #21 – Learn Good Marketing Skills When I first went into business for myself, my first client said, “I already have a service provider, but they won’t answer the phone, and they won’t call me back.” […]

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]]> https://rogerbraker.com/2018/03/03/how-to-make-yourself-heard-2/feed/ 1 Be Bold! https://rogerbraker.com/2018/02/23/be-bold/ https://rogerbraker.com/2018/02/23/be-bold/#respond Fri, 23 Feb 2018 22:57:57 +0000 Roger Braker https://rogerbraker.com/?p=482 Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.  Brian Tracy Chapter 9 Be Bold! Rule #20 – Be Bold When It Comes to Money Fear stops us from living a truly prosperous life at times. I have been in […]

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]]> Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.  Brian Tracy Chapter 9 Be Bold! Rule #20 – Be Bold When It Comes to Money Fear stops us from living a truly prosperous life at times. I have been in […]

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]]> https://rogerbraker.com/2018/02/23/be-bold/feed/ 0 Staying Out of Trouble https://rogerbraker.com/2018/02/17/staying-out-of-trouble-2/ https://rogerbraker.com/2018/02/17/staying-out-of-trouble-2/#respond Sat, 17 Feb 2018 13:19:56 +0000 Roger Braker https://rogerbraker.com/?p=477 Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.  Vince Lombardi Chapter 8 Staying Out of Trouble Someone once said that we don’t communicate well enough. There may be many reasons for that: the wrong choice of words, being unclear about what we really mean, or because we are trying to imply something we hope […]

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]]> Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.  Vince Lombardi Chapter 8 Staying Out of Trouble Someone once said that we don’t communicate well enough. There may be many reasons for that: the wrong choice of words, being unclear about what we really mean, or because we are trying to imply something we hope […]

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]]> https://rogerbraker.com/2018/02/17/staying-out-of-trouble-2/feed/ 0 Comfortable and Complacent! https://rogerbraker.com/2018/02/09/comfortable-and-complacent-2/ https://rogerbraker.com/2018/02/09/comfortable-and-complacent-2/#respond Sat, 10 Feb 2018 02:55:22 +0000 Roger Braker https://rogerbraker.com/?p=474 Don’t wish it was easier wish you were better. Don’t wish for less problems wish for more skills. Don’t wish for less challenge wish for more wisdom.    Jim Rohn  Chapter 7 Comfortable and Complacent! Rule #17 – Don’t Become Comfortable and Complacent! I meet many people every day, and many times I ask them what […]

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]]> Don’t wish it was easier wish you were better. Don’t wish for less problems wish for more skills. Don’t wish for less challenge wish for more wisdom.    Jim Rohn  Chapter 7 Comfortable and Complacent! Rule #17 – Don’t Become Comfortable and Complacent! I meet many people every day, and many times I ask them what […]

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]]> https://rogerbraker.com/2018/02/09/comfortable-and-complacent-2/feed/ 0 Have Some Respect https://rogerbraker.com/2018/02/03/468/ https://rogerbraker.com/2018/02/03/468/#respond Sat, 03 Feb 2018 14:04:45 +0000 Roger Braker https://rogerbraker.com/?p=468 Work hard at your job, and you can make a living. Work hard on yourself, and you can make a fortune. Jim Rohn   Chapter 6 Have Some Respect Rule #16 – Have Some Respect for Yourself It would seem that there are many things to learn when you are learning about The Prosperous Life. […]

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]]> Work hard at your job, and you can make a living. Work hard on yourself, and you can make a fortune. Jim Rohn   Chapter 6 Have Some Respect Rule #16 – Have Some Respect for Yourself It would seem that there are many things to learn when you are learning about The Prosperous Life. […]

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