At Your Best as a Plumber: Your Playbook for Building a Successful Career and Launching a Thriving Small Business as a Plumber
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At Your Best as a Plumber: Your Playbook for Building a Successful Career and Launching a Thriving Small Business as a Plumber
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Overview
At Your Best as a Plumber is your playbook for learning if a career as a plumber is right for you, progressing from pre-apprentice to journeyman to master plumber, and launching your own small business. Learn:
- What does a career as a plumber look like?
- Why should you consider becoming a plumber?
- How do you become a successful craftsman as a plumber?
- How much can you make as a plumber?
- What are your career options once you become a plumber?
- How long does it take to be successful at each stage in a plumber's career?
- How and where do you find work as a plumber?
- What does it take to strike out on your own?
- What does it take to launch and build a successful small business?
At Your Best is the only step-by-step handbook to finding if a career in the trades is right for you, educating yourself and earning the proper certifications, establishing yourself as an excellent apprentice and journeyman in the industry, and moving on to start your own small business in the trades. At each step of the way, your At Your Best playbook provides the information, recommendations, outside resources, and concrete actions needed for taking the next successful step in You, Inc. Whether you are beginning your first career, changing careers, or ready to move up and start your own business as a carpenter, plumber, HVAC/R tech, or other tradesman, this is the book that will tell you how.
There are currently over 6.5 million unfilled jobs in the skilled trades in the US. Despite being well-paying and secure, these jobs remain open because enough qualified candidates with the skills, attitude, and experience required do not exist. Moreover, plenty of opportunity exists for established tradespeople to start their own business, but they have no guidance. The At Your Best Playbooks series changes that.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781510743953 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Skyhorse |
| Publication date: | 11/20/2018 |
| Series: | At Your Best Playbooks |
| Pages: | 280 |
| Sales rank: | 158,973 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.80(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Preface xi
Introduction xiii
About the Author xix
Part 1 At Your Best Fundamentals: The Rules of the Game
Chapter 1 AYB Playbooks & AtYourBest.com 1
At Your Best with Subject Matter Experts 5
Sources, Methods and Credibility 6
Local and Actionable 9
Chapter 1 Replay 9
Chapter 2 AYB Playbooks Are for You, If… 11
Who This AYB Playbook Is For… 13
Chapter 2 Replay 17
Chapter 3 The AYB Mental Framework 19
It All Begins with "You, Inc." 21
3P+A = People, Performance, Professionalism & Attitude 24
Success with 3P+A 25
Curiosity: An Important State of Mind 27
Future-Proof Your Life with a Skilled Trade Career 29
At Your Best as a Craftsman 31
At Your Best as a Woman in the Skilled Trades 32
Chapter 3 Replay 34
Part 2 At Your Best as a Plumber: Becoming a World-Class Player
Chapter 4 Career Overview Plumber 39
Why Become a Plumber? 42
Plumber: Job Responsibilities 42
Plumber: Minimum Required Skills & Abilities 43
Plumber: Work Conditions 44
Plumber: Earning Potential 45
Plumber: Your Career Options 46
Becoming a Plumber: Is it for You? 47
Chapter 4 Replay 49
Chapter 5 Your Path to Becoming a Plumber 51
How to Become a Plumber 53
The Career Stages of a Plumber 53
The PACT Certificate 57
Your Education is Your Foundation 60
High School or Its Equivalent 61
Khan Academy 62
CareerOneStop: Your First Stop for Finding Local Resources 63
Vocational, Technical School versus Community College 64
Finding the Right Type of School or Program for You 65
Post-9/11 GI Bill & Vocational Education 66
Apprenticeship: The 4-Year Degree that Pays You 67
Finding the Apprenticeship Program for You 70
Certifications and Licenses for You as a Craftsman 71
At Your Best as a Union Member 73
At Your Best as a Military Veteran 74
YouTube is Your Friend 76
Chapter 5 Replay 77
Chapter 6 Finding Work as a Plumber 79
Your Job Search Starting Points 82
Your Full-time Job is to Find a Full-time Job 83
Your Skills are Portable 83
AYB Steps & Tools to Find, a Great Job 83
"Force Multipliers" & Networking to Find a Job 85
Think Like Your Future Employer 90
Drug Testing & Getting Hired or Fired 91
Where to Turn for More Information 92
Your Local Librarian 92
Chapter 6 Replay 93
Chapter 7 At Your Best with 3P+A in Action 95
People: The First P in 3P+A 99
Performance: The Second P in 3P+A 100
Professionalism: The Third P in 3P+A 102
Attitude: The A in 3P+A 104
Chapter 7 Replay 105
Chapter 8 Getting Your Head Straight, Part 1 107
Chapter 8 Replay 122
Part 3 At Your Best as a Small Business: Building a World-Class Franchise
AYB Playbooks & Recommended Reading 126
Chapter 9 At Your Best: The Pre-Game 131
At Your Best before the Game 133
You, Inc. as a Small Business 134
SWOT Early & Often 135
Launch You, Inc. with Your Eyes Wide Open 138
You, Inc. Demands Courage 140
You, Inc. Demands Curiosity 142
Make the Web Your Business Partner 143
Small Business Administration's Learning Center 144
My Own Business, Inc. 144
Chapter 9 Replay 145
Chapter 10 At Your Best: The Kick Off 147
At Your Best from the Start 149
You, Inc.'s Customers: The Center of Your Universe 153
You, Inc.'s Go-to-Market Plan 155
You, Inc.'s Market Positioning 157
You, Inc.'s Path to Quick Wins 161
Your Timing & Action Plan 163
For You, Inc., Cash Is Life 165
You, Inc.'s Startup Financial Needs 166
You, Inc.'s Sales Forecast 168
You, Inc.'s Expense Budget 171
You, Inc.'s Profit & Loss Statement 173
Financing You, Inc. 174
You, Inc.'s Back-Office Infrastructure 175
"Licensed, Bonded & Insured" 176
Which Legal Structure is Right for You, Inc.? 178
Chapter 10 Replay 181
Chapter 11 At Your Best: Game On 183
At Your Best on the Field 185
Customer Service Your Competitive Advantage 186
At Your Best with Force Multipliers 189
Growing You, Inc.'s Business through Networking 190
You, Inc.'s VP of Sales & Business Development 191
Getting the Word Out 192
Customer Leads & Reviews on the Web 196
Table Stakes Marketing Toolkit 197
You, Inc., Technology & Running Your Business 201
Chapter 11 Replay 204
Chapter 12 At Your Best: Halftime 207
At Your Best through Regular Review 209
Whatever It Is, SWOT It 210
Success as a Leader of a Small Team 212
You, Inc. & Your Employees and Contractors 215
Never Enough Time in the Day 216
Improve or Remove 219
Get Back on the Field 221
Chapter 12 Replay 221
Chapter 13 Getting Your Head Straight, Part 2 223
Chapter 13 Replay 236
Chapter 14 At Your Best: Going Pro 239
At Your Best Going to the "Next Level" 241
Chapter 14 Replay 243
Glossary of Terms 245
List of AYB Quick Tools 249
Afterword 251