If you are a contractor and you haven’t faced adversity, then you must have just gone into business yesterday. Facing difficult issues, changes, and challenging decisions is all part of being a contractor. It is wise to prepare yourself to take on tough times and difficult issues so that you are not shocked when they are knocking at your door.
A perfect example of how an individual faced difficult and challenging times, worked through them, and accomplished a lifetime goal recently made the front pages. As some of you know, I have been an Indianapolis 500 fan for 74 years. This story revolves around an Indy Car driver, Helio Castroneves. Helio first arrived at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2001. That year, he promptly won as a rookie. The following year he won again, becoming the first back-to-back winner since Al Unser, Sr. in 1970 and 1971. At his young age, Helio was probably envisioning that the record of four wins, held by A.J. Foyt, Unser, Sr. and Rick Mears, should be easy to surpass.