{"id":282,"date":"2016-12-17T07:00:15","date_gmt":"2016-12-17T00:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ventureitnow.com\/?page_id=282"},"modified":"2016-12-17T11:38:33","modified_gmt":"2016-12-17T04:38:33","slug":"ep-6-shawn-van-dyke-be-happy-be-persistent-be-creative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/ventureitnow.com\/index.php\/ep-6-shawn-van-dyke-be-happy-be-persistent-be-creative\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep.6 Shawn Van Dyke &#8211; Be Happy. Be Persistent. Be Creative."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"clammr-player\" data-title=\"Ep.6 Shawn Van Dyke &#8211; Be Happy. Be Persistent. Be Creative.\" data-imageUrl=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ventureitnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/VanDykeFamily-91-1-e1481862867685.jpg?fit=378%2C378\"><audio id=\"audio-282-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%; visibility: hidden;\" src=\"http:\/\/ventureitnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Shawn-Van-Dyke-12_16_16-12.01-AM.m4a\"><\/audio><\/div><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-283 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ventureitnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/VanDykeFamily-91-1-e1481862867685-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ventureitnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/VanDykeFamily-91-1-e1481862867685.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ventureitnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/VanDykeFamily-91-1-e1481862867685.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ventureitnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/VanDykeFamily-91-1-e1481862867685.jpg?resize=210%2C210 210w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ventureitnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/VanDykeFamily-91-1-e1481862867685.jpg?w=378 378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shawnvandyke.com\/venture\/\"><strong>Shawn Van Dyke<\/strong><\/a><\/span> is a construction industry consultant, business coach, and mentor.\u00a0 He is the author of The Paperwork Punch List: 28 Days to Streamline Your Construction Business, speaker, and Brand Ambassador for FineHomebuilding.com.\u00a0 He created the SKILLED TRADE | SOUND BUSINESS project.\u00a0 That on-going research project helps construction and skilled trade business owners identify the issues and challenges they face in growing and scaling their construction businesses.\u00a0 Before he started his coaching and consulting business, Shawn owned a real estate development consulting company, a general contracting business, and also was the Chief Operations officer for a specialty construction business.\u00a0 He is happily married to his wife Katie and enjoys life living with her and their 5 children in Knoxville, TN.<\/p>\n<p>Website:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/shawnvandyke.com\/venture\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">shawnvandyke.com\/venture<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What motivates Shawn to continue as an entrepreneur is walking his clients\u00a0through a\u00a0process to help them make their own company better. \u00a0He is glad to hear that his service is working.<\/p>\n<p>Shawn\u00a0understands that being an entrepreneur can sometimes be difficult and you may question yourself if what you are doing now is going to work. \u00a0But if someone reaches out to you and tells you that you are making a positive impact in their lives, that moment is life changing.<\/p>\n<p>Great words of advice:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>&#8220;If someone asks you a question about construction, you&#8217;re an <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">expert<\/span>\u00a0if you A: know the answer to that question or B: if you don&#8217;t know the answer, you know where to find the answer&#8230;You can apply this to your industry\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Suggested books to read:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Creativity-Inc-Overcoming-Unseen-Inspiration\/dp\/0812993012\">&#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Creativity Inc&#8221; 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