Taking a Break

Hi Everyone,

The news that the corona virus is accelerating means we have to put our boy Scout and girl Scout caps on. We need to begin thinking of a world with possibly many deaths. 18k so far.

How do we communicate to our children. What services will still be available. How will power shift or be influenced.

On that note I suggest you look at our previous post on painter jokes.

Irony is not lost even in the worst times. Can someone wrangle up a book speaking of the Spanish flu or what occurred in 1918 and the years following in terms of geo politics? Can't hurt to learn.

We Get Attention & We're Unique but...

It's well and good to have course sales and make our BioMi feel good about themselves. BUT if our painters don't paint, nothing changes in society. Brain injured or Mentally ill will still be underfunded by government. 7x more individuals with brain injuries will be put in prison. Mentally ill will still have high divorce rates. Why? Because they will not be making a living wage and they'll have tough choices to make about basic survival. Our Painters Need to Paint and Earn Income to Change the World.

Coronavirus global link

Saw this yesterday. Have a look at what the dashboard of a global pandemic looks like. A 17yo from Washington State made this, very cool. A+ kid.

Global link here

Transition time to a higher bar

Since opening Painttosafety.com we have targeted mainly moderate to low functioning BioMi (Brain injured or Mentally ill). We are now as of this week shifting to target higher functioning individuals. Our target is moderate to high functioning individuals of a BioMi. Higher bar, higher risk.

Jokes for the times...

Painter jokes we got a bunch of 'em. Have a laugh on us!

 Q: What did the painter say to the wall? A: One more crack like that and I'll plaster ya.

source: http://www.jokes4us.com/peoplejokes/painterjokes.html

 Q: How does Salvador Dali start his mornings? A: With a bowl of "Surreal"

source: http://www.jokes4us.com/peoplejokes/painterjokes.html

Here's the skinny on our progress

The skinny on our progress is such that even we are overwhelmed by the great response. We have over 1000 first connections on LinkedIn in mere months. Thank-you - we are blogging furiously. We also contacted non-profits in our city.

Results - 1 client  of many yet to come. We heard you loud and clear. 'We need experience before jump in with a startup.' We also heard what a huge need there is for serving high-functioning and moderate brain injured or mentally ill.

These individuals may have assets, estates, families and children to protect and work for but are struggling maintaining previous skill sets.

Send 'em our way! Painttosafety.com. 

Corona Virus & Painting

It's interesting that painters wear rubber gloves and do not worry about corona virus. We also can work alone or in small groups. Our risk is then greatly lowered. Work away painters no sick days for you!

Accept the Moment

Even if you don't believe in God, exactly what constitutes the making of one entire moment in any single person's life is quite amazing. To think in my case that God went to all the trouble to even think of us and create life as well as moment after beautiful moment is astounding. The suffering also has purpose and reason if you can listen and learn. DiK (Digital Kurt) disagrees.

Production creates Income

Last blog we said passion or a trained drive produces income. There are many variables involved, we teach them all over time. Essentially you can expect $200 - $500 per day depending on all these factors. This doesn't translate into yearly income because you never know how much you can work if you are a BioMi. But this gives you an idea of a trained, process driven Painter.

#incometherapy 

Passion drives production

An Engineer or Architect specify how long a project should take. A 3 man production painting crew averages about 1000 square feet of space per day. That's 334sf or 2.8 rooms per person. We strive for 2 - 2.4 rooms per day for our skilled painters. At $1.50sf that's $360 - $432 per day including material.

How far should you go in a contract?

When you are a Contractor you need to fulfill the terms of the contract to get paid. To avoid trouble with any legal issues you need to do everything within your power to complete the job inside the terms of that contract. For example it is a good idea to put how many coats of paint and for what price on what areas you are doing the job for. On the flip side you're not obligated to do anything outside or not previously agreed to either. Say you just need to do the contract items first.

 

Why Our Social Media is So Important

Social media allows us to maintain relationships over time. We want you to hear about our first wins. Individuals on their back financially due to brain injury or mental illness - We're their solution.