After 15 years of running All Nation Restoration, I’ve come to understand a fundamental truth of leadership:
Everything you do takes energy—and time is your most valuable asset.
When you’re trying to grow and scale a company, especially in the early years, how you spend your time matters. I learned that the hard way.
In the early days of All Nation, I spent a lot of time talking.
I’d sit employees down and go deep into the “why.”
And then I’d wonder why no one seemed to share that vision.
Why their drive didn’t match mine.
Why they didn’t seem to care like I did.
It was frustrating.
It was exhausting.
And it felt like I was constantly repeating myself to people who weren’t listening.
Eventually, I made a shift.
Instead of explaining my dreams for the business, I focused on training my people to succeed:
That simple shift changed everything.
The company started to run smoother.
People paid more attention.
Turnover slowed.
And I got back a ton of time and mental bandwidth.
Most young employees don’t care where the company will be in 10 or 15 years. And you know what? That’s okay.
They care about next month’s rent.
They care about taking their girlfriend to dinner.
They care about having enough money to hit the lake with friends this weekend.
If you teach them how to win inside your company—and how that translates to wins in their life—they’ll tune in. They’ll listen. And they’ll execute.
But if you spend your time explaining your goals instead of teaching them how to reach theirs, well…
You’ll get to watch their eyes glaze over in real time.
Don’t waste your energy trying to transfer your vision into someone else’s mind.
Instead, train them to succeed in their lane.
Equip them with skills, steps, and systems they can use today.
That’s what creates buy-in. That’s what builds culture.
That’s how you scale.
So if you’re in the thick of it—trying to build something great—remember this:
Train. Don’t explain.
Stay strong. Stay focused. Stay in business.
