In this episode of Pelham Place, I chat with Ken Rusk. Ken is the author of the book Blue Collar Cash and a successful entrepreneur who has spent over three decades working in blue-collar trades. Starting out as a ditch digger, and working his way up to become a successful entrepreneur, Ken is now sharing his years of knowledge and wisdom with the rest of us.

Timestamps:

[00:00] Introduction

[02:22] Ken and Nancy, high school sweethearts met on their birthdays

[05:10] Pandemic created a demand for blue collar trades

[08:20] I've never built a sky scraper, but if I did, I would take certain steps

[10:00] Ditch digging at the age of 15 and worked my way up

[10:30] Nicole getting sick was the biggest sky scraper I imagined. Created a plan to get through it.

[11:00] Nicole is healthy and thriving today

[11:08] Within each one of us, we have the character traits that entrepreneurs need for success.

[12:30] Old habits are hard to break, but habits are formed over time.

[13:14] The most important bill that they'll ever pay is themselves first.

[14:02] You can save $60 a week for 10 years starting at age 21 and retire with a million dollars.

[14:28] We need to teach our young people to think about the future when they're young.

[15:43] Living a life of anticipation over many goals is the only way to live.

[16:15] First interview question is "Why are you here?"

[18:48] My biggest goal is to make sure that people are aware of all their options.

[19:24] If there's 170 million people working in the US, about 70 million of them are working with their hands.

[19:26] You can enter as an apprentice and make at least $40,000 to start.

[21:40] Comfort, Peace, and Freedom

[23:43] If you could design your perfect life, what does it look like?

[24:36] It starts with the life drawing

[28:35] Everything is your fault

[30:59] Connect with Ken

[31:14] I did this as my give back moment. Proceeds from book sales are donated to causes like Make-A-Wish and Junior Achievement

Connect with Ken Rusk:

Website: www.kenrusk.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/kenruskofficial