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The Optimist and the Pessimist Dear Readers I am so tired about hearing and reading a lot of negative opinions about the current economic crisis. But I am the first to admit that the media often plays a key role in making the situation even worse than it is and is difficult to see the light at the end of the tunnel. If you are unfortunately one of those who lost your job and maybe also your house, it is perhaps difficult to be optimistic. In all situations there are normally two sides, but by trying to have a positive attitude usually makes things better. For some people it is natural to think and be optimistic. Some view situations in a darker vein and foresee the worst and long before it is even possible to make a prediction. One thing is for sure is that being negative does not help. But being realistic and seeing reality for what it is that is another thing and far more helpful. I think that being negative is linked to having bad self-esteem and lack of selfconfidence. A negative person perhaps does not want to be negative, but the poor self-esteem forces a negative attitude. Being negative may also create some sort of safety as it may give some comfort. A positive and optimistic attitude is often found in someone who is creative and wants to make things happen and make changes. Someone with this type of character also needs to be prepared for being criticised and questioned and in these moments it is good to have self-confidence. But positive and optimistic people do not often have problems with being criticized; it is as if they get energy from it. They also have a tendency of not being afraid of admitting or making mistakes. The magic with this type of character is that in these situations the optimism strengthens their self-esteem. The whole thing is like a positive and negative spiral. Generally speaking an optimist becomes more optimistic from negative influences, while it is often the opposite with a pessimist. I am generalizing, but being more optimistic in our daily lives and work will lead us faster out of this recession, rather than listening to all the negative information we are being fed every day. I believe that we solve problems better if we try to keep an optimistic attitude. But there are of course limits even with being an optimist. We cannot take stupid risks and we must make good judgements. Bad judgement and too much optimism have caused a lot of problems. But healthy optimism paired with good judgement will take us out of this recession faster. That is my opinion even though I am no expert. I wish I always was that optimistic and the type of person I am describing. I am working on it and I believe it is possible to learn to become more optimistic and at the same time build up your self self-esteem and self-confidence. I think it is as simple as trying to lower the amount of negative thoughts so the positive thoughts are dominant. With time you will experience a change in attitude. Try it and you will see that it actually works. The biggest task is to keep track and not fall into negative habits. So to those of you who are worried about your company, your working situation, how to handle your private finances with mortgages and educating your children, give the positive flow a chance. 6 PDi • Is s u e 1 - 2009 • Fe b - Ma r c h Jan Hermansson Editor-in-Chief jan.hermansson@pdworld.com Words from O’Brien Survey Continues Profiling Cutting Contractors In a previous column I discussed the hesitancy of the sawing and drilling industry to collect market data to define the state of the industry and how this tendency is gradually changing. The International Association of Concrete Drillers and Sawers continues to press its effort to record worldwide contractor sales and the Concrete Sawing and Drilling Association (CSDA) had recently taken advantage of the Internet to develop a snapshot online survey to gather basic operational and economic data. CSDA has also been involved in conducting a comprehensive financial and operating survey of contractors in 4-5 year intervals. The most recent survey was conducted in late 2008 and the results of this 40-question survey have just been published. The survey met with outstanding acceptance with a 40% response rate, which was the highest ever, recorded. The 53-page report is filled with operating and financial data that cutting contractors will find invaluable. The responses represent a broad geographic cross section of the United States with 31% from the Midwest, 22% representing the Mid-Atlantic and 29% from the Western states. In terms of scope of work, more than half of their work is performed in building renovation, 23% in new construction and 20% in infrastructure—highway, airport, bridge, dams and power plants. Flat sawing accounts for 27.8% of total sales with core drilling close behind at 25.8% and wall sawing at 21.1%. Additional services being offered include selective demolition, decorative cutting, ground penetrating radar and surface preparation. With regards to personnel, there are an average of 25 full-time-equivalent employees at cutting contracting companies with 12.6 of these employees being sawing and drilling operators. The hourly wage for a typical operator who works 40.9 hours per week is $20.29. Dispatchers make a higher hourly average wage of $22.53 and estimators make $26.33. A typical manager works an average of 49.8 hours a week. An impressive nine out of ten companies responded that they have a safety supervisor and written safety and environmental health programs in place. The average estimated sales volume for respondents’ companies in 2008 is $2,663,690, up from an average of $2,394,578 reported by these companies for 2005, the first year reported in this survey. The average amount of a company’s sales per truck was $201,155. This figure is often used when comparing sales performance among different firms. Operating statement information showed direct operating costs, which ranged from an average of $987,634 for operator/ labour costs to $194,631 for diamond tools. Selling expenses including salaries, advertising and travel expenses averaged $163,171 while general and administrative expenses including managers, office and dispatch wages averaged $617,468. The average profit among the 80% of the firms reporting a profit was $302,690 while the average loss for the remaining 20% of the firms was $163,817. Cutting contractors will use the data in this survey to gauge how their company’s performance compares to the industry as a whole. Depending on where they stand relative to this industry benchmark they may decide to make changes to improve performance. These are great results and I am sure will spur much discussion about the business that exists today and changes that should be made to advance businesses to the next level in future years. Best regards Patrick O’Brien President IACDS
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