You've done this job before. So has the crew. So why does that thought make the hair on the back of your neck stand up?

Today’s Focus: Familiarity is not the same as readiness. The job you've done a hundred times is the one most likely to catch you off guard, because you stopped looking at it.

Conditions change. Sites shift. Equipment ages. Weather doesn't care about your experience level. The moment you walk onto a job with your mind already made up, you've stopped seeing what's actually in front of you.

Before your shift starts today, say this out loud: "What's different today?" Then actually look for the answer.

Experience is only useful if you keep using it.

Use this before your first task.

— Lito Wilkins