Ken Rusk

<p>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.</p> <p>Timestamps:</p> <p>[00:00] Introduction</p> <p>[02:22] Ken and Nancy, high school sweethearts met on their birthdays</p> <p>[05:10] Pandemic created a demand for blue collar trades</p> <p>[08:20] I've never built a sky scraper, but if I did, I would take certain steps</p> <p>[10:00] Ditch digging at the age of 15 and worked my way up</p> <p>[10:30] Nicole getting sick was the biggest sky scraper I imagined. Created a plan to get through it.</p> <p>[11:00] Nicole is healthy and thriving today</p> <p>[11:08] Within each one of us, we have the character traits that entrepreneurs need for success.</p> <p>[12:30] Old habits are hard to break, but habits are formed over time.</p> <p>[13:14] The most important bill that they'll ever pay is themselves first.</p> <p>[14:02] You can save $60 a week for 10 years starting at age 21 and retire with a million dollars.</p> <p>[14:28] We need to teach our young people to think about the future when they're young.</p> <p>[15:43] Living a life of anticipation over many goals is the only way to live.</p> <p>[16:15] First interview question is "Why are you here?"</p> <p>[18:48] My biggest goal is to make sure that people are aware of all their options.</p> <p>[19:24] If there's 170 million people working in the US, about 70 million of them are working with their hands.</p> <p>[19:26] You can enter as an apprentice and make at least $40,000 to start.</p> <p>[21:40] Comfort, Peace, and Freedom</p> <p>[23:43] If you could design your perfect life, what does it look like?</p> <p>[24:36] It starts with the life drawing</p> <p>[28:35] Everything is your fault</p> <p>[30:59] Connect with Ken</p> <p>[3