The strength we have within
Yosof Ewing
Getting specialist contractors paid in full & on time from major contractors | Contract Coaching & Dispute Resolution | Send me a DM to see how I can help ??
I used to be a DJ when I was a lot younger!
I wasn’t a superstar like Calvin Harris or my mate’s dad Steve who DJ’d in supermarkets (they called him Tiesco!! ??).?
No, I was a DJ above a Greek ???? restaurant in Kirkcaldy. I was still (in)famous though. Really loved that job.
Why am I telling you this?
I am telling you this because music still plays a massive role in my life, especially when it comes to stress relief and mindfulness ??♂?
I wanted to share one of my all time favourite songs that has gotten me through a few scrapes, I was listening to this the other day on holiday and it made me think about the strength I have witnessed recently when coaching my clients.
I have a mission to change construction by restoring balance to the marketplace and allowing companies to contract collaboratively.
This means standing up to the bully boys who still exist in too many numbers in our industry.
So this song is dedicated to my clients as well as every specialist contractor out there who may be struggling right now ?? ??
Remember why you started and do not settle for abuse
I want to take a closer look at some of the lyrics that resonated.
Something Inside So Strong ??
By Labi Siffre ?
The higher you build your barriers
The taller I become
The further you take my rights away
The faster I will run
You can deny me
You can decide to turn your face away
No matter, 'cause there's
Something inside so strong
I know that I can make it
Though you're doing me wrong, so wrong
You thought that my pride was gone
Oh no, something inside so strong
Oh, something inside so strong
In the first part of the song, I consider the “barriers” to be tough contracts and crap payment terms ???.
Taking the rights away from those who need paid to ensure delivery. ???????
Main contractors and employers may deny their rights, but it does not matter because these contractors have something inside so strong. ?????
The more you refuse to hear my voice
The louder I will sing
You hide behind walls of Jericho
Your lies will come tumbling
Deny my place in time
You squander wealth that's mine
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My light will shine so brightly
It will blind you, 'cause there's
Something inside so strong
I know that I can make it
Though you're doing me wrong, so wrong
You thought that my pride was gone
Oh no, something inside so strong
Oh, something inside so strong
In the second part of the song, I consider the refusal to hear my voice to be main contractors and employers ignoring claims for payment and pleas for better terms. ??????????
Their lies will come tumbling though because these contractors know better. ???????
Main contractors and employers deny specialists claims in time and squander wealth that belongs to the supply chain, but it does not matter because these contractors light will shine so brightly it will blind the main contractors and because they have something inside so strong. ?? ???
Brothers and sisters
When they insist we're just not good enough
When we know better
Just look 'em in the eyes and say
"We're gonna do it anyway"
We're gonna do it anyway
Something inside so strong
And I know that I can make it
Though you're doing me wrong, so wrong
You thought that my pride was gone
Oh no, something inside so strong
Oh, something inside so strong
In the third part of the song, my specialist contractor brothers and sisters know better, because they know their rights. ????♀?????????♂????
So they can look main contractors and employers in the eye and say they do, because they have something inside so strong. ?? ???
Because there's something inside so strong (something inside so strong)
I know that I can make it (I can make it)
Though you're doing me, so wrong
You thought that my pride was gone
Oh no (oh no), something inside so strong
In this part of the song, specialist contractor brothers and sisters know that they are being done wrong, but they know they can??make it, because they know their rights. So they can look main contractors and employers in the eye and say they do, because they have something inside so strong.?????????
I hope you enjoyed that and love this song as much as I do. ??????
It is very uplifting. ?????
Have a great day!???
Best wishes from The Contract Coach?
Can I ask a favour? If this resonated with you please share with your network and help me reach more contractors who need help. Thank you ??