I agree with john and kevin.
Most of the folks we work with and for understand what we do-some don't and never will.
What has more relevance -what a man does or who a man is.(or woman)
His work or his character.
Its probably connected at some point I guess.
I wouldn't place to much emphasis on explaining what we do.
As far as family and friends
Show them your before and after pics. Do a slide show on your i-pad.
Tell them you are a businessman in the stone trade. You run a successful stone refinishing and marble polishing company.
Then let your wife tell them the rest-no one would believe how hard you work unless it came from a third party!!
On Jul 3, 2012 1:36 PM, "N-Motion Stone and Tile Care" <klhudson@atlantastoneandtilecare.com> wrote:
Paul,
First, you are Paul Bunis who is a great guy! Your are in the business of restoring natural stone in addition to that you are a business owner who employs and provides others the opportunity to learn and develop the craftsmanship. Invite your mother out on a job and let her make her own decision about what it is you do. More importantly it's about who you are as opposed to what you do! I hope this helps.

Kevin Hudson
N-Motion Stone and Tile
Sent from my iPhone


On Jul 3, 2012, at 12:44 PM, Paul Bunis <pbunis@aol.com> wrote:

So what do I tell my mother ??

Paul Bunis


On Jul 3, 2012, at 11:28 AM, "John Freitag" <jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com> wrote:

Paul,

 

This is a battle you will probably have forever ,some people get it some don’t .  tell your customers your are a Stone restoration contractor , I make worn and damaged stone look like new!!

 

 There are much better thing to get  off on, don’t waste your time on this one .

 

 

John E Freitag

Director

The Stone & Tile School

Office 407-567-7652

Cell 407-615-0134

jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com

 

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www.thestoneandtileschool.com

 

 

 

From: PBunis@aol.com [mailto:PBunis@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 6:45 PM
To: Restoration and Maintenance
Subject: [sccpartners] So--What do you do ??

 

Well,

I've been a stone restoration contractor for about 5 years now. I think I'm getting pretty good at it, or at least my business is growing. That's not the problem. The question today, is what do you tell people when they ask, "what do you do for a living?"

It seems like when I say "I restore stone." they say ".....what ???" or "huh ???" or they say "so you're a mason, right ?"

Then I say "no" and begin to tell them that "I restore stone". It seems that nobody knows or understands what that means...I mean, when I explain it to my customers, they pay me so I guess they get it. But, this afternoon I heard my mother telling her friend that "my son cleans granite". Now anytime I hear someone ask if I can clean their stone I get pissed off.

What do you tell people ???

Am I the only one with this identity crisis ???

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