Bricklayer on Site Culture, Grit, Accountability & Loss | Josh Gilbert

Episode #082 | Josh Gilbert

This week, bricklayer from Essex Josh Gilbert joins host Steve for a real conversation about life on site, bricklaying culture, hard graft, boxing & sports, accountability & mindset and the realities of working in construction. As well as bravely discussing the effects of losing someone close to you.

Whether you're a bricklayer, labourer, chippy, sparky, plumber, groundworker, plant operator or just someone who understands hard work, this one will hit home.

🔵 Connect with Josh on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-gilbert-5a96a9242/

🔴 Watch on YouTube! - https://youtu.be/eUOhepfN0sQ

🟢 Listen On Spotify! - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0UT18WNpv9PBz7KZc8bxlA?si=6ej-8IUwS5GWmyh3StsTtw

🟣 Listen on Apple Podcasts! - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bricklayer-on-site-culture-grit-accountability-loss/id1778487912?i=1000769812873

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⏲TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Life in Essex: Burnham-on-crouch + Brickwork Business & ‘useless’ college kids?

20:35 Characters on site now vs then & Types of Brickwork

28:12 Ins & Outs of Construction & Bricklaying culture

33:35 Josh’s 10-acre plot of land story + Cons with Travelling for work

42:36 Old site habits & How different jobs used to get done

47:30 Going into Development? Impacts of COVID, Loving the job & is Bricklaying an art?

01:01:46 Are we losing our sense of grit, determination & accountability? + Upbringings

01:13:08 Sports: Football, then getting hooked on golf

01:18:18 Josh talks on the loss of his older brother

01:28:33 Right vs Wrong: Final bits of advice

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