Hi Chris, that's the best advice I've heard in a long time, might sound brutal but what you said so true its tough but worth it if you can stick at it, nice one 👍
Hope you and your family had a great Christmas. You are right that nothing comes to you, you have to do the leg work and go and get it. Wishing you a prosperous New Year.
I cant help but feel that any kind of New year Resolution is nothing other than a waste of hot air! If you were serious about doing something or making a change you wouldn't need to wait till the the numbers change on a calendar. Happy New Year!
I've gotten lazy with my business. I've built it to a point where i have 300-400 customers and I pay myself a decent wage each month but I'm not really putting the extra graft in to grow it further and it doesn't really bring in enough money for me to justify hiring someone which is a huge financial cut for me personally. When you get comfortable it's easy to put the brakes on but what I really need to be doing is getting even more work so I can justify hiring someone and then have more time for me to go out and grow the business instead of being on the glass everyday. Don't be lazy like me! Keep pushing, the sky is the limit!
My Grandad, a wise ol' fella, once said. "Don't tell me the skies the limit when there are footprints on the moon!" I completely understand your issue over workload and growth, etc. I'd also say there's a difference between putting the brakes on and taking your foot off the gas. I personally couldn't see me being a one man band forever. I saw how hard it was to get going fully and thought, if I'm going to put this much effort in, I want it to one day provide for me...in that respect growth was my only option. Your business is what you decide you'll make it; if you want to grow do it, if not keep it simple...there's no shame either way. Happy New Year buddy.
I've been on the glass 20 years on and off but set my own business up in 2020. I'm mainly trad with a bit of wfp. I'm at that interesting stage where I'm starting to take staff on haha. I enjoy your videos, thanks again for the advice and motivation, cheers @@ChrisAddis
Thank you for the content Chris a find your videos really useful Desperation at the beginning really helped me with drive to push but of late I have been struggling with family issues, injury and a lack of action/drive from myself in my bussiness. After looking at this year knowing there is excuses I could point to but knowing full well it misses the point to being honest to myself I'm accountable and it's an eye opener to show me it is all in the actions and the grinding, these years have alot to bring. Appreciate the wisdom you put out pal💙
I started and I'm now getting very Comfortable. So my going to do something next year that's going to be a bit of a risk because I'm falling in a posison I don't what to be in. ( getting lazy ) this will make me Drive the business forward as failing isn't an option so next year will be a great new chapter. Nice one Chris
Do you know something I had a friend like that? He bought a Van 10000 Add all done out for the reach and wash. He got yourself a few Houses from Facebook. He wasn't doing very good. I told him you need to get leaflets cards and go out knocking talking to people. Do you know what he said to me? I'm not knocking on doors. That's like begging for money. I've told him mate, this is not for you. Got a knock on doors and talk. Within the year he couldn't get anything he sold me the van
Do you know the quickest way to build up a window cleaning? It takes about 2 and a 1/2 years. Knocking and knocking in knocking on doors with your leaflets talking to people. But we're not talking about building up 200. We're talking about building 900 a week. But don't forget if you build about 900 pounds a week. People cancelling you. What? I am trying to say my friend. If you went out tonight and picked up ten nouses, you was only keep four of those houses for years
Debatable...I managed to fill a 4 weekly round enough for me in around 3 months...but I went bat shit and chased everything. Kept a good chunk beyond the first year but had to address the price rises. All a learning curve.
I was off the tools, I'm back on part of the week to build the business more. If I do work it tends to be a half day on the tools and admin in the office etc. Where are you up to in yours mate?
Just starting out but I've watched all your videos. Think if I didn't I wouldn't have started. Still nervous times though as supporting a wife and 2 young daughters
