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The hardest part of building a real business is not what you say “yes” to. It’s what you have to say “no” to. If you’re like me, “shiny objects” are real. New machines. New ideas. New services. New side business. The toughest part? You could probably do most of it pretty well. But that’s what makes it dangerous. Discipline for guys like us isn't about “waking up early” or “working hard” — that's in our DNA Discipline is this: Being able to look at all the fun, new ideas and say, “No. I’m going to fix the one hard problem in my business first.” In your business, the thing you NEED to do almost always feels harder than the thing you WANT to do. Why? Because you don’t know how to do it yet. Or maybe you kind of know what to do… but you know it will take longer than you want. So instead of addressing the "hard thing" head on, most operators: Buy a new machine or attachment Research "better" machine upgrades or HP options Start a new service (like excavation) Switch to a new service area Tinker with new software to “optimize” the backend But the truth is, we just need to be honest and ask: 1. What is actually holding my business back right now? 2. Am I spending my time fixing THAT thing? If cash is your bottleneck, you fix your prices until you make real profit If leads are your bottleneck, you learn how to market better until more leads come in If closing is your bottleneck, you call/text leads faster until you start winning more jobs Not “another project.” Not “build a house on the side.” Not “add a second business.” Not “research the latest high-flow technology” The question is not, “What else could I do?” The better questions are: “What's the bottleneck in my business right now?” “What am I not doing because I don't know how?” Step 1: Tell the truth about the single most important problem in your business that is: - taking way too long to fix, or - you really don’t know how to fix Step 2: Bite down on that problem like a log in the grapple and don’t let go until it’s in the pile.

7 leads, 7 in person quotes (batting 100% here) 3 scheduled & got deposit 20 hours seat time 2 acre job finished and paid Hows everyone elses week going?

I posted little back about a cold call out of the blue through a realtor. After a quote with 3 different options and little bit of discussion of why they varied. Reached out wanting to change the scope of work. Stuck to the formulas I (AI) came up for different types of jobs and different scopes of work but each one would allow me to at least meet crew day number or high depending on terrain difficulty / density. Guy reached out to change the scope of work put those numbers in and spit out the 4 quote to him with an acceptance and a 50% deposit. We are starting it tomorrow. Good length of trail with a decent amount of steepness ( I was out of breath walking it, but it’s a go with skid steer… just up and back motion no turns on hill). Stick to your numbers if they don’t like it they can look else where. Business isn’t cheap, isn’t cheap to operate and no one does it to kill time (there’s better things I’d do) In person I told the guy I met with bottom dollar just to do the flat areas no trails would 6k minimum 10-12k would be high, I just hope the original quote sent with the highest scope of work being 17 burned a bridge with him… will see if he calls again

Hey everyone, going from side hustle to full time with my business. I currently have a cat 265 and 306 in my arsenal but have been renting mulching attachments as needed. Looking to buy one now and curious on y'all's thoughts... 1. Can only afford 1, should I prioritize the skid or the excavator? 2. What's a good one to get that's not incredibly expensive but also not cheap?