Give yourself some credit. Every comeback you ate the cost on because it was the right thing to do. Every Friday night you stayed late because the customer needed their car for the weekend. Every tech who walked out and left you scrambling. Every estimate that got shopped. Every "I'll think about it" that never called back. You're still here. Here's what nobody tells you about running a shop: Those aren't failures...they're reps. They're training. Every hard conversation with a tech who wasn't pulling their weight. Every time you had to figure out how to make payroll when the money ran out before the month did. Every moment you wondered if you were cut out for this. That's not evidence you're falling behind. That's evidence you're being forged. Brick by brick, bay by bay, you're building a version of yourself that doesn't break. So before you lock up tonight—stop. Look around at what you've built. You're not behind. You're becoming. Have a great weekend.

In order to get acquainted and and help fellow community members, please share: 1. The name and location of your shop. 2. Your biggest frustration with finding techs. 3. How you found your last tech.