21d • General discussion
'Maybe' And 'Someday' Are Where Dreams Go To Die
I had a big dream... And I let it die.
I walked away from it because I lost my vision. And if I’m being honest, I felt like I looked stupid trying to figure it out in public.
So I went quiet.
But over the past year, I couldn't shake this thought:
There are a lot of technicians out there doing everything 'right'—showing up early, staying late, working hard—and still hitting a ceiling they can’t explain.
They're working 50+ hours a week…turning wrenches nonstop…and still feeling stuck.
Not because they’re lazy.
Not because they don’t care.
But because most technicians never get the kind of exposure that sharpens real diagnostic thinking.
I know, because I've been there.
The guys who can actually think through a problem—who don’t guess, don’t throw parts, don’t rely on luck—They don’t chase pay.
They name their price.
Something about this never made sense to me.
How is it that I can walk into a dealership, look at a system I’ve never seen before, and find and fix a fault in only a couple hours…
When someone who’s been there 20+ years has been stuck on it for months?
It’s not experience.
It’s not talent.
And it’s definitely not luck.
What I’ve realized is—it comes down to a few things most people never get taught.
Number 1: I don’t guess. I follow a process. If you're process oriented like me, check out my book Hotwire Your Skills!
Number 2: I don’t go in hoping I’ll find something—I go in KNOWING there’s an answer, and it’s just a matter of working toward it.
Number 3: I don’t rush to replace parts. I slow down long enough to understand how the system is actually supposed to work.
And Number 4, over time, something develops—You begin to recognize patterns.
Things that used to feel random… start to stand out.
Call it instinct, call it experience, call it whatever you want.
But it’s built. Not given.
That’s what I’ve seen.
And this is exactly what I want to start putting into words, because more techs are capable of this than they realize.
Seriously! What I find in my everyday work is this: Technicians are more capable than they realize!
I wish I could make every technician within a 2,000 mile radius of me realize that YOU HAVE IT IN YOU! YOU CAN DO THIS!!!
So I’m bringing my newsletter and community (Torque Authority) back—not as something vague, but with a very specific direction.
Torque Authority is here to help technicians develop the confidence to become the skilled assets people can rely on when the problem doesn’t make any sense -- to take them to the next level where their skillset is so in demand -- so valuable -- that they can decide their own income.
So tell me, where are you feeling stuck? What do you think is holding you back from unlocking your next level? Let me know in the comments below!
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'Maybe' And 'Someday' Are Where Dreams Go To Die
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