5 MINDSET SHIFTS YOU NEED NOW
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My advice is to grab opportunities with both hands. We don’t know what’s ahead, so take what you can now and build your war chest.
Build up everything you need for the tough times ahead. What’s in your war chest? A big fat cash reserve, for starters.
But your war chest isn’t just money, it’s also about building your network and customer base, as well as skills and processes within your team - make them reliable, efficient and accountable.
Got more work than you can handle? If the numbers stack up, go for it and hire more help. Take bigger and better jobs while they’re available.
If things change later, you can always re-adjust. That’s business, we’re always making adjustments.
First thing is: Pay attention, don’t get bogged down, don’t get so busy you can’t see what you’re missing out on!
Shift your mindset: This is a time to lean in. Don’t be reckless, but actively seek the right opportunities to get ahead.
When nothing is sure, everything is possible.
5. BEING IN BUSINESS IS A WAY TO BUY BACK YOUR TIME
Think of your business as an investment and make decisions accordingly. What kind of return-oninvestment are you happy with?
Success has to be on your terms. Being in business for yourself comes with a heap of risk and hard work and you should get a return on your dollar. It’s also about balance. You haven’t really attained success until you’ve got a well-balanced life.
It’s easy to slip into the “too busy to take a day off” mentality. Anyone who is self-employed knows the struggle. Lines between work and home are blurred and everything feels urgent.
Fair enough, but habits have consequences.
It’s fine to work massive hours playing catch up, but only for a while. When weeks turn into months – and months turn into years – it’s time to remind yourself why you went into business in the first place and carve out some time for family.
And frankly, for your company to come through this in good shape, you need to be in good shape: Healthy, well-rested, calm, in control.
Finally, remember this:
You’re an exception to the rule.
If you run a landscaping business, you already face hundreds of unknowns in day-to-day business. The rest of the world may be fearful – they don’t know what will happen next.
But you? You’ve lived with uncertainty for years. You were made for unpredictable times. You live here. You’ve got this.
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SUCCESS HAS TO BE ON YOUR TERMS. BEING IN BUSINESS FOR YOURSELF COMES WITH A HEAP OF RISK AND HARD WORK AND YOU SHOULD GET A RETURN ON YOUR DOLLAR.