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Page 1: When Will You Feel Like Your Business Is Successful?

When Will You Feel Like Your Business

Is Successful?

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A lot of business owners ask us when they will feel like they’ve finally “made it.”

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The answer is different for everyone.

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Some need to make a certain amount of money or get out debt.

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Some need to make a certain amount of money or get out debt.

Others need to accomplish another goal they’ve set for themselves.

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Regardless of cash flow or other goals, however, the majority of owners won’t feel like their business is a real success until they can make a few key hires.

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Regardless of cash flow or other goals, however, the majority of owners won’t feel like their business is a real success until they can make a few key hires.

Click here to read a great idea for attracting employees.

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For example…

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For example…

An office manager can take some of the $12- to $20-an-hour tasks off of your plate, like:

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For example…

An office manager can take some of the $12- to $20-an-hour tasks off of your plate, like:

• Answering the phone

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For example…

An office manager can take some of the $12- to $20-an-hour tasks off of your plate, like:

• Answering the phone• Doing some scheduling

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For example…

An office manager can take some of the $12- to $20-an-hour tasks off of your plate, like:

• Answering the phone• Doing some scheduling• Handling invoices

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For example…

An office manager can take some of the $12- to $20-an-hour tasks off of your plate, like:

• Answering the phone• Doing some scheduling• Handling invoices• Following up with clients

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For example…

An office manager can take some of the $12- to $20-an-hour tasks off of your plate, like:

• Answering the phone• Doing some scheduling• Handling invoices• Following up with clients

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An operations manager can be out in the field with you and take some more of the smaller-dollar tasks off of your plate, like:

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An operations manager can be out in the field with you and take some more of the smaller-dollar tasks off of your plate, like:

• Working with your crews

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An operations manager can be out in the field with you and take some more of the smaller-dollar tasks off of your plate, like:

• Working with your crews• Running equipment to teams

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An operations manager can be out in the field with you and take some more of the smaller-dollar tasks off of your plate, like:

• Working with your crews• Running equipment to teams• Picking up parts and supplies

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You also need to figure out your personality type.

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You also need to figure out your personality type.

Are you better at sales or are you better at operations?

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You also need to figure out your personality type.

Are you better at sales or are you better at operations?

• If you are better at sales, your first hire should be an operations manager.

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You also need to figure out your personality type.

Are you better at sales or are you better at operations?

• If you are better at sales, your first hire should be an operations manager.

• If you are better at operations, then you’ll need to hire a salesperson.

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Once you’ve hired some key help, you’ll still be participating inside the company, but you’ll have a little breathing room to get other things done.

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Once you’ve hired some key help, you’ll still be participating inside the company, but you’ll have a little breathing room to get other things done.

You’ll also be making enough money to take care of your personal bills and have less debt on your shoulders.

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Once you’ve hired some key help, you’ll still be participating inside the company, but you’ll have a little breathing room to get other things done.

You’ll also be making enough money to take care of your personal bills and have less debt on your shoulders.

You’ll feel like you’ve made it.

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But… How long until that happens?

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Five years.

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Five years.

From our experience, that seems to be the mark.

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We’ve been part of building multiple companies, and we’ve been able to earn millions of dollars of revenue after 5 years.

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We’ve been part of building multiple companies, and we’ve been able to earn millions of dollars of revenue after 5 years.

While not every company is going to achieve millions of dollars of revenue in five years, you’ll learn a lot about the

business by then.

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You’ll hire some important people.

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You’ll hire some important people.You’ll figure out how the industry works.

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You’ll hire some important people.You’ll figure out how the industry works.You’ll figure out how to get clients.

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You’ll hire some important people.You’ll figure out how the industry works.You’ll figure out how to get clients.

It’s takes time to learn how to run a business, so give yourself 5 years.

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If you’re the employee out in the field mowing lawns, doing irrigation work, or spraying properties, your five years hasn’t started yet.

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If you’re the employee out in the field mowing lawns, doing irrigation work, or spraying properties, your five years hasn’t started yet.

You’re still grinding it out every day. Everything’s still on your shoulders. Everything’s dependent on you.

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If you’re the employee out in the field mowing lawns, doing irrigation work, or spraying properties, your five years hasn’t started yet.

You’re still grinding it out every day. Everything’s still on your shoulders. Everything’s dependent on you.

If you get hurt, or if something bad happens, the business is in trouble because there’s too much on you.

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For the next 5 years, YOU need to be the one adding crews, adding techs, building the office, building the team, and building the company.

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When you get to the point where you’re really working on those things, you’ll feel your first level of relief.

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When you get to the point where you’re really working on those things, you’ll feel your first level of relief.

And the only way you get there is to start working on it today.

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So… What are you waiting for?

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