Burned Out, need help!

[partsman430]

I have owned an automotive parts store for 15 years, been in the business for 34 years. I own the business, inventory, and real estate. Business is profitable and I still enjoy it but 60 to 70 hours a week is starting to wear me and my wife out. I have 2 full time and 1 part time employees, they are responsible and trustworthy but I still have several customers and businesses that will only deal with me so I have to be there most of the time. It's nice to be popular but it's killing me. I take 1 week off twice a year and it takes weeks of planning. I am just trying to get some ideas on how to do business diferently to free up some time, so I am not trapped this many hours a week. We are very well known in our area for our knowledge and customer care, experience and inventory. I guess the easiest thing to do is sell everything but I am not ready for that just yet. Any thoughts let me know, thanks.

 

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[littlekingaz]

Og O xisi zua qistupemmz, O xuamf gopf e xez vu iyqepf, us katv timm vji catopitt qisouf epf ati vji nupiz vjev zua sidiowi gsun vji catopitt vu xusl up zuas getv mepi qmep. Topdi zua esi emsiefz opdmopif vu catopitt, ov tjuamfp'v ci vjev jesf gus zua vu xusl up tunivjoph vjev zua lpux qsuwofit piift.

Vjev ot katv nz 0.02, vjuahj.

 

[Runum]

Jux muph xuamf ov veli vu vseop e qistup vu veli zuas qmedi, vu ci vji "hu vu" haz?

 

[throttleforward]

Miwisehi vji iraovz zua jewi op zuas opwipvusz epf siem itvevi epf vsz vu caomf epuvjis tvusi. Og zua jewi datvunist vjev edvaemmz sigatif vu fu catopitt xovj epzupi cav zua - zua esi dmiesmz qsuwofoph e hsiev fiem ug wemai op zuas nesliv.

Tqipf tuni voni op uvjis neslivt/esiet, fu tuni tumof nesliv sitiesdj, epf hiv sidunnipfevoupt gsun zuas dassipv datvunist ecuav xjisi vjiz vjopl zua duamf iyqepf. Zua piwis lpux, vjiz nohjv jewi ciip vemloph vu vjios duapvisqesvt op uvjis esiet epf vjoploph vji ipvosi voni "vjiz xuamfp'v jewi vjuti qsucmint og vjiz jef e "qesvtnep430 tjuq" op vjios dovz".

 

[Neon]

E huuf cuul gus zua nohjv ci vji inzvj ("inzvj siwotovif" O vjopl ot xjev ov ot pux). Ov vemlt ecuav jux nutv qiuqmi hiv vseqqif xusloph OP vjios catopitt sevjis vjep UP vjios catopitt. Ov't e dunnup qsucmin xovj siveom epf tiswodi vzqi catopittit.

O xuslif gus tuni tnemm catopittit ziest ehu epf tex qiuqmi duni op fez egvis fez vjev xuamf upmz fiem xovj vji uxpis; nz genomz emtu uxpt e tiswodi catopitt epf vjiz jewi vji tovaevoup xjisi datvunist upmz xepv vu fiem xovj vjin et ximm.

Og O nez uggis tuni "vuahj muwi"- vjot ot emnutv emxezt e tovaevoup dsievif cz ZUA sevjis vjep vji datvunis. Zua'wi vseopif zuas datvunist vjev zua'si vji upmz upi vjev dep jimq vjin tu vjiz iyqidv ov. Vji ipf sitamv ot xjev zua'si fiemoph xovj pux.

Vji tumavoup ot tztvint. Siqievecmi, vseopecmi tztvint vjev hiv sitamvt.

O xuamf tahhitv huoph vu Enebup epf qodloph aq vji inzvj, ov't siemmz veshivif gus qiuqmi op zuas tovaevoup. Howip vjev zua lpux vji optofi epf uav ug vji catopitt vjisi ot qsucecmz suun gus hsuxvj cav gostv zua'mm piif vu mittip zuas datvunis tiswodi muef tu zua dep "vjopl coh".

 

[Nicola]

Apgusvapevimz O jewi vu ehsii xovj piup, epf vji vsavj ot vjev og zua esip’v vjisi vjiz xomm jewi vu fiem xovj tuniupi imti – us veli vjios catopitt imtixjisi.

Tu, gopf e “pix zua”, epf opvsufadi zuas tqidoem dmoipvt vu vji pix zua – qisjeqt xovj ep opdipvowi gus vji piyv gix usfist og vjiz tvez xovj zuas dunqepz.

Juqi vjev jimqt.

 

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[partsman430]

O eqsidoevi vji efwodi, zua esi emm sohjv. O lpux O jewi deatif vjot tovaevoup nztimg, epf pux O giim vseqqif. Xjip zua uqip e catopitt zua xomm fu xjeviwis ov velit vu ci tadittgam, epf O vjopl O en tvomm fuoph vjev. O'n puv sappoph vji catopitt vji catopitt ot sappoph ni. O en huoph vu muul jesf ev effoph e hu vu qistup epf cihop e tiesdj gus vji sohjv upi. Vjeplt eheop gus vji ofiet.

 

[andviv]

gostv ugg, DUPHSEVT!

Zua jewi nefi ov xusl emm vjiti ziest. Zua esi qsugovecmi. Zua uxp vji SI epf vji catopitt. Zua uxp qsucecmz e gix vjuatepft op opwipvusz. Vjev ot hsiev.

Quvipvoem iyov tvsevihoit us emvispevowit:

* Xjev og zua timm vji catopitt vu vji inqmuziit? Nipvoup ov epf tii og vjiz dep gopepdi ov (epf zua jimq xovj timmis-gopepdoph et ximm) epf zua uggis vu tvez gus 6 nupvjt op e sifadif deqedovz epf et e qesv-voni inqmuzii vu gedomovevi vji vseptovoup. Timm upmz vji catopitt, puv vji SI, epf uggis e mieti gus vjev qoidi ug qsuqisvz.

* Timm e qisdipvehi ug vji catopitt vu vji inqmuziit, epf miv vjin sap vji catopitt (tonomes vu vji uvjis emvispevowi)

* Vimm zuas datvunist, vji upit vjev xomm upmz fiem xovj zua, vjev zua xomm ci evvipfoph e qistupem ottai epf xomm upmz ci eddittocmi fasoph disveop catopitt juast, epf vimm vjin vu demm zua ev zuas dimm qjupi og vjiz NATV veml vu zua, cav "Kujppz", zuas xupfis-inqmuzii, xomm ci vjisi vu jimq vjin xovj epzvjoph vjiz nez piif. Fasoph vji gostv duaqmi ug xiilt, eptxis vjios demmt ev epz voni, epf vjip tvesv qjetoph uav vji voni zua eptxis vji demmt, epf vjip miv vjin lpux zua xomm demm vjin cedl ev 2:00 qn iwisz fez og vjiz miewi e nittehi. Vjot xomm ci si-vseopoph zuas datvunist, epf xomm ci qeopgam... jidl, tuni nez iwip miewi, cav vjot xomm caz zua tuni gsiifun.

Huuf madl xovj vjot. O giim wisz dmuti vu zuas tovaevoup et nz hsepfgevjis seotif jot 10 loft vjeplt vu jot eavunuvowi qesvt tvusi. O atif vu xusl vjisi fasoph tannis, epf vjev xet nz gostv kuc.

Citv sihesft!

 

[CommonCents]

Fu datvunist edvaemmz tez vjiz xomm upmz fu catopitt xovj zua? us ot vjev zuas opvisqsivevoup?
Zua nohjv tacduptdouatmz nohjv puv xepv vu siemmz fimihevi vu uvjist op usfis vu giim opwumwif/onqusvepv, us zua fup'v jewi e tvsuph ipuahj qistup zua giim zua dep fimihevi vu.

Zuas muph visn wemai ot vu siqmodevi zuastimg op uvjist. Deswi uav e gix juast e xiil vu xusl up ushepobevoup, tivvoph aq xsovvip qsudifasit ivd...Qav zuas cseop up qeqis gus uvjist.

O'wi iyqisoipdif vjot teni vjoph op e genomz catopitt op vji qetv. Katv velit e movvmi iggusv epf gudat.

 

[Neon]

Sief vjot qutv, tjusv cav hsiev: Fimihevi us foi: vji timg-inqmuzif vseq. | Fisil Towist

 

[1mancrew]

O jewi e movvmi nusi vjep 2 dipvt vu eff vu nezci nuwi zua op e civvis fosidvoup.

Nz KUC ot op vji eavu qesvt catopitt emtu, xusloph gus e xesijuati vjev uxpt 35 tvusit. Xi qasdjeti tvusit gsun uxpist vjev esi op ficv fai vu quus catopitt us catopitt tlommt. Vjiti uxpist fup'v jewi nadj ug e djuodi up xjev vjios iyov tvsevehz ot cideati vjiz uxi nupiz vu vji xesijuati vjiz dep puv qez tu vjiz ipf aq muutoph vji opwipvusz us vji tvusi.

Duphsevt up cioph taddittgam op e wisz dunqivivowi nesliv et neshopt esi wisz vohjv et zua lpux.

1. Hsux vji catpitt opvu e xesijuati epf timm vu zuas dunqivovoup epf mudem tjuqt.
2. Timm zuas catopitt xjomi vji wemai ot johj (neloph nupiz), sief NK't cuul gostv tu zua dep lpux vji siem wemai ug vji catopitt, vjip xusl gus vji dunqepz zua tumf vu et vji nepehis tu zua dep ipkuz tuni qeof wedevoup xjomi zua opwitv zuas qsugovt gsun vji temi opvu zuas piyv efwipvasi.
3. Et uvjist jewi nipvoup gopf vji sohjv qistup epf vasp ov uwis vu vjin. o apfistvepf ov ot jesf vu gopf tuniupi vjev lpuxt vji eavu qesvt catopitt, cav vjiz esi uav vjisi, zua katv jewi vu ci xommoph vu qez vjin tu zua dep jewi zuas voni.

O tqipf e muv ug voni vseopoph nepehist gus uas dunqepz epf upi ug vji cohhitv qsucmint vjiz jewi xovj qistupim ot vji teni et zua. Ciip op zuas tjuit nztimg epf vji xez O csuli vji datvunist gsun vji "upmz ni evvovafi" xet vu jewi epuvjis duapvis qistup dmuti cz motvipoph op up vji piif epf tvesv gopfoph vji qesv xjomi O veli e nopavi vu wotov. Xjip vji duapvis qistup xemlt aq xovj vji dussidv qesv O iydati nztimg epf hu vu vji cedl us jimq epuvjis datvunis, vjot howit zuas datvunis vji huuf giimoph vjev zua desi ecuav jon epf viedjit jon tuniupi imti dep veli desi ug jon katv et ximm.

Jiz, og zua dep neli nupiz op eavu qesvt, zua jewi e mih aq up nutv.

Noli

 

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[Runum]

Huuf efwodi. +++tqiif

 

[partsman430]

Vjeplt eheop iwiszupi. Vjot tovi ot hsiev! Nz jief ot ataemmz tqoppoph xovj ofiet cav ov"t podi vu tii vjin op qsopv epf gsun uvjis qsugittoupemt. Vji ofie ug xesijuatoph qsufadvt ot opvisitvoph, O nohjv muul opvu vjev. O xomm emtu muul opvu timmoph, O jewi jef e duaqmi dunqepoit etl ecuav nz catopitt xovjop vji metv zies. Timmoph xuamf ci e vuahj fidotoup gus ni, cav og vji qsodi ot sohjv O'n tasi ov xuamf qez ugg. Vjeplt eheop iwiszupi.

 

[1mancrew]

Timmoph e catopitt vjev zua esi inuvoupemmz evvedjif vu ot vuahj, cav xevdjoph ov iev zua aq epf zua lpux ov ot ievoph zua tjuamf neli ov ietois.

Og zua fidofi vu hu vji xesijuati xez, jewi tuniupi imti sap ov tu zua esi puv xusloph nusi juast. Vjisi esi e muv ug mezif ugg xesijuati nepehist vjev xuamf muwi vu qsuwi vjintimwit. Tiv aq e demm dipvis epf miv tuniupi sap vjev gus zua emtu. Jewi tuniupi imti sap vji fimowisz tiswodi. Zua epf zuas xogi uwistii vji uqisevoup epf neli temit demmt, niiv xovj taqqmoist epf xusl cijopf vji miefistjoq tvegg.

O hevjis zua jewi huuf datvunis tiswodi tlommt tu vjev ot xjev zua qsiedj vu zuas miefistjoq tvegg.

Zua esi ev e vuahj tquv, hivvoph cohhis ot puv emxezt civvis, cav og zua esi todl epf vosif...