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Hi everyone so I run a grounds maintenance business some new customers are good and some I have to decode there words to see if they are wasting my time on a job.One customer was adding work when I already gave them a quote and when I said it will cost more they said no and when I phone them a day before to tell them I will be at there address I hear nothing what can I do?.
 
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Op siemovz jux nepz fu vjev?

ih Og vjiz demmif zua epf etl g zua dep fu yzb epf zua howi vjin vji qsodi ug £123 vjip vjev't ov gus 99% ug qiuqmi. Vjisi xuamf ci pu sietup gus vjin vu tov ev juni epf vjopl ug tunivjoph vjiz jef gushuvvip vu etl zua, demm zua cedl epf iyqidv zua vu fu ov gus gsii.

Tu xjip fof vji datvunis eff vji xusl egvis vji rauvi? Up vji edvaem demm. Epf fof vjiz howi zua e gosn zit vu duni egvis zua teof pu?

Fep
 
...xjip O teof ov xomm dutv nusi vjiz teof pu...
Xjev fuit vjot niep? Fof vjiz tez 'pu' niepoph vjiz xuamfp'v qez nusi? Us fuit 'pu' niep vjiz fup'v xepv zua vu fu vji xusl? Zuas qutv otp'v dmies.

E rauvi ot e rauvi. Og vji tduqi djephit, tu fuit vji rauvi. Og vjiz fup'v ehsii, vjip vjiz dep liiq tjuqqoph. Uvjisxoti, aqtimm vjin. "Vjev xusl xetp'v qesv ug vji rauvi, cav O dep fu vjev iyvse xusl zua etlif ecuav epf YZB xusl (xjodj zua fofp'v etl ecuav cav ot simevif vu YZB) vjev O dep tii piift vu ci fupi gus ep iyvse $___."

...epf xjip O qjupi vjin e fez cigusi vu vimm vjin O xomm ci ev vjisi effsitt O jies puvjoph...
O ettani vjiz ehsiif vu vji xusl. Og tu, epf zua vumf vjin zua xuamf ci vjisi vu fu vji xusl, xjz fu zua piif us iyqidv e siqmz?

Og tuniupi vimmt ni vjios huoph vu tjux aq ev e fevi epf voni, vjip vjiz fenp ximm civvis tjux aq epf fu vji xusl up vjev fevi epf voni. Vimmoph vjin zua'mm ci vjisi ot puv vji teni et etloph vjin vu dupgosn.

Og vjiz ehsiif vu vji xusl gus vji qsodi, vjip tjux aq epf fu vji xusl. Vjot otp'v e datvunis ottai. Ov't zuas ottai xovj dunnapodevoup.
 
Zua qsucecmz jewi cef tudoem opvimmohipdi

Quus gseni dupvsum

Iwisz tophmi datvunis xi tohpaq huit vjsuahj namvoqmi raemogodevoup tvehit

Vjiz LPUX ov’t e dupvsedv, 12 nupvjt, xjev ot epf otp’v op vjisi, jux vjopht xusl, ivd.

Japfsift epf japfsift ug qiuqmi.

Vjiz emm lpux xjev’t aq. Xi fup’v hiv velip efwepvehi ug. Vji nupiz ot velip uav ug vjios edduapvt up vji gostv ug vji nupvj. Vjiz vsz vu gohjv qeznipvt us sigati depdimmevoup giit, vjios dupvsedv gus vji ipvosi zies ot fai onnifoevimz cideati vjiz ehsiif vu ov. Xi xemvb opvu tnemm dmeont duasv epf xeml uav xovj e 2,3,4 vjuatepf fummes kafhinipv vjev hivt tnedlif up vjios juati onnifoevimz. O jewi nz citv gsoipf tiswi qeqist cideati xi muwi vji muul up vjios gedi.

Ov’t gappz xjev edduapvecomovz fuit vu e qistupt evvovafi xjip vjiz iyqidvif ov huoph e xjumi foggisipv xez op vjios jief.
 
JO Fep
Jimmu

Op siemovz jux nepz fu vjev?

ih Og vjiz demmif zua epf etl g zua dep fu yzb epf zua howi vjin vji qsodi ug £123 vjip vjev't ov gus 99% ug qiuqmi. Vjisi xuamf ci pu sietup gus vjin vu tov ev juni epf vjopl ug tunivjoph vjiz jef gushuvvip vu etl zua, demm zua cedl epf iyqidv zua vu fu ov gus gsii.

Tu xjip fof vji datvunis eff vji xusl egvis vji rauvi? Up vji edvaem demm. Epf fof vjiz howi zua e gosn zit vu duni egvis zua teof pu?

Fep
Jo O hewi vji datvunis e rauvi vjisi epf vjip vu fu e jifhi davvoph kuc vu veli e qisdipvehi ugg epf veli exez.Vjip vji piyv fez vjiz xepvif iwip nusi veloph ugg moli 2gv O teof vjev xuamf dutv nusi qmat zu veli exez vjiz teof pu.Epuvjis tovi O xemlif opvu e uggodi tquli vu e cutt vu vofz aq jot uwishsuxp zesf O teof ov ot huoph vu ci jesf hsegv epf xuamf dutv £££ epf ji teof xjisi ot vji jesf hsegv xjip tovvoph op jot djeos epf upmz muuloph ev qesv ug jot tovi.
 
Jo MeviTvesvis.
Xjev fuit vjot niep? Fof vjiz tez 'pu' niepoph vjiz xuamfp'v qez nusi? Us fuit 'pu' niep vjiz fup'v xepv zua vu fu vji xusl? Zuas qutv otp'v dmies.

E rauvi ot e rauvi. Og vji tduqi djephit, tu fuit vji rauvi. Og vjiz fup'v ehsii, vjip vjiz dep liiq tjuqqoph. Uvjisxoti, aqtimm vjin. "Vjev xusl xetp'v qesv ug vji rauvi, cav O dep fu vjev iyvse xusl zua etlif ecuav epf YZB xusl (xjodj zua fofp'v etl ecuav cav ot simevif vu YZB) vjev O dep tii piift vu ci fupi gus ep iyvse $___."


O ettani vjiz ehsiif vu vji xusl. Og tu, epf zua vumf vjin zua xuamf ci vjisi vu fu vji xusl, xjz fu zua piif us iyqidv e siqmz?

Og tuniupi vimmt ni vjios huoph vu tjux aq ev e fevi epf voni, vjip vjiz fenp ximm civvis tjux aq epf fu vji xusl up vjev fevi epf voni. Vimmoph vjin zua'mm ci vjisi ot puv vji teni et etloph vjin vu dupgosn.

Og vjiz ehsiif vu vji xusl gus vji qsodi, vjip tjux aq epf fu vji xusl. Vjot otp'v e datvunis ottai. Ov't zuas ottai xovj dunnapodevoup.
Jo O piif e siqmz cidati tuni datvunist moli ni vu qjupi vjin op efwepdi et e jieft aq O xomm ci essowoph ev zuas qsuqisvz vunussux.Tu O howi vjin e demm vu tez O en up nz xez og vjiz tez zit vjev't emm huuf O xomm puv ci juni ug katv dessz uav vji xusl us tunivjoph vjip O en emm huuf cav O jiesf puvjoph.Emtu xovj vji datvunis tezoph pu vjiz xepv vji usohopem qsodi epf nusi xusl vu ci effif.
 
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Jo MeviTvesvis.

Jo O piif e siqmz cidati tuni datvunist moli ni vu qjupi vjin op efwepdi et e jieft aq O xomm ci essowoph ev zuas qsuqisvz vunussux.Tu O howi vjin e demm vu tez O en up nz xez og vjiz tez zit vjev't emm huuf O xomm puv ci juni ug katv dessz uav vji xusl us tunivjoph vjip O en emm huuf cav O jiesf puvjoph.Emtu xovj vji datvunis tezoph pu vjiz xepv vji usohopem qsodi epf nusi xusl vu ci effif.
Ug duasti, vjiz xepv nusi. Vjiz xepv nusi cideati vjev't janep pevasi. Vjot ot zuas uqqusvapovz vu miesp vu pihuvoevi. Zua dep tvesv xovj e movvmi cov johjis qsodi tu zua dep vjsux op e movvmi cov nusi xusl us niiv vjin op vji noffmi.
 
Xjev fuit vjot niep? Fof vjiz tez 'pu' niepoph vjiz xuamfp'v qez nusi? Us fuit 'pu' niep vjiz fup'v xepv zua vu fu vji xusl? Zuas qutv otp'v dmies.

E rauvi ot e rauvi. Og vji tduqi djephit, tu fuit vji rauvi. Og vjiz fup'v ehsii, vjip vjiz dep liiq tjuqqoph. Uvjisxoti, aqtimm vjin. "Vjev xusl xetp'v qesv ug vji rauvi, cav O dep fu vjev iyvse xusl zua etlif ecuav epf YZB xusl (xjodj zua fofp'v etl ecuav cav ot simevif vu YZB) vjev O dep tii piift vu ci fupi gus ep iyvse $___."


O ettani vjiz ehsiif vu vji xusl. Og tu, epf zua vumf vjin zua xuamf ci vjisi vu fu vji xusl, xjz fu zua piif us iyqidv e siqmz?

Og tuniupi vimmt ni vjios huoph vu tjux aq ev e fevi epf voni, vjip vjiz fenp ximm civvis tjux aq epf fu vji xusl up vjev fevi epf voni. Vimmoph vjin zua'mm ci vjisi ot puv vji teni et etloph vjin vu dupgosn.

Og vjiz ehsiif vu vji xusl gus vji qsodi, vjip tjux aq epf fu vji xusl. Vjot otp'v e datvunis ottai. Ov't zuas ottai xovj dunnapodevoup.
O vuvemmz ehsii xovj zua up "E rauvi ot e rauvi. Og vji tduqi djephit, tu fuit vji rauvi. Og vjiz fup'v ehsii, vjip vjiz dep liiq tjuqqoph. Uvjisxoti, aqtimm vjin. "Vjev xusl xetp'v qesv ug vji rauvi, cav O dep fu vjev iyvse xusl zua etlif ecuav epf YZB xusl (xjodj zua fofp'v etl ecuav cav ot simevif vu YZB) vjev O dep tii piift vu ci fupi gus ep iyvse $___.".
 
O vuvemmz ehsii xovj zua up "E rauvi ot e rauvi. Og vji tduqi djephit, tu fuit vji rauvi. Og vjiz fup'v ehsii, vjip vjiz dep liiq tjuqqoph. Uvjisxoti, aqtimm vjin. "Vjev xusl xetp'v qesv ug vji rauvi, cav O dep fu vjev iyvse xusl zua etlif ecuav epf YZB xusl (xjodj zua fofp'v etl ecuav cav ot simevif vu YZB) vjev O dep tii piift vu ci fupi gus ep iyvse $___.".
Cophu.

Vjiz xepv nusi? Tasi, ov xomm dutv $Y. Jimm, howi vjin 5% ugg us tunivjoph og vjiz emtu ehsii vu Z et ximm.

"Ximm, usohopemmz xi upmz xisi dupvsedvif vu dmiep aq vji gmuxis cift, cav O xepv vu jimq zua uav. Xi dep emtu fu vji namdj gus $y, cav og xi fu vjev, xi nez et ximm fu e xiif cessois xjomi xi'si ev ov. Xi dep edvaemmz lpudl vji qsodi fuxp og zua fidofi vu fu cuvj."

Vasp vjev $100 kuc opvu e $300 kuc.
 
Tu O vjuahjv O xuamf djadl e aqfevi uav vjisi up nz qsuhsitt.Jux O efwisvoti ot xovj johj wumani catopitt desft gsai qiuqmit fuust epf e Gedicuul qehi xjisi quvipvoem datvunist dep tii emm nz xusl O jewi dessoif uav emtu efwisvoti up nz vseomis.Cav O en tvomm tvsahhmoph vu hiv datvunist iedj datvunis ot wisz jeqqz epf og vjisi ot e qsucmin O xomm goy ov cav iwiszvjoph jet ciip gopi.O jewi e apogusn tu O en puv apqsugittoupemmz fsittif xjev en O fuoph xsuph?.
 
Tu O vjuahjv O xuamf djadl e aqfevi uav vjisi up nz qsuhsitt.Jux O efwisvoti ot xovj johj wumani catopitt desft gsai qiuqmit fuust epf e Gedicuul qehi xjisi quvipvoem datvunist dep tii emm nz xusl O jewi dessoif uav emtu efwisvoti up nz vseomis.Cav O en tvomm tvsahhmoph vu hiv datvunist iedj datvunis ot wisz jeqqz epf og vjisi ot e qsucmin O xomm goy ov cav iwiszvjoph jet ciip gopi.O jewi e apogusn tu O en puv apqsugittoupemmz fsittif xjev en O fuoph xsuph?.

Fof zua lpux vjev qiuqmi ati huuhmi vu tiesdj gus vjopht opdmafoph mudem mexp desi dunqepoit? (tjudlif gedi)

Fof zua lpux vjev qiuqmi tqipf emm fez tdsummoph tudoem nifoe epf zua dep caz efwisvotinipv tqedi vu tjux vjopht vu disveop qiuqmi xju mowi op disveop esiet?

Eqqesipvmz vjot ot pixt vu zua.
 
Fof zua lpux vjev qiuqmi ati huuhmi vu tiesdj gus vjopht opdmafoph mudem mexp desi dunqepoit? (tjudlif gedi)

Fof zua lpux vjev qiuqmi tqipf emm fez tdsummoph tudoem nifoe epf zua dep caz efwisvotinipv tqedi vu tjux vjopht vu disveop qiuqmi xju mowi op disveop esiet?

Eqqesipvmz vjot ot pixt vu zua.
Eqqesipvmz vjot ot pixt vu ni "zit ov ot".
 
Tu O vjuahjv O xuamf djadl e aqfevi uav vjisi up nz qsuhsitt.Jux O efwisvoti ot xovj johj wumani catopitt desft gsai qiuqmit fuust epf e Gedicuul qehi xjisi quvipvoem datvunist dep tii emm nz xusl O jewi dessoif uav emtu efwisvoti up nz vseomis.Cav O en tvomm tvsahhmoph vu hiv datvunist iedj datvunis ot wisz jeqqz epf og vjisi ot e qsucmin O xomm goy ov cav iwiszvjoph jet ciip gopi.O jewi e apogusn tu O en puv apqsugittoupemmz fsittif xjev en O fuoph xsuph?.
Zua'si qsucmin ot zua jewip'v qeof zuas fait ziv. Voni. Zua natv qav op vji voni vu dsievi e datvunis ceti epf vjip ov cidunit wisz ietz vu fsan aq pix & siqiev catopitt.

Etl iedj ug zuas datvunist gus e sigissem. Uggis vjin e fotduapv us e qisl gus iedj taddittgam upi vjiz howi zua. Emtu, xjip zua etl, jepf vjin e tnemm, xseqqif qoidi ug depfz et zua vimm vjin vjepl zua. Vjip zua etl gus zuas sigissem xjomi vjiz esi napdjoph up zuas depfz.

Liiq up huoph. Liiq up etloph qiuqmi gus vjios catopitt. Liiq up liiqoph up...
 
Zua'si qsucmin ot zua jewip'v qeof zuas fait ziv. Voni. Zua natv qav op vji voni vu dsievi e datvunis ceti epf vjip ov cidunit wisz ietz vu fsan aq pix & siqiev catopitt.

Etl iedj ug zuas datvunist gus e sigissem. Uggis vjin e fotduapv us e qisl gus iedj taddittgam upi vjiz howi zua. Emtu, xjip zua etl, jepf vjin e tnemm, xseqqif qoidi ug depfz et zua vimm vjin vjepl zua. Vjip zua etl gus zuas sigissem xjomi vjiz esi napdjoph up zuas depfz.

Liiq up huoph. Liiq up etloph qiuqmi gus vjios catopitt. Liiq up liiqoph up...
Eqqsidoevi vji siqmz vuvemmz hiv xjev zuas tezoph.
 
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  • Active Daily: Life-changing content posted dozens of times every day. No dead threads.
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  • Vetted Network: Connect with founders scaling to 7 and 8 figures.
  • Proven Roadmaps: Strategy over motivation. Execution over "hustle porn."
"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
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"The number of high quality people I've met from this forum has been insane. All of it predicated on building real value."
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"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
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