My alarm clock is set for 6am
I wake up, lay in bed, cuddle with the girlfriend, watch the sun come up over the lake, check my phone.
She gets up and makes bacon and coffee just before 7, around 7 I come downstairs and have bacon and coffee and pop open the laptop.
I make the schedule for my employees. If I see some message saying "Hey I can't come in today my dog is getting an abortion" or some other random shit then I have to get dressed in work clothes and I go work. If that happens then I'll be out mowing some lawns for 5 hours. If not then I make the schedule for the guys and plan out my day. I "work" about 1 day a week. If someone quits I'll be out there training a new guy for a few days. It happens. Not the end of the world, just a headache.
I'll get dressed and take care of something that needs doing. I'll do a little admin work, address customer complaints or something, and other than that I'll relax.
I'll head to the golf course and practice a bit and maybe play a short round by sneaking on at the local course. I'm not going to pay $30 every day just to golf.
I'll check in on the guys and make sure everything is running smooth. I'll have a light lunch and find something to do. Today I'm gonna lay out on the dock with my girlfriend and then pickup some stuff from the store with her.
At around 530 I'm gonna give a quote to a customer and hopefully sign them up. I'll come back home and eat some salmon and veggies then hit the gym at around 830 tonight. I'll come home and relax until 11ish and then go to bed.
My job is to keep the company running smooth, and be the backup employee if necessary.
I don't spend too much. I try to avoid going out. I hate it. Lets get fat and spend $300. F*ck that. I'm not at the point yet where I can spend lots of money on hobbies and not be spread too thin. I will just wait until I've got twice as many crews working before I change my spending habits. I will focus everything on improving the company, and have enough employees that I'm never out there working again, THEN I'll start enjoying spending more money.
"Not worrying" is a big part of my focus since it's easy to be stressed when you have employees doing the work, and if things go wrong you are the one who has to deal with it. If you are afraid of things going wrong, you will still have things go wrong, except you will be stressed out in the meantime. Accept that things will go wrong, do what you can to keep things going smooth, and don't worry.
My daily habits are to check in, be the backup employee, focus on my health and fitness, enjoy the sunshine and not get too complacent. I remember how hard things used to be. I work to make sure I don't have to do those things again. I enjoy these good times and it reminds me if things ever get hard, that there's good times coming soon. Always staying calm, having perspective, staying healthy, enjoying the sun a little, doing a bit of work, and reminding yourself of why you're doing everything and what your long term goals are. That's the daily agenda.
I wake up, lay in bed, cuddle with the girlfriend, watch the sun come up over the lake, check my phone.
She gets up and makes bacon and coffee just before 7, around 7 I come downstairs and have bacon and coffee and pop open the laptop.
I make the schedule for my employees. If I see some message saying "Hey I can't come in today my dog is getting an abortion" or some other random shit then I have to get dressed in work clothes and I go work. If that happens then I'll be out mowing some lawns for 5 hours. If not then I make the schedule for the guys and plan out my day. I "work" about 1 day a week. If someone quits I'll be out there training a new guy for a few days. It happens. Not the end of the world, just a headache.
I'll get dressed and take care of something that needs doing. I'll do a little admin work, address customer complaints or something, and other than that I'll relax.
I'll head to the golf course and practice a bit and maybe play a short round by sneaking on at the local course. I'm not going to pay $30 every day just to golf.
I'll check in on the guys and make sure everything is running smooth. I'll have a light lunch and find something to do. Today I'm gonna lay out on the dock with my girlfriend and then pickup some stuff from the store with her.
At around 530 I'm gonna give a quote to a customer and hopefully sign them up. I'll come back home and eat some salmon and veggies then hit the gym at around 830 tonight. I'll come home and relax until 11ish and then go to bed.
My job is to keep the company running smooth, and be the backup employee if necessary.
I don't spend too much. I try to avoid going out. I hate it. Lets get fat and spend $300. F*ck that. I'm not at the point yet where I can spend lots of money on hobbies and not be spread too thin. I will just wait until I've got twice as many crews working before I change my spending habits. I will focus everything on improving the company, and have enough employees that I'm never out there working again, THEN I'll start enjoying spending more money.
"Not worrying" is a big part of my focus since it's easy to be stressed when you have employees doing the work, and if things go wrong you are the one who has to deal with it. If you are afraid of things going wrong, you will still have things go wrong, except you will be stressed out in the meantime. Accept that things will go wrong, do what you can to keep things going smooth, and don't worry.
My daily habits are to check in, be the backup employee, focus on my health and fitness, enjoy the sunshine and not get too complacent. I remember how hard things used to be. I work to make sure I don't have to do those things again. I enjoy these good times and it reminds me if things ever get hard, that there's good times coming soon. Always staying calm, having perspective, staying healthy, enjoying the sun a little, doing a bit of work, and reminding yourself of why you're doing everything and what your long term goals are. That's the daily agenda.