When I first started my business, I was the King of Micromanagers. The result? I had so much control over the process that I didn’t really care who I hired, as long as they were cheap.
When I was first starting in business my goal was to be the cheapest around so people had to use our services. As time went on, I soon realized that being the cheapest makes it crazy hard to make money.
What’s the mark of a healthy business? Is it profit? Customer count? Leadership? I’d argue that the clearest sign of a healthy business is stable, positive cash flow.
It was a 62 duplex project in a town that was about an hour and a half drive from our shop. All of a sudden, we had way more work than we could have possibly imagined; it was an adrenaline rush.