Time to take that toolbelt off!

Get Your Business Working

It’s when you put down the tools that your business starts working…and you work less.

The most successful businesses have mastered the art of being at the helm. If you are spending too much time on the tools, you probably know that being onsite all the time can hold you back. You may have discovered you can let go for a little while, but soon end up back where you started… Getting off the tools (and staying off the tools) is not an easy leap to make. ‘On the tools’ means more than just working on the job alongside the team, getting the work done.

It also means organising the work and making sure everything runs smoothly onsite and even running around chasing jobs – getting enough work. ‘On the tools’ is anything you could pay someone else to do. Sure, this stuff has to get done – otherwise the business stops.

Are you on the Tools Too Much

But being on the tools too much means you can’t get the important (but not as urgent) stuff done.

  • The things you do to find the real dollars.
  • The things you do to grow and expand.
  • The things you do to streamline your business, free up your time and get your life back.

It’s a cycle every trade business owner gets caught in.
Getting out takes effort. But when you do, everything gets better.

Because now you have time to focus on the things that drive profit, so you can make the real money. The captain of the ship can’t be below deck. They need to be up top, directing the ship so it goes in the right direction and you can see things coming so you don’t run aground.

If you can master this, you can have the lifestyle you wanted when you first went out on your own. More time to spend with family. More time for you.

The time and money to go on holidays (without things turning to chaos in your absence).

Time to Take the Tool Belt Off

Great, this sounds awesome. But how do I take off the toolbelt?

The most important thing is to keep the standards and the quality of work that YOU have established. So step back slowly and systematically, while getting your guys to take more responsibility. But if you go through this process too quickly you could get into trouble and fallback.

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