As a business owner, do you ever burn out or get stressed? With the travel and other demands, I know, this time of year I can burn out. It’s before 7a.m. and I am pounding away on an article that snuck up on me and thinking, oh no, not another article. I bet you get this same feeling when you are humping away on an estimate that is due any moment. Like me, I am sure you have great employees and support but something about our mortality begins to whisper in our head as we age. The recession has made business more challenging for some and created additional stress. Fortunately, business is good for everyone at PROOF Management and I love what I do, but we can all have second doubts.
First, I think it is important to remember where we started and where we are now. I have been in business more than 30 years and while the recession is challenging, business is still good. The last few years of good economy spoiled many contractors. Sustaining such smooth sailing was not realistic. The economy is getting better for progressive businesses that have changed with the times. Fortunately, many of your competitors who failed to change or were poor businesspeople are finally beginning to fade away.