Bot. Way over 20 posts today.

You need a hug.

Why do you think you know more than people who collect this data? Because your gut feeling?

I’m a business owner, and my circle and area is not seeing a slowdown. The economy is rolling.

The only people who don’t see this are Fox News people or crypto clowns.

I’m noticing a trend that has to do with single founders / small leadership teams that run $1-5M businesses.

How are you making this observation?

Is this for you or someone else?

If it’s for the founder that isn’t you, then it’s up for them to decide the difference. Unless you’re their equal or their manager, they’re spending their own time.

What should I do. By this time next month I NEED to be making 5k minimum per month

You need to shed some liabilities, if you NEED to be making $5k a month.

Lower your bills, aka burn rate, to as close to zero as possible. Then if you want to start a business, you can actually start small and manageable and build in a way that is sustainable.

How’s the thickness? I’ve been eyeing it for a while, but a lot of seikos are too thick for me.

Lol, you think it’s failing? It’s only getting started, clearly.

Be a doctor, dentist, high level salesman, or start a business.

Jesus what a weird post.

Jesus what a weird post.

Banks and lenders are just money stores. Try to get the best deal possible, and don’t let them act like they’re doing you a favor. Let them know you’re going to shop around, but don’t let them know with who. Sometimes it’s a small world and they know each other.

The idea doesn’t matter. You could mow lawns, be a plumber, paint houses, or anything. Do a good job, answer your phone, and treat your customers right and make them happy, and you’ll make a killing. And stay out of debt as much as possible.

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Explorer. It’s awesome.

Also I hate the cyclops.

1974 Seiko Lordmatic. 1981 Seiko 5.

The Lordmatic is one of my favorite watches.

You typed this into a device that’s not physically connected to anything, and we all can see it. Humanity is winning.

I have a good balance. Granted I have an established business, but even starting out I treated workouts and fun stuff as non-negotiable and worked around them. Now, I delegate almost everything, and what I can’t delegate I get done first thing in the morning. My current schedule is about 7:30-4:30 with a 2-3 hour break where I workout, run errands, and eat lunch. I don’t answer business calls once I get home.

I’m 37 married with a 15 month old, and an active social life and I run and coach a rugby team. Family always takes priority.

4 months a year I’m slammed, and I know it and I prepare for it. I shorten my workouts and increase intensity. On the weekends I prioritize on recovery and relaxing at least one day.

I always work on the most important things first, and I don’t put them off. Almost every distraction that comes can wait at least a few hours.

Workouts are as important as the work, because they reduce stress and increase energy and mood.

I stay out of the car as much as possible. When I am in the car, I make my phone calls.

I avoid meetings like the plague. I don’t do lunch or anything like that unless it fits in my schedule and I want to do it.

I prioritize social events and I don’t try to do them all. I tell fomo to f-off.

If it’s not important I don’t do it. Period.

I plan things I want to do in advance and I work around that and plan well ahead for my absence from the shop and office.

Most people spend too much time not doing the work and instead doing all the things around the work. I’m ruthlessly protective of my calendar, and I don’t do anything I don’t want to do, unless it helps a loved one, which still falls under the umbrella of something I want to do.

Prioritize, then prioritize your priorities, and do the most important things first.

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain, and most fools do.

I don’t know, as I’ve yet seen one I would respond to.The biggest and best companies don’t use this tactic.

I find them scammy or illegitimate at the very least. It feels like an invasion of privacy or something, and a tactic only a beginner would use. I don’t deal with beginners, as I want a proven product and company. That’s my thought on it.

If you did or said things that you regret, I would apologize for that. Don’t expect the customer to apologize though.