I get asked this question quite a bit via email, so I thought I would tackle it today with a post on the topic. Becoming successful is a combination of many different things, but two things stick out to me more than anything else. Ready for the first big secret? This will probably come as no surprise, but “working hard” is secret number one! This one was really a no brainer, … [Read more...] about What’s the secret to becoming successful?
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7 Questions You Need To Ask Yourself
Every once in a while you need to stop the presses and evaluate your efforts. This act invariably leads to asking yourself a few questions about how your cleaning business performed over a given period of time. These questions will help you move from the past to the future in a profitable manner. Though each of us faces unique challenges, the following 7 questions are pretty … [Read more...] about 7 Questions You Need To Ask Yourself
Analyze This…Motivation, Enthusiasm & Fun
Today I want to talk about your motivation for starting a cleaning business. If you are starting your own cleaning business just for the money, you may be starting it for the wrong reason. Lets analyze why. Money is a great motivator, but you will go nowhere if that is your only reason for starting your own cleaning business. You must believe that there is more to it than … [Read more...] about Analyze This…Motivation, Enthusiasm & Fun
Never Never Never Never Give Up
"Never never never never give up" is quite a powerful quote. Those famous words are attributed to Winston Churchill from a speech he gave in late 1941 concerning the war effort. Those words never never never never give up also resonate in the context of starting your own cleaning business. It is easy to get discouraged and want to give up. Everything seems so overwhelming at … [Read more...] about Never Never Never Never Give Up
Screening Applicants Over The Phone
When you run a help wanted ad with your phone number listed you can be sure of one thing. The phone is going to ring. Probably quite a bit. Now having a bunch of applicants calling is a good thing right? I mean that is the whole idea correct? Well...yes it is. But it could also lead to some undesirable side effects. One being wasting your time on unqualified … [Read more...] about Screening Applicants Over The Phone