[Intercooled]

Originally Posted by JBM

And to throw this out, having been self-employed twice now, i ifnd it is more benificial to have other people making you the money while you are out looking for other ways for those people to make you more.

I tried doing it the "im going to work myself to death, to get rich" way, but all i got out of it was stress, and not much money.

Up north i was in a business where people wanted my skill and talent to do a job for them, not some goons who didnt care. I hired who i could to help, but i had to keep an eye on QC. Then after the work was done i had to make appointments, look at jobs, do paper work, goto get supplies ect...

Probably pretty similar to how quality pro detailers operate. It is great to be your own boss, ill never go back, but doing it this way, your income is limited and there isnt much chance of branching out or growing.

So, when i see quicky detail operations show up with some "goons" wiping off cars with bath towels, i understand why they exist. Its not entirely because of what people are willing to pay, its one way to operate a business.

I started my fist business when i was 25, and by the time i hit 28 i started to notice who had the biger bucks, and what they did every day. The ones with, what i would call serious money, didnt do any of the construction work, their job was running the business.

Everyone i knew who was out in the mud every day banging their own nails, laying their own tile ect.. had "normal" money.

What does everyone else think of my observation?

Excellent observation.!!! I have hired a few over the past year. Hoping to be that guy who has people who make me the money while I run the show. All I did was go around baby sitting my workers. I fixed all thier screw ups and Qc wen way down. I had hoped for a more care free life style but all I got was way more stress. My latest employee is leaving tommorow and I'm going back to just me and a helper. I'm going to slow down a bit and enjoy the work more. Bring back some great QC and sleep well at night. I guess I dont have a personality to have a bunch of employees and let them do thier thing. I care too much about the finished product and worry alot about what goes on. I'm kind of at a turning a point in my business. I used to try and do every job and not dissapoint any customers. I feel now that I'm only going to take what I feel I wantto do at the price I want to get. LIke my wife says " your not superman, you cant be everywhere at once". All my hard work has made me very tired and i'm only 33. I could kind pf a sense a possible heart attack coming in years to come. I'm looking forward to slowing down a bit and just keeping it small. I guess sometimes I'm dissapointed in myslef that I'm not going to make it "big time" or maybe I gave up on having a big compnay. I think i expect alot out myslef and always fear failure. But I learned at the beginning from an old timer who used to always tell me "work smarter not harder"!!