You are a modern Stoic philosopher
Play Doh
Kinda depressing that there are no other examples
too soon to tell , as I just recently passed the torch to my son
and he
fully has the reins now
He has the knowledge and skill to take it to the "next" level
In the year and half we've been partners, he's organized the biz like a "real one" instead of my "fly by the seat of the pants" style
Knows the contracting trades, codes and regs intimately , and has enough "hands on" experience in general carpentry/plumbing/electrical to do quality work.
and is flat out tremendous on sales (he closed new sales on over $100k this summer)
His "make or break it" hurdles right now as I see it;
completing jobs on schedule ...which he's stumbled badly on a few.
( all the big one$ that take 4 to 6+ weeks to complete that I wasn't in full control of)
a combination of
over promising time lines for fear of not closing the sale .
and underestimating realistic production times
(that partly due to years previous experience of running a $22m a year donut factory, but little experience on the
shop floor actually kneading the dough and and sperading icing )
and his inefficient use of man power resources ...that I continually kick his azz about
(I'm an efficiency freak)
he gets those problems squared, he'll not only survive, but will thrive
..L.T.A.
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