The key to success is adaptability, if you ask me.
This is a single of the first lessons I was taught as a soldier, and it was a single of the most valuable lessons I’ve ever heard about business.
It actually doesn’t matter what you do, you need to have a plan, and since life rarely lets you plan things separate from ruining them (or is that just me?) you need a plan you can adapt as needed. Have goals, have benchmarks, have keystones, however don’t get too caught up in the little details, let them work themselves out as you go along. This is why I run my Heating and Air Conditioning business out of a work van, and don’t rent a storefront, then my base of operations is actually my garage, by my Heating and Air Conditioning work van isn’t big enough to hold all of my tools and device at a single time. That is okay, because it is precious that a single job will require all of the unusual tools, so my heating and cooling business stays agile and mobile. The overhead I save on rent, utilities, and numerous types of insurance, allow me to charge lower prices than my Heating and Air Conditioning competitors, as well as offer faster response. In the military I was regularly taught “travel light, fight hard” and that is the attitude I bring to my Heating and Air Conditioning corporation every day. I take only what I need to do any particular Heating and Air Conditioning repair as suddenly and efficiently as possible, separate from ever compromising on quality. My fellow Heating and Air Conditioning techs are not particularly fond of me, however that actually isn’t my problem.