I didn't want to hijack the positivity of haz post but hoping people can relate to my situation. I'd like to think I'm like haz, Darran, damo and others in that I would love to build a real, successful window cleaning business. The difference is they are doing it and I'm not.
I've done well to build a good one man job but finding it so difficult to know how to expand successfully and do it.
I don't have a reliable sales system of my own and I've no idea how to hire good employees and interview properly to attract the right staff and weed out the bad. It seems like some who do well just wing it and it works maybe?
To top it off I have depression and it comes in waves out of the blue. I can feel hopeful and have so much ambition and try plan how I'm gonna build and then out the blue it gets me and I then have trouble even going to work. It's so bad atm that I just want to focus on getting through my existing work every 4 weeks instead of dreaming about expanding and being one of the most successful window cleaning owners ever. I've cleaned windows for 15 years and I feel i should be way ahead given the amount of desire i have but it's like i have a war going on inside where the depression saps my will and motivation to keep going.
I'm hoping I'm not alone in this and that theres someone who has successfully overcome it.
For those that don't have it but are driven to succeed, Do you really wake up each morning raring to go clean windows (this is how I want to be) or is it more a case of you don't like it but are disciplined enough and the rewards of doing it motivate you each day?
For my sake and everyone else who suffers with depression in this line of work, I hope someone on here has cracked it or has some good advice.
I've done well to build a good one man job but finding it so difficult to know how to expand successfully and do it.
I don't have a reliable sales system of my own and I've no idea how to hire good employees and interview properly to attract the right staff and weed out the bad. It seems like some who do well just wing it and it works maybe?
To top it off I have depression and it comes in waves out of the blue. I can feel hopeful and have so much ambition and try plan how I'm gonna build and then out the blue it gets me and I then have trouble even going to work. It's so bad atm that I just want to focus on getting through my existing work every 4 weeks instead of dreaming about expanding and being one of the most successful window cleaning owners ever. I've cleaned windows for 15 years and I feel i should be way ahead given the amount of desire i have but it's like i have a war going on inside where the depression saps my will and motivation to keep going.
I'm hoping I'm not alone in this and that theres someone who has successfully overcome it.
For those that don't have it but are driven to succeed, Do you really wake up each morning raring to go clean windows (this is how I want to be) or is it more a case of you don't like it but are disciplined enough and the rewards of doing it motivate you each day?
For my sake and everyone else who suffers with depression in this line of work, I hope someone on here has cracked it or has some good advice.