Like cheese, good things take time

Published about 16 hours ago • 1 min read

You’re ready to go.
You’ve got the gear.
Now all you need is some calls.

You build a website.
Set up your Google Business Profile.
Make a Facebook page.

You introduce yourself in the local community group.
Start posting.
Start showing up and helping people.

You talk to people you know and ask if they know anyone who needs help.
Some say they’ll pass your name along, but it’s quiet.

You print out some ads and tape them to the window at the bakery and the local dairy.
You leave cards at the mower shop for customers waiting on repairs.
You stop by a few property managers to say hi.

And still… silence.

You wonder if anyone even noticed.
If all this effort is for nothing.
But you keep showing up anyway.

Then, out of the blue, you get a call.
Then another.
Then a message from Facebook.
Then someone says, “Hey, my neighbor gave me your number.”

And slowly but surely it grows.

You start getting busy because now, you’re on the map.

Not because of luck.
Not because of a viral post.
But because you planted the seeds and didn’t stop watering them.

These things don’t happen overnight.
But if you stick with it, they do happen.

Bit by bit.
Step by step.
One conversation, one card, one customer at a time.

It takes time and dedication.
but if you stick with it,
It will happen.

Until next time, get out there, mow lawns and have fun

Stuart

Lawnmowing101

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