I used to think working flat out was the secret sauce.

Start early. Knock off late. Pack your day with jobs

But that mindset nearly buried my business.

What if you could make more money by doing less?

Crazy, right?

It wasn’t until I sat down and actually timed every single lawn I mowed... that I realised some of my “good jobs” were absolute dogs.

I was going off my gut feelings, no real logic.

One lawn I liked? Took me 45 minutes. Paid $35. I thought I was killing it.

However, another one at the same price took me 22 minutes. That one was worth keeping.

So I started dropping the duds. One by one.

No big dramatic overhaul. No big scary change.

Just one slow step at a time.

I started tracking everything. Travel time. Job time. Even how long I spent talking to old Mrs. Jenkins while she told me about her cat’s dental surgery.

The difference?

I ended up with a round that paid way more… for fewer hours.

I raised my prices. Got rid of low-paying clients. Streamlined the way I worked.

Suddenly, I had time to breathe.

Time to sharpen blades. Time to tweak my mower. Time to actually run my business, not just chase it around all day.

And here’s the best bit:

I didn’t just make more money, I actually started enjoying the job again.

You don’t need to go big. Just start small. Track your lawns. Ditch the worst ones. Keep the best.

Slow down… and watch things take off.

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

Stuart

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