I'm currently in a position where I work a 9-5 office job in the cybersecurity industry. Good job, great company, and pretty good pay. But I've been noticing that my overall love for this type of work has really declined over the recent years, especially given what's required to maintain certifications and stay current with the industry. Pair that with the fact that my income just doesn't quite cut it for a sole provider of a family of 5, even with 2 weekend jobs, and I'm now looking to make some changes. Just wondering, for those who have gone full-time and left W2 work behind, have you noticed any improvements in quality of life, job satisfaction, or anything like that since making that jump and leaving corporate America behind?

Wanted to open this up for discussion because I think a lot of us deal with this. I think it is beneficial to ask all the questions and get different perspectives. I have $90K in fire mitigation work on the books right now. Forty thousand dollars of that is a single job. These are the jobs I want. This is the work I’m getting dialed in on. This is where my margins are, where my production is improving, and where I’m building a real reputation. And I’m also showing up this week to knock out a $3,000, $8,000 and $10,000 brush clearing job. Now, that’s real good money. I’m not saying it isn’t. But I said yes to it before I understood what it was actually costing me. It’s not just three grand. It’s a day of prep. It’s a day(s) of execution. It’s mental bandwidth. It’s time I’m not spending getting better at the thing that’s producing $40K jobs. I didn’t turn these smaller jobs down when they came in because revenue is revenue and I’m early enough in this business that saying no felt stupid. But now I’m sitting here with obligations on the calendar that are pulling me away from the work that actually moves the needle. Riches in the niches is something I believe in deeply. But believing it and actually operating that way are two different things. Right now I’m not fully doing the second one. So here’s the honest question I’m asking myself and I’ll throw it to the group: At what point do you get disciplined enough to say no to good money in order to protect your focus on great money? And for those of you who have made that call, what did that actually look like? Did you set a job minimum? Did you just start quoting the small stuff high enough that it either went away or became worth it? How did you draw the line? I appreciate yall in advance, work hard and say your prayers!

What do your estimates look like? Is it a total price with a job description or is like items with Project cost Mobilization Contingency

Saw the Podcast where Jacob stated that if people don't see a price they bail. This made me add this to my website. I am in Alpha test phase with a Spring of 2027 go live date.

Hi All! Just wanted to update and wrap up my long saga on here for everyone. I know it's a lot to read through, but if you're in the position I was a few months ago, wondering if this is all possible, I hope you can find a little motivation in this to give it a try. - April 10th I took possession of my new CAT 275xe. I finally got out of the dealer at around Noon and drove straight to my first job. Risky not having ran it before, but you gotta learn somehow! - spent almost every week day in the machine on jobs up until today trying to get caught up on all the work I booked before even having the machine (thanks to facebook ads) - have just a couple jobs left with paid deposits, finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. - grabbed some good before/after pics and vids to start creating new content for updating socials and new ads - 5 5-Star Reviews achieved on new Google Business Profile and counting Since April 10th, I have completed and received payment on $23,875 worth of work with an average job ticket of $3,410. The rest of this week and next week will be spent finishing up the final 2 jobs with deposits which will be for $9,875 worth of work. I hope someone gets a little value out of all this to see what is possible. A month ago, I was working a $90k a year W2 behind a computer all day. Miserable. Now, I'm in woods all day tearing things up and enjoying life so much more and making a great living. While I don't plan to run this wide open all the time, it is nice to see what is possible if you truly wanted to grind away and make hay when you can. Just don't get burned out! I am posting before/after vids of one of my favorite jobs I completed on a random Tuesday, and the rewarding joy you can bring with this work. I did this job for a couple who had inherited this property from a passing parent. They wanted to build their retirement home on this property. Both husband and wife were in tears after seeing the finished property (in a good way!) He said "I haven't been able to walk this property like this since I was a 6 year old boy. If it was Friday, I'd pack the kids and tent up and we'd camp out here all weekend."