What a journey it has been and what a journey it will be...
2025 - made it through my first winter with my home service business, luckily I like saving money and had enough to squeak by. Continued to build my brand and focus on making clients happy. Brought on some contractors and dealt with a lot of headache. Bought a work van, it crapped out, bought a work truck, it has tried to crap out twice but I keep reviving it, woo! haha. Got a large storage unit so I could move my work tools/materials out of the garage, felt like a big step, but it was much less than my original plan to get a workshop ($200/mo vs $1,000-$1,600/mo) glad I talked with my grandpa who had a lawncare business for the storage unit insight. Got a professional email setup almost 2 years into my business, its not my name at gmail anymore, its my business name at wok . com. NICE! Now we are already about to enter 2026 with more wisdom. I like having people do work and I get paid for it, but making sure things get done right (or at leas the way you want it done) was challenging. Contractors constantly doing things there way and often royally messing things up and then they play dumb... lmao. Fun. The goals for this slow season/winter (End of March) - Setup automations/workflows within my CRM and MAKE SURE I USE IT! So I can have systems in place to keep up with new leads, old leads, current clients, etc. This will be a nice quality of life adjustment - Get my Freemium Skool community built up with pay options so if people so choose... they can purchase things to make their life easier instead of doing everything alone... like I did. Things like website building, logo creation, crm setup, one on one coaching, and a blueprint on how to get your first clients. This skool group will help me prepare for franchising my own business while igniting my dream of being a business coach and help others escape the rat race so they can make a considerable change for the better in their lives. With my CRM ready to rock, I will be ready to take on 2026 and make it an amazing year! LETS GO!