Why Being A Man & Growing A New Landscaping Business Is So Painful
I remember that point in time when I was starting with my landscaping business. With all the stress that came with me, not knowing anything about properly managing it, it felt like I was already dead from within. I was so lost. I kept on crying. I even saw myself becoming a person I had never liked from the beginning. People will question you. Time might even come wherein you’d doubt your own self, your own skills. Nevertheless, I’m here. I got through it. And with this episode, let me share with you how I was able to figure out my formula for success.
“The formula for your success, of course, you have to push your comfort zones, and you have to be uncomfortable. That’s where growth and personal development are at. You know in your heart what is right and what vibrates to the next level for you. You know your own unique path.”
– Keith Kalfas
Why do you have to listen to today’s episode.
00:12 – Remembering the story of a guy who jumped into the world without knowing anything made me reflect on how I was years back.
03:12 – Just to get my business off the ground, I had to become a man I don’t like. I made mistakes. I screwed up.
06:25 – You’ll look like a total idiot if you know nothing about what you’re doing. Stand in the face of fear, get things done, and don’t waste time.
09:09 – Be grateful for what you have, but also run for your freedom. When you feel like things are getting harder, that means you’re a lot closer to what you want to become.
12:56 – I got through it. I know that you also can. Go towards your growth and achieve things at your own pace.
18:00 – Today’s parting words: There’s a lot of personal growth and development that might have to happen inside of you before it ever happens on the outside.
Key Takeaways
“If you don’t understand payroll, the workers count, and how much to pay them and how to train them and how to hire them, you’re going to be the biggest idiot out there, and people are going to be all over your shit. They don’t even care when you say that you're trying your best. Like, it doesn’t matter how hard you try; this world is tough. And you’re just going to get ran over 1000 times until you get up and just keep facing it.”
“The more you grow, not only as a human but as a man, as an entrepreneur, the more you realize, and the universe shows you how small you are compared to how much you need to grow. Wherever you are right now, you ain’t there yet. So you need to do more and grow more and be more and achieve more.”
“When you’re putting everybody first instead of you, that’s when a dude ends up in a full-blown depression, with bags under his life, and feels worthless and valueless. You can’t win for losing. That’s a depressing place to be.”
“When you work yourself into that place where you suck, and everybody hates you, and no matter what you do, you can’t make your family happy, you can’t make your clients happy, and you keep making mistakes, that place right there – that means that you’re close to your breakthrough. That right there means that just on the other side of that brick wall, that’s where you crack through, and the sunshine comes in, and you start to feel that freedom. That’s when things start to come together.”
“Get in where you fit in. Screw everybody else. You got to do you for a while, and you got to learn, and you got to get the rhythm of this thing. And if it takes you longer than it takes other people, so be it, because it’s a lot better than you going out and making decisions to make other people happy.”
Connect with Keith
Resources/People Mentioned:
My Website: Official Site Keith Kalfas
My Podcast Page: The UNTRAPPED Podcast
My FREE Marketing Guide: Seven Steps to Marketing Your Business
Disney movie: Bambi
Mike Tyson: YouTube
Garrett White: https://garrettjwhite.com/
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