Achieve Success Delegate Your Way To Success

I owned a construction company for 20 years before I started my own online business. For the first five years, I sweated and struggled, and nearly closed my doors. I came very close to failure, until a good friend offered valuable advice.

For young construction companies, finding clients is the difference between corporate life and death. While I manage to find many small jobs, most of these only lasted two or three days. I was running myself ragged trying to pay the bills. I was desperate to find larger jobs, which were more profitable and saved time moving in setting up equipment.

Over time, my business grew. My helper and I were extremely busy with jobs of all sizes - large ones, small ones, and everything in between. We were working long hours trying to keep up. I was reaching my limit and didn't know how much longer I could go on. My helper and I could not physically produce any more.

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I could not make anymore money than I was making at the time, because I could not physically produce any more work. There was only so much I could do. I had reached an earning plateau because of what I could physically produce in a given year. The problem was...I knew I could quit my construction company and go to work as a building superintendent for a large homebuilder in Houston. I could make about the same amount of money AND get free medical insurance, free dental insurance, a retirement plan and even go home at 6pm everyday.

Being self-employed, I had none of these benefits. It was time to make a decision - keep working 70 hours a week, with no benefits, or make a change. I decided it was time to change.

I heard about some courses for remodeling contractors offered by the Home Builders Association in San Antonio, about 3 hours away from my town. So, I bit the bullet, got a hotel room for 3 nights and drove to San Antonio. Although I learned a ton in the courses, I learned even more during the lunches and dinners with the other people taking the courses. One of the people I met was Don Boozer (yep, that's his real name!). Don told me to put down the hammer, quit doing everything myself and begin general contracting.

"But Don," I asked, "if I don't do the work, who will? I'll just be phoning other people to do my work. Nobody's going to pay me to make phone calls."

Don replied, "Oh, they'll pay you and they'll pay you well!" And so they did.

I took a chance and followed his advice. Over the next year, my income doubled. The job in Houston wasn't looking so attractive anymore. In the next year, my income doubled again. And my income has remained at least six figures every year, ever since.

Why do I tell you that story?

I increased my income quickly because I increased my business awareness. You can too. The fastest way to increase your income is to start an EZ web business or to attend a conference based on your industry. Want to make money online? Then you need a conference specific to online businesses, one that can help you create a business plan for your online business!

About the Author:

Stephen Beck teaches 7 simple repeatable steps to beginning a Christian Home Based Business. For a free CD explaining these steps, go to Start Home Business immediately.

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