Jim Johnson, a contractor business coach with 23 years of experience, argues that discipline—doing hard work consistently—drives business success. He cites that 70-80% of contractors fail within three years and commits to publishing daily coaching moments for 40 days to help them stay in business.
About 40 days.
70–80% go out of business within the first three years.
23 years.
Hey, guys. Jim Johnson. And we do these things called coaching moments. The reason we do is we've been doing this coaching thing for a little while, about eight years now, and we learn a little bit here and there, and we want to share it with you guys. And today I want to talk about discipline. It's been a thing that's been big on my mind. It's one of the things that I find kind of makes a difference whether you're hitting that successful mode that you want or maybe you're not. And discipline is the. Is getting up and doing the hard work that's necessary when you need to. And I'm going to do a little bit of that here over the next 40 days or so, I'm going to make a commitment to show up a little bit early for work and shoot one of these coaching moments every morning. And while it's not something that I normally get excited about doing, I find the value in it. It helps me get better at what I'm going to do, helps me serve you guys out. And you might be able to share a little wisdom with you that helps you with your business. So this discipline thing, it's you deciding that there's something that you want badly enough that you're willing to do the hard work necessary to do it. And I want something badly enough. I want to see contractors stop going out of business. 70 to 80% of contractors go out of business in the first three years. I want to see that stop. And I want it passionately. I want it badly, and I'll do what is necessary to make that happen. And so what I'm going to do is, each day I'm going to come in and I'm going to share with you guys some of the key things that help you be successful. What we've learned, what we've ascertained from the clients that we've been able to help. I've been doing this for 23 years now, and maybe there's a little bit of wisdom I can share that makes your path a little bit easier. And me using this discipline to do so makes the industry a better place. Great. Then maybe I help one or two contractors stay in business and achieve their dreams, get control of their business so they can grow their business and find that personal and financial freedom they're chasing.
