A short YouTube clip by Mike Andes arguing equipment purchases and maintenance (e.g., a broken mower) are low-impact distractions and should not drive major business decisions. Instead, Andes emphasizes three higher-leverage actions to grow a business: hiring, branding, and delegating to team members.
Equipment purchases and maintenance will not move the needle. Yes, it's important, but it's not going. It should not debilitate you and you should not overreact to things happening in your business. When a mower goes down, and you definitely shouldn't be making business changing decisions because of a mower that went down one time. It's not going to actually move the needle to your business. What's going to move the needle to your business, by the way, is hiring, branding, and making sure as you bring on team members, you delegate. That's what's going to move the needle. That's what's going to grow a business.
