From Chaos to Control: Staying Energized as a Home Service Operator
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Kenny Chapman and Chris Crew dive into the critical role of energy management, boundaries, and clear communication in avoiding chaos.
They share personal experiences and actionable strategies for creating a productive work environment, setting healthy boundaries, and staying focused on what truly matters.
Tune in to discover how saying “no” and prioritizing your energy can transform your business and improve your relationships.
- Kenny Chapman kicks things off by stating that life is simply an energy management game and that emotion is energy in motion.
- When it comes to your energy, there’s a series of questions that will help you understand how you approach yours.
- Contrary to what you may believe, doing things that drain your energy don’t translate into you bringing value to your team…
- Kenny and Chris Crew pull back the curtain on an example of candid communication that happened with a Blue Collar Success Group lead.
- Remember: when you’re the owner, you CAN’T interrupt the process or the flow, whether you like it or not.
- Kenny brings up a teachable moment of an owner-service manager interaction that didn’t go as most people would think it should’ve gone.
- Processes play a key role because they create space and boundaries – they are the operating system of the business.
- Chris opens up about how he and his wife Chelsea, who works with him from home, ultimately created the ideal working environment for them.
- Chris and his wife created boundaries by establishing the difference between personal conversations and relationship-related matters and professional ones.
- It’s imperative that you don’t let relationships bleed over into all conversations…otherwise, you’ll have plenty of blurred lines!
- Kenny shares a series of key questions he and his wife Christy have asked themselves throughout the years.
- Boundaries are positives for two reasons: they keep things in and they keep things out.
- Always keep in mind that what adds to your energy and what takes away from your energy are different for everybody.
- Chris suggests asking yourself “What are the things I need to know? And what are the things I need to ‘NO’?”
- Kenny and Chris discuss the overcommitment trap – and why you should avoid falling into it.
- Chris shares an exercise that will help you approach tasks, as well as your effectiveness in dealing with them, differently.
- Never forget this: chaos ensues because you don’t learn to say no.
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