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Final Entrepreneurial Advice: Perseverance and Team Building

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Derek explains that while his physical labor has decreased, the mental effort and strategic thinking required as a business owner never stop. He's constantly thinking about design, projects, and plans, even during personal time. He notes that the goal is not to stop working hard, but to transition from external physical labor to internal strategic work. His advice for aspiring entrepreneurs is simple: 'You can't give up.' He stresses the importance of perseverance, having a clear plan, and hiring good, motivated employees to whom you can delegate tasks effectively. He believes in surrounding himself with individuals who are better than him in their respective fields.

Goal: Offer concluding motivational advice for entrepreneurs, emphasizing perseverance and strategic hiring.

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  • Good Employees N/A — Building a successful and thriving business
  • Plan N/A — Guiding business decisions and employee tasks
  • Trust N/A — Fostering a productive and autonomous work environment

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in put in my two-week notice so so it's not an easy journey no it's extremely hard but I tell you what it's been extremely fun and you know there's not a lot of things I would change when look back at it like there's not much of a change to like the Sun but where you are right now though right there's not much you would change you've been doing this for 13 years do you work as hard today as you did back then to get started I would say the truth no okay do I work hard yes you know I need now as the business is grown I need to have a little bit more of a clear mind so I work hard but it's more internal working not external okay so that's still working it or what you say you're telling me that if you sit in that office all day long even if you're not out busting your butt you don't come home mentally exhausted and pretty much fried no look I when I say work hard before I did physical labor all day long like I didn't get in till 10 11 o'clock now when I go home yes I still work I think I'm thinking about the stuff I'm drawing and like that never ends when I go on vacation that never stops you cannot shut that off as a business owner that's one of the sacrifices you're you have to be willing to make yes you have to be willing when when everybody else is off having fun I'm generally even though I'm having fun I'm still thinking about stuff you're thinking about Monday and you're thinking about all the projects you got going and how you're gonna make sure you got to have the plan so when the guys come up to you and wonder what they're gonna do the next week you have to have a plan ready for them so I want to talk a little bit about your team do you motivate them to work as hard as you possibly can understand I'm guessing nobody works as hard as you or do you have guys that will work as hard as I I do think I got guys I'll work as hard as me yeah so I've got I've got one guy that will work as as I do and I think that's the key is to find that motivated guy that it will work right alongside you and then you've got actually how did you foster that in them was that just natural or do you get wall here no I think the thing we do different here is I make it fun like I don't we're just a different shop like when the guys come here I'm not corporate like the guys come in late I understand they got families you know for us it's a little bit easier we're under one roof so like if somebody wants coming in hour late I don't care as long as you get your stuff done like I…

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