The Contractor Fight with Tom Reber

Is there any better feeling than selling a job at the price that you determined based on your costs and profit desire? Everyone wants that feeling. Here’s one thing that you absolutely cannot do if you want that feeling. Make no assumptions!   In this episode, we talk about… A mistake that we all make at one time or another Don’t project your what’s important to you onto the prospect Take the time to shut your mouth and listen to their motivations Play the detective, not the expert   Links to resources: Learn how to market like a pro in our Marketing Boot Camp!  Schedule A Contractor Sales Academy Demo Order Your Fight Planner The Contractor Fight Facebook Group The Contractor Fight Night The $100k Contractor is designed to get you to at least $100k a year in personal income. It’s time we quit stealing from our families and get that time back! The Bridge The Contractor Fight TV The Contractor Sales Academy Podcast   Want to stop sucking the life out of your contracting business? Join the Contractor Sales Academy and take command of your entire sales process! CSA is a game-changer for your business.   Read more at http://strongpreneur.libsyn.com/#vyWRWfcf0VRHIKyQ.99

Seek and you shall find. We all need a reminder that we get what we look for. What we continuously tell ourselves is what we will continuously see in our lives, so make sure your brain is focused on the right things!   In this episode, we talk about… You see more of what you continue to tell yourself Thoughts lead to beliefs, beliefs lead to actions, actions lead to results Eventually, your beliefs will be the only things that you see Start your day in a fashion that will positively impact the rest of the day   Links to resources: Learn how to market like a pro in our Marketing Boot Camp!  Schedule A Contractor Sales Academy Demo Order Your Fight Planner The Contractor Fight Facebook Group The Contractor Fight Night The $100k Contractor is designed to get you to at least $100k a year in personal income. It’s time we quit stealing from our families and get that time back! The Bridge The Contractor Fight TV The Contractor Sales Academy Podcast   Want to stop sucking the life out of your contracting business? Join the Contractor Sales Academy and take command of your entire sales process! CSA is a game-changer for your business.   Read more at http://strongpreneur.libsyn.com/#vyWRWfcf0VRHIKyQ.99

2020 has been rough for some, a win for others, and an opportunity to get better for business owners. Tom’s guest today is Daniel, a builder that builds stuff and does a hell of a job of it. Daniel has been in business for 12 years and currently has 8 employees and does $2.6M in revenue.   In this episode, we talk about… Financial challenges are always on the frontline for business owners Life is too short to suck at what you are doing Having an abundance mentality allows the guilt around money to fade away Every day, the light at the end of the tunnel gets a little bit brighter Breathing room can help you focus on improving your systems You didn’t get where you are over night   Links to resources: Learn how to market like a pro in our Marketing Boot Camp!  Schedule A Contractor Sales Academy Demo Order Your Fight Planner The Contractor Fight Facebook Group The Contractor Fight Night The $100k Contractor is designed to get you to at least $100k a year in personal income. It’s time we quit stealing from our families and get that time back! The Bridge The Contractor Fight TV The Contractor Sales Academy Podcast   Want to stop sucking the life out of your contracting business? Join the Contractor Sales Academy and take command of your entire sales process! CSA is a game-changer for your business.   Read more at http://strongpreneur.libsyn.com/#vyWRWfcf0VRHIKyQ.99

We are all wired a certain way. That’s just how it is. Knowing what you are good at and what you don’t do so well can help move some major obstacles out of the way. The DISC assessment can help you figure out those strengths and weaknesses so you can bring in the right people to grow your business. Tom just took his and the results are pretty interesting!   In this episode, we talk about… Breaking down the DISC assessment People do all sorts of things to waste time Find out what motivates people by finding out how they are wired What your weaknesses can tell you about growing your business   Links to resources: Innerview Advisors Learn how to market like a pro in our Marketing Boot Camp!  Schedule A Contractor Sales Academy Demo Order Your Fight Planner The Contractor Fight Facebook Group The Contractor Fight Night The $100k Contractor is designed to get you to at least $100k a year in personal income. It’s time we quit stealing from our families and get that time back! The Bridge The Contractor Fight TV The Contractor Sales Academy Podcast   Want to stop sucking the life out of your contracting business? Join the Contractor Sales Academy and take command of your entire sales process! CSA is a game-changer for your business.   Read more at http://strongpreneur.libsyn.com/#vyWRWfcf0VRHIKyQ.99

You go out to consult; they like you; everything is going great, and then what happens? They go into the witness protection program and you can’t get ahold of them. Getting ghosted has happened to every contractor during the sales process, but are you ghosting your clients?   In this episode, we talk about… The impression that consumers have with contractors If you’re going to have a company FB page, you have to respond to people Stop giving your leads more on their to-do list Make it simple for people and reply yesterday   Links to resources: Learn how to market like a pro in our Marketing Boot Camp!  Schedule A Contractor Sales Academy Demo Order Your Fight Planner The Contractor Fight Facebook Group The Contractor Fight Night The $100k Contractor is designed to get you to at least $100k a year in personal income. It’s time we quit stealing from our families and get that time back! The Bridge The Contractor Fight TV The Contractor Sales Academy Podcast   Want to stop sucking the life out of your contracting business? Join the Contractor Sales Academy and take command of your entire sales process! CSA is a game-changer for your business.   Read more at http://strongpreneur.libsyn.com/#vyWRWfcf0VRHIKyQ.99  

Take a minute and think about the way that you view yourself. Our words have a massive amount of power towards other people and ourselves. Words can recreate the outcomes in your life like you wouldn’t believe!   In this episode, we talk about… Positive affirmations can totally change the game for you Neuroplasticity is the ability of our words to rewire our brains Combat your negative self-thoughts with positive “I am” statements   Links to resources: Learn how to market like a pro in our Marketing Boot Camp!  Schedule A Contractor Sales Academy Demo Order Your Fight Planner The Contractor Fight Facebook Group The Contractor Fight Night The $100k Contractor is designed to get you to at least $100k a year in personal income. It’s time we quit stealing from our families and get that time back! The Bridge The Contractor Fight TV The Contractor Sales Academy Podcast   Want to stop sucking the life out of your contracting business? Join the Contractor Sales Academy and take command of your entire sales process! CSA is a game-changer for your business.   Read more at http://strongpreneur.libsyn.com/#vyWRWfcf0VRHIKyQ.99

This is going to seem counterintuitive, but you need to schedule days off for yourself every month. You may think that this is going to slow you down, but sometimes you have to slow down to speed up. This doesn’t mean your team isn’t working, it just means you aren’t!   In this episode, we talk about… Look at your calendar and plan stuff that you want to do You will always use the time that is available for a task The worst thing that can happen if you take a day off Benefits of taking days off   Links to resources: The 4-Hour Workweek Learn how to market like a pro in our Marketing Boot Camp!  Schedule A Contractor Sales Academy Demo Order Your Fight Planner The Contractor Fight Facebook Group The Contractor Fight Night The $100k Contractor is designed to get you to at least $100k a year in personal income. It’s time we quit stealing from our families and get that time back! The Bridge The Contractor Fight TV The Contractor Sales Academy Podcast   Want to stop sucking the life out of your contracting business? Join the Contractor Sales Academy and take command of your entire sales process! CSA is a game-changer for your business. Read more at http://strongpreneur.libsyn.com/#vyWRWfcf0VRHIKyQ.99

One of the hardest things for contractors to do is show their worth, but that doesn’t decrease their value. Tom’s guest today is Jason, a handyman that has been in business for 3 years. As a one-man show, he pulls in $125K in revenue a year and pays himself 35% more year-over-year because of what he has learned in The Fight!   In this episode, we talk about… Over-the-phone pre qualifications are now a necessity Charge what you are worth no matter what It takes trust to bring other people into your business How the pandemic has affected contractors everywhere One of the essential qualities of successful people Wherever you are at, find a way   Links to resources: Schedule A Contractor Sales Academy Demo Order Your Fight Planner The Contractor Fight Facebook Group The Contractor Fight Night The $100k Contractor is designed to get you to at least $100k a year in personal income. It’s time we quit stealing from our families and get that time back! The Bridge The Contractor Fight TV The Contractor Sales Academy Podcast   Want to stop sucking the life out of your contracting business? Join the Contractor Sales Academy and take command of your entire sales process! CSA is a game-changer for your business. Read more at http://strongpreneur.libsyn.com/#vyWRWfcf0VRHIKyQ.99

We make mistakes, drop the ball, and don’t prepare the way we should. It happens to the best of us. After those mistakes, we have a tendency to tear ourselves down, but it was just a mistake. Don’t let that moment of frustration ruin your day!   In this episode, we talk about… We bash ourselves for human mistakes You will have to self-correct multiple times a day Build the habit of intentionally putting good stuff in your head Take time to sharpen your ax a little more   Links to resources: Learn how to market like a pro in our Marketing Boot Camp!  Schedule A Contractor Sales Academy Demo Order Your Fight Planner The Contractor Fight Facebook Group The Contractor Fight Night The $100k Contractor is designed to get you to at least $100k a year in personal income. It’s time we quit stealing from our families and get that time back! The Bridge The Contractor Fight TV The Contractor Sales Academy Podcast   Want to stop sucking the life out of your contracting business? Join the Contractor Sales Academy and take command of your entire sales process! CSA is a game-changer for your business.   Read more at http://strongpreneur.libsyn.com/#vyWRWfcf0VRHIKyQ.99

Nothing in the contracting world can happen without a sale. You must take your role as a salesperson seriously. Get it through your head that to be a professional in anything, you have to put in the time to get better at the craft!   In this episode, we talk about… Most contractors don’t take themselves seriously as salespeople You have to put in the rehearsal time If you are not roleplaying, you will always underperform   Links to resources: Learn how to market like a pro in our Marketing Boot Camp!  Schedule A Contractor Sales Academy Demo Order Your Fight Planner The Contractor Fight Facebook Group The Contractor Fight Night The $100k Contractor is designed to get you to at least $100k a year in personal income. It’s time we quit stealing from our families and get that time back! The Bridge The Contractor Fight TV The Contractor Sales Academy Podcast   Want to stop sucking the life out of your contracting business? Join the Contractor Sales Academy and take command of your entire sales process! CSA is a game-changer for your business.   Read more at http://strongpreneur.libsyn.com/#vyWRWfcf0VRHIKyQ.99