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March 2013 Newsletter
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Want To Find Your Pathway To
Success? Focus On People, Not Process Or Profit -
Written By Joe Marconi
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 Since the summer of
1973, the year I graduated high school, until 1980, my goal was to become a
world-class mechanic. On October 1, 1980 I put the key in the door for the
first to my own repair shop and was ready to rock the world. "Bring it
on", was my motto, "There’s nothing I can’t fix." Only to find
that less than 10 years later I would be nearly broke; financially and
emotionally.
The problem? I was a great mechanic, but not so great business man. While I
could fix just about anything that rolled into my bays, when my business
broke, I didn’t have the skills to repair the damage that would almost lead
to my demise.
Failing has a great way of teaching us valuable lessons. I learned the hard
way that the skills of being a mechanic have nothing to do with the skills
of running a business. So, in the early 90s I switched gears and began my
quest to learn the skills of running a business. I wasn’t totally ready to
weld shut my tool box, but I knew that things had to change or I would not
have a business to worry about at all.
Perhaps the hardest thing to change was my mindset that the business and
its success were solely dependent on me. That no one could do as good a job
as I could. I had this crazy idea that I was the best at trouble shooting,
the best at repairing cars, the best at road testing, at selling, at speaking
on the phone, at doing the books, even cleaning the bathrooms and fixing
the roof...........Read
More & Comment!
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Check out the NEW AutoShopOwner,
we've made some changes!
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Have you checked out ASO lately?
We've updated our website and added features to make AutoShopOwner easier
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Visit us today at www.autoshopowner.com
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AutoShopOwner.com Exceeds 1000
Members!
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 AutoShopOwner.com is proud to announce it now has over
1000 members! This truly is a milestone and exciting to see how ASO has
grown in just a few short years.
AutoShopOwner.com was founded on the concept that there is a wealth of
business knowledge among automotive shop owners, and by bringing these shop
owners together, great things can happen.
Thanks to its loyal member base, AutoShopOwner.com has exceeded
expectations. It is within the forums that shop owners engage in dialogue,
communicate ideas, voice opinions and help their fellow shop owner through
difficult issues. What ASO also discovered is the dedication and commitment
shop owners have to the industry.....Read
Joe's Blog
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Discussions Going On Right Now!
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Hosted by ASO's own regular contributor Gonzo...author,
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AutoShopOwner Articles
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is accompanied by a topic in our forums, open for discussion! Check out
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This Month's Business Tip
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Tell Your People Why?
Years back, when I first started
working, my father would instruct me to listen to my boss, and if he asked
me to sweep the bay, I should sweep the entire shop. He would also tell me
not to ask questions. The boss is the boss and he has the power to hire and
fire. Well, that style of management no longer applies to today’s
workforce.....Read
the full tip & comment!
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