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The #1 Skill You Need to Develop to Become a Successful PetPreneur

The #1 Skill You Need to Develop to Become a Successful PetPreneur

Manage your time effectively and use it intentionally.

The number one issue that I see when I start working with my students is their inability to do this, to manage their time. Most of the pet sitters that I work with are entirely overwhelmed. They are completely overworked. They are out in the field, trading hours for dollars, leaving little to no time to work on the business. From this point of view, you are leaving money on the table when you run the business. You are losing money every day.

Move out of that trading hours for dollar business model.

Streamline your business by creating your systems.

You need the support of a dream team.

As a business owner, you’re not supposed to be the person doing all of the client work. You need the support of a dream team. You need the support of a manager, and that is how you will quickly scale and multiply your business.

Create a time management strategy.

We create a time management strategy for you to get more done and start seeing results in your business.

So your homework assignment today, download the log sheet below this video and create a time study for yourself. You need to figure out where these leaks in your day are coming from, and we need to fill those holes so that you can use that time to start working on your business.

That’s how you’re going to get the results. Download the sheet below. Two weeks, I want you to log every minute, “I woke up and had my coffee. I watched an episode of The Real Housewives. I checked Facebook. I checked Twitter. I got a shower. I worked out.”

Then I want you to go back and look it over and see, “Huh, I’m spending an awful lot of time on social media, or I’m spending an awful lot of time watching Netflix or watching The Real Housewives,” whatever it may be. You need to identify where these leaks are coming from, and we need to fill those holes so you can have more time to work on the business.

There is no easy answer to this, guys. You need the time to do this, and being able to manage your time effectively, and then again, using it intentionally, that is going to get you the results you want.

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How I Raised My Family While Growing My Pet Sitting Business

How I Raised My Family While Growing My Pet Sitting Business

Growing my pet sitting business while growing a family

As a business owner who is also a Mom, I get asked the question so many times, “Colleen, how did you build the business you did at the same time you were raising the kids?”

So I thought I would share my experience of growing my pet sitting business while raising a family and dealing with all the hundreds of tasks and responsibilities which come with both those jobs.

It almost started by accident when I was pregnant with my first baby, Lucy.

I really wanted to spend the first three months with her completely and not work at all in my business doing any pet sitting or managerial duties.

Working while the baby sleeps

So I hired my first manager with the plan that she was going to leave after three months, but I fell so much in love with my daughter and with mothering that I decided to make the manager permanent.

Having someone to take care of the day-to-day running of the pet sitting business freed me up, during the quiet times when the baby was napping, to work on business growth strategies and marketing the business.

The result: I ended up increasing the revenue by $53,000.

And that was when I realized just what a powerful tool it was hiring someone to manage the pet sitting team.  The more time that you take to work on your business and stop working in your business, the more quickly you’re going to be able to scale your businesses.

How I Raised my Family While Growing My Pet Sitting Business

 

Then, when our family grew to include my two boys, I still made business growth a priority.

The kids would go to a babysitter for a few hours a day so that I could still continue to work on the business. But that also meant that during the second half of the day I could completely focus on them.

And now, everyone’s at school until 4 PM, so unless I’m doing a coaching call at night that’s when I stop work.

I get to work from home, so whenever they’re sick, they get to stay home with me. We never have to worry about that. I’m at every school function, and I get to be with them during school vacations.

Hiring a team let me focus on my priorities

My pet sitting business has given me the freedom and flexibility to enjoy my family.

So that’s how I did it, guys. I had already hired my team of sitters before starting a family, but hiring a manager really made the difference in allowing me to focus my time and energy where the business, and my family, needed it the most.

That’s my advice to you,  you need a team to do the client work and a manager to do the administrative work so that you can have the time to grow and multiply your business.

With that strategy, I raised these three little kids (see video above) all the while growing a company that I love.

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The Huge Opportunity in the Pet Sitting Industry

An opportunity that is available to all of us in the pet sitting industry

There is a huge opportunity in the pet sitting industry, but most people are STRUGGLING to get their pet sitting businesses off the ground.

Why is my business bursting at the seams, while others are barely making ends meet?

Because I finally recognized the huge opportunity that was staring me straight in the face.

There is a market for your services

So, according to a study done in 2018 by The American Pet Products Association (APPA), 68% of U.S. households or 85 million families own a pet.

And most of these families that own pets consider their pets to be family members, and would happily pay top dollar to make sure that their furry friends are well-cared for.

There are millions, upon millions of pets that need your care, and you have the ability to create a professional and extraordinary service that will provide top-notch pet care to your pet-owning clients.

Back in 2001 when I started my business, I didn’t know any of this, I didn’t do any market research, I had no vision, I had no clarity. I didn’t know what opportunity was staring me right in the face.

So, that’s what I’m here to tell you today. There is a market for your services.

If this is what you want, a lucrative pet-sitting career, the opportunity is available to you. You’re only as small as you want to be because the clients are out there that need your services.

Hey there, Newbie Pet Sitter! Are you feeling stuck or overwhelmed with starting your pet sitting business? Fret no longer, my friend. I’ve got ya covered!

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