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What Kind Of Contractor Are You: DIY or DFY?

December 17, 20252 min read

As a contractor and business owner, how many times have you said to yourself, ‘It's easier and faster if I just handle it myself.'

And honestly? Respect. You absolutely can do it yourself. But those 'easier and faster things' add up. Quickly! Pull the permit, write the post, collect the money, schedule the appointment....

Should you? Well that's another story entirely.

Let’s Review What The ‘DIY Owner’ Quickly Becomes

When you decide to do everything yourself, congratulations—you’ve officially been promoted DEmoted to:

Full-time Receptionist

Part-time Marketer

Scheduling Coordinator

Permitting Coordinator

Billing Department

Human Resources

IT Manager

You’re essentially the 24/7 problem-solver who wakes up at 3 a.m. remembering unanswered emails and phone calls. All without a raise. Or sleep.

The Burnout Is Real

Running everything yourself feels heroic until… your evenings disappear, your weekends blur together, your ‘vacation’ is spent answering emails from a beach chair. At some point, the business you built to gain freedom becomes the very thing that weighs you down. Nothing about this feels like ‘freeing.’

The Plot Twist

The biggest problem of doing it all yourself is that you’re way too valuable to be doing everything. It's counterproductive. Your time is best spent growing your business and making the big picture decisions. Oh, and resting….wild concept, we know.

So this week’s My Best Employee lesson is:

Just because you can do it all…doesn’t mean you should.

LET US HELP YOU GO FROM DIY TO DFY (Done For You)

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We look forward to taking you from DIY to DFY and watching your business grow.

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