Stop Serving From an Empty Cup in Your Lawn Care Business (Part 3)
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What is the main purpose of the “empty cup” concept in the lawn‑care business?
Hello and welcome to the Green Industry Podcast, your go-to guide for building a more profitable and thriving lawn care and landscaping business. Your host, Paul Jameson, is the author of five bestselling books, including Cut That Grass and Make That Cash, and his latest, Level Up Your Money, all available on Amazon and Audible. Now, get ready for more expert insights and practical strategies to boost your business and level up your life. Here's Paul Jamison.
Welcome back to the Green Industry Podcast. Paul Jamison down here in beautiful, sunny Florida. This is take two because part one of my intro. Didn't quite go as we planned. So welcome back to the program.
Why does Paul Jamison say healthy nutrition is the first step to an overflowing cup?
On today's show, we're going to talk about how to make sure we are serving our customers from a place of overflow. So the oxygen of our business is cash. In order that we have oxygen, that we have cash, we need to make sure our customers are happy. We are exceeding their expectations. We are staying on top of making sure they are happy today. Customers, now, I have been a small business owner for a long time, and I know what it's like when I get drained out, when I get run down, when I get tired, when I get my cup, so to speak, empty. And it's very, very, very hard to serve people at your best effort when your cup is not full or rather your cup is overflowing. So this is part three of a series where we have been talking about how do we identify when our cup gets empty and kind of eliminate those things that drain our energy.
And how can we get to a place of overflow and then maintain and stay in a place of overflow forever? where we are serving our customers from that place where we have a lot of peace and joy and energy and enthusiasm and effort and all of that good stuff. So I'm not gonna review what we've talked about on part one and part two, so I'm gonna come right out of the gate and get to my list. I wrote a list of 27 things. This is just for me internally to work on. Okay, I know these 27 things helped me fill my cup up, So I want to make sure that I stay on top of these things. So next on my list, and again, this is part three. So if you missed part one and part two, there's other things that I do to fill my cup up.
And you might be listening, you're like, Paul, I came here because I want lawn care business advice of how to grow my lawn care business. Well, I've been doing this podcast since 2018. We've done so many episodes on route density and pricing and why you need to raise your price and how to hire employees and all that stuff. And today I want to talk about you, the business owner, your life. Are you overflowing or are you empty? so back to my list one thing that helps me get to overflowing is being healthy and so i like to keep grass-fed protein snacks around so what we put in our body the food the drinky drink it affects our energy levels our blood sugar levels the a reality of if we have the afternoon crash or if we have afternoon energy and things of that nature.
So what used to drain me and I didn't realize it exactly in the moment was I was eating unhealthy meals and unhealthy snacks. Now you might say, well, Paul, I'm in my truck all day. I understand that. Grass-fed protein snacks you can keep in your truck all day. Now the brand, this is hashtag not sponsored or anything like that. But the brand that I found has the best protein snacks is, and shout outs to George Power, if you're listening, friend of the show. It's called Paleo Valley. So I order these things in bulk. Now they are a little bit more expensive. Another brand that's decent is Chomps. I've enjoyed their beef protein sticks, but I honestly think Paleo Valley is better. Now, if it's 95 degrees out,
Which protein snacks does Paul recommend for sustained energy on the job?
like it is in Florida, you don't want them like sitting on your dad, you know, like up on your, where they're visible to sun, you want to keep them in a cool, dry place. So maybe in the center council of your truck, where you have a lid, if you have one and you could keep it in there, maybe in your glove department, or if you have a cooler with ice, or I have a little lunchbox with ice, you know, I keep it in a cool place, but munching on those,
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main purpose of the “empty cup” concept in the lawn‑care business?
0:03–0:54
2
Why does Paul Jamison say healthy nutrition is the first step to an overflowing cup?
0:54–4:35
3
Which protein snacks does Paul recommend for sustained energy on the job?
4:35–11:05
4
How can a simple whiteboard system keep daily goals and wins organized?
11:05–11:33
5
What firm phone‑boundary tactics does Paul suggest to stop the “time‑vampire” effect?
11:33–12:16
6
How should lawn‑care owners manage social‑media use to protect their energy?
12:16–13:36
7
What is the “film‑room” approach for reviewing personal performance and avoiding burnout?
13:36–14:16
8
How can you maintain an overflowing cup so you never have to serve customers while exhausted?
14:16–27:51
Speakers
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