Oh come on, Kevin, have you never been stuck on something stupid for an hour? That's a whole hour you can't get back. My question is, what's the one tool you'd never leave your truck without now? After a tip like that, I bet you keep a file handy forever.

My uncle did floors in Tucson for 30 years. He always said the wood needs to sit in the room where it's going down, no shortcuts. A garage is a totally different environment.

I used to give away way too much in discovery calls. Like a full hour of strategy. Then a mentor told me I'd given away a $2000 plan for free. That changed my whole view.

My buddy had a client who vanished for almost a year. He finally mailed a final bill to the guy's mom's house, where he knew the client was crashing. Got a check two weeks later with a note that just said "sorry." The whole thing was so weird.

Actually, those small catches can prevent way bigger problems later.