Stop running your business by looking at everyone else’s. What works for another company means nothing until you know your own numbers. Are you operating efficiently? That’s the only question that decides whether you’re ready to grow, and only your data can answer it. Not comparison. Not FOMO.
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the worst advice that people get is they start comparing themselves to other people and are like, "Hey, I need to go get this." Well, you need to look at your own business because it operates independently from all of those people that you're comparing yourself to. So, start looking at your business, your operational data to understand am I running a very efficient business? If I am, well, then it's time to invest the dollars in that growth that you're actually looking for.
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