Stop watching what everyone else is doing. Lock in on your own business. That level of focus is what actually builds something.
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I think the biggest thing that people focus on in this industry is everyone else. And don't get me wrong, our industry is very special because people are willing to share and collaborate and it's great and I love being a part of it and I love doing my part to share and collaborate. But I think too many people are worried about what other people are doing. So many people are worried about, well, peace here and it's gonna do this and it's gonna do that. Stop worrying about that. Just worry about yourself, get better. I don't think about any of our competition. None, because guess what? There's plenty of work out there and we've got a lot of things that we need to get better at. So by me focusing on them, basically is saying that I'm taking my eye off the ball of how we could get better, serve our customer better and continue to grow.
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