Planning your day

Igotskills · Post by **Igotskills** » March 20th, 2004, 4:46 am

Just wondering how you guys plan where you will be working each day?Do you just jump in your vehical and go where ever you want or do you plan a certain section of town each day and stick to it? I tend to give up on certain areas to easy and say to myself I no a different place to try well somtimes that place isent any better. I don't think jumping all over the place is very effective. Just curious how everyone handels this.

DaveC · Post by **DaveC** » March 20th, 2004, 5:52 am

Oh boy, I get to use an old cliche \:D/

"If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!"

Actually, I don't give up too easily when working a specific area. I do keep notes in a log as to where I've been, when and what results. If I am having a "bad" day, I take the time to call a few customers that I had serviced within the past few months to ask how their repair is holding up;) Amazing how every few of these calls, I get a, "I was just thinking about you. I've got a friend with a chip ....."

But, to answer your question, before I hop in the truck and start burning diesel fuel at 15MPG, I not only have a plan as to where I am going to go, but I set some specific goals (i.e. visit 20 businesses, find 10 damaged windshields and speak to the vehicle owner for each, etc...). This helps to keep me on track as I can not "give up" until I've at least met my personal goals.

Coitster · Post by **Coitster** » March 20th, 2004, 7:43 am

Personaly I work a paticular area until I am all done with it and then I move on to the next. Ussualy takes me about 2 months to work a sepcific area, then I don't hit it again for at least a year. Dallas is so big it takes me sometimes 3 years to get back to that area again.
David
Coitster

DaveC · Post by **DaveC** » March 20th, 2004, 9:24 am

Three years

Wow, you ARE slowing down in your old age [-X unless, you are including Fort Worth in the mix :-k

Coitster · Post by **Coitster** » March 20th, 2004, 4:25 pm

Nope, I don't even go over to Forth Worth or Arlington, about the farthest west I go is Irving. You would be supprised how long it takes if you really cover an area completely.
David
Coitster

DaveC · Post by **DaveC** » March 21st, 2004, 5:23 am

I forgot, lots of dollar stores in Dallas

Coitster · Post by **Coitster** » March 21st, 2004, 8:08 am

Man, I am just never going to live that down am I.

See if I have listen to someone who rides with me again.
David
Coitster

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