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Hello there. I'm President Yasui, running a one-person company that mainly inspects high-pressure gas facilities.
I’ve been receiving several job offers lately, but unfortunately, every single request has fallen on dates when I’m already booked... and it’s honestly heartbreaking.
One was a four-day project, and the other was a one-day job.
Missing out on precious work opportunities during the winter season is painful. So sad…
I only have one body, so there’s not much I can do about overlapping schedules.
But if you ask whether I have enough workload to justify hiring an employee, the answer is… not really.
It may sound strange, but as a business owner, maximizing my own labor—the labor of “me the worker”—is the most profitable for the company.
Since I’m a director, there are no personnel costs other than executive compensation. In other words, I can use my own labor as much as I like.
(Just to be clear—I'm only saying this because I'm talking about myself here! lol)
So, whenever my schedule is open, I accept whatever work comes my way, no matter how many consecutive days it might run.
Most sole proprietors in my industry operate with the same mindset.
But I digress.
The frustration of having work available but not being able to take it is real.
Missing opportunities truly hurts.
And the fact that I end up inconveniencing customers because I can’t accept the job makes it even worse.
For those of us whose business style is reactive—receiving jobs rather than creating them—every single job matters.
We must steadily build up sales, brick by brick.
That’s why when I miss a chance to generate revenue, anxiety and impatience hit me hard, even though my brain understands that it couldn’t be helped.
What will happen when it’s no longer just me?
Will my work become something that someone other than me can handle?
Nothing will change on its own.
It’s up to me to make it happen.
If I can create a “second me”—a counterpart capable of doing the same work—the range of jobs we can accept will expand, and customers will find us more convenient and reliable.
I’m not an employee trying to secure my own position in the company.
I need to think about how to expand the capacity of the business so we can take on more work.
Rather than missing opportunities, I must increase the probability of capturing them.
That’s the real challenge—and the direction I need to work toward.
Let’s keep pushing forward!
Thank you very much for reading to the end.
See you next time!
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