post about your failure/flaws

**easyrecycle** · 05-30-2014, 01:51 AM

as the subject says post about failure or flaws that have happened in the past but also try to keep them short lol...hopefully this can help people starting out or even those who have been in business see mistakes other made and not make the same ones.

My flaws,
My spelling (think everyone knows that one) and I'm very trusting.

My failures
I treated my employees like friends and did not act like a boss an fire when I should of.
invested in a poor security system
Moved into warehouse in high crime area (look at crime rates before picking a shop!!! or...get better security system)

**Mick** · 05-30-2014, 07:23 AM

Trusting others. I gave money to a "partner" who held it past its original purpose, expecting it would be used for business at some point. My money and the partner disappeared.

**newattitude** · 05-30-2014, 10:00 AM

Flaw: Trusting a brother who never helps finish the breakdown but still expects to get paid like he did. Lesson learned!

**Sirscrapalot** · 05-30-2014, 03:56 PM

I once let the cooler go empty. It was traumatic. I can't speak anymore of it. The memories...anyone have a hanky?

I've been biting by chisels, attacked by a fridge, but that's about it.

Flaw - All the crap I threw in the shred pile when I first started. Glad I smartened up.

Sirscrapalot - Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none. - William Shakespeare

**spinroch** · 05-30-2014, 04:36 PM

Many moons ago, didn't use a dolly: fell down a flight of stairs, looked up to see the refrigerator I was moving come thundering down towards me. (!) As far as business failings: I don't have a spare month to share them.

**Evan** · 05-30-2014, 05:30 PM

My biggest flaw is spending to much time thinking about all the things I can do, and not enough time actually doing them.

**carolinaecycle** · 05-30-2014, 08:12 PM

Mixing business with friendship. 20 year friendship ended in a fight, him with a wired jaw and a restraining order. Found out my life long "friend" had been taking money from the business for almost 5 years. Running loads and skimming off the top, selling processors on his girlfriends eBay, using my company name to get contacts then picking up/processing/selling on his own time.. yea ..

**EcoSafe** · 05-30-2014, 09:27 PM

At 70, mine are too numerous to list. We all have failures and flaws.

**easyrecycle** · 05-30-2014, 09:40 PM

Originally Posted by spinroch

Many moons ago, didn't use a dolly: fell down a flight of stairs, looked up to see the refrigerator I was moving come thundering down towards me. (!) As far as business failings: I don't have a spare month to share them.

I....sorry but I laughed my ass off but the same time feeling your pain but....yea that did not end very well did it? Did you brake anything?

**spinroch** · 05-30-2014, 11:04 PM

Amazingly, not even a bruise!

Originally Posted by easyrecycle

I....sorry but I laughed my ass off but the same time feeling your pain but....yea that did not end very well did it? Did you brake anything?

**Pnutfarmer** · 05-30-2014, 11:39 PM

Flaws.....none

Failures......not realizing my flaws.

But seriously, I've failed at many things including a used car lot and a funeral home, the first only because of too much red tape and the second by not putting a spending cap on a partner.

I don't think it is a flaw to trust people, but it is wise to keep tabs on them while trusting them.

**easyrecycle** · 05-31-2014, 05:43 AM

Originally Posted by spinroch

Amazingly, not even a bruise!

Now...thats shocking but sometimes the stars line...

Originally Posted by Pnutfarmer

Flaws.....none

Failures......not realizing my flaws.

But seriously, I've failed at many things including a used car lot and a funeral home, the first only because of too much red tape and the second by not putting a spending cap on a partner.

I don't think it is a flaw to trust people, but it is wise to keep tabs on them while trusting them.

I don't know if someone hit your funny bone but lol on the flaw/failure part an I'm working on a lending/car lot type deal right now but will go into more detail later on that. When it comes to the funeral home...only thing I have to say...maybe the people in your town where just to healthy? an...thats not a bad thing to be honest lol....**** bottle and ship me the water

**kbob** · 05-31-2014, 11:55 AM

Many many flaws,biggest would be not jumping from sinking ship until it's waaay to late.

**Sirscrapalot** · 05-31-2014, 12:06 PM

If I was any more humble I'd be perfect.

Jus' saying.

Sirscrapalot - Having fun

**Metalbestos** · 05-31-2014, 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by olddude

At 70, mine are too numerous to list. We all have failures and flaws.

I noticed my biggest flaw being a lack of knowledge , so I read. Read read . I am learning a lot ,so I guess my biggest flaw now would be procrastinating on breaking down things . I had 10 towers sitting waiting for me for a few weeks while I read/watched every easy post I could . Gathered some good info and have a decent amount sorted.
So I guess I'm finding flaws all the time, but that's fine because it helps me improve . I think the only failure any of us will ever have is not viewing and correcting our flaws.

Threads like this help me cause I'm allready thinking of ten other things I need to address , thanks now I'm full on OCD .

**Jonniebrass** · 05-31-2014, 02:11 PM

I will have to get back to you I need to get a current list from my wife.

**mthomasdev** · 05-31-2014, 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by Jonniebrass

I will have to get back to you I need to get a current list from my wife.

Now that funny!

**SoOrScrpr** · 05-31-2014, 03:05 PM

I sure wish I had put tarps down in the gravel section of my driveway before breaking stuff down. I will never be able to get all the little bits of plastic and glass out of there. Magnets only get so much of the little bitty screws in a gravel lot.

**SoOrScrpr** · 05-31-2014, 03:14 PM

I sing this all the time (to my wife's chagrin........)

**Mechanic688** · 05-31-2014, 03:25 PM

Magnets only get so much of the little bitty screws in a gravel lot.

You might make you one of these out of hard drive magnets.

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