• 11 Posts
  • 12 Comments
Joined 2 years ago
cake
Cake day: June 9th, 2023

help-circle












  • I’ve never mowed lawns as a landscaping job before, but I think that if you can pull it off it may help show that you can create your own personal motivation and entrepreneurial spirit that employers may appreciate.

    If I were to go back and do it as a student, I’d have to consider a number of factors off the top of my head to overcome:

    • what size of a network am I looking to tackle? I.e., number of neighbourhoods and lawns.
    • what does a 30-45 minute session consist of? Mow, trimming edges, and sweeping?
    • what additional tools could I borrow to make my service more attractive until I can purchase my own?
    • how long will I even be cutting grass for new equipment to make sense?
    • logistically, how could I reliably transport equipment from house to house if my network gets too large? Wagon? Parents car?
    • how many public neighbourhood Facebook groups can I join to help get the word out?
    • finally, does this help fulfill my longterm professional goals in my field? Can I spin this endeavour in a way that synergizes with my professional journey? I don’t want to waste my time fulfilling filler side quests.

    As someone that moved out around your age it irks me a little to hear about parents looking down on their kid like that. The playing field has changed drastically since my day, so I can fully sympathize with your current plight.

    Hope that helps or at least gives you something more to consider.

    ETA: above all no matter what you find yourself doing don’t get discouraged along the way when people say no. Eventually the rejections will roll off your back and you’ll already be hustling onto the next job!