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Windshield Time — 100 episodes

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Title
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Why Customers Push Back on Your Recommendations

2

The One Question That Reveals How Technicians See Their Job

3

Technicians: Your Job Isn't to "Just Fix it"

4

What Business Owners Really Want from Technicians (Joe Bates from Northern Air Plumbing & Heating)

5

Why Service Calls Stall After Diagnostics (and What to Do Next)

6

How to Document a Service Call (And Why It Protects You)

7

What Technicians Miss Without a Diagnostic Checklist

8

Why Self-Improvement Fails for Most Technicians

9

When Holiday Grace Runs Out: The Reset Every Technician Faces

10

Why the Same Objections Keep Showing Up on Your Calls (Most Replayed Moments)

11

Why Great Technicians Don't "Handle" Objections, They Diagnose Them.

12

How Techs Lose Calls (and Control) During the Holiday Season

13

Why Customers Need Clarity Before the Price

14

Stop Pushing the Fix: Why LEAP Closes Calls Without Begging

15

What Customers Really Decide in the First 10 Minutes of a Service Call

16

How Technicians Lose Customers Without Even Realizing It

17

Why People Don't Listen to You (and How to Fix It)

18

How Habits Shape 40% of Your Day (and Your Success)

19

How Curiosity Closes More Calls (and Builds Real Trust)

20

How Top Technicians Produce Revenue without Losing Integrity

21

Good Techs Fix. Great Techs Solve and Communicate.

22

The Overlooked Skills That Make Great Service Technicians

23

The 3 Roles Every Service Technician Must Master (And Why Skills Alone Won't Cut It)

24

Where Profit Slips Away in Home Service Businesses (And How to Fix It)

25

Why a "Simple Fix" Costs $400: Showing Customers the Real Value of Service

26

How Technicians Build Confidence & Stay in Control of Service Calls

27

The 3 C's Every Service Technician Must Master (Confidence, Competence & Control)

28

Why Authority and Scarcity Make Customers Say "Yes"

29

How Trust and Social Proof Close Calls Before Price Matters

30

Reciprocity and Consistency Win Jobs Before Price Matters

31

6 Psychological Skills Every Tech Needs to Win Trust in the Home

32

Handling Know-It-All Customers Without Getting Defensive

33

How Techs Earn the Right to Tell Customers "That's a Bad Idea."

34

Professional. Expert. Authority. How to Win Trust and Earn More in the Trades

35

Why Homeowners Don't Understand You (And What to Do About It)

36

Why Techs Accidentally Sell the Cheapest Option (And How to Stop)

37

Busy Season Chaos? Stick to the Process or Pay the Price.

38

How Great Techs Present Findings Without Losing the Customer

39

What Most Techs Don't Realize About Price, Profit, and Staying in Business

40

How Familiarity Can Kill Trust (And How to Avoid It)

41

Disarming Difficult Customers: The 3-Step Framework That Actually Works

42

Why Great Salespeople Read People, Not Scripts

43

The Truth Behind Multiple Bids and How to Win Anyway

44

How to Handle the Most Emotionally Charged Objection in the Trades

45

What to Do When Customers Say "I Need to Think About It"

46

From Shutdown to $4.75M: The Fix That Changed Everything

47

How to Handle "I Need to Talk to My Spouse" Without Losing the Sale

48

The Truth About Pricing Pushback: Handling Money Objections Right

49

Getting 1% Better With Atomic Habits

50

The Number One Thing To Do In The Home

51

Closing the Sale is Natural

52

Asking Great Questions With LEAP

53

Three Ways Clients Pay: Money, Time, and Emotion

54

Handling Objections, A Christmas Story

55

Raising Awareness and the Prescription Pyramid

56

Is Creating Urgency Ethical?

57

Surviving the Slow Season

58

Training Like An Olympian

59

Handling Awkward Objections

60

Managing and Dealing With Client's Expectations

61

Taking Care of Mind and Body for Success in the Field

62

The Service Call Timeline

63

Understanding Input and Output KPIs

64

Using Scripts as a Guide

65

Curing Maintenance-Itis

66

Are You Having a Conversation or Conducting an Interrogation?

67

RES of Press Play

68

Painting A Clear Picture

69

Repair vs. Replacement in Home Services

70

It's an Island. If You Didn't Bring It, You Won't Find It!

71

The Psychology of the Service Call

72

Introducing Noel Tarter

73

Meet Joe Person

74

Handling Holiday Objections

75

Cheaper Online

76

Breaking Down Objections

77

The Basics of Handling Objections

78

PRESS PLAY in 3 Acts

79

Translation... Again

80

An Ethical Dilemma

81

What Do You Know and When Do You Know It?

82

The 5 Fundamental Principles of a Great Solution

83

FORM with Dr. Kerry Webb

84

Less Common Objections

85

Silence Is Your Friend

86

Decision Bombs

87

Using Your Checklist

88

Lost In Translation

89

Differences Between Service & Maintenance

90

Handling Unreasonable Customers

91

Creating Additional Value

92

Price Sensitivity

93

The Picture Of Opportunity

94

The 5 Keys To A Great Replacement Lead

95

The RE of PRESS PLAY

96

FEAR

97

Farewell to Loudermilk

98

Prescription Pyramid – Awareness & Stimulation

99

Fun With DISC Profiles

100

It's Getting Awkward