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CULTIVATE PATIENCE
What are the keys to advancing in your craft? Retailers recommend putting in the time, attending trainings, nurturing a solid support system and cultivating patience. “I honestly think patience is key. Not everything you do will be successful and not everything will go your way. Make sure you have a great support system in place. Mine is my family who 100 percent supports what I am trying to do. The only thing I wish I had done differently would be to have started this adventure a little sooner so I would be a little further along.” - John Brettle, The Mesh Man, Centerville, Utah
6 Mobile Electronics June 2022
“Training makes you more efficient. You have to get the install to a point where you can test it without having to go back and undo a bunch of things if something’s wrong. [Your ego] wants you to complete it, test it and know that it’s good because you did it—but that’s not always the case. I think training is huge. You need classroom training and hands-on training, which is probably more important. [A technician might be able to] recite Ohm’s Law to me, but if they know how to use a multimeter, and they know the capacities of an amp, that’s better because you can make the shop money versus [be able to simply] pass a test.” - Sam Flynn, Flynn Audio, Middleton, Wis.
“If you want to expand your skillset, you have to put in the time. You need to make the commitment to push yourself and your knowledge to the next level. It has to become part of your routine.” - Adam Devine, Devine Concepts, Naples. Fla.
