As Promised...drumroll please... Update to full time scrappin'

**Libertytow** · 03-19-2013, 07:25 PM

julie i have been full time for 10 years now started 3-3-03 don"t listen to the nay-sayers secondly build a network if you are not sure if you can handle the extra a phone call to a freind or competitor is still better than a day with out pay.

Lastly to overcome a fear of talking to people start on the phone you"ld be amaazed the confidence you can build

**BRASSCATCHER** · 04-06-2013, 06:12 AM

Originally Posted by Libertytow

julie i have been full time for 10 years now started 3-3-03 don"t listen to the nay-sayers secondly build a network if you are not sure if you can handle the extra a phone call to a freind or competitor is still better than a day with out pay.

Lastly to overcome a fear of talking to people start on the phone you"ld be amaazed the confidence you can build

Good advice from Liberty there Julie. As much as other scrappers can be your competition they can also be a good resource. I have always been friendly with the other local scrappers in my area and have traded jobs numerous times when I couldn't get to something or they couldn't. I have also networked with one or two people here on the forum as well. Keep at it, don't let your fear run your life or your business. Remember if someone calls you from one of your ads or flyers it means they need your service that you are offering.

**Julie** · 04-11-2013, 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by BRASSCATCHER

Good advice from Liberty there Julie. As much as other scrappers can be your competition they can also be a good resource. I have always been friendly with the other local scrappers in my area and have traded jobs numerous times when I couldn't get to something or they couldn't. I have also networked with one or two people here on the forum as well.

I'm always very friendly with other scrappers that I encounter (one so far) but I find myself feeling the same way that I do when it come to working on cars. It's primarily a gender biased type of work in the sense that females are not automatically seen as equals in the eyes of fellow scrappers. So, I have a little bit of that feeling that I have something to prove in my ability to handle my self and my scrap. Once I feel that I have accomplished this I'm sure that networking with my peers will easy. Once I find them that is....

**BRASSCATCHER** · 04-12-2013, 06:18 AM

Originally Posted by Julie

I'm always very friendly with other scrappers that I encounter (one so far) but I find myself feeling the same way that I do when it come to working on cars. It's primarily a gender biased type of work in the sense that females are not automatically seen as equals in the eyes of fellow scrappers. So, I have a little bit of that feeling that I have something to prove in my ability to handle my self and my scrap. Once I feel that I have accomplished this I'm sure that networking with my peers will easy. Once I find them that is....

Gender, scmender...thats b.s. from what I have seen of your work on this site you can break anything down and swing a hammer with the best of them....i am lucky I can find where the **** oil filter is on my wifes car to change the oil, but put me in a kitchen and I make just about anything from chili to veal scaloppini with a side of ziti and fresh vegetables with garlic sauce....real manly right? Maybe thats why I am a bit over weight, too much sauce stirring and not enough wrench turning...lol

**Julie** · 05-02-2013, 02:02 PM

I believe the same as you about the gender thing... but if you've seen my picture I'm sure that at face value I don't amount to much. I know that it happens but they always have their feet in their mouths (or however that saying goes) by the time that they get to know me. I'm very stubborn too and have always had to learn things by doing them myself as opposed to watching others or being told how to. I'm sure that it helps but I'm going to be needing a Rascal Scooter before most of my peers. lol

I appreciate people that can cook good food.... I make a mean buttered toast myself on a good day...