***TIME SENSITIVE*** ASTE is now the ASTA Expo! Get registered today for the best training event of 2024: https://geni.us/ASTAExpo2024ASTA Expo Vendors should click here: https://geni.us/ASTAExpo2024-Vendor _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Don't get to the end of this year wishing you had taken action to change your business and your life.Click here to schedule a free discovery call for your business: https://geni.us/IFORABE Shop-Ware gives you the tools to provide your customer with a unique and immersive buying experience.Click here to schedule a free demo: https://geni.us/Shop-WareUtilize the fastest and easiest way to look up and order parts and tires AND get a free hat!Click here to get started: https://geni.us/PartsTech-Free-Hat Transform your shop's marketing with the best in the automotive industry, Shop Marketing Pros!Get a free audit of your shop's current marketing by clicking here: https://geni.us/ShopMarketingPros  In this episode, Lucas and David are joined by Andrew Fischer to discuss the pitfalls and manipulation of social media. Andrew then discusses the impact of technology on technicians, sharing concerns about AI and Chat GPT potentially reshaping the role of technicians. The conversation also covers the importance of mindset in the industry, emphasizing the contrast between a paycheck-focused approach and one that seeks progress and satisfaction. 00:00 Hilarious episode when discussing "God's chicken."06:10 Near steel mills, bp amoco, and beach.09:22 Shop specializes in quick emissions-related repairs.11:11 Jeff missed, wife and kids needed him.14:37 Recognized toxicity, left to support growth.18:10 Finding balance and relating to others' experiences.20:06 Jeff and I discussed technician's attitudes.24:40 Struggling to change, discussing work and ownership.26:09 High school and community college instructors struggle.29:45 City barbecue cost too much, not useful.32:58 Lengthy, slow process for discussing laws.35:46 Challenges getting everyone on the same page.38:50 Dealers not updating, new bosses surprise.44:38 Monitoring daughters' friends' cell phone usage.45:16 Kids naturally use AI for information search.50:11 Technology aids customer service but doesn't replace.52:18 AI has broad thought process, deduce answers.57:29 Fear of brown recluse; mistaken identity.58:42 Colleague confronts drug issue, acknowledges truth.