Mind Wrench Podcast
Welcome to The Mind-Wrench Podcast, your go-to resource for personal and professional development in the automotive repair industry. Discover effective strategies to elevate your life to the next level, applicable not just for auto professionals, but for anyone seeking personal growth. Join our knowledgeable host, industry veteran Rick Selover, as he imparts practical insights on mindset, self-improvement, and leadership, enabling you to run a thriving shop and lead a more fulfilling life. Tune in every Monday to expand your horizons. For additional information, connect with Rick on Instagram @rick_selover, become part of the vibrant CollisionMasterMind Facebook Group, or visit rickselover.com for additional information and resources.
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What if I told you that you already have a superpower that could change someone's life, improve your business, and make YOU more successful… and it doesn't cost you a dime?
Sounds pretty good, right?
In this episode of the Mind Wrench Podcast, we're talking about something I've believed in and practiced for most of my life: the incredible power of ADDING VALUE to others!
Whether you're runn...
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How many times have you said, “I’m fixing to get ready…”?
Maybe it’s about making a change in your shop, starting a new process, tackling a health goal, or finally going after something you’ve been talking about for years. The problem is, sometimes “getting ready” becomes a pretty good excuse for never actually getting started.
In thi...
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What’s the Best Investment You Can Make?
When we hear the word investment, most of us think about money — retirement accounts, stocks, real estate, or maybe putting money back into the shop. But what if the investment with the biggest potential return isn’t sitting in a financial account at all?
In this episode of the Mind Wrench Podcast, I take a look at ...
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Who’s controlling your focus?
That may sound like a simple question, but if you really stop and think about it, it could have a much bigger impact on your business, your leadership, your relationships, and your life than you realize.
Every day, we’re surrounded by things competing for our attention—news, social media, podcasts, videos, notifications, and a constant stream of o...
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Stop Fearing AI: Use It to Buy Back Your Time
What if the technology that makes a lot of shop owners want to hit pause is actually the technology that could help give you your life back?
In this episode, we take AI out of the hype and put it into the real world of collision repair. With ADAS, EVs, OEM procedures, parts delays, technician shortages and customer demands already filling y...
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What separates the shops that keep surviving from the ones that keep improving?
It isn't luck. It isn't having the biggest building or the newest equipment. More often than not, it's being willing to learn from other people.
In this episode, I'm resharing one of my favorite conversations because its message is just as relevant today as it was when I first recorded it. Throughout my career...
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Sometimes life has a way of stopping you in your tracks and reminding you what really matters.
For the past six years, I've poured my heart into the Mind Wrench Podcast without sponsors, ads, or a paycheck. The reward has always been hearing from listeners who tell me an episode helped them through a tough time or changed the way they think. That's what keeps me going.
Then, one Sunday morning,...
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If your shop is packed with work, your technicians are busy, and cars keep rolling through the doors... why does your bank account still make you nervous?
In this episode of the Mind Wrench Podcast, I sit down with Fractional CFO Doug Higgins, founder of Collision Advisory, to talk about one of the biggest challenges facing collision repair shop owners today—understanding the numbers tha...
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What if one of the most profitable things you could do for your paint department wasn't painting more cars... but preventing problems before they ever happen?
In this final episode reshare of the Keeping It Kleen series, we're focusing on one of the most overlooked opportunities in collision repair: Preventative Maintenance.
Most shops accept a certain amount of dirt nibs, fisheyes, denibbing,...
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Keeping It Kleen Series – Part 2: The True Costs of Contamination
Most shop owners know paint contamination costs money.
What many don't realize is just how much.
In this return episode of the Mind Wrench Podcast's Keeping It Kleen series, we're taking a hard look at the true financial impact of paint contamination, dirt nibs, fisheyes, and paint rework. While many shops view an occasional redo as "par...
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Keeping It Kleen Series – Part 1: Root Sources of Contamination
How much money is paint contamination really costing your shop?
Most shop owners and leaders know dirt nibs and fisheyes are frustrating, but very few realize just how much these seemingly small defects are costing them in lost productivity, wasted materials, missed delivery dates, rental extensions, and unnecessary rework. Across the col...
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If you think legal protection is just something “big shops” worry about, this episode may completely change your perspective. In this powerful conversation, Rick sits down with attorney Sean Preston from Cover All Law to break down one of the biggest blind spots in the collision industry: operating without a real legal strategy. Most shop owners focus on tools, tech, and cycle tim...
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This week’s episode of the Mind Wrench Podcast is a wake-up call for anyone in the collision industry who’s been stuck in “survival mode” for so long that they’ve stopped believing bigger things are possible.
Between cycle time pressure, staffing headaches, insurer demands, cash flow stress, and trying to keep customers happy, it’s easy for shop owners...
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Change doesn’t knock politely… it kicks the door in like a fire alarm at 2AM!
One minute everything in your shop feels dialed in, the next you’re dealing with disruption, stress, and a hundred “what now?” questions. In this episode of the Mind Wrench Podcast, we dig into the truth most shop owners wrestle with… it’s not just the change that’s ...
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Conference season has a way of creeping up on you… and if you’ve never been, you might not realize just how much opportunity is sitting there waiting. In this episode, we break down why attending a collision industry conference or tradeshow isn’t just “something to think about” … it can be a turning point for your shop.
We keep it real and practical. Walk...
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If you’ve ever had a job go sideways, a customer get frustrated, or a tech shut down… chances are it wasn’t the repair. It was the communication… or lack of!
In this week’s episode, we break down one of the biggest hidden profit killers in a collision shop… and honestly, in your personal life too: communication gaps. When you don’t clearly explain ...
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Independent collision repair shops today are navigating a storm that seems to come from every direction. 🌪
Insurance pressure, tight labor rates, technician shortages, and constantly evolving repair procedures make it feel like you’re fighting every battle alone. Add in ADAS calibrations, EV repair, scanning requirements, and safety standards, and it’s easy to look at membership ...
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Here’s the straight scoop, just for the shop owners and leaders who built their careers while sacrificing their bodies, and now need repairs…
This week’s episode starts with a simple question that hits hard when your knees, back, or shoulders pay the bills: “Do you want to keep your original parts?” From years on concrete floors, under frame racks and insi...
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January gets all the hype for fresh starts, but real change does not care about the calendar.
In this week’s episode, we talk straight to shop owners and leaders on their heels, who are busy putting out fires, chasing KPIs, and trying to keep up with everything from ADAS to EVs. The big idea is simple: the best time to design your future is today, not “someday” and cer...
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Does it feel like your shop’s part of a twisted magic trick... now you see it, now you don't? 🧙♂️🔮🌟
❓ Slower pipelines
❓ Increased volume of total losses
❓ Growing insurance pressures … you’re not alone!
In this week’s episode of The Mind Wrench Podcast, we sit down with industry educator and straight-shooter Dave Luehr from Elite Body Shop Solutions to t...
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