With most things in life, we already intuitively know what is good, what is bad, what is right and what is wrong. But rather than taking personal responsibility and doing what we know we should, we look for the easiest and quickest shortcuts.

If you want to lose weight, it always comes down to your willingness and commitment to consume fewer calories than you’re burning. That’s it, end of story! You can burn more calories or consume fewer calories, either way; it’s the only proven way to lose weight.

We know that creating wealth means spending less or making more. But we don’t want to spend less ever! We want the magic bullet that will bring us instant wealth.

Marketers know that if they can plant the idea that there is a magic short cut to rapid weight loss, or building instant wealth, you will pay dearly for their “secret”. We instinctively know the truth but that would mean having to deal with the reality that we are exactly where we are as a result of the choices we made.

What does this have to do with carpet cleaning? In a word, everything!

As a professional carpet cleaner I’ve been in homes with 15 year old carpet that looks brand new. I’ve also seen carpet that that looks like it is 15 years old when in reality it was only installed 6 months ago.

To keep your carpets looking like new for 10 years is really very simple. It requires doing the following right things over and over.

Prevent soiling At your entries place mats that are long enough for people jordan 10 to take four steps on them before touching your carpet. This is critical to removing most dirt from the bottom of their shoes. Some people take jordan 5 their shoes off inside their homes. This is an effective way to keep carpets clean.

Remove soil as soon as possible Regular vacuuming does more to prolong the life of carpet than anything else.

Regular maintenance Hopefully, you change the oil on your vehicle before the engine locks up. So why do people wait to call a professional cleaner only when their carpet looks dirty?

Periodic deep cleaning Most carpets should be deep cleaned at least once a year depending on the amount of traffic. You may have to deep clean (steam cleaning) your carpets every 3 months if you have pets and children. You may only need to steam clean your carpet every year or so if only a few adult live in the house and the traffic is light.

The best carpet cleaners in town are therefore the people who follow these simple steps and are disciplined about them. Undoing the damage caused by neglect of regular basic carpet maintenance is impossible. Not a single carpet cleaner in the world can undo this damage.

So in a nutshell, whether it’s staying fit, losing weight, accumulating wealth, or having clean carpet, it always comes jordan 5 down to taking personal responsibility and having the personal discipline to maintain your carpet. Sorry, there is no magic bullet!Fred Terlaak is the CEO and co founder of Service Depot. Started as an Austin carpet cleaning and restoration service organization, the company has operations in San Antonio, and Houston, Texas. We believe that educated customers become life time customers. Therefore Service Depot provides technical information on its website to help its customers maintain a safe and clean living environment.