In business, remembering to treat others the way you'd like to be treated can pay off.
If you don't feel that's the biggest problem, it probably comes in second to the one that bugs you the most, which then would be the proliferation of bottom-feeding competition everywhere you look. Too many contractors are superb with the tools and equipment of their trade but clueless with a balance sheet. Their lack of business sense makes it impossible for them to prosper and harder than it ought to be for those of you who do know how to run a business.