Posts Tagged ‘Class Time’

Want To Make More? Spend Less!

During periods of economic slow-downs and recessions, the school owners who are able to spend less while still maintaining business as usual are the ones who prosper.

Notice I didn’t say “survive” – just being in the game to survive runs contrary to the entrepreneurial mindset. If your only goal is to survive, then I suggest you quit now… because when you have self-limiting goals and no self-belief, it’s a sure formula for failure.

True entrepreneurs use setbacks as opportunities for innovation, which is why you have to focus on prospering – it puts you in the correct frame of mind to find the opportunities overlooked by everyone else.

Don’t Dwell – Just Implement

Now, I don’t want to spend a whole lot of time on cutting back, because it puts you in a scarcity mindset if you dwell on it too long.

However, here’s a short list of things you can do to save money this month… and in the coming months and years as you grow your school:

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A Simple, Effective Strategy

Mat chats are one of the easiest, most effective ways to increase retention and customer satisfaction in your school among your children’s classes. I’ve been doing them for over fifteen years, and I have consistently experienced greater retention and improved parent feedback in classes where I do regular mat chats. The great thing is, they take very little time to prepare, and when done properly I am positive you’ll find them to be a rewarding addition to your programs.

How to Do a Martial Arts Mat Chat

When to Do Them The best time to do a mat-chat is at the end of your kid’s classes, right before your “fun drill” time. This serves two purposes:

1. It serves as the best time to teach kids life lessons, because they will still be in “focus mode” from their regular class time;
2. It allows parents who may just be stopping in to pick up their child to hear what you’re teaching their children.

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Good Martial Art School Management Systems Lead To Success

When you’re first starting a school, implementing a systems-based process for everything you do will likely be the last thing on your mind. However, if you start off from the beginning documenting every process in your school, writing each one down in a step-by-step manner in the simplest words possible, you’ll be well on your way to having a systems-driven school. Why is this so important? Because systems are what will make your school run smoothly, efficiently, and with as little effort as possible. Standardized and documented systems are what will allow you to train good staff, and use them to replace you when you want to take time away from work. Also, having systems in place will allow you to hone in on areas where your school is under-performing. You can then revise and improve your systems to fine-tune your processes until you have them down to the simplest and most-effective steps… the ones that are necessary for achieving the intended goal. Now, if you’ve purchased my materials (Small Dojo Big Profits, the Phone-to-Enrollment sales system, etc.) you’ll already be well on your way to having systems to follow in your school. However, it’s extremely important that you write your own systems down yourself. Read the rest of this entry »