Posts Tagged ‘Observation’

Success Or Failure Is Often Determined By Internal And Not External Factors

Why is it that some school owners can open a school under the worst of conditions, yet meet with great success…

While others may open their business under the best of conditions and fail miserably?

I think it’s apparent that success or failure is more often determined by internal rather than external factors.

And I would have to say that, in most cases, it has to do with three qualities: confidence, commitment, and the willingness to experience failure. Read the rest of this entry »

Chances Are It’s What You’re Not Doing That’s Hurting Your Business…

Let me start this article by stating up front – the following may sound like one big long pitch for my stuff, but hear me out. I’ve advised hundreds of martial arts instructors over the last seven years, and indirectly helped thousands more via my newsletter, websites, blogs, and instructional materials. In that time, I’ve come to identify certain traits successful martial art school owners seem to all share, as well as traits that unsuccessful instructors share (or lack) as well. Read the rest of this entry »

How to Increase Your Business Dramatically Without Increasing Your Overhead

In Jay Abraham’s excellent book, Getting Everything You Can Out of All You’ve Got, Mr. Abraham claims that there are only three ways you can increase your business:

1. By increasing your number of clients -
2. By increasing the average size of the sale per client -
3. By increasing the number of times clients return and buy again.

So, let’s take a look at Mr. Abraham’s observation above, and see how exactly we can apply that to the business of teaching martial arts. Read the rest of this entry »

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