Posts Tagged ‘Segments’

Classes Getting Stale? Here’s How To Shake Your Classes Up And Boost Your Retention…

This is the last thing you want to see when you look out on your training floor...

One of the most damaging things that can happen to your retention is for your classes to get stale and boring. Once students start to feel like they:

• Aren’t being challenged…
• Are doing the same things, over and over again…
• Are spending more time helping newer students than learning new techniques…

They’ll be headed for the door and canceling their memberships when their time is up – I guarantee it.

And, be advised – the holidays are right around the corner, making this a prime time of the year for people to cancel memberships and drop out. For one, they start looking for ways to cut expenses this time of year so they can afford to buy gifts and travel; second, when those credit card bills come due in January, they have even more incentive to cut out luxury expenses.

Remember, it’s your job as an instructor to keep your students motivated and your classes exciting. Keep them happy, and they won’t even consider quitting to save a few bucks.

Here’s how you can make sure your students stay motivated, challenged, and excited about coming to class:
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When I first heard the term “rotating curriculum”, I had no clue what the concept was. I think the first person I heard talking about it was one of the billing company guys, and to be honest I really discounted the idea wholesale when he mentioned it. Well, a short while later I found I was having a hard time keeping my classes structured as my school grew. I also found it difficult to keep my instructors on track with their lesson plans – no one really had an idea of what to teach in class, and Read the rest of this entry »

Developing better time management skills will allow you to use your time more effectively – “leveraging” your time, if you will. This in turn will make you more productive, and can definitely have a positive impact on your income.

Mentally go through everything you did yesterday. How much time did you spend doing things that have no impact whatsoever on improving your quality of life?:

* Daydreaming
* Worrying
* Engaging in unimportant conversations
* Spending time with people you really don’t care for – aka, “energy takers”
* Letting others waste your time
* Starting projects, getting distracted, then starting them over again
* Reading frivolous and unimportant magazine or news articles
* Watching TV (for some, the biggest time thief – in my opinion, it’s also the main reason for the “dumbing down” of America…)

It can be pretty frightening when you think about how much time you actually waste in a day. Now, think about how much more efficient you would be, and how much more quality, unadulterated free time you would have if you managed your time better.

Instead of working extra hours in the studio, you might be out playing at the park, relaxing at the pool, going to see a movie with your friends and loved ones, and doing other fun stuff.

So, let’s work on some time management skills to see how to increase your productivity. The first step is to set priorities. Here’s how: Read the rest of this entry »