Posts Tagged ‘Stephen Covey’

The Top Things Successful School Owners Do To Achieve Financial Success

When you think about successful school owners, do you ever wonder how they get to where they are? You see, everyone wants to enjoy success, but the reason so few do is because so few people are willing to do the work to get there. Every successful school owner understands this. As millions of people have learned from Stephen Covey’s books, successful people tend to follow the same success habits in their daily lives to achieve and maintain that success. And, starting and running a martial art school is no different. There are things every successful school owner does on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis in order to achieve success. And if you want to be a successful school owner, you need to do those things. Here’s my list of the success habits that successful school owners follow. I suggest you make each one of these habits part of your daily routine for the next month, until they become a habit for you as well.

Success Habit #1: Showing Up

Successful school owners show up to work each day. And, that doesn’t mean showing up 5 minutes before class – it means they invest long hours outside of teaching classes into their business. For every hour you spend on the floor, you should be spending two productive hours working on your business. This includes time you spend doing strategic planning, on marketing, on staff development, on planning events, on public relations, on curriculum, and yes, even on personal and professional development.

Success Habit #2: Being Present

Successful school owners are present with their students, staff, Read the rest of this entry »

This month’s start-up article is essential for anyone who is launching a new school, because it has to do with staying on track using the “P.I.E.” method… 1. Planning 2. Implementation 3. Evaluation I actually learned this approach to task management when I was in the Army Combat Medical Specialist course at Ft. Sam Houston. We were taught this approach as a means of organizing the treatment and care of patients in the clinical setting. What I have discovered about the PIE method is that it’s Read the rest of this entry »