There’s a word we all know better than any other. We write it many times a day, spell it, see it printed on documents all over our home and studio. We often say it to others, but we seldom hear it said to us.
Dale Carnegie called it “the sweetest and most important sound in any language.”
One of the great things about living in northwest New Jersey is the abundance of farms around where we can get fresh organic turkeys for our holiday meals.
A few years ago I found one of these farms and have been going there ever since. The quality of the turkey is incredible and we look forward to it every year. This year was no exception so about 6 weeks ago we put in our order.
Happy Holidays! It seems like Halloween is the “gateway” to all-things holiday madness, as we now find ourselves ready to close out another year.
As fitness studio owners this is a great time to celebrate with your patrons, and to capitalize on the many opportunities to help members manage common stressors while creating community! Additionally, designing exceptionally appealing sales offers is a great way to power through Q4 and finish the year strong!
Deciding how to price, what to charge, what to include can be a tough decision.
The biggest mistakes I see studio owners make with their pricing are the following.
In the spring of 2007, I was sitting in the back of a taxicab in Rosemont, Illinois, just outside of Chicago. I was in town to speak at a fitness industry conference. I brought my racing shoes and clothes because I planned to run a race in Chicago’s Grant Park while I was there.
I didn’t have a car in Rosemont, so I got up extra early and took a taxi from the hotel to the park.
There’s never enough time in the day! As a business owner you can get caught in the ‘busy trap’, constantly trying to complete to-do’s, put out fires and perform the day to day tasks required to run your business. But, being busy usually doesn’t mean productive!
Productivity requires that you know your priorities, stay focused on them and are ensuring that you spend time working on them.
As a studio owner or manager, you are probably wearing several hats. You might have some employees working with you. You might have some clients. You might have a business partner. You might even have some investors.
And then on the personal front you probably also have your family, significant other, friends, etc. It can be exhausting having to juggle so many roles on a daily basis and to be expected to be on your “A” game for them all.
In my last article, we discussed how to prepare for your first corporate wellness meeting. To recap, we talked about the 4 key steps:
1. Do your homework
2. Develop a presentation
3. Develop and adhere to an agenda
4. Dress and act professionally
So, you have done your homework, developed a rock-solid presentation, prepared an agenda, you are dressed professionally and now it’s GAME TIME! You are at the corporate campus with a friendly and confident smile, ready to wow your next client! What next?
Have you ever had a new client say this, or something similar?
"I'm not making the progress I thought I would." It usually happens after a month or two and it's at that point that many people simply give up.
It's a pretty common issue and one that can be devastating to your bottom line. To help you avoid this, we’ve compiled what we have found to be the top nine benefits of offering a solid system of nutrition to avoid this from happening in your business.
Thank you to Lateef Johnson, the Co-Owner of FIT Austin for taking the time to answer some questions from AFS!
In this featured spot, Lateef shares his insight into how and why his business has become the go-to studio in his market.
• Trainer, Manager or Owner • Beginner or Veteran • 500-10,000 sq.ft.