Subject: Are You A Starving Martial Artist?
Are You A Starving Martial Artist?
May 24th, 2017 at 5:50 am CDTFriend, Are you a starving martial artist? Meaning, someone who sacrifices their financial well-being for the sake of their art? If so, I get it -- really I do. I did that myself for years. I only worked jobs that wouldn't interfere with my training, ...
Back to Dojo Basics Wrap-Up Pt. 2...
May 23rd, 2017 at 6:35 am CDTFriend, Welcome back to the second part of the dojo basics email series wrap-up. Today I'm going to cap this series off with a second helping of the common mistakes school owners make. Let's get started... Mistake #4 - Being Bedazzled by Bullshit Th ...
Back to Dojo Basics Series Wrap-Up...
May 22nd, 2017 at 7:39 am CDTFriend, For the last couple of weeks we've been discussing dojo basics... you know, the nuts and bolts of starting, growing, and running a profitable small dojo. Just to recap the steps we discussed, here they are in the order you should tackle them. ...
The Awful Reality of Women's Self-Defense...
May 19th, 2017 at 7:37 am CDTFriend, Ever ask yourself why there's so many cringe-worthy videos online on the topic of women's self-defense? If you're not sure what I mean, here's a prime example: https://youtu.be/Jcv381pDS4w * Hard to watch? Kind of makes you embarrassed for m ...
Back to Dojo Basics #10...
May 18th, 2017 at 7:44 am CDTFriend, We're close to wrapping up this back to basics series, and we've been discussing the final step in building a successful, profitable small dojo -- future planning. Yesterday I told you we'd discuss the last part of future planning in today's ...
Back to Dojo Basics #9...
May 17th, 2017 at 8:12 am CDTFriend, So. we're wrapping up this series on dojo basics by talking about future planning, which is more or less the final step in building a successful, stable, profitable martial art school. However, it's also the step that sort of solidifies and r ...
Back to Dojo Basics #8...
May 16th, 2017 at 6:51 am CDTFriend, In the world of business (and especially, consultants) everybody talks about having systems... but few people can actually explain what they are and why you need them. However, the definition is fairly straightforward. System: 1. A set of det ...
Back to Dojo Basics #7...
May 15th, 2017 at 7:09 am CDTFriend, Ah, Mondays. If you love your job (and if you're a school owner, I hope you do), then you love Mondays. But if you're still doing the 9-to-5 grind, you're probably dreading heading into work today. And let me tell you, I get it. Regardless o ...
Remember This Martial Arts Show?
May 12th, 2017 at 5:25 am CDTFriend, Hey, do you remember Fight Quest? Of course you do. The show ran for 1.5 seasons in 2007 and 2008 on The Discovery Channel, and it "starred" Jimmy Smith and Doug Anderson, two relatively normal martial artists who traveled the globe training ...
Back to Dojo Basics #6...
May 11th, 2017 at 6:45 am CDTFriend, What's that dirty word we're supposed to be talking about today? Oh yes... "profit." Brrrr. Gives a martial arts instructor the chills, just thinking about it. But despite all the bullshit you've been fed by your martial arts forum buddies an ...