You’re In Business To Serve Your Clients… And To Make A Profit

Only Businesses That Turn A Profit Stay In Business, And Martial Arts Business Is No Different It always makes me laugh when I see someone criticize a business owner for having a profit motive. Or, as one entrepreneur put it, “A business that’s about making money? What a shocker!” Yet, that mentality pervades much of [...]

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Failing Your Way To Success

“The way to succeed is to double your error rate.” Thomas J. Watson Recently, I’ve been reading “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success” by Stanford psychology professor and researcher Dr. Carol Dweck. I’d recommend it for anyone – it’s a clear and well-supported explanation of why your mindset has so much to do with success. [...]

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What Do I Charge?

“But I Can’t Do That In My School Because Of…” Last week I sent out an email that listed actual enrollment numbers for three members of the Martial Art School Alliance website. These are three instructors who are kicking tail despite the down economy. And, one of them actually lives in an area where the [...]

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Mindset As It Relates To Running A Martial Arts School

“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand I’m not really into Ayn Rand (although I agree with many of her views, and I sure enjoyed the heck out of playing BioShock), but I think that quote sums up the attitude that all successful [...]

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No Room For Fear – Maintaining An Entrepreneur’s Mindset In Your Martial Art School Operations

Fear makes you do stupid things. I think all martial artists know that it’s a basic sparring strategy to get your opponent to act out of fear instead of logic. And, that’s because fear causes you to hesitate, to freeze up, to second guess your gut. Fear makes you dumber than you really are. “Fear [...]

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