What You Didn’t Expect When You Opened Your Gym
By Doug Spurling Hang out in sweats all day long… Listen to cool music all day long… Talk shop and change peoples lives… Life of a gym owner, right? That’s part of it. But they don’t tell you about the “other” stuff. Getting good at marketing, financial statement analysis, strategic planning, holding good meetings, putting […]
Lessons Learned from Terminating Employees
By Fred Zoller This is no fun but we all have to do it someday. About 3 weeks ago, I was forced to terminate 2 employees at the same time. It was tragic. Honestly, this is one of the hardest things I ever had to do and never done it before. So not having […]
7 Keys to Financial Wisdom for Fitness Biz Owners
By William Hofacker Definitely not the sexiest topic. It makes many of us cringe. We signed up for this to be a Rock Star coach, not to look at financial reports. Let me warn you that if you neglect some of these ideas, you’re headed for trouble. What qualifies me to give […]
Your Scorecard
By Doug Spurling As humans, we love seeing how we measure up against each other. That’s also why sports are so popular, without a scoreboard you’d never know who’s winning, and there really wouldn’t be much motivation. At every sporting event, there’s no denying who won and who lost. The scoreboard tells you. So why […]
Make Your Own Rules…
By Pat Rigsby Over the past couple of years I’ve become very adept at making my own rules when it comes to business. One thing that is interesting about that is how some of those rules almost seem to contradict one another… Let me give you an example: I’m not a big […]
Building My Business: Lessons You Can Apply
By Pat Rigsby Building PatRigsby.com I’ve followed the same principles or concepts that I teach the people I work with. Because of that I thought I’d give you some examples of what I’ve done with my own business and how you can apply those concepts in your business. Decide Who You Are For…And Who […]
5 Key Takeaways
By Pat Rigsby I put together a set of takeaways from our annual trip to Disney World that would actually be actionable in your business…so here goes. It’s All About Experience Disney World isn’t known for the tallest or fastest roller coasters, but the theme and the experience they wrap around the coasters […]
My Favorite Business Building Tip
By Pat Rigsby One of my most memorable coaching calls came with a fitness pro who was seeking some specific advice on growing his business. I gave him what I consider to be the best advice that I can give someone, but it comes with a disclaimer. You see, this is also advice that […]