Wearables – Here To Stay
I had an awesome run yesterday, especially gratifying, given all the years that injuries prevented me from running. (Insert: Happy Dance) As I finished the run, I hit the stop button on my Garmin watch …
Your Immediate Growth Strategy
I received a voice call yesterday afternoon. There was no caller id, but it was a local number. To my surprise it was a fitness business, more specifically one of the local branches of a …
Step #1 For Explosive Growth Now
I am writing from my outside office today. Once again, it’s raining in Greenville, but I am warm and dry under my shelter. I think better with chirping birds in the background and I love …
Developing Your Resources – The Community
It’s an exciting time in our family as we have three babies due in a few months. And for the first time in a couple of generations, twins are on the way! The excited parents …
This Is Your REAL Job
I was fortunate to become a YMCA Executive Director at a very young age. We had a huge facility, about 100 people on the staff and 100s of members, and I was ultimately responsible for …
Working On Your Business
I loved the movie, Field of Dreams. Is there anyone who did not like it? What an inspiring and entertaining story. “If you build it, they will come.” We all want to believe this is true …
The Valentine’s Day Workout (Updated for 2019)
Without clients the fitness professional has no business. There is a natural attrition in the fitness industry and the fitness professional is always searching for new clients to take the place of those that leave. …
A Treadmill Only Fitness Center…
Once upon a time I was a competitive runner. To say that I loved to run (or was addicted) is an understatement. I ran in all kinds of weather in Upstate New York. Cold, snow, …
Embracing The Monday Blues.
I remember when I used to get the Monday blues. This was long before I was an entrepreneur, the dark times when I worked for someone else, but that’s a story for another time. 🙂 The …