Category: Ron’s Blog
Reason#2: 5 Reasons 8 Out of 10 Fitness Business Will Fail
It seems like yesterday I was sitting around a table in my mastermind group. We had a speaker presenting on the topic of creating our elevator speech. We were newbies and he found holes in …
What Do Your Customers Really Think?
How can this be? We have business where we are in constant contact with our customers. We see them, talk to them, coach them and, not hearing anything to the contrary, we believe they are …
How To Create Culture In Your Business
Our free educational seminar took a different turn yesterday, for the better. We set these seminars up to accommodate a very small group of people. The reason is to share this information with a larger …
What A Surprise!
Sunday nights are special. It’s my time to reflect on the past week, look ahead to the next and get ready for Monday morning. I love the promise of Monday morning. We have the whole …
Five Reasons 8 out of 10 Fitness Businesses Will Fail
Eric T. Wagner wrote an article for Forbes magazine in 2013, Five Reasons 8 Out Of 10 Businesses Fail. Here are the five reasons: #1: Not really in touch with customers through deep dialogue #2: …
Are You Prepared?
I talk to fitness business owners every day. During a conversation yesterday, I asked a guy a question and his immediate response was, that’s a silly question. Here is the question I asked: Would you …
Educational Seminar Now Available!
Yesterday I promised you a very important announcement and today is the big day. As you know from reading these emails, I am very excited about the opportunity facing the fitness industry. We have seen …
Consumer Confidence In The Economy Is At An 18-Year High!
I watched the evening news last night. It was painful, but necessary. I was looking for some specific information. Watching television is something I have been trained to NOT do by successful people. In fact …
The Black Friday Opportunity for the Fitness Professional.
Riding my motorcycle through the Blue Ridge mountain on Black Friday was how I participated in the most celebrated retail day of the year. I am not a trend follower, but as I rode, I …