Tag: Fitness Business
Monitoring Your Business Growth
As a trainer and gym owner I love working with people. Spending time on the financial accounting end of things is not so much fun. In fact, I disliked it immensely for long time. My …
Throwing Axes and Drinking Beer?
I experienced something very different yesterday, axe throwing. It was fun. Craft Axe Throwing is a new business in town and from their website it looks as though they have three locations around the country. …
More Dangerous Than You Realize
I started my new year “behind bars.” Exactly where I wanted to be. Before you think bad things about me and hit the unsubscribe button below, you need to know one of my favorite places …
How Your Competition Is On The Move
I checked out another new (new to me) gym yesterday. It’s another major national chain with nearly 1000 locations that has been around for a long time. I took advantage of the first visit and …
Forget Your 2019 Goals, Temporarily
If I read one more post encouraging me to do this, or to do that next year, when 2019 arrives… I get it, 2019 is almost here and I need to think about what I …
Reason #4: Why most fitness business fail
I had to think long and hard about how to start this post. This content strikes so close to home it’s hard to be sensitive, objective and convincing at the same time. I get passionate …
How to Really Stand Out This Holiday Season
I just read an email where a business consultant recommended that business owners take the month of December off and relax. Seriously? This would work IF your business is functioning as a turn-key operation and …
You don’t get a second chance to make a good first impression
I am headed out to visit a new gym in a few minutes. It’s part of a national chain I have been hearing a lot about. It’s time for me to check it out for …
Reason #3: Why Most Fitness Businesses Fail
If we were to name today in the Carolinas, it would be suitable to call it “Black Ice Tuesday.” The South continues to recover from the unusual snow storm over the weekend. There is not …