Hey everyone:

Thanks for tuning in to my blog.  I am excited that I can continue to write my thoughts and have people interested in listening.  Well, here is something I want you to think about.  It is Friday, and I ask you what have you done this week to market, grow or professionalize your martial art school or business?

Normally at the end of the week we are shutting down, and gearing up for a relaxing weekend with some well deserved downtime.  The only question I ask you is do you deserve it.  Here are 5 questions I want you to contemplate.

1)  How much marketing have you done for your company this week.  Remember marketing is a broad term, but the real question is what have you done to grow your business.
2)  How much time have you put into improving your retention this week.  Retention is the key ingredient to growing your business. Without it, all of your marketing is just wasted. 
3)  What have you done to build your brand.  Have you put time into educating your clients, spreading the word about what you do, or simply re-educating existing clients - reminding them of all of your services, benefits and events.
4)  Did you put in as much time on the business as you could, or was this one of those lazy weeks.  I know, schools ending, kids are out, the summer is here, it is hot outside, yeah - yeah.  What amount of time could you have put into your business and what amount of time did you put into your business.
5) Last but not least - how many clients have your reached out to. New, existing and old.  Make it your business to set a goal and talk to, email, or send a note to at least 10 from each of these categories. 

I hope you also remember the only time not to work on your business is when your up to date on all of these items.  Also, these 5 items are a small portion of what you should be doing on a regular basis.  If you are next level member you can simply look at your daily task sheet and this is all spelled out for you.

For more information on this you can easily email me and I willshare with you more tips.   Kyoshi@lininja.comor you canbecomea member of  www.takingitothenextlevel.com.Also,don'tforget to pick up a copy of my book - Martial Art Business101 -HooyahLiving the Dream - www.atouchofzen.com