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  • What’s Doing at Active Management HQ This Week – 13th January?

    What’s Doing at Active Management HQ This Week – 13th January?

    Shout Outs From Last Week

    1. To Darren & Nadine Show who are organising Crossfitters for Bushfire Relief in a couple of weeks. This is a great idea and anyone in the world can be involved.  Just click here to find out more in their Facebook Group.
    2. Congrats to Heath on his new venture and adventure in the fitness industry! Heath is opening a new gym this year that is unique and meets a niche market. He’s incredibly focused and I know this will be a successful business!
    3. Great to catch up with Chantal and Constantine last week. They are excited to announce the first 20Perfit Training Academy at the end of January.  I’m going to be working at the Academy on sales and marketing tips.  20Perfit is Australia’s newest and most exciting opportunity for personal trainers to add new revenue and service to their business in 2020.  It is EMS training and their licence program is super exciting.  Check it out here.
    4. To ABC Financial for their support of the Fitness Business Podcast Intensive series in 2019. Thanks Jennifer for all your support.
    5. To Kent and Matt from Fit Nutrition who have a very cool way to build a secondary revenue stream in your Aussie business – selling supplements. I really love their business model for any sized Aussie fitness business.  Great to connect, chat and thanks for giving me the opportunity to help my friends with your supps by people going to my webpage.

    A Bonus

    Our Fitness Industry Tech Summit registrations are open and you’ll be able to grab the cheapest tickets ever by pre-registering now at www.FitnessIndustryTechSummit.com.au – name and email and no money down! You’ll be getting your opportunity in 7 days, so pre-register now!

    Active Management Community

    This week I gave the community an amazing resource.  It is a free workbook to spend 20 minutes with team members to make 2020 their personal and professional year.  I’ve had a few clients use this with huge success and I normally sell it at $100! If you’re in the community it is free to download!

    We also had 29 new members join last week!

    Every week there are resources and assets to help you lead your business.  There are no sales pitches.  People just like you helping, sharing and growing so we can together lower the health care costs across the globe!  Join the community here.

    The AM Pitch

    Mondays are the days we make decisions, so today is the day to make a huge decision about your business development not just in 2020 but on-going.

    One Reason To Join The Industry Leaders Roundtable in 2020: we examine everything that’s happening in the International fitness industry. In order to stay ahead of your competition you have to be looking in the right place. And with running a business a full time job, how do you have time?

    Most owners do not have time, so they ride the industry waves once they have broken. At Roundtable, we examine what’s happening in the industry and SWOT what’s happening to determine if it’s a trend or a fad. And if it’s a trend, what’s our strategy for using that trend to our advantage. Roundtable will open your eyes to things you never knew.

    The various Australian and New Zealand Industry Leaders Roundtable are taking applications now:

    • Australian Club Owners Roundtable
    • NSW Personal Trainers Roundtable
    • New Zealand Fitness Business Roundtable

    Message me now or drop me an email: [email protected] to find out more. If you’re based in the US, then REX Roundtables is available for you to join. Contact Eddie Tock – [email protected] Europeans contact Fausto di Guilio – [email protected]

    To chat with me about Roundtable, make a time that suits you by clicking here.

    Final Thought

    How much networking are you doing?  Networking is the contact sport of the new decade.

    Quite seriously, inside your fitness business – no matter the size – is a plethora of opportunities for you to explore.  This could include:

    • Group memberships for companies and businesses;
    • On site wellness talks;
    • Managing on-site gyms;
    • Or just plain old referrals.

    As a leader of our business, we should be demonstrating to our team networking in the community and seizing upon any opportunity to build our brand or expose our brand.

    Schedule time to walk the gym floor and really meet your members.  Networking costs zero dollars, the benefits are boundless, and will add some real excitement to your daily tasks as you learn new things about your members.  Worst case scenario, you’ll have made a member feel great from your conversation.  Networking is not a spectator sport it’s a contact sport.

    #ThinkAndDoDifferent with Active Management in 2020.

  • A New Association has Launched with the Goal of Supporting Professional Women in the Fitness Industry

    A New Association has Launched with the Goal of Supporting Professional Women in the Fitness Industry

    The new non-profit organization, The Women in Fitness Association (WIFA), was created with the vision of establishing a platform to prepare and develop more women to be in leadership roles in the fitness industry by championing women to achieve their career aspirations, and share their success through collaboration.

    ARVADA, COLORADO (PRWEB) MAY 31, 2017

    The Women in Fitness Association (WIFA), founded by fitness industry leader and consultant Lindsey Rainwater, was created with the vision of establishing a platform to prepare and develop more women to be in leadership roles in the fitness industry by championing women to achieve their career aspirations, and share their success through collaboration.

    “The role of women in the fitness industry is going to grow significantly in the coming years, as customers and business owners, additionally from the C-suite to the board room. As a professional in the industry and with relationships with many outstanding women who are serving and making a larger and positive impact, I realized the need to create a platform to discuss issues, initiatives, and what matters to women from our perspective. The vision of our association is that every woman can find her place, make huge contributions and rise to her fullest potential!” says Lindsey Rainwater.

    The goal of WIFA is to create a culture where young women entering the industry can obtain mentorship and where seasoned veterans can positively impact their peers and encourage them to take on more senior leadership roles.

    WIFA will offer quarterly virtual meetings, annual live events and “crowd source” topics so everyone involved will have the chance to contribute their voice. A few topics currently up for consideration include Women in Leadership, Dress and Unspoken Expectations, Group Fitness Pay, Roles Inside the Club, Mothers and Careers, How to Negotiate Pay, and Starting Your Own Business.

    WIFA’s Board of Directors is currently in formation. Mrs. Rainwater will be joined by newly appointed board members Sarah Pellegrino, of ABC Financial; Maureen O’Rourke, CFO of Vertimax and EcoFit Networks; and Brandi Bergeron, Co-founder of Moon Mission Media.

    “I couldn’t be more thrilled to be part of the Women in Fitness Association. Making a name for yourself, assisting your customers, and succeeding in this industry can all depend on the relationships you make within it. I think that WIFA will be a unique platform to connect the unique insights of ‘women leaders in fitness’ together so that we can all lift each other up!” says Sarah Pellegrino, WIFA Board Member.

    “The Women in Fitness Association is not just about bringing women together to share ideas in the fitness industry (although this is a huge piece of it), but it is more about women being influencers in this space where they can truly help each other be successful in all aspects of their lives. As one of my favorite quotes says, A rising tide lifts all boats,” says Maureen O’Rourke, WIFA Board Member.

    WIFA is now open for membership and accepting interested applicants to the board of directors.

    Contact Details:
    https://www.womeninfitness.org/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/WIFAssociation
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wifassociation/
    LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/22299541/

  • #JTInTheRaw Show 20: Leadership, Marketing Over Christmas/Holidays & Boosting Productivity

    #JTInTheRaw Show 20: Leadership, Marketing Over Christmas/Holidays & Boosting Productivity

    WOW! What a week . . .

    I guess in the future many of us – no matter the country we reside in – will be able to remember where we were when it was announced that Donald Trump became President elect.  As so many described, it was a historical day for the US.

    And I’m not going to make any comment on the result or the individuals but what I will say is in the democratic world that we live in, there is always a winner and a loser in an election.  Whether we are happy or not with the outcome, we all had a chance to impact the result and we should be grateful for that opportunity.

    And in our own little world, we can kiss or hug our parents, partner or children and then we can do something positive with them or for them.

    We can be the leaders we want to be with our own families, at work or in our communities.

    We choose to help someone, thank someone and take care of those around us. And no leader of the country can stop that choice.

    The choice to lead is in all of us.

    #JTShoutOut

    Analee from Oh Magazine who has joined the Active Management Supplier Directory.  Check out the Supplier Directory here.

    The Team from ABC Financial who have confirmed they are going to be our newest partner on the Fitness Business Podcast.  This is super exciting and very cool.

    NSW Waratahs who have asked me to be their ground announcer one of their games in 2017.  Could this be a new career path for me?

    New coaching clients this week Chris and Haythem.  If you would like to work with me, click here to see my coaching packages.

    And a special shout out to Zoe my little girl who is having her band try-outs today. And she has never played a musical instrument and it is band try outs today, so perhaps my shout out should go to the volunteer band master who has to listen to 100 odd year 2 kids playing a variety of instruments!

    #RefillYourCup Challenge

    We are now entering week 2 of the #RefillYourCup challenge. I talked about why it is important to look after ourselves last week in show 19. If you missed show 19 click here.

    I want you to give yourself 15 minutes every day for 77 days to answer the following questions to #RefillYourCup:

    1. What are you grateful for?
    2. Who do you appreciate?
    3. What opportunities did you see today?
    4. What are the top 3 things to do tomorrow?
    5. How are you travelling in your 84-day plan in regard to work; personal; family.

    This exercise will boost your personal vitality, add positivity to your mood and help improve the brand that we call “YOU.”

    I challenge you to do this daily as part of your routine.  Are you up for it?

    #AskJT

    You can ask any questions you like and each week I’ll endeavour to answer them.

    This week’s question comes from Peter in Brisbane who asked me, “December & January are bad months for me in business. I never do any promotions and have no sales.  Is this normal?”

    Peter a great question and this is 100% normal.  It doesn’t matter what month of the year it is, if you are not doing any marketing then it will be a bad month. I don’t care if you’re selling gym memberships, personal training, cars, houses or widgets . . . when you don’t ask people to buy your product they won’t.

    In December everyone is spending money.  They are generally spending for other people but they are in the habit of taking out their wallets or purses and opening them.  Your job is to give them a compelling reason to open it and spend it with you!

    In January, you could say is slow as people are in holiday mode. But not everyone is going away, not everyone stops spending in January and so again you need a compelling reason for them to buy from you.

    The reality of business is this Peter – if you plan for a bad month, you will have a bad month. Plan for sales and a strong month and you will have a strong month.

    By the way Peter, we have some awesome Christmas vouchers you can order from us.  They are an editable file, allowing you to insert your own details and logo.  They will save you loads of money and time!  Click here.

    Next Week

    I am in Sydney ALL week! Wahoo! So next week is a big week of writing, planning, catching up and ticking items of my project list for Alicia!

    With so many things I need to do next week here is my plan and it may help you:

    • Over the weekend I plan to go through every project I have to complete in the week.
    • I will list them out from maximum income producing to least income producing.
    • I will code them as either creative or operational.
    • I will then allocate 45mins in my diary to each item based on their priority and having the creative items in the morning and the operational items in the afternoon.
    • If after entering all my items I have any time left over, I’ll allocate review time of the major items and further work on them.

    Why only 45 minutes? It is going to be like interval training. I will go hard for the 45 minutes and then recover for 15mins. Then go again.  If I know I only have 45mins I’ll work lots harder to get more done.

    Next Friday is FitnessBiz Brunch in Sydney.  This is the last education event for 2016 that I’m doing so Sydney people get along & grab a ticket at activemgmt.com.au.  I’m sharing the cheapest marketing strategy you will ever do!  Plus taking you on a tour of over 40 health clubs around the world.

    And of course I’ll continue with my #RefillYourCup Challenge.

    Quote of the Week . . .

    “We choose to help someone, thank someone and take care of those around us. No leader of the country can stop that choice. The choice to lead is in all of us.”

     

    Check out all previous shows here: http://www.activemgmt.com.au/category/jt-in-the-raw/