by 2ndsout | Oct 15, 2014 | Online Marketing & Sales
In today’s texting and e-mail world, the mostly forgotten, good old-fashioned physical “thank you” card has more impact than ever. Sending a card with a little gift is even more powerful. I do this with every new client as well as with people who give me their cards...
by 2ndsout | Oct 15, 2014 | Online Marketing & Sales
Martial Arts School Association Studies show that 20% of your activities will determine 80% of your results. Each day, as we plan our activities, we must ask ourselves, “What of the 20% would bring the highest results at this time of day?” Use this to block off your...
by 2ndsout | Oct 15, 2014 | Online Marketing & Sales
In the Big Dream Monster.com, an employment agency, ran a series of commercials that I thought were great. These spots portrayed children describing their future. Most kids dream of jobs like doctor, fireman, or astronaut when they grow up. They dream big dreams. In...
by 2ndsout | Oct 15, 2014 | Online Marketing & Sales
When I opened my school, I presented the exact curriculum that I was raised on. Among the many problems that created for me was that I had a lot more kids in my school than my instructors did. Martial arts forms, hyungs, or kata were designed by highly disciplined...
by 2ndsout | Oct 15, 2014 | Online Marketing & Sales
There is a great line attributed to Winston Churchill that ‘if you are in your 20s and are not a Liberal, you don’t have a heart. If you are in your 40s and not a Conservative, you don’t have a brain.’ While I’m not agreeing or disagreeing with him, his message...