What is it REALLY like in the elitefts offices? We show you a typical day-in-the-life of Senior Content Manager, Steve Colescott.
If you think you have a grasp of the full history of elitefts, then you’ve only heard half of the story.
Working harder to become the best company in the powerlifting and strength training industry!
Break the superior stereotypes about for profits and not for profits.
Owning your own gym comes with its ups and downs. See what these team elitefts gym owners think about it.
I didn’t want a company that was going to be just me.
There are some things that reading and education can’t buy.
Dave discusses the logic behind product promotions and business rankings.
Since day one… if it hasn’t been one thing it been two others… I used to say that every small business is only a few months from being “out of business.”
Dave Tate shares his insight on three common principles that can make, or break, a business.
No other concept is used so pervasively and perversely with so little factual support than the ‘S’ word.
Following through IS one of the most important values that is more about how it is implanted than just putting it into practice.
After hearing his answers, my advice to him was to go back to his facility and genuinely thank his employees for working so hard and doing a tremendous job in spite of their staffing difficulties. The answer shocked him.
Follow Goodwin’s advice if you ever try to relocate your rack.
If you do make time to do these things and implement and execute, the odds of outlasting your competition increases significantly.
I need to work for a few months on conditioning and tons of accessory work to bring up weaknesses.
No Spine. No Balls. No Business. Good Luck. Now what did I just write?
With many great things, the precise point of origin is not always obvious.
Sooner or later you have to grab the gopher and beat him to a bloody pulp so obstacles don’t set you back.
If you think you are riding one, find a way to kill it or slow it down, but this is for another day.
After about a half-hour of this sheer craziness, we all found ourselves laying on the front lawn of our new house laughing and talking while attempting to catch our breath.
As always, if anyone has suggestions of what they want to discuss next month, please leave a comment.
Over the past year, we have both received tons of emails and phone calls that go something like this: “I have listened to you for a while now and have purchased several products from you. I’ve watched you and your reputation grow.”
This simple philosophy of “firing all the unhappy people” was one of the major reasons why he was so successful.
Take the time to put thought into what you’re doing. Good luck!
Today, you compete not only against the peers you see every day, but against computers, freelancers and potential replacements on other continents.
What we do is too important to waste time on that which is shallow, false or unproductive.
You can either “train” the lifts or “build” the lifts. I’m NOT a fan of training the lift.
One very important aspect to understand about pricing is that some strategies are illegal and unethical.
You’re fired—two words that every trainer or coach should learn and not be afraid to use with their clients.
When an employee enters your office to complain about a co-worker, make certain that you listen.
Delegation can be something that you dread, or it can be something that can take your business to the next level.
A regular column about getting strong(er) on the platform, strong(er) in business and strong(er) in life.
For many people, having the ability to train people for a living is a dream come true.
Can aggression be good? Can this serve your training or business in any positive way? If so, how can and should it be used? How often and by whom?
I always felt the “under the bar concept” could carry it own weight. This is because just about every skill needed to be successful in business and life is also needed to be successful “under the bar”
My father once told me that a good teammate is someone who can carry his own weight and some of yours too when you need him to.
You can be prepared ahead of time and know what to do when the expected changes occurs, as well as when the unexpected happen.
I keep a list of questions I ask myself on a weekly and monthly basis. This article will touch on three that can save and grow your business.
You don’t have to negotiate anything you don’t want to and if it is going to kill your profit/productivity/culture then walk.
One very important thing to remember is that the more Joe Gymrat sells, the more taxes he accrues.
Accounting is boring. It’s a painfully dull, complicated discipline that seems completely unnecessary.
Many of us are not fortunate enough to make a living out of the sport and lifestyle that we love.
One of the most difficult challenges in our industry is developing our personnel.
This April 1, 2010, will mark two years since I have moved into my new facility in Weymouth, Massachusetts.