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The Cost Of Being A Succesful Martial Art School Owner

Mike Massie — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 15:49:57 +0000

“THE COST OF BEING WHO YOU ARE IS CONFLICT WITH THOSE WHO WANT YOU TO BE SOMEONE ELSE. THE COST OF BEING WHAT OTHERS WANT YOU TO BE IS CONFLICT WITH YOURSELF.” ~UNKNOWN I like this quote this week because it reminds me of the dissonance many instructors and school owners experience when they first…

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How Caveat Emptor Applies When Taking Martial Arts Business Advice

Mike Massie — Thu, 08 May 2014 14:01:31 +0000

The martial arts business industry has seen an explosion in "experts" and "consultants" in recent years. Here's how to figure out who you can trust.

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The Increasing Meaninglessness Of Black Belt

Mike Massie — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 13:47:10 +0000

Or, Would You Please Stop Screwing Up The Martial Arts Industry? So this morning I see this post on a popular social media website. The gist of it is, one instructor was deriding another instructor for “only” promoting 14 black belts in 40 years. His take on it was that it indicated the other guy…

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Looking Back On 20 Years Of Small Dojo Big Profits

Mike Massie — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 14:23:05 +0000

20 Years… How Things Change, And How They’ve Stayed The Same So, it’s been over ten years (update 2023: now, two decades) since I first released Small Dojo Big Profits. Since I’m almost finished with the completely updated and revised version of SDBP manual right now (note: it’s done already), I’ve been thinking about how…

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Fatherhood And The Martial Arts

Mike Massie — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:25:55 +0000

What role does the martial arts instructor play in modeling positive behaviors? This article examines the relationship between fatherhood and the martial arts.

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On Being A Martial Arts Pro

Mike Massie — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:58:26 +0000

Martial Arts Professionals And Ethical Standards In Our Industry For many years I have been a staunch advocate of transparency and honesty among martial arts pros, especially regarding martial art school business practices. My reasoning for this is simple. For one, it’s simply the decent thing to do. Second, I believe it’s the best way…

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The Importance of Professionalism in the Business of Teaching Martial Arts

Mike Massie — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:09:19 +0000

Or, How Everything Relates to Your Public Image in Business In a previous article, I wrote about how loyalty, courtesy, and professionalism could make or break your business. I promised to write on each of these martial arts character values in turn, dealing with loyalty in the first installment. Today, I am going to discuss professionalism because…

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Learning, Success, and Suffering Fools in Your Business

Mike Massie — Tue, 03 May 2011 13:54:03 +0000

Do You Suffer Fools Lightly? I don’t. You’ve likely heard Einstein’s definition of insanity (“Doing the same thing over and over again yet expecting different results.”) Here’s my definition of foolishness: “Shooting yourself in the foot, then blaming the gun.” And, the only thing worse than a fool is a dishonest fool; a dishonest fool…

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The Profit Motive In Running A Martial Art School

Mike Massie — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:32:29 +0000

Only Businesses That Turn A Profit Stay In Business, And Martial Arts Business Is No Different It always makes me laugh when I see someone criticize an instructor who is running a martial art school for having a profit motive. Or, as one entrepreneur put it, “A business that’s about making money? What a shocker!” Yet,…

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The Truth… Helps

Mike Massie — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:51:52 +0000

How Embracing the Truth is Essential to Your Martial Arts Business Success Ever hear any of these sayings? “Don’t shoot the messenger.” “The truth hurts.” “The painful truth.” “The cold hard truth.” “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.” “Tell a white lie to cover it up.” Why do we have…

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