Performance
The Obstacle of Fear
Don’t you love it when you find inspiration in the everyday? It is always there, but we don’t always take the time to see it. Recently, I was hit with inspiration from my everyday. My seven-year-old has been riding horses since she was two and a half. At the age of two, we took her…
Read MoreWorking Your Abs (I Mean Core)
As an entrepreneur, I’ve had my share of “Aha!” moments while building a new business from the ground up. And I have to say, identifying and being able to articulate the Trainertainment Core Values was one of the biggest. In fact, our Core Values are so intrinsic to the Trainertainment world that we pay…
Read MoreFrom Looming Bankruptcy to World-Famous – How a Company’s Culture Changed Everything.
Caution: Low Flying Fish Picture this – you’re strolling through an open-air farmer’s market in Seattle, Washington when a sign reading “Caution: Low Flying Fish” catches your eye. Curious, you stop to read the sign again and – BAM! – you’re hit by a flying foam fish. Laughter erupts as you realize you have been…
Read MoreAre You the Right Person in the Right Job?
Yesterday, I was listening to a talk show as I was driving my car and I heard someone say, “Love what you do when you are doing it and it will show in the work you do.” It’s funny how messages get reinforced. Recently, I’ve been doing a lot of reading on this subject and…
Read MoreOur Favorite Books From 2018 To Grow Your Business
The entire TrainerTainment team loves to read. Constantly getting to grow and learn is one of the best parts of our job. We take learning so seriously that intentional learning is one of our team’s core values. Our company defines intentional learning as forward-thinking – anticipating future needs and learning more, reading and asking questions,…
Read More9 Ways To Get Back On Track
There are only five more days of school down here in Texas! I know. I can’t believe it either. It’s always easy in the summer to get off track, which is the worst time, since it’s the last half of the year. I was thinking back to when I worked in a center. It was…
Read MoreCommitment, Priority, and Accountability: The BIG 3
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about these three big concepts. It’s logical to understand that nothing much gets done if there is no commitment to doing it. So, in my mind commitment comes first. However, I bet you’ve committed to do something you didn’t do. I know I have. That’s where prioritizing the commitment comes…
Read MoreSet Your New Year Goals Now
We are just 31 days from the New Year. Did your jaw just hit the floor in shock? Yeah, mine did, too. Thankfully, as a leadership team, we meet every quarter to plan for that quarter and then spend two days together during our annual planning session. At our annual planning session, we set our…
Read MoreI Didn’t Even Notice I Reached My Goal!
During a recent daily walk, I noticed I had gotten all the way to Starbucks (about 2 miles) and nearly back home and had not checked my Fitbit once to see how many steps I’d taken. It was fascinating because I used to be pretty obsessive about checking how many steps I had for the day…
Read MoreAre You Putting All Your Eggs in one Basket?
When you or your sales people are making outbound calls or going to sell outside of the center, how many different types groups are you contacting? Are you putting all your eggs in one basket and just focusing on one group of schools, daycares or large businesses? Step Out of Your Comfort Zone As people,…
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