Just Wear One Hat
Posted by Seran Glanfield on January 27, 2015 in Quick Tips, Tutorials
As a pilates instructor you wear many hats – teacher, movement specialist and sometimes friend. But, as an instructor and studio owner, you wear quite a few more!
It probably means you are pretty good at jumping from teaching to scheduling to chasing payments and paying bills, organizing maintenance to optimizing your package prices. It also means you have probably gotten used to working on what has to get done, no matter what time of day, or day of the week.
Being productive and knowing how to best manage your time over the course of a day, a week and a month will help you to get on top of your business. New research shows that single-tasking not multi-tasking is the way to go. Yes, you read that right – doing multiple things at once makes you LESS productive.
Single-tasking means doing one activity at a time with as few distractions as possible. For you, this could mean blocking out time in your schedule to focus on a specific part of your business. For example, make Friday afternoons your time for end of week admin. Knowing that you have that time blocked to pay your bills, take care of invoicing clients or setting up your schedule for the week ahead will give you peace of mind during the week. Or spend one afternoon a month with your marketing hat on and focus on creating lots of content for your email or social media campaigns – it’ll help ease the pressure of trying to do it bit-by-bit each day.
Top tip: switch off your phone, shut down your Facebook browser and close the office door. Complete one task at a time and give yourself a short break every hour to refresh your mind.
Good Luck!
Ser
an Glanfield, founder of Spring Three (www.springthree.com), is a small business strategist who works exclusively with boutique fitness studio owners and instructors. Using tried-and-tested methods and tools, she helps her clients get clear about their business, stand out from the crowd, and set the foundations for strong and sustainable growth.
Originally from Wales (UK), Seran worked in finance before obtaining her certification under Romana’s Pilates at True Pilates in New York city in 2009. In addition to pilates, Seran enjoys running and paddle boarding. She lives in south Florida with her husband and two young children.
About Seran Glanfield
Seran Glanfield is a business strategist and MINDBODY Certified business consultant who works exclusively with boutique fitness studio owners and instructors. With over 15 years of experience in finance and marketing, Seran understands first hand the nuances of building and operating a successful business and shares her insight with a dynamic and encouraging approach. Her company, Spring Three (
) offers professional business development programs that provide training and guidance to help uncover opportunities, create momentum, and set the foundations for strong and sustainable growth.
Seran holds a BSc from the London School of Economics and serves on the board of the Pilates Method Alliance. She is also a Romana’s Pilates trained Certified Pilates Teacher and has taught at studios in New York, London, and Florida.