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Tip of the Week #68
"The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping." - Dale Carnegie - Emotions can run high in a dance studio - especially when you are managing the expectations, demands, and concerns of parents. As the mom of two kids I understand how . . .
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Tip of the Week #67
"Not everything that counts can be measured. Not everything that can be measured counts." - Albert Einstein - You probably spend a lot of time at your dance studio tracking and measuring: enrollment, absences, weeks until performance time, costumes, the list goes on and . . .
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Tip of the Week #66
The upcoming weeks ahead are a great opportunity to bring back students and generate some new business before the rush of the holiday season. The Fall Sports Players: Do you have the soccer effect at your studio? We sure do! Soccer season is ending and this is a great time to . . .
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Tip of the Week #65
Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you'll look back and realize they were big things - R. Brault - Open any magazine or tune into a reality TV show today that focuses on dance and it's easy to find successful students shown as the ones who . . .
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Tip of the Week #64
"Lean forward into your life...catch the best bits and the finest wind. Just tip your feathers in flight a wee bit and see how dramatically that small lean can change your life." - Mary Anne Radmacher - I just wanted to take a moment to say, thank you for being so extraordinary. The countless hours and hundreds of details you manage on top of being so . . .
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Tip of the Week #63
"When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile." ~ Author Unknown ~ The few weeks leading up to the start of the new school year at our dance studio can be highly emotional. Yesterday was no exception, it was our last day of summer classes, our first night of open . . .
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Tip of the Week #62
"If you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it." - Mary Engelbreit - Quick story for you...most of yesterday I spent debriefing with our management team at the studio about our year-end recitals, which were held this past . . .
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Tip of the Week #61
"It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters." - Epictetus - A studio owner recently posted a question on our Facebook page in reply to the June "Ask the Experts" column in this month's Dance Teacher Magazine. We address the issue of a beloved teacher leaving . . .
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Tip of the Week #60
"We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own." - B. Sweetland - One question I often get asked is, "is it worth it to attend such-and-such conference/convention/event?" That's a good question. And it is one that is not easily . . .
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Tip of the Week #59
"The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play" - A. Toynbee This quote reminds me of the incredible work you do - whether it's coordinating the million details to pull a recital or performance together or the countless hours spent putting just the right . . .
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Online Review Sites and Your Dance Studio Reputation
Managing your online reputation is key in this mobile age. Especially with all of the ease of access people have to review sites like: Yelp, Google Places, Merchant Circle and more. As the leader and owner of your dance studio, now is the time to be involved in managing your online reputation. Know what's being said about you! . . .
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Tip of the Week #57
"Live daringly, boldly, fearlessly. Taste the relish to be found in competition - in having put forth the best within you" - H.Kaiser One emotionally charged aspect of being a dance studio owner is on the subject of . . .
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Tip of the Week #56
"There cannot be a stressful crisis next week. My schedule is already full." - Henry Kissinger - Here in New England we often refer to this time of year as the 'heartbreak hill' of winter, a term borrowed from a famous mark along the Boston Marathon route. It's the point at which many runners . . .
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Tip of the Week #55
"Fall seven times, stand up eight." - Japanese Proverb Do you ever have one of those weeks where you feel like everything is working against you? A week that takes the wind out of your sails and you feel like tossing your hands up in the air and . . .
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Tip of the Week #54
"Mistakes are stepping stones to success" - C. E. Popplestone One of the areas of dance studio ownership and management that I'm passionate about helping you transform is your relationship to . . .
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Tip of the Week #53
Here we are, the final days of 2010. What a year it's been! One of my favorite sayings is, "We tend to overestimate what we can do in a day and underestimate what we can do in a year." . . .
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