It can be smallest things that cause your biggest stress and in turn hold you back from your full potential. If you feel as through your studio is not moving forward then possibly the reason may be in one of the below factors.

1. Self-Doubt

Is that little voice inside your head telling you that it’s not going to work, nobody will like that idea or maybe there is so much competition out there that you won’t even be noticed? If you start listening to that voice, you will start to believe it and it will become your reality! It will block your creativity, enthusiasm and productivity…so you need to make a conscious decision to not allow that self-talk to happen – your mind is a powerful tool, so use it to make great things happen. You have nothing to lose!

2. Procrastination

So I wonder why we all procrastinate…hmmm should we spend time thinking about it or just get the job done? Whether it is a lack of confidence or fear of failure we all do it. So a good way to beat this habit is to write tasks down. Make a daily (realistic list) of things that you want to achieve and put a line through them once you are done – it gives you a sense of accomplishment as you mark things off your list!

3. Constantly focusing on what other studios are doing

This is draining and creates negativity! Focus on what you do, who you are and what you can offer. You don’t want to be the same as the studio next door – be different, be better, be exciting! When you stop trying to keep up with what ‘others’ are doing, you will thrive!

4. Fear of Failure

Your studio is your baby…you have created something amazing so why do we hesitate with decisions? It is the fear that it might not work or you may be made to look silly?  Although the internal feeling of failure isn’t great – if you look at it as ‘now I know that doesn’t work, I can now try it this way’ you will be amazed at how quickly you can move your studio forward. You will never know if you don’t try!

5. People Pleasing

This would have to be one of a ‘Dance Studio Owners’ biggest personal & business blocks…YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO MAKE EVERYONE HAPPY, SO GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK! People want different things and have different expectations. Once you realise this, life becomes a fair bit less stressful. You then need to set boundaries and rules, clearly explain them to your parents & students and if they are not happy with them, then they can find somewhere else to go.  99% of your parents will respect you more for this, as you are then portrayed as being confident and in total control of all business decisions (even if you don’t feel you are!)

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I’ve been working with some dance studio owners over the past 6 months helping them to improve areas of their business & most of them say the same thing…they just don’t know where to start in order to grow or fine tune their studio!

So, I put together a 12 month plan to help them focus on different aspects of their business each month. As I was doing it, I thought some of you may want a copy as well. I’m thinking we can do it together and support each other.

Small things everyday and you will soon see the magic start to happen…

Jen xx

Exhaustion and excited combined. Learning the names of your new dancers (and their parents), starting new syllabus’, introducing new teachers and staff, creating and teaching, planning and sharing – all in a days work for a dance studio owner.

ps. don’t forget to photocopy more info sheet and registration forms 

To see what Jen Dalton has been up to Facebook is a fantastic way to stay connnected. All dance school owners should be on Facebook communicating with their dancing community.

Connect with fellow dance studio owners, learn helpful tips from Jen and the dancing community. A better way to manage your dance studio is just around the corner…..