Sowing the seeds that will grow your school
In today\u2019s episode, of the Martial Arts Business podcast, Gordon urges you to play the long game and to be consistent in business in order to achieve success. Learn how to continuously sow the seeds of your business and lay a great foundation so that you too, can consistently grow and increase your student base.\nIf you're out there sowing the seeds every single day, you can't fail because consistency is king and repetition is the mother of all skill. Understand that it takes time, it takes courage, and it takes discipline to be successful in business you have to play the long game because you are your business's greatest asset.\nKEY TAKEAWAYS\nWe live in a result-orientated world and within business, we want everything now, it's a societal thing that we can't really change. But the \u2018I want it now society\u2019 doesn't serve us as businesses because it takes time to be successful, you need great foundations to be great and to build anything of substance it takes time.\nPeople tend to only market when they need more students. It takes time and therefore you should be marketing all of the time, sowing the seeds all of the time. Keep spreading the message and keep inspiring your students because results come from the actions you take. It's doesn't always have to be paid marketing, it just about consistency and repetition.\nEvery day in your business and everyday in your life is so precious, so use it wisely. Be happy on your journey, it's where you spend the most time and always look at other people for inspiration, look at other people for motivation but don't let it control you because if you have a negative state you'll receive a negative outcome.\nBEST MOMENTS\n\u201cMost people want to have their black-belt straight away, they don't realise it takes years of practice. When it comes to business it can be a hard slog but you need to persevere and not knock yourself down.\u201d\n"sew the seeds to reap the harvest"\n"People don't take action right away, you need to keep nurturing, all of the time"\n"Be happy with what you've got, while in pursuit of what you want"\n"Today is just a residual from your past thoughts and actions"\n"Success comes through consistently being consistent"\n\u201cAll you have to do is change you, ask yourself what do I need to do differently in order to get a different outcome tomorrow\u201d\n\u201cLearn how to not view the success as others as your own failure\u201d\nVALUABLE RESOURCES\nGordon Burcham - The Business Of Martial Arts \nABOUT THE HOST\nGordon Burcham is a best selling author, 3 x World martial arts champion and award winning Martial arts school owner. He has helped 1000\u2019s of Martial arts schools grow and has over 20 years experience running martial arts schools.\nGordon has been training, teaching, and working in the Martial Arts industry for nearly twenty-five years. After earning his first black belt, he went on to win three consecutive World Titles against guys half his age. In 1998, in the midst of his competitive career, he launched his own dojo which still runs today. After retiring from the competitions, he decided to focus more on helping others in the MA business while still running his club.\nBurcham has trained with industry giants like Alfie Lewis and developed his street-smart business attitude working with top business coaches. He is now considered one of the foremost authorities on peak performance in the business-side of the MA industry. He has proven his techniques work through the transformation in his own personal life, athletic career, and business as well as those of his coaching clients. Burcham teaches that success is the result of forming good habits and moving forward.\nHe is a real-life success story going from bullied school kid to earning multiple world titles, and his MA school is currently one of the most successful in the UK. Gordon loves self-development and helping others, enjoys travel and family time. He is now learning how to fly planes and pursuing a speaking career!\nLearn How to Become Black bel