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Are You Ready For Pinterest

Friday, 25 July 2014 07:33 Written by RachelLHolmes
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It is an exciting time to be developing
& creating your online fitness business.

Harnessing the power of the various
social media platforms is key to
getting your message out to
more people.

They ALL don’t have to be a massive
time suck if you use them correctly.

So, are you looking at INSTAGRAM
yet?

Have you had a look around PINTEREST
yet?

PINTEREST used to be the platform
for home redecorating & swapping
recipes.

But that has all changed.

It’s driving more & more traffic
to YOUR website.

More eyeballs looking at YOUR
products & services.

AND

It’s no where near as involved & time
consuming as Facebook.

Therefore, if you are planning
to create an online service, product
or programme.

Pop over & set yourself up
with a business account.

Get a feel for what is going down
over there.

I’ll be back with some hot
PINTEREST tips to get your
hot of the blocks.

But in the meantime….

Join up & have a play…

You can find me, my pins
& boards if you search
RachelHolmes1

It’s a fantastic way to get new
customers.

Happy Pinning & Happy Friday!

Love Rachel xx

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I will be opening up my Fitness
Business Academy Coaching Programme
very soon.

All social media platforms will be covering
in depth.

#excitingtimes for Fitness Entrepreneurs

Instructor Newsletter 24th July 2014

Thursday, 24 July 2014 06:53 Written by RachelLHolmes
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Have you been on

a course or a convention
or met someone that truly inspired you?

You walked away feeling happy, positive
& full of ways to change your world.

Your creativity goes into overload
& you feel ready to tackle anything.

Then, 2 days later.

It’s roasting hot, class numbers dwindle,
social media is  driving you nuts
& sitting at your desk feels like scratching
finger nails down a chalk board…

Welcome my friends…It’s convention come down
after the amazing Fitpro Live event.

Fitpro Live Round Up

What was HOT!

Firstly, I highly recommend you make the trip next year.

EXCEL is easy to get to & because it’s July the weather is good and London in the summer is always such fun. The sessions (in my opinion) are very inspiring.

It’s not a jump up freestyle extravaganza like IFS, more lecture & workshop based, so oodles of mental stimulation, new research, new thinking and quite unique applications to your fitness classes, PT & Bootcamps.

PLUS, everything is so close so you’re not walking for miles between sessions and with lots of bars & restaurants very close by, it’s nice to unplug from the event from time to time & get back to reality.

Highlights.

Katie Piper – Her talk was so  inspiring, emotional & uplifting. The whole room was really moved and affected by the events that have happened to her.

She talked candidly about  overcoming not just the physical pain & scars but the mental trauma she has endured. Her spirit &  positive mental attitude has seen her though terrible dark days. It was an incredible talk, full of positivity, hope & achievement.

Magnus Ringberg taught a beautiful Vinyasa Yoga class and I especially enjoyed Animal Flow by Mike Fitch; this is a really cool concept involving body weight training animal style, check

http://www.globalbodyweighttraining.com/the-animal-flow-workout-fitness-video/

Jenny Burrell rocked her 3rd age & Pre/Post Natal sessions, as did Katie Bulmer Cooke, Bobby Cappucchio was outstanding.

Jayne and I launched the Hot Pilates & Hot Yoga Training courses & I got a huge amount of nutritional knowledge from Dr John Beradi – lots of things to implement into KSFL.

All in all a brilliant conference, well worth it. I could easily attend an event like this every month I enjoyed it so much.

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& increase your revenue?
More indepth info on Facebook ads,
social media, marketing, innovation?
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New Downloads On C2GO

If you are spending a lot of additional time on creating new freestyle routines, check out my downloads. Sometimes just seeing a couple of new combinations  inspires your creativity and off you go.
Here are my brand new top 3

1:Summer Vibe Freestyle Step
2: HIIT RETRO
3: Summer Vibe HiLO

I am using all of this chory in my classes right now & it’s storming. Click here to view

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The Rachel Holmes Podcast Show
with Charlotte Ord

This is a wicked interview with Charlotte who talks about opening your own studio.
Loads of fantastic information here :-)
Click here to listen

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Are you Marketing your classes like it’s 1995 or 2005?

Marketing and promoting your classes has changed unrecognizably over the last 10 years with  Social Media, Facebook, Twitter and Youtube, so WHY  are so many Fitpros marketing classes and services like it’s 2005 or even 1995????

We have to grab those modes, leverage them and run with them as fast as we can because the competition is getting hot out there, and I don’t mean from other classes and Instructors, but from some serious players.

In 2005 there would be a group of community Instructors teaching similar classes to a loyal group of followers. There was a distinct  difference of consumer who joined a gym and those that came along once a week to a community class. Community classes were thriving.

NOW look at the local landscape we all are competing with.  There is Herbalife, Body by V, Bootcamps, Independent gyms & studios,  Budget Gyms, CrossFit Boxes, Zumba, Fitsteps, KSFL and everything in between.

There are some serious major players out there who are doing some serious marketing to similar markets as  community Instructors. In order to keep your community business thriving you HAVE to really embrace social media and have a strong strategy. You really can’t afford to just play around on Facebook any longer.

It’s not enough to say “well my people aren’t on Facebook or Twitter”.  Well guess what, over a billion people are using social media every day and if you don’t get a plan together soon your prospective customers could be going to the local pub and buying into Body by V.

The eyeballs are on social media and the internet. Newspaper & magazines sales are dropping every month. You have to deliver even more flyers than ever before to even get a 1% return. Less people are going into the local post office and looking at postcards. If you are running community classes you HAVE to shout above the noise on social media.  I predict the whole community fitness  landscape is changing hugely as we speak.  It may not even have hit your area as yet, but it is coming.

Here’s a Marketing comparison in 2005 and a Marketing in 2013 comparison:

2005                                                 2013
Word of Mouth                                  All social media
Flyers                                              Digital posters
Taster Sessions                                 Filmed on Youtube, used on your website
Going to see Local businesses           Making contact on Twitter & Linkedin
Press Releases                                  Facebook notes  & BLOG regularly
Magazines                                        Free Digital magazines

Of course, flyers, posters and newspaper ads do have a place, but the reality  now is that social media is the place in 2014 to build up your followers and potential customers.

My Fitness Business Academy kicked off 5 weeks ago & my students are growing their online businesses, which is so exciting.

I will be opening up the Fitness Business Academy again in August, so if you are interested in getting my weekly business building newsletter, add your email here.

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The Good The Bad and The Definitely Ugly……But…School’s Out For The Summer….!!!!

By Andrew Crawford

Yippee………School’s out for the Summer…….. Out goes the school runs. Roads will be clearer (mornings & afternoons), travelling as a whole will be a much better experience.

Yippno…….In comes higher rail tickets, higher plane tickets, higher holiday fares, Summer Schools and bored kids.

Bored???

Bored? We wasn’t bored in our days. We had hop scotch, penny up the wall, knock down ginger, the old railway, parks, rivers, cowboys & Indians, doctors & nurses ( my favourite….tee hee), cricket against the wall, swings , see saws and kiss chase…!! Mwah

The Good

Let’s skip this shall we??? The media is in a perpetual negative bad news state…they don’t want GOOD news…..so I’ll give you some…..You’re ALIVE….That’s a gift, that’s why they call it the present…!!

The Bad

The 2nd airplane going down…..innocent lives gone.!! Who to blame….Putin..!!!
Why?? He disn’t know about it but still everyone wants to point a finger. Note this moment in history because if anything goes wrong make sure we all point a finger to the HEAD

The Definitely Ugly

I couldn’t escape that video on FB of those police officers killing that innocent man in broad daylight. Even with ‘video evidence’ no one is convicted of manslaughter……..this goes well beyond comprehension.

Witnesses repeatedly told the police that he just broke up a fight. Did they listen? ………….No. Repeatedly shouting “I can’t breath” a few times. Did they listen…?? No..!!

Then after realising that he lost his life lied to say that he was breathing…!!!

It’s all on camera….but I bet £10,000 noone goes to jail..!! Definitely Ugly

So Andrew……..

What’s Good, Bad & Definitely Ugly got to do with Accountancy & Tax?

Well Brothers & Sisters, remember my story last week?

The geezer who had a £34,500 tax bill……..well I got it to under 3 G’s….that’s 10 per cent of what they were originally searching for. I’ll keep you updated on that one.

They ain’t  gonna like that…..so ball and ox…..it’s my job..!!

So that’s good.  Oh……..3 G’s = £3,000

The Bad was yet another case that I dealt with today. This time I met with something which I hadn’t dealt with before.

Beware of Schedule 41 FA 2008

This is where they have set out some new ways of  extracting money from you.

This is a penalty which is calculated as a percentage of Potential Lost Revenue (PLR). There are 3 stages for them to decide what penalty to charge you.

Remember this is where you have ‘failed to notify the HMRC about additional income within the statutory time limits.

In calculating the amount of penalty the will take into account the ‘extent to which you have been helpful and provided information about your income or gains that were omitted, understated or paid late’.

Stage 1 is where they have a Penalty Range. This will depend on your behaviour. The behaviour which led to the failure to notify. In addition to that, they have something called Disclosure.

Remember I mentioned this some time ago??

It is whether your disclosure was prompted or unprompted. In other words, did the HMRC find out that you should be submitting a tax return or not.

Stage 2 is the reduction for quality disclosure. Just remember Telling, Helping, Giving. They will decide the percentage depending on your actions.

Stage 3 is the penalty percentage. They work this out from the minimum
And maximum penalty then multiply this by the total reduction at stage 2.

Let me tell you something now….!! It all looks gentlemanly but in essence it is all weighted towards adding additional penalties to any late tax payment.

You will recognise that this is also a way of loading any outstanding debt up to 100%.

More on this at a later date.

Please warn people about the above, they seem to be rolling this out (to the workers only) not to the closely protected elite.

Finally
It was a pleasure to meet so many nice people last week at the FitPro Convention.
Do good and good will follow you. Let’s get these kids through the next 6 weeks …..there should be no boredom setting in there’s too much to do..!!

Have a great Thursday
Love Rachel
Tweet me @RachelHolmes

No More Flyering

Wednesday, 23 July 2014 06:36 Written by RachelLHolmes
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How are your fitness business plans going?

Is your online business starting to take shape?

 

The great news is it’s getting easier than ever to promote
& market your services, products & programmes.

 

And I don’t mean by going back to pushing flyers
through letter boxes.

 

Remember trudging the streets?

 

Getting your hands stuck & nails ripped
off, pushing class cards & flyers
through doors.

 

I just to DETEST flyering.

 

Deciding which streets & estates
my potential customer
“may possibly”live on.

 

Did it work?

 

Sometimes & sometimes not.
Random & unpredictable.

 

But, now we have the gift that is

Social Media.

 

YEAHHHHHHH Baby.

 

We LOVE social media.

Add your email to my Fitness Business Academy Newsletter

 

But YOU have to know how to use it
correctly….it’s changing & evolving all the time.

 

Just banging status updates on Facebook
is now about as old skool as pushing flyers
through the doors.

It works sometimes & sometimes not.
Random & unpredictable.
Hit & Miss.

Plus Facebook is BUSY, LOUD & NOISY
so much NOISE.

 

So here is my BIG TIP of the DAY

If you avatar is women….busy women….
searching for solutions…researching ideas…
wanting the latest quick fitness information for her particular age group

You need to be getting your eyes over to Instagram

The fastest growing user on Instagram is female
30 – 49 years old.

Is she YOUR customer?

67% of Instagram users are female

There are 150 MILLION Active users on Instagram.

Instagram is FAR easier and FAR less time consuming
than Facebook.

 

Eyeballs that could be looking
at YOUR online products & services.

 

You can post in seconds from your phone
great content that will bring customers
to your door.

 

If YOU Are not on Instagram & YOU are serious about
creating an online Fitness Business.

 

Join today!

 

Follow me & I’ll follow you back
& start to get a feel for the platform.

I have 2 IG accounts

RachelLHolmes
Kick Start Fat Loss

There is SOME serious potential
over on Instagram.

 

Have a wicked Wednesday.

Love Rachel

 

 

I go into MASSIVE details about Instagram & every social
media platform in my Fitness Business Academy Coaching & Mentoring
Course.

I am currently working hard with my first intake on students
& we are getting AMAZING results.

I will be opening up the doors for intake 2 very soon.
If you would interested in getting on the priority list
when it does open up again Click here

Fitpro Live!

Sunday, 20 July 2014 14:57 Written by RachelLHolmes
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WOW!

Just got back from Fitpro LIVE.

& HAD to scribble a quick
over excited note to you.

It was CRACKING!

Excel was just THE best venue
& huge improvement on Loughborough
Uni.

All the sessions in one EXPO.
Loads of nice bars & restaurants
within in seconds walk

AND

FLIPPIN A-MAZING sessions &
lectures,

One (Of a million) highlights
for me was the inspiring
& courageous

Katie Piper (google her if you don’t
know who she is)

Her talk about her horrific ordeal
& how she used the power of the human spirit
& creating a positive mindset
just rocked you to the very core.

In 2 days I have learnt & experienced
so much from not only the sessions,
but spending
time with my peers, other educators
& the general buzz with everybody
attending.

It was just wicked!

& I CANNOT wait to share so much
with you this week.

Katie’s mantra when facing her darkest days
was

“A negative mind will never lead to a
positive live”

How TRUE is that?

Quick Highlights

1: The Zumba Academy was kicking
& seeing BETO live on stage was surreal!

2: Dr J Beradi’s nutrition was outstanding
(I’ll be implementing a lot of new info
& research into KSFL)

3: Jayne launched the HOT YOGA
& HOT PILATES…
Will be bringing you info on that.

4: PR/Marketing & Sales with
Lesley Aitkin – Totally brilliant new age
promotional ideas.

5:Jenny Burrells – Pre/Post & nutrition
talks, VipR training. simply awesome

So many great sessions.

Remember today…

“A Negative Mind will never lead to a
positive life”

Have THE Best Sunday

Love Always
Rachel xxx

Tweet me

I’m updating the C2Go website today
so you can still grab the
Level 3 ONLINE Nutrition Qualification
at £250  VAT

Be Quick though as I’m updating it all
shortly

Instructor Newsletter 17th July 2014

Thursday, 17 July 2014 07:58 Written by RachelLHolmes
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A very positive day dawns as I’m packing
my bags once again for London to hot
foot it down to the all new Fitpro convention at XL.

There are some super top notch
educational sessions this year.

Loads of  new speakers, lectures & sessions
& a whole new look & feel to the event.
The 2 days promises to really deliver with
very current & relevant content.

I’ll be blogging & tweeting all weekend
so if you can’t make it & want to hear
all of the realtime action follow me

@RachelHolmes.

I am presenting UNITE with Jayne & Fitness Pilates
& if you are around…Do pop over & say HI!

You can still grab a last minute place
by going to http://www.fitpro.com/live14/

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The Rachel Holmes Podcast Show with Jenny Burrell
Episode 4

Jenny Burrell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I interview Jenny this week & get right down in deep conversation
about what makes this trailblazing maverick tick.

Please subscribe to iTunes

You can also listen to the brilliant interviews with
Bobby Cappuccio, Paul Mort, Jayne Nicholls

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KS EXTREME

We concluded the initial roll out of KS EXTREME
last weekend at the REEBOK club to a packed studio.

The dates have been in high demand & KS Extreme classes have now
being launched nationally & providing a viable alternative to Insanity &
other HIIT programmes due to the variety of the KS programme.

We have 4 different options depending on the client
group KS EXTREME. KS SUPREME, KS SPIKED &
KS FP all aimed at different demographics.

Due to the intense uptake Kelly & I will be running more
training in the Autumn & the dates will be ready for booking
in the next few days.

Do you want more info on nutrition, fatloss, recipes & all things KSFL‹™
then add your email to the KSFL List today
Click here

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New Music – HIIT Volume 4 from Pure Energy

We have created the 4th HIIT Workout in the Pure Energy Series
& it is flying out of the PE offices.

If you are loving your HIIT Workouts then check out
my latest release.

Click here

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Do you want to build
your Fitness Business?

I have created a new specialised newsletter
including video tutorials, audio & blogs
for Fitness Professionals that are serious about
creating an online fitness business.

This will include marketing, PR ideas, Facebook adverts
new social media platforms, technology etc

As I’m offering more & more business coaching,
consulting & mentoring programmes this will
be a regular resource for entrepreneurs who are
looking to move towards this area.

Add your email address for my 15min
VLOG on My Top Tips For Creating
Your Online Fitness Business.

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Get More Done in Less Time – Hey Control Freak
YOU have to get a VIRTUAL ASSISTANT3.

 

 

You have got your mojo back, the fire in your belly is burning pretty HOT, so now you are ready to take on the fitness world, but you only have a few hours every day to do it all. No one in the universe can run the show themselves no matter how small their business is. Fitpros LOVE teaching but don’t like admin so much, so get help even if it’s a few hours a week.

1.Firstly, make a list of everything you have to do in your business and I mean everything – e.g. Responding to emails/Social Media/Writing Newsletters/Running Facebook Ad’s/ and a list of everything you have to get done personally.

2.Create Step by Step Instructions, a repeatable system that someone can follow. I use screen flow which videos my computer screen and my voice as I make a little training video showing my VA how I want something done. I have tons of little videos that I have on file demonstrating exactly how I want things done.

3.Start slowly, train your VA and give them feedback. They won’t get everything right straight away, be patient and you will get there.

4.Be clear with your instructions and exactly what you expect and always pay promptly.

5.There are lots of professional VA’s around. Ask on Facebook/Twitter, Google VA’s or use amazing sites like People Per Hour, Elance and Odesk to find the right person for you.

6.Expect to pay between £8 – £12 per hour (Cheaper if you use a VA from overseas)  depending on the VA’s expertise and the jobs you need doing.
When hiring, conduct a Skype interview, ask for references and proof of work.

I cover how to hire VA’s in depth in the Fitness Business Academy Mentoring Course
which I will be opening up very soon for the second intake.

 

 

 

What’s In Your Cabinet? Be Afraid…Be Very Afraid..!!
By Andrew Crawford

A cabinet is where you keep things locked up for safe keeping. Paperwork categorised for easy retrieval. Complete files. Restricted access.

Well, the Cabinet I’m referring to has again showed the world it’s ‘hidden’ contents and agenda…in fact…not entirely….because 114 of the Cabinets files have mysteriously ‘disappeared.’

So what have these 114 files got in common?

The Home Office’s top civil servant told MPs that 114 files detailing allegations of child sex abuse in Westminster were probably destroyed.

“……Mark Sedwill admitted he was “concerned” but insisted people “should not assume there was anything sinister” about them going missing…………”

?Are you kidding???? 114 all at one time….?? Sinister is not a word I would use in this case.

Further………..

There are claims that the department funded PIE – a group that lobbied to

legalise child sex.

Be Afraid,,,,,,,,,,,Be Very Afraid…

I ain’t going any further with this as there are more questions than answers and the cover up process of the names of well-known Politicians and their Cabinet antics has been well underway. We mere taxpaying civilians will never be privy to secrets that lay beyond those Whitehall walls.

So Andrew……..

Why do we have to be Afraid? And what’s Cabinets got to do with Accountancy & Tax?

Well Brothers & Sisters, let me tell you a story.

A couple of weeks ago I received a call. It was from a PT who had been contacted by the HMRC. They virtually told him that they knew he had been working self-employed since 2008 and that they assess their tax based on their ‘estimate’ to be £33,500……………..oh …….and they want this payment by this Saturday…!!!

Are they gonna get this amount?  B@ll@x are they…!!

The point is, they had found something ‘Hidden in the Cabinet’ ..they had made a Discovery Assessment.

&n bsp;
Instead of me raking my brain to remember the list, I have used the HMRC’s own interpretation here….

Discovery Assessments

HMRC has the power to make ‘discovery assessments’ to prevent a loss of tax.

The Act provides general rules for HMRC assessments to prevent any loss of tax, but the rules limit the right to make a discovery assessment for any period if a self assessment has already been made by the taxpayer for that period.

Unless the loss of tax has been brought about carelessly or deliberately, if the information ‘discovered’ was already in the officer’s possession when the self assessment became final, HMRC have no right to make a discovery assessment.

These rules ensure that a taxpayer who has made a full disclosure in the tax return has absolute finality once the time allowed for opening an enquiry has passed. This is the case even if the tax return is subsequently found to be incorrect, unless it was incorrect because of careless or deliberate conduct. In any case where there was incomplete disclosure or careless or deliberate conduct HMRC have the power to remedy any loss of tax.

General circumstances in which discovery assessments can be made
Subject to the conditions considered below an officer of the Board is able to make a discovery assessment for a tax year if it is discovered that:
there is income or chargeable gains which ought to have been assessed, but have not been assessed, or
an assessment (including any self assessment) is, or has become insufficient, or
any relief that has been given is, or has become, excessive.

The assessment will be in the amount (or the further amount) which the officer believes will make good to the Crown the loss of tax.

An officer of the Board may also make a discovery assessment to recover any repayment of tax that should not have been made.
Restrictions on right to make discovery assessments where a self assessment has already been made for the relevant period
In any case in which a self assessment has already been made for the relevant period a discovery assessment will not be made where:
the loss of tax arose out of an error or mistake concerning the basis on which the returned tax liability was calculated, and

that basis was the generally prevailing practice at the time the tax return was made.

So, HMRC are not able to raise discovery assessments simply because they have changed their practice in relation to the treatment of some particular item.

Where the taxpayer has already delivered a tax return for the year a discovery assessment cannot be made unless either:

the loss of tax was brought about carelessly or deliberately by the taxpayer or a person acting on his behalf, or

when the time limit for issuing a notice of enquiry into the return passed, or the enquiries were completed, the officer of the Board could not have reasonably been expected, on the basis of the information made available to him, to be aware of the situation mentioned in the first paragraph under this sub-heading above.

In any case of incomplete disclosure without careless or deliberate conduct the time limit for a discovery assessment is not later than 4 years after the end of the tax year to which it relates.

In any case involving a loss of tax brought about carelessly, the time limit for making a discovery assessment is not later than 6 years after the end of tax year to which the assessment relates.
The time limit for making a discovery assessment is not later than 20 years after the end of the tax year to which it relates where the loss of tax is:
brought about deliberately by the person

attributable to a failure to notify liability, or

attributable to a tax avoidance scheme which is a notifiable arrangement or a listed or hallmarked scheme and the user of the scheme failed to disclose details to HMRC at the proper time.
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So be careful as to what lies in your cabinet because unlike the boys in the big house, you cannot be protected. There would be a public outing of you and those closest and dearest.…!!!

Finally
Let me lighten the mood a bit…..

I was in Court this week in a ‘Jail Cell’ at The Old Court in Temple Cloud, Somerset. Don’t worry, I wasn’t in trouble. It was a family-run Grade II listed guesthouse. Try it if you fancy a change from a Hotel, Motel or Holiday Inn

Andrew James Crawford

www.fitnessindustryaccountants.com
www.facebook.com/fitnessindustryaccountants
www.twitter.com/tax4fitness

 

 

HAVE A WONDERFUL THURSDAY

See you at Fitpro

Love Rachelx

Are You Feeling The Pressure?

Saturday, 12 July 2014 10:40 Written by RachelLHolmes
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The Pressure is on to:

Look fab.

Be healthy.

Eat clean.

Workout every day.

Teach wonderful classes.

Be inspiring to one & all

Be in shape all the time.

Never have a fat day.

Have a fab fulfilling business.

Be super positive.

Listen to everyone’s problems/issues/hangups

& on & on & on

PRESSURE PRESSURE PRESSURE

How do we ever get a break from the pressure
we lump onto ourselves?

How do we stay sane from all the demands &
expectations?

The only thing I have found to work
is quietness, stillness & simple mediation.

I LOVE this quote from Hugh Jackman

Meditation is all about the pursuit of nothingness. It’s like the ultimate rest. It’s better than the best sleep you’ve ever had. It’s a quieting of the mind. It sharpens everything, especially your appreciation of your surroundings. It keeps life fresh.” (Hugh Jackman)

So my Saturday motivation is a swift kick,
not a gentle reminder – to take some time today
and just be.

Give yourself a break from the pressure
cooker today!

LOVE LOVE Rachel xxx
Tweet me @RachelHolmes

You can now hang out with me on
my new FAV RAVE social media platform
Pinterest.

I’m at pinterest.com/RachelHolmes1

 

Do YOU want to Grow Your Fitness Business Online? Add your email to my new Fitness Business Academy

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I have LOADS OF DVDS on offer today for a tenner
I’m having a right clear out of

Fitness Pilates DVDS
Body Conditioning DVDS
Choreography DVD

If you want to grab a ton of great class content
for a £10 head over & click here while the stocks last

http://www.choreographytogo.com/choreography/dvd/

Instructor Newsletter 10th July

Thursday, 10 July 2014 07:09 Written by RachelLHolmes
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In my endeavor to mix things up for you with VLOGS,
BLOGS, Broadcasts & now podcasts,I have interviewed
Bobby Cappuccio, Jenny Burrell & Charlotte Ord for the
RH Podcast & will be releasing these over the next few
days.

They are very cool interviews.

Check out Bobby’s interview below.

The Rachel Holmes Podcast Episode 4 with Bobby Cappuccio

An extremely inspiring episode as I discuss with Bobby
how he overcame brain damage,  tourettes & severe domestic
violence to become one of the worlds leading Personal Trainer’s,
Programme Developer with PTA Global, consultant to the world’s
leading health club chains & an in demand keynote speaker.

One word that sums Bobby up is EXTRAORDINARY.

He is truly an inspiring individual & I know you will enjoy this podcast.

Click here to listen to the Rachel Holmes Podcast Show the Bobby Cappuccio

Listen and subscribe on itunes

If you are attending Fitpro next week Bobby will be speaking
& generally hanging around so say HI!

 

 

 

KS EXTREME on Sunday

The final KS EXTREME will be rocking up to
The Reebok club in London on Sunday
with myself & Kelly.

I have 4 spaces left on the day
if you want to grab a last minute spot
click here

Are you on PINTEREST?

I’ve been ghosting around on Pinterest for a while
& not really doing a great deal with it…

UNTIL now

So if you are over there come & join me
& I’ll follow you right back.

There are some seriously great
opportunities over there!

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In House Fitness Pilates Training Courses

We began presenting in-house FP Training
earlier this year  & this service has gone through the roof.

Many local authorities, leisure trusts & council
run facilities have booked training courses resulting
in Kelly & I taking on more tutors to keep up
with the demand.

If you co-ordinate or work for a group
that needs Fitness Pilates on the timetable
& have have a minimum of 8 staff members,
we will come to your venue for a bespoke course.
Email Kelly@Choreographytogo.com\

 

 

 

HOT YOGA & PILATES SW LONDON

This is an immediate opportunity for anyone wanting to teach Hot Yoga & Hot Pilates in a brand new boutique studio with both hot and cold studios.

Your training will start immediately and you will teach classes on the opening timetable as part of your course.

This is an amazing teaching opportunity and the very first of its kind. You can train to be a Hot Instructor for both Yoga & Pilates with guaranteed work.

We are recruiting and training instructors to teach longterm in a new concept studio based in South West London. The venue is on a lively complex shared by gyms, actors and business people with healthy café and a hugely trendy culture.

Training starts immediately with Jayne Nicholls, Rachel Holmes, Kelly Reed Banks, Di Leek and their team of experts classes up and running in the next 2 months.

HOT YOGA CERTIFICATION DATES:
Full course JULY 26th & 27th

HOT Fitness Pilates Dates:
Full course dates to be confirmed

To be able to attend the HOT Fitness Pilates Course Level 3 Pilates is a pre- requisite.

Are you nearby to SW London?
Would you like to train in Hot Fitness Pilates?
Would you like to work in a beautiful, trendy Hot Yoga studio in SW London
upon completion of the course?

Please email rachel@Choreographytogo.com if interested.

 

 

 

The VIP Mentality
by Jo De Rosa

Do you treat yourself as the VIP that you really are? If not why not?
The VIP life is absolutely not restricted to celebrities etc… anyone can make the choice to live life with ease…..

Stress vs Ease

Flying budget always creates such a feeling of stress: as soon as you are in the terminal and hear all of the call-outs, and checking the departure board over and over again to catch when your gate first gets announced. And as soon as it does everyone starts rushing to the gate to get in the queue, with an overwhelming sense of urgency that you must rush rush rush get to the gate quickly!!!!

Then once in the queue and you pass the desk, up the steps to the plane, inside, rush and push to get seats together, will it happen, heart beating fast, head pounding with the stress, the flight is full! Oh my goodness are we going to sit together???
We’re not? Shit! Bugger! What a crap start to our holiday……

Why not choose to fly with ease instead?

Rather than all of the above and starting your break super stressed, why not pay a nominal fee for allocated seating and priority boarding? Ryanair now do both. Our flights last week to Spain were totally with ease :) First on the plane with our priority boarding, straight to our allocated seating, and the knowledge that we sit close to the front of the plane for quick exit!

Why not take it even further and use Stansted’s ‘Meet and Greet’ car parking service, where you arrive very close to the terminal entrance and leave your car and keys with the desk.
Instant. Quick. Easy. Stess-Free.

I believe we paid an extra £12 to upgrade from normal parking where you park 400 miles away, to the instant option. Worth it?

Another tip is to join ‘Airport Angels’ or the like: we do this through our bank account so it’s free :) Our premier bank account gives us this, RAC cover, travel insurance, gadget insurance and more!

So we rock up to the executive lounge, get free entrance, free food and drink, and no crowds :)
We think this is totally worth doing, do you?

Doing things the ‘normal’ way you are going to spend £££££’s in the terminal on crappy food, have to queue up for it (Stansted was packed last week, and will only get busier over the summer holidays), and be caught up in the chaos of the rush mentality :(

We quite literally breezed through, without a care in the world, in the absolute right frame of mind to begin our mini-break xx

Flight Mentality

I think we get into the mentality that we are flying budget so we must do it as cheaply as possible. But at what price do you place your mental health?

We paid an extra £28 for our priority boarding and allocated seating for both out and inward flights. Do you think £28 is expensive when it’s taken ALL of the stress away?? And if you are a family of 4 then do you think £56 is a lot of money to keep the family together and not have to worry about being split up? At least one of you is GUARANTEED  a window seat too ;) I think it’s SO worth it!

App Mentality

I’ve realised that i have the same poverty mentality when it comes to phone/computer apps. I will only have one if it’s free! If an app is 59p i won’t buy it! How crazy is that!!!!!! And even if i see a really good app that would benefit me greatly which costs a whole £2 there is no way i will pay this!!!

Really does not make sense but now that i am aware of it, i’m gong to change my thinking in this area. Maybe even go and FIND an app to purchase!!

Food £ Mentality

Once in Spain my parents and their best friends were unbelievably interested in our lifestyle, how Dom has lost 3 1/2 stone, and what changes they can make to become healthier. We have spent hours talking them through small yet significant swaps like white sugar to coconut sugar, margarine to coconut oil, and plain flower to spelt flower for their bread making. All fantastic, and while we were there a trip to the new health food shop in Javea was made and a bag full of healthy alternatives purchased. They were like excited kids!!

When discussing healthy ‘swaps’ what seems to come up initially is the cost. The healthy alternatives cost more. And when my Dad said this last week i had to say “what price do you put on your health?”

How much are you prepared to spend on getting healthy? How much is too much? Is there a limit? Does it matter how much coconut oil costs or should we just be buying it simply because it is better for us?

This comment came up so many times “but it costs so much more”, and i personally think that the money you spend preventatively on your health will more than cover the potential costs of future ill-health.

Think of your coconut oil as a prescription :)

Why do we want to spend the least amount possible on the food we put in our bellies? Shouldn’t we be thinking the other way round?! Shouldn’t we be showering our bodies and minds with the very best possible foods, people, and products? If you had all the money in the world isn’t that exactly what you would be doing? Why is it that money stands in the way of happiness, health, and wellbeing?

Manifestation

For me i set the intention to be healthy. I create in my mind good health, and the universe provides what i need for that to happen because i believe it to be so = enough money

For me i set the intention to travel with ease. I create in my mind ease, and the universe provides what i need for that to happen because i believe it to be so = enough money

If we believe in lack then that will be our reality.
However believe in abundance and that will be your experience.

I am playing with this more and more, pushing myself to trust and allow life to be easy. And the ease comes only when you believe it can, so why don’t you pledge now to have a whole summer of ease :)
What are YOU going to CHOOSE for yourself? Why not live like the VIP that you are xx

Manifestation Through Meditation

The mentality that we have around all areas of our lives comes from them mind. And if the mind is healthy then we are going to think ‘better’. Meditation is a short-cut route to healthier thinking.
As you know I meditate everyday, and create my day through the connection it gives me to manifest what makes me happy.

It’s amazing how after a 30-minute session of meditation your priorities are changed and your focus is razor sharp. Your mind is now able to cut through the BS and you simply don’t do the things that you ‘should’, and instead concentrate on activities that bring about the most enjoyment, or will bring the most gain.

I’m so happy that so many people have already signed up to my Online Meditation Course, and themselves are finding more connection to who they really are. Some are reporting back that they are meditating with their children and that it has become a bedtime ritual! How fabulous!

And it’s not too late to sign up, the link is below, and just think you could have the first meditation emailed to you in a matter of minutes!

I’d love to hear your feedback on this, and if you are flying with a low-cost airline this summer will you do it with ease?!
And how healthy are you willing to go?! (i’m going the whole hog)
Good luck!! xx

Web:  http://innerguidance.co.uk/shop
Email:  jo@innerguidance.co.uk

 

 

 

Someone’s Got To Win, Someone’s Got To Lose, So Give Yourself A Payrise…!!!
By Andrew Crawford

In life we have to accept that in any game someone’s got to win whilst the other loses.

WOW…….nail biting stuff this World Cup. I have watched so much football these last couple of weeks and tonight’s game (Argentina vs Holland) was a knife edge until of course it went to penalties…… It was a shame that one of them had to lose whilst the other won and now go into the final.

Hold your horses……..all you Dutch fans….wipe your tears and reflect of those footballers wages…All those losers are now winners.!!!!

Apparently the cost of the entire Brazilian squad was £448.3 million…!1

This week I was entangled in a debate which I have gone down this route before, however it’s something I want to bring to your attention again.

Why is it that this may be the ONLY industry where you don’t get a pay-rise depending on your experience, skills and abilities?

Check this……

A newbie Fitness Instructor can be paid the SAME as an established Instructor with 15 – 20 years experience..!!!
So… someone who has JUST qualified to teach can walk into one of the established leisure centres and be paid ….what?…..£27 per hour??

And that’s the price I see some people are asking for cover classes. Chuck another tenner on there to £37 and maybe you might get those classes covered.

In fact…when I worked for one of the Wandsworth’s leisure centres the hourly rate actually went DOWN… gee whizz…!!!

Compare this to a trainee Accountant.

This was the scenario…..

Once being trained you can expect anything from between £18,000 – £25,000 per annum to start but knew that once you qualified, the minimum starting salary you would expect was between £35,000 – £40,000. More now.

It didn’t stop there……

As the years pass by (they call it Post Qualifying experience) you could expect your salary to GROW with time from £45,000 – £70,000. In some sectors this could rise to £150,000 plus….

Mind you…..this was WITHOUT any further qualifications……it was just experience..!!

Some of you, I know, have qualifications as long as my arm….as a new fad comes in everyone jumps on it with workshops and certifications …but does this additional qualification get you additional money? ??  Indeed…!!

If not….why not?

If you put all your qualifications together and the knowledge required by a qualified fitness expert….are you all not Junior Doctors???

So Andrew……

What’s this got to do with Accountancy , Tax and the price of a peanut butter and jam sandwich?

Well…

This caller wanted a change….she wanted to start up on her own and wanted to know all the basics. At present she is working full time and the amount of questions that was asked, I knew they were serious.

Now I loved this…as I know that when I dropped out of the  9 – 5 Rat Race…it was hard….I had to leave the comfort of the monthly bacs payment, personnel coming round each month with the wage slips, signing in and signing out, the office bolloticks, the annual Xmas party, overtime..undertime, one hour lunches, quarterly performance appraisals, monthly deadlines, the closing of the accounts, the dreaded Audit, clock watching, disciplinary, the 2-3% salary increment, 30 days annual leave add to this 10 – 15 days sick leave……tee hee ……(I used 7 of these days to go to Club La Santa EACH YEAR…..lol…. ALL PAID FOR…….Thanks full time employment)…..lol
Same with some of you….right??

You came to a cross road whereby you either jumped, treaded water, swam and survived  or…..you didn’t take the plunge at all.

Otherwise, there are some of you who tried it but didn’t like the insecurity and the uncertainty of where the next pound was coming from…..it was frightening wasn’t it??

In addition, I told the caller to keep the full time employment job as they were used to that level of income, then start slowly with one client at a time, rent their own halls and if necessary, work for one of the big fitness chains to learn the business.

I told them a story about one of my classes…which used to run on a Monday…briefly……, I was getting between 120 – 150 per week…and was paid £18 per hour plus 10p a head over 40 people. You may well laugh…but at the time I thought this was ‘Da B**ll**ks’ but it turned out to be….just ‘b**ll**ks’

Why?….

They short changed me over a few weeks…..!!!

Can you imagine that……stealing crucial 10p’s from me….!!! Well…I was angry.

So….what did I do?……I hired a hall next door to the centre for £8 an hour!

I filtered….I mean coerced clients to attend my little class next door on a Wednesday night in addition to Mondays.

This was so successful, I started another one on a Thursday night…I was getting between 40 – 60 each week at £4 a head……I was getting paid brothers and sisters…!!

2 people were break even (2 x £4= £8)…..the rest was for me…..and my ‘Silent Partner’…..the Tax Man…!! Yes……we ALL run Parnerships!!

I gave myself a pay-rise and so should you..!!

If you’re self-employed, when was the last time you gave yourself a pay-rise? You don’t need permission.

Are you able to charge your own fee at venues or do you have to stick to what the venue pays?

Finally

You don’t have to wait for the annual pay review

Go on…………..Give Yourself One…!!

Andrew James Crawford

www.fitnessindustryaccountants.com
www.facebook.com/fitnessindustryaccountants
www.twitter.com/tax4fitness

Have a wonderful Day

Love Rachel xxx

Are You Charging Enough For Your Fitness Classes & Services?

Monday, 07 July 2014 18:19 Written by RachelLHolmes
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the world will undervalue who you are.” (Oprah)

 

I saw this quote today by Oprah (TOP SHERO)
& it really started my mind ticking over.
You my friend, are NOT an amateur. You are highly
respected professional, helping, serving & motivating
your customers to live a happier, healthier, fitter life.

 

 

 

 
Its CRUCIAL.
No, actually it’s ESSENTIAL.
To start valuing yourself properly.
Stepping out & designing a fitness business
that works for you.
That rewards you well.
That is fulfilling. Not draining.
The tools are all in front of you.

You really need to stop pricing
yourself so low that you’re only
just scraping by every month.

 

If your prices are too low then you
start to resent your customers.

It’s no way to live.

Health, fitness & nutrition are
PREMIUM & PRESTIGE  products.

Yep, I know the health clubs &
leisure centres are not going to
increase your wages, so if you really want more
you have to teach in the community, within
local businesses, set up online
& break out from the norm.
It’s a really exciting time right now.
but whatever path you decide is
right for you.
Don’t forget Oprah’s wise words

 

“When you undervalue what you do,
the world will undervalue who you are.” (Oprah)
You are unique & you have unique skills
you must charge accordingly.

 

Agreed?
What is holding You back from charging
what you are really worth?

Big Love Always
Rachel xx
Tweet me @RachelHolmes

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Do You Want To Build A Profitable Online Fitness Business?

Monday, 07 July 2014 13:42 Written by RachelLHolmes
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Fitness Business Academy

News & Updates for Fitness Entrepreneurs

 

I hope you enjoyed my 5 Top Tips to creating
your online Fitness Business – Have you added your email to get this? Click here
The most important and CRUCIAL
& I mean CRUCIAL thing that ALL
budding Fitness Entrepreneurs
must do is…………

Build Your Email List
Having an email list that you regularly
communicate with is the backbone to your business.

Being totally honest with you…

If you don’t have a list.
You don’t have a business.

So, if you REALLY want to get your
online projects off the ground start
building your email list. TODAY.

1: Select a content management system
to deliver your emails & broadcast.

Aweber. MailChimp. Constant Contact
are all great to start with. Choose which one
serves your needs.

2:Create a Sign up box or “opt in” that you can
promote on your Facebook & Twitter
to get the email addresses of interested
customers onto your email database(list).

3:Add all of your existing customers & clients
email addresses to the list.

4:Write REGULAR email/newsletter/broadcast providing tons of
great value content, tips & news
that your customers will LOVE.

5:Build an online relationship through
daily emails, videos or audios connecting
with your list.

You don’t need millions of email addresses to create
a profitable fitness business.

50 – 100 Good quality emails is a BRILLIANT
start & this will grow.

I work on my building my email list every
single day.

It enables you to launch any new product
or service easily to a database of people
who LOVE you & the things you offer.

Does that make sense?

Tweet me @RachelHolmes

Have a great day

Rachel

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Instructor Newsletter 3 July

Thursday, 03 July 2014 07:37 Written by RachelLHolmes
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Another super duper action packed C2Go Newsletter
with choreography, music, business & marketing ideas for
the forward thinking fitness maverick.

Fitness Business Academy – Coaching & Mentoring

The first intake of Fitpros onto the #FBA  are now
into the 2nd week & flying high. Creating the foundations
for their online projects in a logical step by step
formula.

Are you keen to develop an online business & create
a sustainable & profitable business?
Then check out my
15minute video tutorial on the 5 Steps to generating
more income.

I am cultivating a new group of Fitness
Entrepreneurs who are keen to develop beyond
teaching & create passive income streams.

Is this you?

If you want more info, tips, systems & strategies
for marketing, PR, Business development.

Add your email

Hot Tunes for Freestyle

Always on the look out for motivating music so here
are my Hot Picks for this week.

All of the following titles are from PureEnergyMusic.com

1: CARNIVAL – This is my current fav release. it has a real
summery vibe & perfect for all tastes & ages. Perfect for
Step, Hi/Lo & Conditioning.

2: Essential Hits 2014 – Great clubby, up front mix with a
harder edge. Im using it in HilO/Step/Conditioning.

3:HIIT Volume 4 – The latest in mine & Ceri Hannons
super popular HIIT Series.

Free Choreography on My You Tube Channel

Are you constantly in a rush?
Let’s face it who isn’t & you need a
quick blast of inspiration before you teach.
I filmed lots of Quick Fix Choreography blocks
ideal to slot it when you need them.

Here are my Favorites

Final KS EXTREME

WOW.
KS EXTREME has rocked. Kelly & I have presented this
to big numbers of Instructors & our final date
is London at the REEBOK Club.

The Reebok club is an amazing venue & I can’t wait to
present KS EXTREME in the city.

Sunday 13th July & to book a place click here

Are you going to Fitpro LIVE  18/19th July in London?

It’s the first year The FitPro Live Conference is in the Capitol!
Whoo Hoo
And I cannot wait.
It’s a unique & diverse line up of speakers
& the weekend promises to be a brilliant experience of
learning, education & networking.
I’ll be presenting Fitness Pilates & Unite so if you are
going along then I will see you there.
To book a place go to

Big One South

I’ll also be presenting this year at the Big One South
on Saturday 20th September at Lodden Valley Leisure Centre.

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Your Fitness Business Name, Your Domain Name and Your Brand Name –
What Should YOU call them?  Your Own Name or A Brand Name?????…by Rachel
I think you may have noticed a pattern in my recent articles. Ive been writing down and saving all of the emails and questions instructors ask me on a regular basis creating articles from them for the newsletter.
This topic always comes up, either on Facebook, Twitter and email and always on every business talk I do.
This is another one of those questions that so many Fitpros cant get past!!! They cant decide what to call their business, website or product, so what do they do…They let that stop them in their tracks and they don’t design the business they want to create. Simply, because they cannot decide on the right name!!!
AHHHHH Is this YOU???
Should you website be called your name or a brand name? Should your business be  a brand name or your own name?……
Decision Decisions…
Here is my take on this and some pointers to help you decide. When you are thinking about what to call your business you need to know what your long term game plan is and that means what is your vision for your fitness business. Where are you headed with it all?
If YOU are your business, you do the teaching, you want to create DVDs, You star in your online fitness videos or be an author, speaker, coach, mentor or consultant then call you business by your name. You are the commodity and as you are no longer confided to your teaching hours or your local area because you can film your information, your workouts or talks and get them online reaching more and more people. In effect you can now “scale you” and create a personal fitness brand so call it Yourname.com.
The benefits to launching a business or website with your own name is that you can launch different brands, classes, and variations under your own name and you are not stuck with a name that may date or you want to change at a later date.
But on the other hand if you want to create a product or service that other Fitpros may want to teach or its something that could be sold one day then call it by a brand name. De-personalise it so to speak.
So for example all of my fitness business coaching, personal teaching, mentoring etc is under name name RachelHolmes but underneath that that I have Choreographytogo.com for Training, Educations & Qualifications, Fitness Pilates & Kick Start Fat Loss & recently the Fitness Business Academy they are all brands I have created but are stand alone products and services that sit underneath my name and personal brand.
The bottom line is you can be super successful whatever your call your business just think about your long term goals and objectives. Be clear about what you want and where you are going.
I hope that helps you make a decision if this is something you have been procrastinating about for a while Tweet me @RachelHolmes

How To Get Your Motivation Mojo Back by Rachel
Are you struggling with your fitness business & teaching motivation?………..  Maybe you know you have to get involved more in Social Media and really market your classes and services much more, but you just can’t get going……? Perhaps you HAD some great ideas for new classes and now life and families and events have knocked the wind from your sails?
The first thing to know is we ALL feel like this at some point, and I will put my hand up as well here. Being a solo Instructor and entrepreneur can be tough at times – It’s one of the reasons I created this weekly newsletter. So here are my steps to help you rediscover your motivation mojo and get back on track.
1.Be honest with yourself.
The truth will set you free, so be honest with yourself and look at your work and your work life balance. If toxic classes and clients are draining you then you HAVE to ditch them. Yep, I know you’re holding onto them for the money but I can promise you a zillion percent, get rid, create some space in your life and new opportunities will knock.
2.Are you doing Fitness as a Business or a Hobby
If you truly are doing fitness as a business then you have to act like it and get the job done on a daily basis. Look at everything you offer, make a plan, create your marketing and get cracking. I truly believe there is amazing untapped potential out there that people are not even touching yet. What’s your passion? Who do you want to serve and work with? I see amazing opportunities teaching health and fitness to disabled people. Helen Tite from the Core in Falmouth and one of my KSFL franchisees is specialising in teaching cancer patients. There are so many different groups of people who need our expertise….Have a brainstorm.
3.MIX & Socialise
Don’t be a hermit, mixing with other Fitpros, attending networking events, joining local women’s groups / business / breakfast groups, going to workshops are all brilliant ways to get your motivation mojo back.
4.Read and Listen
I know I say this every week, but  my number one tip for re-igniting my motivation mojo is to listen to podcasts, audio books and watch motivation videos on Youtube. Just 20minutes a day will have you doubling your productivity. Ideas will start coming to you in the shower, while you are driving, when you teach, at all random times. I do this daily and I cannot recommend it highly enough.
5.Look after yourself
We are constantly telling everyone else how to live a healthy life but what about you? Are you eating, training and sleeping right……….Does your diet need an overhaul? You could take on a trainer, which is AMAZING for someone else to tell you what to do, or join me on one of my Online KSFL groups. Loads of C2GO members join me every week and do my workouts, listen to the audios and get involved every day.
But sometimes you just can’t wait for the motivation to appear, you just have to get on with it. Think of all of the amazing reasons you love teaching, think of the passion you have when you teach, all the people you have helped. Personally, I train every day, listen to motivational audios in my car and keep learning and trying to grow.
I’d love your feedback, as ever Tweet me @RachelHolmes or Facebook me

 
Get More Done in Less Time – Hey Control Freak 
YOU have to get a VIRTUAL ASSISTANT3.
You have got your mojo back, the fire in your belly is burning pretty HOT, so now you are ready to take on the fitness world, but you only have a few hours every day to do it all. No one in the universe can run the show themselves no matter how small their business is. Fitpros LOVE teaching but don’t like admin so much, so get help even if it’s a few hours a week.
1.Firstly, make a list of everything you have to do in your business and I mean everything – e.g. Responding to emails/Social Media/Writing Newsletters/Running Facebook Ad’s/ and a list of everything you have to get done personally.
2.Create Step by Step Instructions, a repeatable system that someone can follow. I use screen flow which videos my computer screen and my voice as I make a little training video showing my VA how I want something done. I have tons of little videos that I have on file demonstrating exactly how I want things done.
3.Start slowly, train your VA and give them feedback. They won’t get everything right straight away, be patient and you will get there.
4.Be clear with your instructions and exactly what you expect and always pay promptly.
5.There are lots of professional VA’s around. Ask on Facebook/Twitter, Google VA’s or use amazing sites like People Per Hour, Elance and Odesk to find the right person for you.
6.Expect to pay between £8 – £12 per hour (Cheaper if you use a VA from overseas)  depending on the VA’s expertise and the jobs you need doing.
When hiring, conduct a Skype interview, ask for references and proof of work.

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