Is Your Martial Arts School Taking Over Your Life?
As a business owner, it’s easy to invest your heart and soul into your work. Your decision to open a martial arts school usually stems from a deep-seated passion. It’s important when running a martial arts business to make an effort to balance your work life and personal life. If you’re unsure if you’re letting your martial arts business take over your life, ask yourself the following questions.
Are you struggling to hand the reins over to someone else?
Especially in a martial arts business, your success can be very personality driven. Often people will gravitate to your school because of the instructor. This can make it particularly difficult to remove yourself from the business, as business owners wonder if they move the instructor out, will students leave. According to TIMA co-founder Phil Britten, the key to handing over the reins in a martial arts business is going slow. “It’s the slow process of introducing the new person and phasing yourself out. It’s about setting up your business in a way that you enjoy your life.” It’s essential you never lose sight of why you opened your own business, which was to live a great life. Maintaining a clear vision of where you want to reach will allow you to work with the end in mind so you can slowly take steps to reaching your goal.
Do you see your home time as free time?
Of course, you should always be able to relax in your own home. If you aren’t investing the same effort into your family life as you are into your work life, it’s a clear sign your work is taking priority. In order to keep a balance, try to physically schedule your family time and down time in the same way you would schedule your work time. Block it off in your calendar. If you get a call asking for a last-minute meeting after hours you can see your commitment and reply that you have an appointment.
Are your personal relationships failing?
Take a look around you. Are the people you have relationships with suffering as a result of your work? Most people unfortunately have witnessed a relationship breakdown as a result of one partner’s work life but other relationships can also be affected. For example, when you run your business with your spouse it can be obvious your martial arts school is taking over your life when your children can begin to resent the dojo. Keep an eye out for signs indicating your work is affecting others. When you see a problem, heed the words of TIMA co-founder Graham McDonnell and “systemise the process, personalise the exception”. In other words, have the systems in place to operate in a consistent and efficient manner but adopt a personal view when it’s time to make an exception. Sometimes you really need a day off. Remember: it’s okay to be busy as long as you’re still productive. When your productivity, at home as well as at work, starts to falter, it’s time to make a change. For more information on how to achieve the perfect work/life balance with your martial arts business, contact TIMA. We have years of experience to help you on your journey.
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