July 14, 2025 • 22 mins
In this power-packed episode of The Pilates Business Podcast, host Seran Glanfield dives deep into the five essential traits that distinguish thriving, confident studio owners from those stuck in a cycle of burnout and overwhelm. These aren’t surface-level tips—they’re the mindset shifts and leadership qualities that drive sustainable growth, financial freedom, and a more balanced life in your Pilates studio or boutique fitness business.
Whether you’re tired of juggling a million roles or wondering what it really takes to grow a team and scale without chaos, this episode offers a roadmap for transformation. If you’ve ever felt stuck, overworked, or unsure how to lead effectively—this one’s for you.
You’ll learn:
- The leadership shift that changes everything
- Why “hustle” isn’t the answer (and what to do instead)
- How to build a team that runs with your vision
- The emotional skill most studio owners overlook
- How to lean into your strengths (and get help where you need it)
This is the kind of insight Seran teaches inside her Thrive program, and it just might be the missing link you’ve been searching for.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
What if the difference between feeling
totally stuck in your studio andfinally stepping into the role
of confident, empowered leadercame down to just five traits?
These aren't surface levelhabits, by the way.
They're not about how often youpost, how many hours you teach
or even how long you've been inbusiness.
(00:21):
In fact, the most overworkedstudio owners I meet are usually
missing at least one of thesefive, and it's often what's
keeping them overwhelmed andunderpaid.
So today I'm walking youthrough the five traits that
separate surviving studio ownersfrom thriving ones, and how you
(00:43):
can start stepping into themtoday.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
Well, hi there, I'm Saren Glanfield.
I'm a business and marketingstrategist just for boutique
fitness studio owners like you.
If you're ready to be inspiredand make a bigger impact, you're
in the right place.
All you need are a few keystrategies, the right mindset
and some support along the way.
Join me as I share thereal-life insights that will
(01:10):
help you grow a sustainable andprofitable studio.
This is the Pilates BusinessPodcast.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
Well, hey there and welcome back to the Pilates
Business Podcast.
This is where we talk about allthings that help you take the
passion for what you do, themovement method that you teach
in your studio, and help you toalso step into becoming
confident and strategic CEOs ofyour business.
I'm so glad you're here todaybecause this episode is one that
(01:46):
I wish someone had handed memany, many, many years ago,
because the thing is that manyboutique fitness owners I talk
to don't go into this becausethey want to run a business or
build an empire.
They did it because they lovemovement, they love helping
people feel strong, feelempowered and confident in their
(02:10):
bodies, and somewhere along theway, they discovered themselves
to be the owner of a business.
And further beyond that, thatdiscovery of becoming a business
owner and stepping into thatrole, that dream of perhaps what
initially was thought to befreedom and being able to
(02:32):
finally make the income thatthey wanted, actually turned
into exhaustion and admin andstaffing issues and not enough
new clients, and many folksstart wondering is this just
what it is to be a studio owner?
Is this just what it's likewhen you own your own business?
And sometimes I'm fortunateenough to get to find those
(02:56):
people at that moment, beforethey decide to perhaps throw in
the towel completely and letthem know that the answer is no,
you don't need to work morehours.
It isn't what it's like foreveryone.
Then, if that is where you'reat, then what I will tell you,
just like I told them, is thatit's often not about doing more.
(03:20):
It's about evolving yourskillset and perhaps upgrading
some of your systems and whatyou're doing in your business to
reach that next level.
And today I'm sharing the fivespecific traits that I see most
in studio owners who are notonly growing, but doing it
(03:41):
without feeling burnt out.
And these traits aren'tnecessarily personality-based.
You don't have to be born withthem, you don't have to be loud
or an extrovert or type A toembody them.
They're actually skills, and,as with all skills, you can
learn them, you can build them,you can practice them, and these
(04:03):
are the skills that I helpwomen just like you to develop
inside of Thrive.
And so, by the end of thisepisode today, my goal is to
help you to know, perhaps, whichone you might need to lean into
next.
Now, over the years, I've gottensuch incredible.
I do find myself to be so luckyactually to get to work with so
(04:25):
many fantastic studio owners.
I love nothing more thanhelping studio owners to take
the passion they have for whatthey do and help them to grow
into that role of a leader oftheir business.
And when I do that, sometimesit takes a few months, but
typically it actually takes morelike a few months, but
typically it actually takes morelike a few years.
(04:46):
And at every stage of growththere is not just growth in the
business but there is often agrowth that comes from within
that studio owner, that theydevelop a new set of skills,
they get more comfortable withdoing certain things and they
take on a different set ofskills and lean into different
things and different parts ofthemselves at each stage of
(05:09):
growth.
And it's fabulous.
I can't tell you.
It's so incredibly rewarding tosee people evolving in that way
and really enjoying theirbusiness as they do that.
So some people come to me andthey have the tenacity, they
have the tech know-how.
Some people come to me and theyhave the people skill set, they
(05:31):
know how to connect with people.
Some people come to me and theyjust really had a knack for
marketing right.
And some people come to me andthey're willing to be open and
learning and all of these things, and it's so incredible to see
how we have to sort of developdifferent parts of ourselves to
become really strong leaders,right?
So let me dive into some ofthese traits that I see some of
(05:54):
the most successful studioowners that I work with embody.
I think the first one is a senseof humble confidence, and I
want to start with this becausethis is where I feel like I see
so many studio owners oftenplaying small.
(06:16):
Now, many of the wonderfulpeople that I speak to when it
comes to business each week areincredibly humble about their
skills, right, and I think manyof us actually confuse humility
(06:36):
with with shrinking, with, withwith with being small, right,
and if I don't shout too loud,then everything will be okay.
Or if I ask for too much, thenmaybe I will get.
You know I won't work, and then.
So I'm going to stay humble,but I'm also going to stay small
, and that often means that weundercharge or we hesitate to
(06:58):
promote our classes and avoidperhaps even taking up space,
even though we're literallyhelping people to change the way
that they live their life andaccess happiness and confidence
in their lives.
So humility isn't aboutself-doubt, right, you can lead
(07:20):
confidently without having anego.
Lead confidently without havingan ego.
And I think this is where a lotof folks kind of trip up,
because when we think aboutbeing a leader, we think about
someone who has a big ego.
We think about being a leader,we think about someone who loves
being the center of attention.
We think about ego.
We think about someone who isas loud and bossy, right, but
(07:45):
the most successful studioowners that I know, they're not
shouting from the rooftops, butthey also don't second guess
every decision.
They don't have a massive ego.
And I think the first thingthat we kind of want to shift is
that idea that being successfulmeans that you have to have a
massive from the rooftops.
You don't have to be the centerof attention, you don't have to
(08:20):
step into that at all, but youcan be humble and believe in the
value of your work, and whenyou do that, you actually find
that you lead those around youforward more effectively anyway,
right.
So I'd encourage you to startoff by thinking about right now
you know, where do you kind ofsit within this trait?
(08:42):
Are you downplaying yourabilities, the value that you
add, your leadership, perhapsbecause you're worried about how
likable you are, right?
Or are you willing to show uppowerfully, to step into your
light, to recognize that youhave value to offer to the world
and to perhaps stand alongsidethat mission that your studio
(09:08):
has?
Take a moment to have a thinkabout it.
It's kind of interesting, aninteresting one right Now.
I encourage the studio ownersthat I work with to find their
own way, their own voice.
And, again, I think, when weoften are struggling to reach
that next stage, sometimes it'sbecause of these associations
that we make with what thatleadership role means.
(09:32):
That's the first trait.
I would say that the studioowners that do really well, that
grow well and find themselvesin a place of having confidence
in their business, but theydon't necessarily have an ego
about it, all right.
Next trait is what I would sayis someone who is hungry, right,
(09:57):
and not like physical hungerhey, we don't want anyone
skipping lunch here, right?
That's not what I'm talkingabout.
What I'm talking about is thisinternal drive, right, that
hunger for impact, for more, forgrowth, for better, and some
folks have that, but it's oftenconfused with what we might call
(10:18):
busyness or hustling, orworking for the sake of working
Right Now.
The problem is is that oftentoo many studio owners are busy
and they're not focused.
Right, they're spinning theirwheels, trying everything, doing
those reels, finding thetrending audio, trying to get
referrals and Google reviews andperhaps offering workshops, but
(10:42):
they don't really have a clearpath or a strategy.
Now, truly successful owners ofevery business is hungry, right
, not just for busyness, but forresults.
They're not just trying thingsto throw spaghetti at the wall
to hope things work out.
They're measuring what isworking and they're looking for
(11:03):
what they can measure, and theydon't panic when it's quiet.
They're planning, right, thenext thing.
So I want you to think aboutwhether you're just busy right
now or you're just keeping busyor whether you're strategically
building your business, becausethey're not the same thing.
(11:24):
So that second trait is hungrybeing hungry, hungry or on
hunger for success.
Now, the third trait is a bigone and it's often overlooked.
Now, there's no way to avoid it.
To be completely honest and real, there is a lot of emotion in
(11:49):
business, right, and you careabout your clients, you care
about your team.
When someone cancels orcomplains or disappears, you
know.
Yes, it hurts, right, but thereis a difference between
emotionally reactive and beingable to perhaps manage your
emotions in a professional wayright, and that level of sort of
professional emotionalprofessionalism perhaps is what
(12:15):
sort of separates some from theothers and when, when we can
acknowledge that yes, gosh, thatwas I.
I thought that client was goingto stay forever and they've
just disappeared and they didn'tbuy the next package, and you
can say and recognize that, hey,that that kind of was a bit of
a shock to the system.
That wasn't what I wasexpecting.
(12:37):
Emotionally mature leaders don'tavoid emotion.
They manage it right.
They don't start spiraling whenthat client didn't buy that
next package and question theirpricing and everything else.
They don't snap at their teamwhen they're stressed.
They pause, they reflect, theyconsider their response and they
slow down.
Actually, they consider theirresponse and they slow down.
(13:00):
Actually, the more emotionallygrounded that you are in your
business and when it comes toyour business, the better
decisions you will make, right.
And when you have a team andwhen you have clients around you
and you are perhaps in theoutside, at least convey that
maturity and professionalismfrom an emotional perspective.
Those around you will feel very, very steady as well and they
(13:24):
will also embrace that too.
So I want you to be aware ofhow your emotions are driving
the ship right now.
If they are driving the ship,if everything that happens is
you're having a feeling about itand having a reaction to it,
then that might be a sign thatit's time to perhaps spend some
time to unpause and reflect andto find a way to lead from a
(13:49):
calm place and to choose whereto focus your energy and your
efforts with more intention.
Now I'm going to add that,having been in business for as
long as I have, and fromsupporting the many, many studio
owners that I have done very,very closely, this is something
that is a practice.
(14:09):
You know, there are ups andthere are downs to every
business.
There are setbacks andchallenges that we never see
coming, and I encourage you toembrace those opportunities to
practice this particular traitas often as you can, because,
just like anything that youpractice, you do get better at
(14:30):
it, right.
So that's the third trait Iwould say is being emotionally
mature.
Now the fourth trait issomewhat tied to that and a
little bit similar but slightlydifferent, and that is
self-awareness.
I mentioned already, you know,with our third trait of being
emotionally mature.
Self-awareness is a part of thatright, and you know, but in a
(14:54):
slight different way we alsowant to recognize that we have.
In a slight different way, wealso want to recognize that we
have strengths and we have blindspots, right, and if we're not
aware of what those are, youmight find that your business is
in a constant state of stuck.
Right, maybe you're a fabulousteacher, but you've been
avoiding marketing.
That's okay.
(15:14):
Maybe you're super duperorganized, but you perhaps
resist delegation Very common.
Maybe you micromanage becauseyou're really concerned that
your clients are not going toget the best, best, best
experience right, and you'reworrying that perhaps your team
won't deliver as much as youwill.
And so perhaps, even if youwon't admit it out loud, that's
(15:37):
really why you are sort ofmicromanaging everything or
doing everything yourself.
Right Now, those leaders of thebusiness, those successful
business owners, thosesuccessful studio owners no one
is perfect, right, but they dooften have an awareness for the
things that they enjoy doing,things that they don't enjoy
(15:57):
doing, things that they're goodat, things that perhaps not so
good at.
They know where they shine,they know where they need help
and they know what they need towork on for their business to
get to that next level that theywant Now inside Thrive.
This is something that we lookat very early on, because you
can't scale something, anythingif you are blocking your own
(16:22):
growth.
And so the first thing we wantto help you to figure out, as
you are growing your businessand as you're evolving your
business, is what are youholding on to, what could you
let go of, and where do you wantto spend your time and energy
and focus Right?
And we do this every singlequarter and every single year
inside of Thrive, and, to somedegree, every month actually.
(16:43):
So this is something that wesort of learn as we go.
But this level ofself-awareness is really
incredibly powerful, becauseonce you start to realize that
we're not all good at everything, no matter the fact that we are
a business owner, then itactually frees you up to focus
(17:04):
on the things that you do careabout.
So seller awareness is reallyimportant as a leader and as a
business owner.
Finally, trait number five thisis a good one, and that is that
the most successful studioowners will have a team first
(17:26):
mindset.
The truth is, you can't scaleon your own.
Yes, you can teach amazingclasses.
Yes, you can manage theschedule.
Yes, you can post to socialmedia.
Yes, you can be the cleaner.
Yes, you can be the admin.
Yes, you can.
But at some point you will hita bit of a ceiling and you will
(17:48):
stay there if you don't startbuilding and leading a team.
And the shift is that it's notabout just having staff or
having anybody to do something.
It's about having a team, andthat starts with you leading
them, being clear with what yourbusiness is about, consistently
showing up as the leader andmaking sure that your team has
(18:12):
everything they need to be ableto do what they need to do
successfully.
So those studio owners don'tjust build businesses, they
build cultures, they buildcommunity, not just with the
clients, but amongst theirteachers as well, and they
invest in themselves and theirteam's growth.
And that's how you build andscale successful businesses.
(18:34):
You cannot do everything andscale successful businesses.
You cannot do everything.
Instead, you want to startcreating systems that others can
run, things that others can do.
So if you've got other peopleworking with you right now,
that's fantastic, but are theyempowered to deliver the
experience you want your clientsto receive?
(18:55):
Do you give them the tools theyneed to be able to do that as
best they can as well as youcould, or are they just
executing tasks while you carryall of the load?
Okay, so quick recap the fivetraits that I see most in the
most successful and happiestyear owners.
(19:17):
I will say that is also quiteimportant.
We're not just here, for Iwould say most of us are not
just here to make a quick buck.
We're here to have a fulfillingcareer and to be in our
business for as long as wecontinue to enjoy it and make an
income that we want.
And these traits, I would say,fall across the most studio
(19:38):
owners.
I've seen over the last decade,plus of coaching studio owners
at every level, at every stage,and that is humble confidence.
You lead with purpose, right,not with ego.
You're hungry.
You seek growth.
You're looking to cut the chaos, but you are focused on what
matters.
You're emotionally mature, soyou're responding with clarity,
(20:01):
not reaction, and, like I said,this does take practice.
You're self-aware.
You're aware of your strengths,but you also know where you
need to go to get help.
And this is when a lot of folksreach out to me, because they're
not really sure what they need,but they know they need a
little bit of, some support andsome tools and some
accountability, and you are teamorientated, in that you're not
(20:24):
just managing people, you'reactually leading them forward.
Now, the good news is that youshould not expect to master all
five right now, now that youknow them, that doesn't mean
that you should be them, but ifone of these traits made you
perhaps pause, then that'sprobably the one that is calling
for your attention right now.
(20:45):
And if you want to stop theguessing game and you are ready
to actually grow your businesswithout completely losing your
mind, then I would love toinvite you to learn a little bit
more about Thrive.
Thrive is my leadership andbusiness development program for
studio owners who are ready tobuild strong teams, who want to
(21:05):
scale sustainably and want tobecome confident, empowered
leaders without doing it allalone.
Inside Thrive, we go deep onthese traits.
We build systems, we help youclarify your vision and your
goals and we support you everystep of the way, not just with
the strategies and the playbooks, but with real, ongoing
(21:27):
coaching and community.
So if you're curious, simply goto sprint3.com forward, slash
Thrive or head for the link linkin the show notes, or just send
me a DM on Instagram and let meknow you're interested and we
can set up a time to chat.
So I'm here to let you knowthat you do not have to white
knuckle your way through all ofthis.
(21:48):
There is a better way, and itstarts when you decide how you
want to be as a leader.
All right, that's it for today.
Thank you so much for beinghere, thank you for doing the
work you're doing, and just aquick reminder leadership isn't
something that you'renecessarily born with Many
aren't actually.
It's something that you investin and something that you build.
Speaker 2 (22:15):
Did you love this episode and want more?
Head to spring3.com and checkout my free resources that will
help you run a profitable andfulfilling studio business.
And before you go, one lastreminder there is no one way to
do what you do, only your way.
So whatever it is that you wantto do, create or offer, you've
(22:38):
got this.
Thanks again for joining metoday and have a wonderful rest
of your day.
What if the difference between feeling
totally stuck in your studio andfinally stepping into the role
of confident, empowered leadercame down to just five traits?
These aren't surface levelhabits, by the way.
They're not about how often youpost, how many hours you teach
or even how long you've been inbusiness.
(00:21):
In fact, the most overworkedstudio owners I meet are usually
missing at least one of thesefive, and it's often what's
keeping them overwhelmed andunderpaid.
So today I'm walking youthrough the five traits that
separate surviving studio ownersfrom thriving ones, and how you
(00:43):
can start stepping into themtoday.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
Well, hi there, I'm Saren Glanfield.
I'm a business and marketingstrategist just for boutique
fitness studio owners like you.
If you're ready to be inspiredand make a bigger impact, you're
in the right place.
All you need are a few keystrategies, the right mindset
and some support along the way.
Join me as I share thereal-life insights that will
(01:10):
help you grow a sustainable andprofitable studio.
This is the Pilates BusinessPodcast.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
Well, hey there and welcome back to the Pilates
Business Podcast.
This is where we talk about allthings that help you take the
passion for what you do, themovement method that you teach
in your studio, and help you toalso step into becoming
confident and strategic CEOs ofyour business.
I'm so glad you're here todaybecause this episode is one that
(01:46):
I wish someone had handed memany, many, many years ago,
because the thing is that manyboutique fitness owners I talk
to don't go into this becausethey want to run a business or
build an empire.
They did it because they lovemovement, they love helping
people feel strong, feelempowered and confident in their
(02:10):
bodies, and somewhere along theway, they discovered themselves
to be the owner of a business.
And further beyond that, thatdiscovery of becoming a business
owner and stepping into thatrole, that dream of perhaps what
initially was thought to befreedom and being able to
(02:32):
finally make the income thatthey wanted, actually turned
into exhaustion and admin andstaffing issues and not enough
new clients, and many folksstart wondering is this just
what it is to be a studio owner?
Is this just what it's likewhen you own your own business?
And sometimes I'm fortunateenough to get to find those
(02:56):
people at that moment, beforethey decide to perhaps throw in
the towel completely and letthem know that the answer is no,
you don't need to work morehours.
It isn't what it's like foreveryone.
Then, if that is where you'reat, then what I will tell you,
just like I told them, is thatit's often not about doing more.
(03:20):
It's about evolving yourskillset and perhaps upgrading
some of your systems and whatyou're doing in your business to
reach that next level.
And today I'm sharing the fivespecific traits that I see most
in studio owners who are notonly growing, but doing it
(03:41):
without feeling burnt out.
And these traits aren'tnecessarily personality-based.
You don't have to be born withthem, you don't have to be loud
or an extrovert or type A toembody them.
They're actually skills, and,as with all skills, you can
learn them, you can build them,you can practice them, and these
(04:03):
are the skills that I helpwomen just like you to develop
inside of Thrive.
And so, by the end of thisepisode today, my goal is to
help you to know, perhaps, whichone you might need to lean into
next.
Now, over the years, I've gottensuch incredible.
I do find myself to be so luckyactually to get to work with so
(04:25):
many fantastic studio owners.
I love nothing more thanhelping studio owners to take
the passion they have for whatthey do and help them to grow
into that role of a leader oftheir business.
And when I do that, sometimesit takes a few months, but
typically it actually takes morelike a few months, but
typically it actually takes morelike a few years.
(04:46):
And at every stage of growththere is not just growth in the
business but there is often agrowth that comes from within
that studio owner, that theydevelop a new set of skills,
they get more comfortable withdoing certain things and they
take on a different set ofskills and lean into different
things and different parts ofthemselves at each stage of
(05:09):
growth.
And it's fabulous.
I can't tell you.
It's so incredibly rewarding tosee people evolving in that way
and really enjoying theirbusiness as they do that.
So some people come to me andthey have the tenacity, they
have the tech know-how.
Some people come to me and theyhave the people skill set, they
(05:31):
know how to connect with people.
Some people come to me and theyjust really had a knack for
marketing right.
And some people come to me andthey're willing to be open and
learning and all of these things, and it's so incredible to see
how we have to sort of developdifferent parts of ourselves to
become really strong leaders,right?
So let me dive into some ofthese traits that I see some of
(05:54):
the most successful studioowners that I work with embody.
I think the first one is a senseof humble confidence, and I
want to start with this becausethis is where I feel like I see
so many studio owners oftenplaying small.
(06:16):
Now, many of the wonderfulpeople that I speak to when it
comes to business each week areincredibly humble about their
skills, right, and I think manyof us actually confuse humility
(06:36):
with with shrinking, with, withwith with being small, right,
and if I don't shout too loud,then everything will be okay.
Or if I ask for too much, thenmaybe I will get.
You know I won't work, and then.
So I'm going to stay humble,but I'm also going to stay small
, and that often means that weundercharge or we hesitate to
(06:58):
promote our classes and avoidperhaps even taking up space,
even though we're literallyhelping people to change the way
that they live their life andaccess happiness and confidence
in their lives.
So humility isn't aboutself-doubt, right, you can lead
(07:20):
confidently without having anego.
Lead confidently without havingan ego.
And I think this is where a lotof folks kind of trip up,
because when we think aboutbeing a leader, we think about
someone who has a big ego.
We think about being a leader,we think about someone who loves
being the center of attention.
We think about ego.
We think about someone who isas loud and bossy, right, but
(07:45):
the most successful studioowners that I know, they're not
shouting from the rooftops, butthey also don't second guess
every decision.
They don't have a massive ego.
And I think the first thingthat we kind of want to shift is
that idea that being successfulmeans that you have to have a
massive from the rooftops.
You don't have to be the centerof attention, you don't have to
(08:20):
step into that at all, but youcan be humble and believe in the
value of your work, and whenyou do that, you actually find
that you lead those around youforward more effectively anyway,
right.
So I'd encourage you to startoff by thinking about right now
you know, where do you kind ofsit within this trait?
(08:42):
Are you downplaying yourabilities, the value that you
add, your leadership, perhapsbecause you're worried about how
likable you are, right?
Or are you willing to show uppowerfully, to step into your
light, to recognize that youhave value to offer to the world
and to perhaps stand alongsidethat mission that your studio
(09:08):
has?
Take a moment to have a thinkabout it.
It's kind of interesting, aninteresting one right Now.
I encourage the studio ownersthat I work with to find their
own way, their own voice.
And, again, I think, when weoften are struggling to reach
that next stage, sometimes it'sbecause of these associations
that we make with what thatleadership role means.
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That's the first trait.
I would say that the studioowners that do really well, that
grow well and find themselvesin a place of having confidence
in their business, but theydon't necessarily have an ego
about it, all right.
Next trait is what I would sayis someone who is hungry, right,
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and not like physical hungerhey, we don't want anyone
skipping lunch here, right?
That's not what I'm talkingabout.
What I'm talking about is thisinternal drive, right, that
hunger for impact, for more, forgrowth, for better, and some
folks have that, but it's oftenconfused with what we might call
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busyness or hustling, orworking for the sake of working
Right Now.
The problem is is that oftentoo many studio owners are busy
and they're not focused.
Right, they're spinning theirwheels, trying everything, doing
those reels, finding thetrending audio, trying to get
referrals and Google reviews andperhaps offering workshops, but
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they don't really have a clearpath or a strategy.
Now, truly successful owners ofevery business is hungry, right
, not just for busyness, but forresults.
They're not just trying thingsto throw spaghetti at the wall
to hope things work out.
They're measuring what isworking and they're looking for
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what they can measure, and theydon't panic when it's quiet.
They're planning, right, thenext thing.
So I want you to think aboutwhether you're just busy right
now or you're just keeping busyor whether you're strategically
building your business, becausethey're not the same thing.
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So that second trait is hungrybeing hungry, hungry or on
hunger for success.
Now, the third trait is a bigone and it's often overlooked.
Now, there's no way to avoid it.
To be completely honest and real, there is a lot of emotion in
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business, right, and you careabout your clients, you care
about your team.
When someone cancels orcomplains or disappears, you
know.
Yes, it hurts, right, but thereis a difference between
emotionally reactive and beingable to perhaps manage your
emotions in a professional wayright, and that level of sort of
professional emotionalprofessionalism perhaps is what
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sort of separates some from theothers and when, when we can
acknowledge that yes, gosh, thatwas I.
I thought that client was goingto stay forever and they've
just disappeared and they didn'tbuy the next package, and you
can say and recognize that, hey,that that kind of was a bit of
a shock to the system.
That wasn't what I wasexpecting.
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Emotionally mature leaders don'tavoid emotion.
They manage it right.
They don't start spiraling whenthat client didn't buy that
next package and question theirpricing and everything else.
They don't snap at their teamwhen they're stressed.
They pause, they reflect, theyconsider their response and they
slow down.
Actually, they consider theirresponse and they slow down.
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Actually, the more emotionallygrounded that you are in your
business and when it comes toyour business, the better
decisions you will make, right.
And when you have a team andwhen you have clients around you
and you are perhaps in theoutside, at least convey that
maturity and professionalismfrom an emotional perspective.
Those around you will feel very, very steady as well and they
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will also embrace that too.
So I want you to be aware ofhow your emotions are driving
the ship right now.
If they are driving the ship,if everything that happens is
you're having a feeling about itand having a reaction to it,
then that might be a sign thatit's time to perhaps spend some
time to unpause and reflect andto find a way to lead from a
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calm place and to choose whereto focus your energy and your
efforts with more intention.
Now I'm going to add that,having been in business for as
long as I have, and fromsupporting the many, many studio
owners that I have done very,very closely, this is something
that is a practice.
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You know, there are ups andthere are downs to every
business.
There are setbacks andchallenges that we never see
coming, and I encourage you toembrace those opportunities to
practice this particular traitas often as you can, because,
just like anything that youpractice, you do get better at
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it, right.
So that's the third trait Iwould say is being emotionally
mature.
Now the fourth trait issomewhat tied to that and a
little bit similar but slightlydifferent, and that is
self-awareness.
I mentioned already, you know,with our third trait of being
emotionally mature.
Self-awareness is a part of thatright, and you know, but in a
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slight different way we alsowant to recognize that we have.
In a slight different way, wealso want to recognize that we
have strengths and we have blindspots, right, and if we're not
aware of what those are, youmight find that your business is
in a constant state of stuck.
Right, maybe you're a fabulousteacher, but you've been
avoiding marketing.
That's okay.
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Maybe you're super duperorganized, but you perhaps
resist delegation Very common.
Maybe you micromanage becauseyou're really concerned that
your clients are not going toget the best, best, best
experience right, and you'reworrying that perhaps your team
won't deliver as much as youwill.
And so perhaps, even if youwon't admit it out loud, that's
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really why you are sort ofmicromanaging everything or
doing everything yourself.
Right Now, those leaders of thebusiness, those successful
business owners, thosesuccessful studio owners no one
is perfect, right, but they dooften have an awareness for the
things that they enjoy doing,things that they don't enjoy
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doing, things that they're goodat, things that perhaps not so
good at.
They know where they shine,they know where they need help
and they know what they need towork on for their business to
get to that next level that theywant Now inside Thrive.
This is something that we lookat very early on, because you
can't scale something, anythingif you are blocking your own
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growth.
And so the first thing we wantto help you to figure out, as
you are growing your businessand as you're evolving your
business, is what are youholding on to, what could you
let go of, and where do you wantto spend your time and energy
and focus Right?
And we do this every singlequarter and every single year
inside of Thrive, and, to somedegree, every month actually.
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So this is something that wesort of learn as we go.
But this level ofself-awareness is really
incredibly powerful, becauseonce you start to realize that
we're not all good at everything, no matter the fact that we are
a business owner, then itactually frees you up to focus
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on the things that you do careabout.
So seller awareness is reallyimportant as a leader and as a
business owner.
Finally, trait number five thisis a good one, and that is that
the most successful studioowners will have a team first
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mindset.
The truth is, you can't scaleon your own.
Yes, you can teach amazingclasses.
Yes, you can manage theschedule.
Yes, you can post to socialmedia.
Yes, you can be the cleaner.
Yes, you can be the admin.
Yes, you can.
But at some point you will hita bit of a ceiling and you will
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stay there if you don't startbuilding and leading a team.
And the shift is that it's notabout just having staff or
having anybody to do something.
It's about having a team, andthat starts with you leading
them, being clear with what yourbusiness is about, consistently
showing up as the leader andmaking sure that your team has
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everything they need to be ableto do what they need to do
successfully.
So those studio owners don'tjust build businesses, they
build cultures, they buildcommunity, not just with the
clients, but amongst theirteachers as well, and they
invest in themselves and theirteam's growth.
And that's how you build andscale successful businesses.
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You cannot do everything andscale successful businesses.
You cannot do everything.
Instead, you want to startcreating systems that others can
run, things that others can do.
So if you've got other peopleworking with you right now,
that's fantastic, but are theyempowered to deliver the
experience you want your clientsto receive?
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Do you give them the tools theyneed to be able to do that as
best they can as well as youcould, or are they just
executing tasks while you carryall of the load?
Okay, so quick recap the fivetraits that I see most in the
most successful and happiestyear owners.
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I will say that is also quiteimportant.
We're not just here, for Iwould say most of us are not
just here to make a quick buck.
We're here to have a fulfillingcareer and to be in our
business for as long as wecontinue to enjoy it and make an
income that we want.
And these traits, I would say,fall across the most studio
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owners.
I've seen over the last decade,plus of coaching studio owners
at every level, at every stage,and that is humble confidence.
You lead with purpose, right,not with ego.
You're hungry.
You seek growth.
You're looking to cut the chaos, but you are focused on what
matters.
You're emotionally mature, soyou're responding with clarity,
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not reaction, and, like I said,this does take practice.
You're self-aware.
You're aware of your strengths,but you also know where you
need to go to get help.
And this is when a lot of folksreach out to me, because they're
not really sure what they need,but they know they need a
little bit of, some support andsome tools and some
accountability, and you are teamorientated, in that you're not
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just managing people, you'reactually leading them forward.
Now, the good news is that youshould not expect to master all
five right now, now that youknow them, that doesn't mean
that you should be them, but ifone of these traits made you
perhaps pause, then that'sprobably the one that is calling
for your attention right now.
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And if you want to stop theguessing game and you are ready
to actually grow your businesswithout completely losing your
mind, then I would love toinvite you to learn a little bit
more about Thrive.
Thrive is my leadership andbusiness development program for
studio owners who are ready tobuild strong teams, who want to
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scale sustainably and want tobecome confident, empowered
leaders without doing it allalone.
Inside Thrive, we go deep onthese traits.
We build systems, we help youclarify your vision and your
goals and we support you everystep of the way, not just with
the strategies and the playbooks, but with real, ongoing
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coaching and community.
So if you're curious, simply goto sprint3.com forward, slash
Thrive or head for the link linkin the show notes, or just send
me a DM on Instagram and let meknow you're interested and we
can set up a time to chat.
So I'm here to let you knowthat you do not have to white
knuckle your way through all ofthis.
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There is a better way, and itstarts when you decide how you
want to be as a leader.
All right, that's it for today.
Thank you so much for beinghere, thank you for doing the
work you're doing, and just aquick reminder leadership isn't
something that you'renecessarily born with Many
aren't actually.
It's something that you investin and something that you build.
Speaker 2 (22:15):
Did you love this episode and want more?
Head to spring3.com and checkout my free resources that will
help you run a profitable andfulfilling studio business.
And before you go, one lastreminder there is no one way to
do what you do, only your way.
So whatever it is that you wantto do, create or offer, you've
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got this.
Thanks again for joining metoday and have a wonderful rest
of your day.
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