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It's John Terry, the Black Belt Leader. Thanks for joining me as I take you on the same path I'm walking as I learn to develop myself as a leader. I'm so glad you're with me. In this introductory video, I'll share some insights into how you can get the most out of this learning library and maximize your personal growth opportunity.
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How To Be a REAL Success
A Five-Part Series on personal growth and development in the area of Relationships, Equipping, Attitude, and Leadership presented by Dr. John C. Maxwell, with insights and commentary from John Terry - The Black Belt Leader. This resource is also approved for Staff Training or as a classroom teaching to your Black Belt or Leadership Club or general student populace. All Participants Will Need a Copy of the REAL Success Participant's Guide to take notes they can refer back to and you can discuss in Q&A with staff and students. While access to this resource appears in each video section, there is not a separate participation guide required for each section.
How To Be a REAL Success:
Session One
An introduction to "How to be a REAL Success", featuring John C.Maxwell and commentary by Black Belt Leadership founder Dr. John Terry.
REAL Success: Session One (Introduction)
How To Be a REAL Success
Session Two: Relationships
Relationships 101, from "How to be a REAL Success" featuring John C. Maxwell and commentary by Black Belt Leadership founder Dr. John Terry
REAL Success: Session Two (Relationships)
How To Be a REAL Success
Session Three: Equipping
Equipping 101 from "How to be a REAL Success" featuring John C. Maxwell, with commentary from Black Belt Leadership founder, Dr. John Terry.
REAL Success: Session Three (Equipping)
How To Be a REAL Success
Session Four: Attitude
Attitude 101 from "How to be a REAL Success, featuring John C. Maxwell with commentary by Black Belt Leadership founder, Dr. John Terry
REAL Success: Session Four (Attitude)
How To Be a REAL Success
Leadership 101 from "How To Be a REAL Success" featuring John Cl Maxwell with commentary by IMAC President and Black Belt Leadership founder, Dr. John Terry
REAL Success: Session Five (Leadership)
MASTER the Art of Sales and Selling
Most martial arts school owners are Black Belt Masters at their chosen Art or Style. But when it comes to effective sales and marketing, creating a compelling message that attracts the types of students you prefer to work with, most school owners will admit they are White Belts in this area. In this four-part training series, you're going to learn the "Selling Secrets" of the Top 5% of sales professionals in ALL industries (including martial arts) and how to apply these to your business.
MASTER the Art of Sales & Selling
Part One: What Business are you Really In?
In this first session, you'll learn what type of business you're really in as we start to unpack why you're invisible to your target audience and what you can do about that. You'll also be challenged to create a "Power Positioning Statement" that effectively answers the question, "Why should I choose you?"
MASTER the Art of Sales & Selling
Part Two: A Different Way to Market
In the second session, we'll build upon what you learned in Session One. We will we start to unveil a different way to market yourself than perhaps you've considered in the past. We're going to dive deeper into the concept of selling, how it differs from branding, and why you need both in your business. You'll learn how to enter the conversation your prospective students are having with themselves and create a compelling message to attract them into your martial arts studio.
MASTER the Art of Sales & Selling
Part Three: Transitioning to the Top 5%
In session three, we'll build upon what you learned in Session One and Two. You're going to learn what the Top 5% of sales professionals do that help them sell more than the bottom 95% - and what YOU need to do as a martial arts school owner to move into that Top 5% status. We want you to become known as "THE" martial arts program that people think of when someone mentions martial arts in your community, making you the "Attractional School" that draws new students in the door.
MASTER the Art of Sales & Selling
Part Four: Putting it All Together
In this final session, we're going to take what you've learned in the prior sessions and start to "put it all together", helping you create a marketing plan that gets you noticed, helps you stand out in the crowd, and become "THE" attractional martial arts school in your community. We'll also touch on some of the different marketing mediums, why you may want to consider using them, as well as the pros and cons of each.
Overcoming Procrastination
Eliminating Procrastination
How often do we allow procrastination to hold us back from what we know we should be doing, and it limits our potential - keeping us stuck where we are. In this "Mindset Mastery" training, you'll learn the root causes of procrastination. You will also learn some tips and tools to eliminate procrastination, allowing you to step into your full potential and not be held back.
An Introduction to Leadership
An introduction to the 21 Laws of Leadership from Dr. John Maxwell and Mark Cole, along with insights from Dr. John Terry - The Black Belt Leader.
Lessons in Leadership
A Virtual Lunch-N-Learn Event
During this COVID-19 pandemic, the need for leadership has never been greater. In this introduction to John Maxwell's 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, you'll have an opportunity to hear from leadership guru, Dr. John C. Maxwell, and the CEO of John's companies, Mark Cole. I'll also share some insights as we think into what John and Mark are sharing in this introductory session to oe of John's essential leadership teachings.
Leveraging Social Media
Leveraging Social Media
7 Tips to Engagement & Prospecting
Today we live in a virtual world. Americans spend an average of 144 minutes (over 2 hours) on Social Media every single day. That's up more than 1 hour since 2012. We've become connnected in ways previous generations couldn't imagine. So if that's where Americans are spending a considerable amount of their day, why aren't YOU there as a small business owner sharing who you are, what you do, and the results people can experience by being a part of your program? In this video, we share 7 insights to help you think into how you leverage social media to both attract new customers but also stay engaged with your current and former customers, as well as champiniong a cause that makes a difference in the lives of others.
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
Sometimes, our students fail to rise to their full potential because they don't yet have confidence in themselves. When they don't believe in themselves, they limit what they are capable of becoming. As an instructor, learning to recognize imposter syndrome and help your students work through this is an important tool as you're teaching them to become Black Belt Leaders in Life.
MASTER Your Goal-Setting
MASTER Your Goal-Setting
Successful school owners are MASTERS at not just setting goals, but achieving goals. The problem for most people is they have "some" idea of what they want to do, but never really define what that looks like, the steps required to bring that to pass, and an implementation strategy to make it happen. In this training session, we'll talk through what effective goal setting looks like, and what's required AFTER you set your goals to actually reach and achieve them. This is great information not only for you, but for your staff and students.
Organize Your Organization
Organize Your Organization
Martial arts is a system for self-defense. Its movements are defined. There's a process and a sequence to follow to maximize your results. The same is true for your martial arts business. If you aren't organized, don't have systems and processes in place that can be replicated, you're limiting your growth, your income potential, and your impact. In this training session, you'll learn how to organize your martial arts organization, implementing the systems and processes necessary for success.
An Introduction to DISC
If you could personalize how you teach martial arts based on each student's unique learning style, how much more effective would you be? In less than 5 minutes, you can know each student's individual learning style, but also how they prefer to be communicated with and how they think and process what you're teaching. Effectively using this tool in your martial arts business can improve the quality of instruction and improve your student retention by 30-40% or more.
DISC Personality Profiles
Want to learn why you do the things you do? What stresses you out, and how you stress others? How you prefer to be communicated to, and how your communication style may be a challenge to others? What if you could personalize your training with each individual student based on their unique learning style? That's what a DISC Personality Profile assessment can do for you. Here's a simple Assessment you can use to better understand how to communicate with your students, and teach to their unique learning style.
iLead Youth Curriculum
Introduce your junior high and high schools to Martial Arts Values. A once-weekly, facilitated roundtable event where your students read and discuss a values-based character lesson. When your students embrace the positive character values that are an essential part of martial arts training, they are less likely to succumb to peer pressure and more likely to make good choices that lead to good outcomes in their lives. Millions of students around the globe have experienced personal transformation as they discover the value of values and start to live it out in their lives.
iChoose Curriculum
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