1. Traction
Coming in hot, our first pick is Traction by Gino Wickman.
And this book is exactly that: Traction for your business.
A great book for martial artists looking to start a school AND for those who already have one- this read breaks down EOS (or Entrepreneurial Operating System).
Out of all of our books for martial arts school owners, this one definitely covers the most ground. In fact, it covers so many topics, Gino Wickman has also written What the Heck is EOS? and Get a Grip (among other books) to cover everything in depth.
Hitting the ceiling? Wickman covers it.
Meeting Efficiency issues? Traction has your solution.
Need help with accountability amongst your schools employees? It’s in there.
Want to hit quarterly goals as a team but can’t seem to do it? This book is for you.
Want to define your vision, core values, and mission statement? Just read the book already!
Traction is not only a book that helps you turn your passion into a well-organized machine, but it also allows you to work on your Martial Arts School instead of in it.
We all opened our schools because we love martial arts- not to because we wanted to be business owners.
Traction is an easy way to step into the business owner role you deserve to grow your school and impact more lives.
2. The Best Known Dojo
“Best known beats best” and Cris Rodriguez knows that.
School owner of Gracie PAC MMA, the Martial Arts Industry Association’s Digital Marketing Consultant, Founder and Owner of Grow Pro Agency, and Digital Marketer for the U.S. Open Karate- Cris is the expert in Marketing Martial Arts.
In her book, she notes that it’s not enough to be really good at what you do.
You have to make sure that other people know you exist and that you can help them.
Her book gives martial arts school owners the strategies and techniques needed to become the best-known dojo in their local community.
Even if you think you are the best – if no one knows who you are – it doesn’t matter.
If you want to change more lives through the martial arts – then you’ve got to get more eyes on your school.
And The Best Known Dojo does just that.
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3.$100M Offers
In this book, Alex Hormozi appreciates your time– and it shows.
This book is fast, easy to understand, and provides a different level of value.
As a school owner, this will teach you
- What your worth truly is
- How to charge what you are worth confidently
- And (most importantly) how to get people to buy
One of the best parts about $100M Offers is that you can get it for only ¢99 (Kindle).
Spending only ¢99 for the value this book provides is CRAZY.
Still not sure if you want it on your list?
The video above will give you a taste, for FREE, of what Hormozi and this book is all about.
The book is so good- you may even feel stupid saying no to reading it.
4.The Compound Effect
Small Smart choices done consistently over time yield drastic results.
It seems like an easy concept. But then why on do so many people choose the “bad choice” over and over again?
Well, we think The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy is the right choice when it comes to books for Martial Arts School Owners.
The Compound Effect gives you tools to break the “bad choice” cycle.
Especially after you have read Traction and have determined your vision, this book will help you build the mindset you need to reach your goals.
The Compound Effect makes you aware of all the small seemingly inconsequential decisions you make daily that actually make huge change.
As a Martial Arts School Owner, we can get caught up in juggling classes, staffing, marketing, sales, and-… the list goes on and on.
As humans, we overestimate what we can do in a week but vastly underestimate how much we can complete in a month- or even a year.
This book will help you make progress toward your goals every single day with small steps.
How conscious are you being in your day-to-day?
With this book and mindset shift, you can remember what the impact of your choices have and how they lead to your future.
Will you reach your vision? Will you stay stagnant? Or will you fall into old bad habits?
With this book, we hope you’ll be equipped to hit your goals, live your vision, and surpass your dreams.
5. Buy Back Your Time
We all only get 24 hours in the day.
Which is why Dan Martell’s Buy Back Your Time is our final pick for our list of life-changing books for Martial Arts School Owners.
A lot of martial arts school owners are wearing every hat in their school, so leveraging and optimizing your time can be a game changer.
Buy Back Your Time‘s author, Dan Martell, built and exited 3 venture-backed software companies, is an award-winning tech angel investor, and actively mentors over 500+ of the world’s top silicon valley founders, teaching them how to buy back their time and scale their companies incredibly fast.
The key is to learn how to build a business you don’t grow to hate.
We loved this book so much that we invited Dan Martell to host a Workshop with our CEO and Founder, Cris Rodriguez.
During this action-packed workshop with Dan you’ll learn:
- How to calculate the value of your time that MAPS to the size of your dream business
- Outsource your email processing using the Inbox Handler™ without losing control
- Delegate ANY work with ease using the Camcorder Method™
- The right order to hire using the Replacement Ladder™ to build a self-managing company
- How to use the Next Hire Focuser™ to find your next team member
https://getstarted.growproagency.com/buybackyourtime
Conclusion
Our zoom room maxes out at 500 people – so that will be the cap.
