Fitness Marketing Timesaving Tip. A post By Jim Labadie
Welcome to our brand new feature. Our Time Saving Tip of The Week!
First thing every Monday you’re going to come to FitBusinessInsider.com to set the tone for your entire week.
You’re going to learn a proven method for getting more done in less time.
You’ll discover how to enjoy your life more.
Before you do anything else, start your week with this tip. Pat, Nick and I will be taking turns each Monday to make running your Personal Training business easier than ever.
Ok, so here’s the first one:
I’m sure there has been a time when you’ve driven to work or the grocery store and don’t even remember driving there. You got there perfectly safe as your conscious mind focused on something in particular. Probably something work related.
So how did you get there? Well, your subconscious took over and got you there safe and sound. Basically, you went on autopilot. 
How does this apply to saving time?
Simple. If you want to work less…if you want more time off…then you absolutely, positively MUST plan that time.
You have to:
1- Schedule the free time in your calendar.
2- Know EXACTLY what you are going to do with that time.
Are you going to play with your kids? Go to the beach? Go skiing? Go to the movies? Wonder why you haven’t done this sooner?
I don’t care what you do with that time, but you have to KNOW what you are going to do with it.
Why?
Because if you do not replace your free time with some kind of specific activity your subconscious WILL go on autopilot and do what it always does during that time.
Which means it will fill it with WORK!!!
Get the picture?
Don’t just say you want to work less. Don’t just say you want more free time.
You have to define what those terms mean. Your subconscious has to have a target to aim at.
Plain and simple.
Later this week Pat Rigsby will be teaching you some serious fitness marketing – how to make big bucks by reactiving old clients and campers.
Then next Monday Nick Berry will be take what Pat teaches you and show you how to make a time saving system out of it!
Who loves ya? 
Yours in prosperity,
Jim Labadie
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Great post Jim!
I’ve started blocking out time for ME and it’s one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.
Every Tuesday and Thursday it’s me and my girlfriend for lunch. Cell phones off. No talking about biz stuff.
Did anyone complain I wasn’t available? Heck no, they congratulated me and said they wished they could do the same thing.
Keep the good stuff coming, guys!
Best,
~ Luke Wold
This is the first year ever that I have scheduled time off and it has done tons for my peace of mind.
Highly recommended.
The analogy I like to use, with regard to this topic, is when you travel on an airplane and the flight attendant tells you “if there’s an emergency, put your oxygen mask on first, then take care of others”.
It’s the same thing with your business, you’ve got to prioritize taking care of yourself before taking care of others. Block out time in your schedule for working out, working ON your business, being with your family. Then you’ll find balance in your life.
Great topic. My time off is Sundays. My husband runs his own business as well, we both work a lot. We don’t have a lot of free time during the week and we also both usually work part days on Saturdays. So Sundays is our day together – we don’t do work related stuff. We plan breakfast out, movies, whatever. I think it is vital to have time off; especially with spouses to reconnect and recharge your batteries. Having a great life is all about balance – balance between work and play.
Narina
Hey Jim,
Great tip. This is something I’ve been working on because I’ve been finding myself doing exactly what you said, “Working during my supposed free time.”
The crazy part is that I know I’m doing it but I just keep it going. It is getting better though because I’ve eliminated a few things.
Thanks for this tip. Looking forward to the rest of the series.
I’m pumped to see you all in Philly next month and then again in May at the Fast Track!
Donovan “DFitnessguy” Owens
This couldn’t be more true!
Although I love doing what I do, its vital to my creative juices to take some time away from work. I’ve scheduled a few times away from work for this year, so far its done wonders for me.
Now I just have to work some free time in to my weekly schedule. Great stuff Jim!
I couldn’t agree more. Jim and I were just talking about this and how it gets me burnt out because if I am sitting around on the weekend doing nothing I just start working. I can’t seem to just sit around and do nothing.
I have to be entertaining my brain in some way.
Jayson
Thanks guys…This is yet another great idea and way to “overdeliver.”
Love the “dis-engage” photo.
I also just heard from a child psychologist (and of course it applies to us big kids as well) to have a period of time…a day or even two that we have no screen time in our lives. Time to disconnect and re-engage! Could be challenging!
~Blessings,
This is a great advice and a good reminder. I rarely schedule my down/recreational time, and guess what? I rarely find any. Time I start making time for me again!
Schedule time in to do “nothing”!
I do an hour a day of meditation, that counts for me to get out of the “rat race” of the mind playing business-men, trainer, father, partner, friend etc…
When I don’t do this time out, hmmm watch out people
Delegate, delegate, delegate.
Prioritize, prioritize, prioritize.
That’s what I have been doing, and Jim’s video does a great job breaking it down. Thank you for a wonderful set of tips, my friend!
Always stay CONSCIOUS of what you’re doing. Stay OFF autopilot!
Don’t forget that Nick will be posting this coming Monday for our Fitness Marketing Time Saving Tip of the Week. It’s going to be about taking Pat’s personal trainer marketing reactivation tip and make it into a system so you don’t “forget” to do it.
Get those systems in place, plan your free time and there you go!