Dojo Success: Part-Time Commitment, Full-Time Results

In an industry that often promotes the concept of bigger programs and better schools, the small training center can be overlooked as a successful business model. Granted, it’s easier to be impressed with state-of-the-art facilities and million-dollar operations, but those programs require an investment that reaches far beyond the dollar: They require lots of time.

As the owner of a small martial arts center that can accommodate only 120 students, I’m often asked why I don’t expand my program. My answer is PTC-FTR, which stands for “part-time commitment, full-time results.”

Here’s what that means for me: I work 12 hours a week. My center is open Monday through Thursday only. I have every weekend off. I take 10 days off every eight weeks.

When I tell people that, they assume part-time hours must equate to part-time income. That’s when I smile and let them know it’s not that I can’t grow my business; it’s that I don’t need to. Running a small, efficient center presents an opportunity for me to find the perfect balance between my personal and professional lives, and it can do the same for you.

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