Thinking Outside the Box: Tara Newbigging on BooTy

Episode 4: Thinking Outside the Box: Tara Newbigging on BooTy

by | Feb 15, 2016 | Niching, Show Notes

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Business Lessons

  • It’s possible to do something different – you aren’t limited to what other people are doing
  • Surround yourself by people who support you
  • Find a mentor in the industry who can help you get to the next level
  • Do what feels right for you – there is no “shouldn’t”
  • Self-study is key to being successful
  • Channel the things that you’re good at into a career path that you’re passionate about
  • Learn to trust people as you expand your business
  • Don’t be afraid to make mistakes
  • Be vulnerable – this is where you will learn!
  • Just go out and do it – get out in front of a variety of groups of people
  • Be prepared for your classes
  • Your energy should be 10x higher than the average of the class
  • Your not a failure if teaching isn’t for you
  • Vulnerability leads to creativity
  • You don’t need a business degree to start a business!
  • Get professional help for the things you don’t enjoy doing with your business
  • And much more… Here’s the episode!

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Yoga Employee or Entrepreneur?

Yoga Employee or Entrepreneur?

by | Feb 10, 2016 | Blog, Business

Ryan Ferguson has been my best friend and partner in crime for the last 7 years. We met while in business school at the University of Calgary, and since then, have traveled for over 12 months together and have moved to 3 different cities. Ryan shares my passion for travel, yoga / movement, and the written word.

If you want to learn more about Ryan, visit his personal blog here. He has some great pieces on self-development, economics, philosophy and much more.

Enter Ryan…

You were a yoga teacher. You worked at a studio, taught twice a day, five days a week. You were paid per class, $45 a time. It didn’t matter if there were thirty students, twenty students, or three students, you always made the same amount. When you started out classes were always full. The yoga studio was pretty busy. Everything was good and easy, but things started to go wrong.

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How to Take Your Yoga Career to the Next Level with Lauren Roegele

How to Take Your Yoga Career to the Next Level with Lauren Roegele

by | Feb 8, 2016 | Blog, Business

I had never met Lauren Roegele before we connected on FaceTime to do an interview for the M.B.Om podcast. We were scheduled to talk at 3pm EST, and around 3:05pm I sent Lauren a quick text to confirm that everything was all good on her end. She was having troubles with Skype and couldn’t get logged in. “No worries”, I told her, “I’ll FaceTime you instead”. We connected on FaceTime, and as we settled in to begin the interview, my computer froze and shut down. Nearly 10 minutes later we were back on the phone ready to go.

What a start to the interview, I thought to myself. Technology didn’t not seem to be on our side.

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Episode 3: How to Take your Yoga Career to the Next Level with Lauren Roegele

Episode 3: How to Take your Yoga Career to the Next Level with Lauren Roegele

by | Feb 8, 2016 | Advanced Yoga Teacher, Show Notes

On this episode of the podcast, Lauren shares her journey as a yoga teacher; her experience owning a yoga studio, becoming a partner in YOGO.tv (a Canadian online yoga program with amazing teachers from across the country), and working as a program director for the Vancouver School of Yoga. She shares the business lessons she’s learned throughout her career, and what it has been like to take teaching to the next level.

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Business Lessons

  • Consistency is key when owning a yoga studio!
  • Ask for help
  • Try teaching at a gym – people want skillful yoga teachers
  • Find a need that people have and fill it
  • There’s an online market for yoga
  • Give people something that’s quality at a good price
  • Have confidence in yourself – you’re good enough!
  • Always come back to your “why” for what you’re doing
  • Empower your students, and other yogis who want to learn from you
  • Yoga teacher trainings are A LOT of work!!
  • Full-time yoga teacher = book keeper, graphic designer, accountant, website designer, etc.
  • Simple is powerful
  • Scheduling time for you is very important – self care, self practice, self love!
  • Take the pressure away from teaching and allow your creativity to shine through
  • Share yourself unapologetically
  • And much more… Here’s the episode!

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