Had to share Sean's email with you all!
"Hey Dorsiflexion hahaahaha
I just finished Lee Taft Speed Academy in Albany new york and i took a drive to new york city. I leave on monday back home. yah! I will have the photos up on a ftp server on my site later that week. Thanks for the kind comments (about my website.) i put a lot of work and got the right people to convey my image but its still not complete yet. more to come early jan.
Hahaha i agree, meeting some crazy South Africa was far better. At least i provided a bit of entertainment for all. New York is quite hectic. so much to do and so little time. found this little hawaiian bar where all the girls dress up in bikinis. Get lost hooters, common Hawaii ; )
Booked a table for tomorrows halloween party. Cant wait. think i will goes as the crazy scary south african ; )
i will be contributing more to the blog when i get back. Got so many questions i want to post and get peoples views. Cant do it now in new york because i just sold my kidney to afford to use the internet. lol
Anyway mate, take care and i will chat soon!
Cheeers
Crazy South Africa"!
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Mark's business advice
Hey Team Dorsiflexion!
Just a quick review of a few business-building tips that Mark gave us.
1) Reduce overhead. As soon as you open your own facility, you're married to it and all the issues that come with it. If possible, create and leverage relationships with related businesses for space to run your program. It's less costly to pay a small rental fee to an established facility, particularly if that facility is also able to refer business to you.
2) Develop a system. The thing that struck me most about API was the ability to move each athlete into and through an established system without it feeling impersonal. They pay great attention to the small details of each athlete's needs, then build those needs into the AP framework. The other major benefit to a reliable, service-driven system is that the process becomes easy to duplicate. It's hard to build a business if you're the only one who knows how to run all the parts. Create the system, hire people with great attitudes, and teach them to do what you do.
3) Focus on delivering results. At the end of the day, this is what it's all about. The success of our efforts is not about the facility we work in, how cool the gear is, or how high-profile the clients are. Clients, athletes and otherwise, come for results. As Mark said, "Under-promise, then over-deliver."
Stay strong!
Andrew
Just a quick review of a few business-building tips that Mark gave us.
1) Reduce overhead. As soon as you open your own facility, you're married to it and all the issues that come with it. If possible, create and leverage relationships with related businesses for space to run your program. It's less costly to pay a small rental fee to an established facility, particularly if that facility is also able to refer business to you.
2) Develop a system. The thing that struck me most about API was the ability to move each athlete into and through an established system without it feeling impersonal. They pay great attention to the small details of each athlete's needs, then build those needs into the AP framework. The other major benefit to a reliable, service-driven system is that the process becomes easy to duplicate. It's hard to build a business if you're the only one who knows how to run all the parts. Create the system, hire people with great attitudes, and teach them to do what you do.
3) Focus on delivering results. At the end of the day, this is what it's all about. The success of our efforts is not about the facility we work in, how cool the gear is, or how high-profile the clients are. Clients, athletes and otherwise, come for results. As Mark said, "Under-promise, then over-deliver."
Stay strong!
Andrew
Monday, October 22, 2007
Hey All,
It was fantastic to meet all of you and hear your stories about what you are doing in your respective facilities and organizations. I learned so much not only about the system that has made AP so successfull but also what has made everyone else successfull.
Sean - get those pictures up and congrats on the big win! (south africa won the rugby final).
Again I had a amazing time and I hope this blog can help us continue to learn from each other and us the week at API as a starting point for future endeavors.
Jason Melhado - Canada
It was fantastic to meet all of you and hear your stories about what you are doing in your respective facilities and organizations. I learned so much not only about the system that has made AP so successfull but also what has made everyone else successfull.
Sean - get those pictures up and congrats on the big win! (south africa won the rugby final).
Again I had a amazing time and I hope this blog can help us continue to learn from each other and us the week at API as a starting point for future endeavors.
Jason Melhado - Canada
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Mr South Africa
Dorsi flexion, Dorsi flexion Dorsi flexion, thats like tae-bo right?
Hey Guys and Gals. It was an absolute pleasure doing the AIP course with YaAll. It was fun, intellectually stimulation and my bum still hurts. Still have not managed to find some cute hunny to rub it ; )
Thanks for the blog Andrew, you are on the ball all the time! Brilliant idea
Till my next important mail, have a fine evening YaAll
South Africa
Hey Guys and Gals. It was an absolute pleasure doing the AIP course with YaAll. It was fun, intellectually stimulation and my bum still hurts. Still have not managed to find some cute hunny to rub it ; )
Thanks for the blog Andrew, you are on the ball all the time! Brilliant idea
Till my next important mail, have a fine evening YaAll
South Africa
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Nickname rundown
Had to be sure to make note of all the nicknames; I think we owe most all of them to Jason Good, with the possible exception of his own, which I happily provided him. Once Jason has been released from prison in Mexico, we can properly thank him. In the meantime, here's what we've got:
Darnell Clark, aka 'D-Train'
James Duigan, aka 'London'
Jason Good, aka 'Man Loaf'
Cameron Hervol, aka 'Captain America'
Paul Lammeri, aka 'Netherlands'
Jason Melhado, aka 'Canada'
Sean van Staden, aka 'South Africa'
Let me know if I missed anyone! Also, I added websites today for Jason, Siew Gaik, and Paul. If anyone else has personal sites to include, let me know and I'll post them!
A
Darnell Clark, aka 'D-Train'
James Duigan, aka 'London'
Jason Good, aka 'Man Loaf'
Cameron Hervol, aka 'Captain America'
Paul Lammeri, aka 'Netherlands'
Jason Melhado, aka 'Canada'
Sean van Staden, aka 'South Africa'
Let me know if I missed anyone! Also, I added websites today for Jason, Siew Gaik, and Paul. If anyone else has personal sites to include, let me know and I'll post them!
A
AP Mentorship
Hi all! Welcome to our Blog! Just wanted to tell you all how much I enjoyed meeting and working with everyone; in the 16 years I've been participating in continuing-education courses, I have never had a better time with a better group of people.
The concept for Dorsiflexion, other than to make the name easy for Sean to remember, is to provide us a forum to keep in contact and share ideas and successes. I am looking into a way to add chat to the system, so we can communicate in real time instead of only posting or emailing. For the record, Google mail has more of an all-in-one email client, in which we can not only exchange mail, but could also chat to whomever is online, and it provides the option to save the chat so that the ideas and threads of discussion are not lost. The only catch, I believe, is that everyone would need to have a Gmail account, which is free, but I don't know how everyone feels about needing a different account.
So, it's a work in progress. I'll handle the administrating as best I can. In the interim, if you have ideas or things you'd like to add, post whatever you like!
I had a great time with you all at API, and look forward to keeping in touch!
Dorsiflex!
-- Andrew
The concept for Dorsiflexion, other than to make the name easy for Sean to remember, is to provide us a forum to keep in contact and share ideas and successes. I am looking into a way to add chat to the system, so we can communicate in real time instead of only posting or emailing. For the record, Google mail has more of an all-in-one email client, in which we can not only exchange mail, but could also chat to whomever is online, and it provides the option to save the chat so that the ideas and threads of discussion are not lost. The only catch, I believe, is that everyone would need to have a Gmail account, which is free, but I don't know how everyone feels about needing a different account.
So, it's a work in progress. I'll handle the administrating as best I can. In the interim, if you have ideas or things you'd like to add, post whatever you like!
I had a great time with you all at API, and look forward to keeping in touch!
Dorsiflex!
-- Andrew
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