Time, I need more time.
Sandy had been working in his niche within the leisure and fitness industry for many years. The books were healthy and he was enjoying a good standard of living. You'll find Sandy's testimonial elsewhere on the site but we thought you'd be interested in a fuller version of his story.
''Within our industry there is quite a lot of consulting and business help available if you're prepared to look for it, so I had tried quite a few different approaches to move my business forward. Some were good, some weren't but none gave me what I really wanted. Then I came across Bytomic Coaching. I run my business at two locations and have good membership levels at both. The thing that was frustrating me was that I didn't own the properties so the business still didn't seem to be wholly mine. If you are paying rent you still feel like there is some way to go. I was beginning to feel that ownership was the direction I wanted to take.''
Although Sandy was coming to the conclusion that ownership was the way he wanted to go there were a few obstacles in the way of achieving that dream.
''I have fantastic and committed guys working with me in my business. I believed at the time that the opportunity for their personal growth was immense within the framework of my business but I didn't know how to paint the picture and get them 'aligned' to the idea of what the future could look like: owned premises with dedicated management teams running them. I was frustrated that I didn't own my premises and on a personal level I didn't want to be the one doing everything anymore.
I wanted more time to enjoy my personal life, to take more holidays, to pick and choose which parts of the business to be involved with and on another level, to branch out into a completely different field of business. To get all this resolved I knew I would have to take a different approach and that's where Bytomic Coaching slotted in beautifully.''