I recently received a call from a client I had in my care 3 years ago. She wanted to know if I still had her paperwork, if I still had her charts, if I still had her workouts, her weight, her progress… She told me she needed these for an insurance claim she was submitting. I didn’t panic, I knew I had them but what got me worried was her insurance claim. I proceeded to ask her a few questions, if I could help her with her claim, if there was something amiss with her health? It’s not that I wanted to recruit her as a client, it was to find out how far back she was going and who she was naming in her claim.
Archive for October, 2011
Let’s face it.. many of us go into business because we are great at what we do! Whether is shaping bodies, or construction.. we do what we know how to do! At the end of the day, no matter how we choose to make a living, when we go into business, we are in the business of making money! And that my friend is what it’s all about! I learned from the school of hard knocks, then decided to learn to right way! Do what is best for your BUSINESS…
Do you have that client who prefers to pay cash so she can avoid the taxes? I had those and for a while, it worked. Until the day came when i wanted to expand my business and then I finally understood. A business without the proper paper trail is like digging a tunnel without a search light. There are NO safety measures in place, no light at the end of the tunnel and absolutely no way out.
Are you working without the proper insurance? It’s like trying to swim accross the lake without a lifejacket! Chances are you’re a great swimmer, and you’ll get there.. but what if you get a cramp? what if you can’t get to shore?
If you’ve just started out in the business of fitness, insurance can be very confusing. When I opened my clinic, I thought I was protected from liability through my professional association. It was just a hop skip and a jump away from opening my gym facility, it all works together… I assumed that I could get professional insurance for my gym work through the same association. The truth of the matter is that I worked a whole year without fully knowing what it covered! When I began asking the questions, the puzzle got bigger and bigger.. Here’s what I’ve discovered…
