SET THE TONE
While excellent yoga teaching skills are required to attract and keep clients, it’s also essential to learn how to manage various elements of your yoga business. This not only includes how you organize your tasks and schedule your time but also how you demonstrate leadership skills within those actions.
Strong leaders have clear values that infuse their every move. And they can communicate their message with ease. This translates into the yoga industry as greater confidence, more clients, and increased revenue. This is true whether you work alone or are responsible for an entire team.
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