Daily blog (audio): "How do you deal with time wasters?" ["And tyre kickers?"]

<p>"How do you deal with time wasters?" ["And tyre kickers?"]</p> <p><br> We're on a mission to help one million people RISE by 2030 - join the movement at <a href="http://www.myrise.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.myrise.co.uk</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>I’ve mentioned many times in these blogs that other FitPros sometimes ask me for advice.</p> <p>In an industry where most struggle to make ends meet and pay the bills (particularly this last 15 months), we must be doing something alright to have a busy and thriving business nearly a decade in.</p> <p>I got asked the title of this blog the other day.</p> <p>And have been asked it many times over the years.</p> <p>“How do you deal with time wasters?”</p> <p>Or an expression of their frustration at “tyre kickers”.</p> <p>Which I get.</p> <p>But, as with many things, it’s worth questioning.</p> <p>Whilst I might help people with the mindsets of “waiting till the time is right” (it never is) that may have been holding them back…………</p> <p>I know nobody sets out to waste someone else’s time.</p> <p>We’re all to busy for that.</p> <p>When someone enquires about what we do………..</p> <p>And decides it’s not for them………..</p> <p>They’ve not set out to “waste my time”.</p> <p>They’ve just wanted to see if the programme is a good fit for them.</p> <p>And they’ve decided it’s not.</p> <p>Which is cool.</p> <p>Over the years I’ve enquired about countless things………..</p> <p>And then decided not to give them a go.</p> <p>I wasn’t enquiring with a view to wasting anyone’s time – I just wanted to know if it was what I was looking for.</p> <p>Ultimately, from my point of view at least………..</p> <p>If a FitPro gets a lot of enquiries………..</p> <p>Who don’t then take them up on their programme………..</p> <p>That’s the FitPro’s ‘problem’, not the potential customer’s.</p> <p>They’ve just not got good enough at putting across their message and what it is that they do.</p> <p>They’ve not honed the skills needed to help someone who could be a fit to see the value of what is on offer.</