The rest of the boys were aghast and asked him: “Why did you do that?”
To which he replied: “Because now
I have to climb the wall.”
And, yes, he climbed that wall… retrieved his hat… and came back over the wall again.
John F. Kennedy told this story in the 1960’s while President of the United States.
Often, we hesitate to move forward because of fear, or lack of certainty, or doubt about our own ability to make something work.
I tell you this story now, because I would like to recommend that
you throw your hat over the wall.
Beginning a group program can seem like an impossible task.
And, there are plenty of excuses that studio owners find to not do it:
- Parents in my studio would never accept a program like that
- I live in a small town, and this would destroy my reputation
- I could never give up the “special” relationship that I have with my students
- I don’t know if I could handle four students at once
- There aren’t enough students around me to make this possible
- I don’t know how I would schedule all of these students!
- Will this work for guitar or violin or drums?
I assure you… there has not been even one fear yet that the
Successful Group Lessons program has not been able to address.
I say this confidently because every time I find a different excuse or fear that a studio owner brings to me… I adjust the training to help address it!
And - in fact - the list of fears above were told to me
by past alumni of the training!
If you are on the fence and just not sure… Here my advice:
Time to throw your hat over the wall.
