No gym owner wakes up in the morning thinking, “Today I’m going to hold my business back.” And yet – that’s exactly what’s happening.

What’s wild is, most of the time, you don’t even realize you’re doing it. It’s not the big, obvious stuff – it’s the small, day-to-day habits that slowly chip away at growth. Things that feel productive, even responsible… but are actually keeping you stuck.

In this episode, Tim and Randy dig into five of the biggest ways gym owners are sabotaging their own success – without even knowing it. These are patterns they see over and over again inside real gym businesses. 

And if you're feeling like you're working hard but still spinning your wheels, there’s a good chance one (or more) of these is happening to you. 

This episode is meant to challenge how you’re thinking about your business – and what might need to change.

Give it a listen. You might be surprised by what’s really holding you back.

Key Takeaways: 

• Intro (00:00)
• Las Vegas Iron Circle Experience – speakers announcement (00:37)
• Mistake 1: Focusing too much on lead gen vs. retention (03:02)
• Mistake 2: Selling sessions instead of results/lifestyle (06:43)
• Mistake 3: Doing everything yourself and failing to delegate (11:11)
• Mistake 4: No clear path for Ascension in member services (17:40)
• Mistake 5: Managing chaos instead of leading with systems (21:33)

Additional Resources:

- Learn how to scale, hire, and build a business that runs without you at the 2025 ProFit Growth Summit in Nashville

- Schedule your SpringBoard call  

- Stop the summer slump before it starts - slash membership freezes by 50%   

- A tool for deciding on new gym services – 5-Question Matrix 

- Get 30 days of Semi Private Pro on us! 

- Apply to join the Iron Circle 

- Get access to the 2024 Growth Summit recordings

- Tim's new book - Built to Win by Tim Lyons 

- ProFit Accelerator: Helping Training Gyms Grow to 30K/month and Beyond Facebook group

- SOP in a Day Workshop 

- Switch to Semi Private course 

- Business Accelerator Program

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