If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right.

I'm a self-employed riding instructor (BHSAI/Int.Teach.) and started this Diary in July 2007 to record the process of becoming who I want to be - a successful trainer, teacher and rider.
The Diary is not here to just happily frame my glorious moments (if they ever happen that is!). It is here to trace my steps, good and bad, wise and stupid. It is also here for me to ramble about my life and the things I care about.

MY WEBSITE - EquestrianTrainer.co.uk

Sunday, 28 June 2009

The downside of freelancing is...

...losing your income when clients cancel their lessons :( Short day today as my late afternoon teaching was cancelled but that actually gave me a chance to school one of the horses. Always good to sneak some riding in. 
Some very productive lessons today but the hot weather is staying around so it's quite tiring. I am looking forward to my day off tomorrow. Pain kept me awake for so long in the last several weeks that now it's almost entirely gone I am going to indulge in some sleep time! 
My aim for tomorrow is to write some of the lessons/lecture plans (ones that I need for my exam), spend as little time on my feet as humanly possible and read up on business management (again for exam).   
I have some more riders interested in the Training Days so I am now taking bookings for August. 

2 comments:

English Rider said...

It is standard practice to require payment if a cancellation is made less than 24 hours ahead of time.
Many schools make a discounted price for a monthly or bi-monthly session pre-payment, with an allowance for one make-up class per session if a client cannot be there for regular scheduled class.
All kinds of professions charge cancellation fees. You should too.

Wiola said...

True and I do but clients cancelled on time so not much can be done.