Turnover is notoriously high for fitness professionals. Most quit their job or leave the profession because their experience in their roles doesn’t match the expectations they had when they got started. Many believe that working somewhere else, or even changing careers, will solve the issue. Sometimes it does. Most times, it doesn’t. If you’ve had a feeling like […]
Articles
Why You Must Qualify Your Clients
Do you want to be seen as “just another fitness professional,” or the badass, transformational, life-changer you are? If you’re reading this, I assume it’s the latter. I don’t like to assume, because, you know the saying…when you assume it makes an a$$ out of you and me, but why else would you read this?? So […]
How Personal Trainers Stay Booked
I’ve known three categories of fitness professionals: Personal trainers, coaches and instructors who love to train, coach and teach, but hate to sell (the majority) Those who love to sell and are “fine” with training, coaching, and teaching Fitness professionals who love and are good at both (the smallest group) Those in the second group…well…if you love […]
Why Do So Many Personal Trainers Burn Out?
Many personal trainers I’ve known were amazing at transforming the lives of their clients. Some of them, though, lost their own health, happiness, and passion in the process of doing so. Why do so many personal trainers burn out, when they have a career that has such a positive impact on others? What causes a once-healthy […]
In My Next 40 Years…
The calendar tells me that it’s true. I’m 40 years old (as of 8:35 am CST on January 14, 2017). I don’t feel old. In fact, there’s nothing about the way I think or feel, that would lead me to believe I’ve reached this age. However, turning 40 does remind me that I have a […]
How Can I Earn an Extra Income and Help Others Stay Healthy?
I remember the first years of our marriage, living paycheck-to-paycheck. Vanessa balanced our checking account each pay period, down to the last five dollars. We always had enough, but just barely. We were one emergency, or even one paycheck away from going in deep in a financial hole. As my career grew, our financial cushion grew too. At least […]
Is Hydrogen-Rich Water Good For You?
When someone asks you about a natural health product you haven’t heard of, what is your gut response? For many years, mine was, “If I haven’t heard of it, it must not be that good.” I thought I knew of all the natural products that actually worked. My ego often got in the way of […]
6 Steps to Succeed as an Independent Fitness Professional
Are you frustrated with, or tired of, working for someone else? Do you love the idea of being your own boss? If you had the opportunity to build your own business, as a personal trainer or nutrition coach, would you be interested? Have you already been daydreaming about doing so? A small percentage of fitness professionals […]
Recent Comments