Rich in Motion

Ugh, Stress

For the last fourteen(ish) weeks, myself, Steven and John have been in with these students. Getting to know them. Working with them. Pushing them to a standard where we’d be happy to put our name behind them.

tomorrow they walk into a room with an external examiner. Someone they’ve never met. Someone they’re not comfortable with. And they have to know their s**t.

It’s stressful for them, but honestly it’s stressful for us too. Because tomorrow isn’t just a test of them, it’s a test of how well we’ve educated them, looked after them, and brought them to the standard ITEC requires.

And that standard matters. ITEC is an internationally recognised qualification. It’s not some Mickey Mouse yoke done over a few days or a few weekends. That’s the whole point. If anybody could pass it, it’d be worth nothing on the gym floor.

Here’s the thing about pressure though. Everything stressful you come out the other side of makes you better. Pressure forms diamonds.

So best of luck to every one of our students going in tomorrow. No doubt in my mind you’ll be top notch by the end of it.

See you Sunday, smiles on faces, telling us it went grand

There’s a brilliant quote I heard at a wedding once.

“You can have a good day or a great day.”

Some decisions take a while before you know whether you got them right.

Selling my business last year was one of those decisions but it was hard to see it at the time.

It wasn’t an easy one. I went back and forward on it for the best part of a year but by far, the biggest reason I eventually made the decision was family.

I wanted more time with them. I wanted to be there for the things you don’t get a second chance at. First words, first steps, first ….. You get the point.

Today was one of those things.

This morning I got to walk my daughter to primary school for her first day, with the whole family. We watched her go in, worried about her for a few minutes, realised she was absolutely fine and we were not doing as well as she was with it. 😂 And then headed off for a coffee together.

Nothing particularly extraordinary really.

But it was one of those mornings that quietly reminds you why you made certain decisions in the first place.

There are plenty of things I miss about the business I sold (which I’ll speak about in different videos.)

Today wasn’t one of them.

A great day.

Hope you had a good one too.

What would you like to see covered in the next seminar?

Let us know in the comments please

These days are lovely and warm but my God, we are not made for this kind of heat.

Lol, of course I don’t nap. 3 kids and running a business. The only nap I would get would be because of a concussion of some sort. 🤣

So this post is not in line with my content but it is@line with my sense of humour. When building a personal brand, authenticity and being genuine are a non-negotiable as your audience need to trust you and what you say.

So if you put yourself out there as you, what you know and what you enjoy, then your audience that follows you genuinely like you for you.

If you fake it, you’ll eventually get found out and as soon as that happens, trust is lost and you’ll never get it back. And truthfully, you never deserved your audience’s trust in the first place.

Food for thought.

I’m really looking forward to this weekends Seminar

Another day of firsts. We’re doing our first podcast.

We have no name for it but at least we know we’re doing one. Any suggestions for one would be great.

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It is hot though

How I feel posting on Social Media. 🫣

The fitness industry is booming right now,

but

80% of new personal trainers quit within their first year.

Why does this happen? It is not because there are no jobs. In fact, gym owners are looking to hire loads of people. We are bombarded with requests for new quality coaches.

The real reason is that old training courses only teach you how to exercise. Admittedly, that included ours in the past.

They do not teach you how to actually run a business, talk to people on social media, get your very first clients, or look after your money.

At the Personal Training Academy, we fixed this problem. We took our top fitness courses and mixed them with real business skills.

When you study with us, you learn how to be an amazing trainer and how to be a smart boss or an exceptional employee at the same time.

You will leave ready to get clients and build a career that lasts.

Don’t become part of the 80% who quit.

Check out the Personal Training Academy to see our new courses and start your career the right way today.

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