Category Archives: personal success

Snowboard Vacation Video & Your Reason “Why?”

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The Reason "Why?" To be truly successful as a trainer with your clients, you need to find out their "REASON WHY?"  What makes them tick, what are they passionate about, what are their darkest fears, and how can you help them understand the connection between these emotional goals and exercise. When you connect ...

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Empire State Building Race

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One Crazy Race! I love this race because it seems so impossible/painful, yet all different kinds of people from all over the world do it, including: a 76 year old women a 91 year old man! (did it in 40 minutes! so cool.) If they can do it, you and your fitness clients can too! Races and competitions ...

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NYC 2009 Marathon

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How to Take Your Personal Training Client’s Game to the Next Level As you know, setting achievable goals for your fitness clients is a critical part of keeping them motivated, consistently, year round. The clients that workout consistently, and achieve goals, are the ones that make us look great, attain amazing results, and are ...

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The Business of Personal Training – How to Become an Elite Personal Trainer Part. 2

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Part 2: How do I get clients and differentiate myself from other trainers to minimize competition?  How important are certifications? Recently, I was asked a bunch of questions by a trainer who is just starting his business.  He basically wanted advice on the fastest way to build a successful personal training business. Below are ...

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The Business of Personal Training – How to Become an Elite Personal Trainer

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Part 1: What is the Fastest Path to Private Training Clients and My Own Successful Personal Training Business? Have you ever wondered: a) How much many can a personal trainer really make? b) How long does it take to build up a client base? c) How do I find clients that are a good fit for me? d) ...

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Personal Training: A Business of Leadership

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I ran my first half-marathon yesterday and trained an amazing group of people for the event.  These people were overcoming major challenges (blindness, obesity, ridiculous work schedules, cancer) to run the 2009 NYC Half Marathon and for some of them, it was their first race ever! You Never Forget Your First! The experience was amazing ...

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Inspirational Health Quotes – Words of Wisdom to Meditate on Regarding Health and Fitness

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Hi there, hope you are doing great! :-) These are my favorite quotes, the ones that help me put everything in perspective and keep me inspired and motivated.  What are your favorite quotes?  Is it one of the ones below, or something else?  I would love to hear it, please comment and let me know.  I ...

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The Business of Personal Training: Your Very Own Fitness Business

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Time and again, I find myself talking with trainers who work for a gym, and are planning on "going independent", or "taking their client's private". Sounds great doesn't it, but it's always important to start with the end in mind, so I have to ask; Do you mean "make a little extra ...

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