Friend of mine is pissed off with his boss and wants to go back to working for himself as a personal trainer.
At least, he thinks he does… but he’s not quite sure.
Why?
Clients.
Getting them was never a problem, however, he found shepherding his flock was mind-bendingly frustrating.
They’d miss sessions, argue with him, and outright lie about what they were getting up to when he wasn’t looking. But, worst of all, they didn’t get results.
My friend is a conscientious chap, and the idea of taking peoples’ money only for them to see little or no positive change is anathema. Hence, he quit and landed the soul-sucking job he is now seeking to escape.
However, I couldn’t help myself but point out the flaws in his thinking. He is, after all, a good friend and I don’t want him to remain dissatisfied working for “the man” nor do I want him to jump back into PT only to fall flat on his face.
You see, he ultimately blamed his clients for their behaviour and the resultant lack of success.
This is the wrong way to look at it.
Yes, his clients were a bunch of prevaricating, lazy so and sos but nobody held a gun to his head and forced him to train them.
Fact is, he was attracting the wrong people with his advertising and then he failed to kick them into touch (up to and including terminating the coaching relationship) when they acted out.
Worse: He compounded the problem by giving them what they wanted and not what the needed in his training programmes.
Instead of hammering home the basics (strength training, sensible amounts of conditioning, mobility work, and eating like a grown up to lose fat rather than aping the approach of a fitness influencer with an eating disorder) he did what 90% of PTs up and down the country and around the world do:
He got his clients hot, sweaty, and sore.
Here’s the truth: Most people are looking for what I have called the “exercise experience”.
Basically, this means they want to feel like they’re doing something rather than… you know… actually do something to get results!
My point?
Bottom line is, training to get stronger, leaner, and more muscular is boring as sin most of the time. The diet stuff is slightly more interesting if you’re into cooking but even then it’s unlikely to set your world on fire.
Listen: Unless you accept and internalise this reality, regrettably, your efforts are doomed to fail.
Why?
Eventually, you’ll get bored and go do stuff with the sole aim of getting yourself hot, sweaty, and sore.
The progress you’ve hitherto made will stall. You’ll probably get injured. And then you’ll quit.
I’ve seen it happen time and time again.
Whatever.
As you’re reading my material, I reckon you’re smart and disciplined enough to avoid that trap.
However, I suspect you might not be making as much progress towards your goals as you’d like.
A subject I touch on regularly in The Phil Tyreman Letter.
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Thank you,
Phil Tyreman
P.S. If you’ve ever wondered why I’m so blunt in my marketing and other writings, it’s to avoid precisely the problems I’ve described in this email.
I take my responsibilities very seriously, and the thought of taking on someone unsuitable and them not getting results chills me to the core – especially as it’s so easy to avoid.
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