Yesterday, a true fitness icon passed away at the age of 96. He will be missed dearly! Now, most of us know him as a fitness icon but he was also a philosopher and great motivator. The video below is from one of his TV shows. Take a look and his message applies just as much today as it did back then.
Jack Lalanne, thanks for paving the way and being a great role model for fitness professionals as well as all the people you inspired to become healthier.
Coach
Dave
Okay, the other day I talked about the process I use for setting my goals, so today to wrap things up I am going to be revealing my 2011 goals to you.
Here are my top ten goals for 2011 (in no particular order)
1.) Help 500 working and busy moms lose weight and create a healthy lifestyle through my Working Mom Workouts training program.
2.) Help 100 personal trainers get 100 clients into their business through my coaching program.
3.) Read 2 books a month (24 total) for the year.
4.) Train, fundraise, and complete the Dallas MS 150.
5.) Take several trips with my family.
6.) Create a Master Mind group of 10 like minded people that focuses on building passive income streams.
7.) Strengthen and create 4 relationships with previous friends and new ones.
8.) Spend 10 minutes in the morning and 10 minutes in the evening preparing and reflecting on what I need to accomplish.
9.) Create a new service that is geared around creating and building blogs for Fitness Professionals
10.) Continue to grow in my spirituality and become more involved in my church.
These are my top ten goals for the year. As you might notice if I was to label each one with the symbols that I described in the first part of the series, you will see I am pretty heavily skewed towards business goals. I recognize that and if I was to included all 32 goals I set for myself you will see I have a better overall balance. Balance is what you should strive for but in some cases, depending on where you are in life, your goals might be dominate in one or two areas. That is okay, but make sure you realize the imbalance and strive to focus on all 8 areas that I initially described.
To your success,
Coach Dave
There might be more than 45 days left till the New Year but the American College of Sports Medicine has released its yearly “Top Ten Fitness Trends for 2011”. I found the article to be quite interesting and you can read about the top ten trends here.
Although I find this interesting it is not shocking. The number one trend for next year is the demand for experienced and educated trainers. Even though we might be in a recession and people are tightening their spending, people realize the value of an experienced and educated personal trainer. Also, a fundamental shift in thinking has occurred as more and more people are realizing that healthcare costs are going to continue to rise, and one way for them to help reduce their costs, is to get healthy. To do this, they need an experienced expert, like you, to help them. So, this is great news for personal trainers and fitness professionals. I believe you are going to see this trend to continue and only grow.
The other area that I find interesting is, the number of physician referrals continues to grow. Doctors are prescribing exercise to their clients as means to getting them well. This is another huge shift for our industry and if you do not have a percentage of your business coming from doctor referrals then you are missing out. Find several doctors in your area and start building a relationship with them. Get them to have trust in your abilities and they will start sending business to you.
Well, that is it for now but I want to leave you with this. The health and wellness industry is only going to keep expanding. Find your niche within the industry and become the expert. If you are unsure of what areas are growing go read the list of the top ten trends and find one that interests you. Make 2011 your best year ever!
Coach Dave
Last week I was able to realize a dream of mine that I have had for a long time and that was to speak at a major trade show. I spoke to a group of fitness professionals on how to think strategically and plan for the future in regards to their departments. The event went great and I was really pumped about doing well on my presentation.
Also, the other great think about the event was, I was able to hear Richard Simmons and Bill Rancic speak, which both have great stories and shared a lot of great advice.
However, the main thing I want to talk about today is in my video. Watch and tell me what you think. Are you scared of dying?
Hello everyone. Today is day three of me posting a video blog. I figure I am well on my way to creating a habit by doing a blog for the past three days! In this video I talk briefly about entrepreneurship. I know there are a lot of fitness professionals who would love to have their own business but the financial constraint holds them back. Well, I found something that can work for anyone and is pretty much risk free for you. Go listen and tell me what you think.
Here is the link:
http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?af=1247968
In health,
Coach Dave