What it’s like to be reborn
By Vickie Girard

We cancer patients receive a unique gift. Yes, we know what it’s like to come too close to death, but we also know what it’s like to be reborn. I remember vividly the day I stepped outside the hospital -released at last from weeks of undergoing a bone marrow transplant. Oh, if that wonderful rush of the senses could be bottled, it would be worth a thousand times its weight in gold.

It was a beautiful summer day, but beautiful is inadequate. The colors that day were turned up, as if I had been seeing with poor reception before. The scents in the air were almost overpowering. I could smell fresh-cut grass, growing flowers, traffic, food – I could smell the time of day. Morning smells different than evening or midday.

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As Bob Dylan once said – “The Times They Are A Changin’ ”

So for right now at least – I’m no longer here – I’m over here:
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AC

I’ve been getting a lot of inquiries from trainers right now about business coaching. I think probably because we just finished our last event so the “buzz” is definitely there from the attendees.

Honestly, though, it’s been a lot of “tire kickers” who are never going to invest in anything to solve their issues and get to a higher level of business.

But if that doesn’t describe you, I might be able to help.

As a reminder (bonus tip – never assume people know your background):

*I’ve been involved in training people for 30 years (started teaching Taekwon-Do in 1986)

*Have operated a gym for 17 years (And expanded 3 times) — BTW – 5 of those 17 years where when I was battling cancer and couldn’t be at the gym. Yet still the gym grew. So I’m not going to accept too many excuses as to why you “can’t” 🙂

*Have 22 staff working under me, and 300 members

*Work with over 80 gyms worldwide on their businesses

*Written/co-written 10 best selling fitness books, including 5 in the New Rules Of Lifting Series, and last years hit book STRONG!

* Former columnist/contributor to Mens Health, Mens Fitness, T-Nation and too many other publications to mention.

*Consultant to Nike

*Presenter on the MF Athletic/Perform Better tour for over 10 years.

*Currently invest $80K per year into my own education to stay at the front of my field.

If that sounds like I might be able to help you with your fitness business, and you’d like to work with me directly, and you’re serious and prepared to do the work – then fill out this application and we’ll set up a phone call and see if you’re a good fit.

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AC

So here we are again…Today marks the 75% point of the year.

An entire three quarters of 2016 have already passed- we are now only three months away from 2017.

93 days to go.

Are you on track with those New Years Resolutions (remember those)? Are you on track with your goals?

If you wanted to lose 20lbs this year – are you down 15lbs already?
If your goal was to do 250 workouts – have you completed 188 ?

If your goal is fat loss – start today
If your goal is muscle building – start today
If your goal is (insert anything here) – start TODAY !

75% of this year is gone forever. Will you make changes TODAY or will another 25% pass…..

I meet a lot of people in my job, and get a lot of questions via email. I’ll talk to guys who track every single macronutrient that passes their lips, and have tried just about every program out there. When I ask them how things are going — they’ll tell me that it’s great, or that the program is working well.

However, very few people actually measure and take stock of their efforts. If you are following a plan to lose fat – are you actually losing fat? And I mean at a rate that is acceptable for your efforts? Or are you blindly following a plan that doesn’t work, and essentially ignoring that?

I know where my progress towards my goals stand because I measure it.

When I was in the hospital for a stem cell transplant – the medical team took measurements of temperature, blood pressure and blood samples every 4 hours.

When we implement a marketing campaign at the gym — we track the results. We know for example how many direct mail pieces we send out, the cost of each mailing, how many inquiries we get, how many appointments are made, and how many people join the gym as a result. We know exactly how effective the plan is, and whether the return we are seeing is worth the investment.

We can see that for $X invested, we receive a return of $Y.

We need to know where our membership stands – how many inquiries, how many new members, renewals etc and when our busiest times are – everything is measured and tracked so we can continue to grow and serve our members.

If you remember “SMART” goal setting — one of the keys is ‘M’ – Measurable. Measure your results.

As we enter the final quarter of 2016, it’s time to take stock of your efforts. Has your current return been worth the investment?

Again — 75% of this year is gone forever. Will you make changes TODAY or will another three months pass, then  before you know it — it’s 2017…..

Don’t waste a single second. Start TODAY.

Where will you be at New Years Eve – Dec 31st? That’s 12 weeks away. Will you be 12 weeks leaner – down 12, or even 16lbs of fat?
Will your business demonstrate 12 weeks further growth – will you be 12 weeks closer to your goals?

The time will pass anyway….

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AC