| I was approached by year 13 student who was very keen to get into the health and fitness industry. She wanted to come and shadow me, but I suggested we had a chat first and she was ready she had all the great questions lined up I was impressed with her intelligence was impressed with her preparedness and her willingness to find out more about an industry that she was extremely interested in but didn't really have much knowledge about. In this blog I want to explore the 10 top things so I shared with her that makes a great coach so here goes: |  |
1. Be prepared to work hard, really hard, in your first 2 to 3 years – new start ups don’t succeed without some blood, sweat and a few tears!
2. No you don't have to be amazingly fit and strong to be a great PT you just have to have a reasonable level of fitness no Arnold Schwarzenegger’s necessary here.
3. Get a mentor or coach to work with you at least initially but ongoing would be ideal it's great to have someone in your corner someone to bounce ideas off, ask advice from, and perhaps have a shoulder to cry on!
4. The hours can be long but if you craft your week into a form that works for you overtime, you'll have your dream job/career mapped out for you.
5. Understanding the business side of PTing is crucial. having a financial plan understanding tax and getting to grips with expenses is probably one of the most important aspects of running a successful PT business.
6. Do awards help? She had watched the video on my website! Yeah, for sure they certainly help they give credibility and they don't just have to be exercise awards they could be bank awards they could be people awards whatever suits find something to raise your profile it'll stand you in good stead?
7. Keep learning have a plan on how you will keep learning and growing your knowledge this will become a habit and set you apart from the rest who simply get a qualification and repeat the same year after year after year with the same knowledge.
8. Find your tribe this could be clients this could be friends this could be anybody create a tribe that you can lead that connects you to people then you are positioned as the perfect choice when they may get to a point of needing your services.
9. Professional networks cultivate relationships with allied health professionals to establish Referral networks and a reputation as a professional who works alongside other health professionals this will help business and client experience.
10. Love what you do not the money that comes from it, loving what you do will be clear to see by all those you come into contact with, and the money will follow
Need a helping hand: Reach Out!
2. No you don't have to be amazingly fit and strong to be a great PT you just have to have a reasonable level of fitness no Arnold Schwarzenegger’s necessary here.
3. Get a mentor or coach to work with you at least initially but ongoing would be ideal it's great to have someone in your corner someone to bounce ideas off, ask advice from, and perhaps have a shoulder to cry on!
4. The hours can be long but if you craft your week into a form that works for you overtime, you'll have your dream job/career mapped out for you.
5. Understanding the business side of PTing is crucial. having a financial plan understanding tax and getting to grips with expenses is probably one of the most important aspects of running a successful PT business.
6. Do awards help? She had watched the video on my website! Yeah, for sure they certainly help they give credibility and they don't just have to be exercise awards they could be bank awards they could be people awards whatever suits find something to raise your profile it'll stand you in good stead?
7. Keep learning have a plan on how you will keep learning and growing your knowledge this will become a habit and set you apart from the rest who simply get a qualification and repeat the same year after year after year with the same knowledge.
8. Find your tribe this could be clients this could be friends this could be anybody create a tribe that you can lead that connects you to people then you are positioned as the perfect choice when they may get to a point of needing your services.
9. Professional networks cultivate relationships with allied health professionals to establish Referral networks and a reputation as a professional who works alongside other health professionals this will help business and client experience.
10. Love what you do not the money that comes from it, loving what you do will be clear to see by all those you come into contact with, and the money will follow
Need a helping hand: Reach Out!
