What do you think makes a great personal trainer?– Jonathan Goodman
Massive biceps?
Ryan Reynolds-level charm?
Tons of social media followers?
Advanced knowledge of arcane programming principles you’ll never apply to any real human?
If you’ve read my book Ignite the Fire, you know I believe a great trainer is this: Someone with the ability to
get clients to want to work out.
But I was curious how others would answer the question.
So I posted it on my Instagram @jonathan_goodman101. I got a lot of wonderful responses.
Here are some of the top traits that came up:
1. EMPATHY
2. TEACHING SKILLS
3. GOOD LISTENER
4. CLEAR COMMUNICATOR
5. ABILITY TO INSPIRE OTHERS
The bottom
line: If you want to be a great trainer, focus on developing the skills that will help you help your client.
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NEW ARTICLE: Why trainers should (almost) never build paid membership programs
A membership program—where you charge a monthly fee ($20-$40) to give members access to exclusive content—sounds great. Do the work once, get paid many times.
But when you actually crunch the numbers (which we do for you in our new article), you see it’s probably not worth your time.
Click below to check it out—and to learn 4 much better ways to make more money as a personal trainer.
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In Episode 73, How to Renew the Clients You Should Be Getting, learn how to communicate with clients and deliver great service so they'll never want to leave you, plus simple steps to boost your renewals.
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