Today we are talking about how to pull the ox out of the ditch when your event is looming and registrations are low. Here are the exact steps we take internally as a team at Fit Pros Connect when we aren't seeing the numbers we want for an event.

Recently I accidentally went past my advertising budget BY MORE THAN DOUBLE because I was panicking. Not only did I commit too much money, but I ended up doubling down on a strategy that clearly wasn't working.

We all have a tendency to panic. You guys are constantly coming to me with things like : 
- "I posted and it was crickets" or
- "I don't know where I am going to find the people"

And that's when we do something rash...

In panic, energy and decision making capacity is low. Fight or flight is never the right time to make a big decision. Because your brain is not capable of higher level thinking when you are in stress - it is programmed to keep you safe and alive during times of stress. We are all just animals at the end of the day.

So stay to the end today because we are going to talk about

At the end of the day we have to remember business building is not easy or comfortable. This is why support is so important, especially during the first $100K. So often the intuitive solution is the wrong one. And we need exposure to our own thought loops and panic.

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This episode was originally recorded June 21, 2022 on Facebook Live inside the Grow Your Fitness Business for Instructors, Trainers, and Coaches group.

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Hey there life changing coaches! Today we are talking about something very timely - we are talking about why and HOW to start. If building a direct-to-consumer business has ever been something that interested you I want to empower you to get started.

Today we are going to talk about starting a business. What are the perceived and actual first steps, and how you can differentiate yourself quickly by avoiding the business building mistakes your competitors are going to make.

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This episode was originally recorded June 7, 2022 on Facebook Live inside the Grow Your Fitness Business for Instructors, Trainers, and Coaches group.

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You need clients now, but you keep hearing that have to have a big audience, and you have to give away your best stuff for free as a coach before you can sell.

What if that just wasn't true?

Let's talk about what really works to bring in new clients as a micro-business in the fitness industry. Some things we will cover :

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This episode was originally recorded May 31, 2022 on Facebook Live inside the Grow Your Fitness Business for Instructors, Trainers, and Coaches group.

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Starting a business is hard, and it’s critical to realize that everything you do during your journey to your first $100K is being done by you for the first time. So every single thing you do feels scary and hard.

So today I want to give you a gift.

Let's review the biggest issues you will face as you get your business going.

Every time I do the Kickstart Weekend two distinct types of coaches emerge:

- Those who continue to place tasks and hurdles between themselves and the business they want to build. And,

- Those who move forward despite any perceived obstacles.

Of these two types of Kickstarters, which 👆 do you think made thousands of dollars last week following the Kickstart Weekend?

The truth is there will always be a reason NOT to move forward. The work is in figuring out which reasons are real, and which are coming from fear. Fear of failure. Fear of success. Fear of all the things you are going to be doing for the very first time on your road to the first $100K. I

want to help you recognize and dispel the most common (and most harmful) myths that keep us from moving our businesses forward.

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This episode was originally recorded May 24, 2022 on Facebook Live inside the Grow Your Fitness Business for Instructors, Trainers, and Coaches group.

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Hey there life changing coaches! Today we are going to talk about my experience completing the 75 Hard program by Andy Friselli. I want to walk you through the mental and physical transformation that I have been through because I chose to intentionally remove my vices WHILE making my life extra difficult over the course of 75 days.  

As many of you know coaches have coaches. As a matter of fact I would go as far as to say if you are considering working with a coach and that person is not actively working with a coach I would seriously question whether or not that person is actively living what they preach. Because when you are working toward leveling up you always need support, and if you aren't leveling up then what exactly are you doing? I don't think anyone wants to work with someone who has stagnated in their life.

So in January I was at an event for a coaching program that I participate in, and everyone was talking about 75 Hard. As part of MY personal leveling up I have decided that I will do lots of things that scare me this year, and hearing them talk about this program I knew it scared me. It would have been easy for me to tell myself it was no big deal, but I was also feeling that knot in my stomach that told me it scared me - which means of course that I had to do it.

So stay with me today - I want to tell you all about my experience in the program - the ups and downs, and my recommendation on whether or not you should give it a go.

LINK : https://www.fitprosconnect.com/kickstart

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This episode was originally recorded May 17, 2022 on Facebook Live inside the Grow Your Fitness Business for Instructors, Trainers, and Coaches group.

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Hey there life changing coaches! Today we are going to learn two things :

1st : How it is possible that you are out there charging $45 or $65 for a session, or even just a few bucks per class, which means you are STILL making below minimum wage per hour when you add up all your time WHILE there are coaches out there making multiple 6 figures working part time hours. The difference is not education, or experience, or even charisma. I am going to tell you what it is today...

2nd : I am going to answer all your questions around the Fitness Business Kickstart Weekend happening this weekend and let you know exactly what you will get out of participating and why you need to be there.

Back when I worked for someone else I remember thinking if I could ONLY get to these certain numbers I will be set. When I was making $35K right out of college I thought if I could only get to $50K. When I was making $50K I thought if I could only get to $75K.

Then right as I was leaving my last job in corporate/government organizations I was offered WELL over six figures to head up a website team for a very large library system and I finally realized - the money doesn't matter. When I am this unhappy the money is not going to be the thing that makes it right.

I had the education and the experience and the leadership skill and potential. That will get you the $ in a J.O.B., but that $ wasn't going to change my experience of having a career that I was no longer passionate about. It wasn't going to fit this square peg into that round hole.

Many of you have had that same experience - working to get just that far ahead and then realizing that just that far ahead is the same place as behind was.

So stay right here, because I am about to give you some new ways to look at your work so that you can get out of that loopback and stop trading slices of your life for a check. There is more for you.

The Kickstart weekend is 2 days to get your business going without learning new tech skills, wasting money on ads, or performing a single TikTok dance. Limited to the first 100 registrants - podcast subscribers get first dibs! https://www.fitprosconnect.com/kickstart

How Tenya went from teaching for donations to creating a six figure business from her home with 3 kids in tow. This story will inspire even the most worn-down and over-worked fit pro! It's a story about taking the right skills and turning them into gold for yourself and your family.

Listen in as we talk about yoga, business, mindset, and Maui.

We will also talk about the Fitness Business Kickstart, happening again May 14 & 15. Register at fitprosconnect.com/kickstart

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This episode was originally recorded April 26, 2022 as a Facebook Live in the Grow Your Fitness Business for Instructors, Trainers, and Coaches group on Facebook. (https://facebook.com/groups/fitnessprosideas)

Christine Conti (@get_contifit) and Karli Taylor (@thinkfitness_kar) discuss how the language we use in the fitness industry can have far-reaching effects on the mindset and behaviors of those struggling against #eatingdisorders .

Some major themes :

- naming classes, programs, and challenges without triggering
- why participants really come to class (HINT : it’s rarely about losing weight)
- how to start the conversation around eating disorders when you suspect one in a client

Links
Inside this discussion we referred to a few resources :
- “You Look Great”, a short film by Justin Andrew Davis (@justinandrewdavis)
- The ‘Eating Disorders: What Fitness Professionals Need to Know’ course by Christine and Karli available at MedFitClassroom.org

Please comment with your biggest ‘Aha’ moments and continue the discussion in the comments.

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This episode was originally recorded as an Instagram Live on April 21, 2022. You can find the video at https://www.instagram.com/tv/CcoDNpllKx6/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Life-changing coaches! Why are you still struggling to pay your bills and keep the lights on?

What is keeping you from making the money that matches the impact you make with your clients?

(HINT : It's YOU!)

Today we examine the mistakes we make and the stories we tell ourselves that keep us BROKE as a joke. And I am going to tell you how to change that ISH right now.

HERE'S THE STORY
A while back I got my ass handed to me business-wise in an unexpected way. A competitor was poaching my clients by following me on Facebook and contacting everyone that I interacted with. Not only was what she did nasty, but it did effect my bottom line, AND negatively impacted a few of my clients.

Without going in to all the nastiness and drama I want to tell you what I learned.

As I dug in I realized a few things :

- The clients she was able to 'steal' were never really bought in in the first place - and that's on me

- BECAUSE Most of them were clients I had offered discounts to in the beginning

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This episode was originally recorded April 19, 2022 on Facebook Live inside the Grow Your Fitness Business for Instructors, Trainers, and Coaches group.

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