Should you give away sessions? If so, when and how many? Is that  good or bad for my business? Today I answered all of these questions and covered other concepts that better help you understand this topic.

One of the most anxiety inducing moments of the first meeting with a potential client is getting back to talking about purchasing a training plan. Even if everything goes well, we usually stumble through getting them back at the desk and back to talking about numbers. Today I'll teach you the easiest and most obvious way to get over this hurdle. 

I have made reference to consultations in previous episodes. Today I wanted to go deeper into what that really means and why a consultation is important. Text books show you the physical part of meeting a new potential client. On today's episode I want to show you mental and emotional part of that first meeting and why building that trust matters.

Listener Question: How do you go about giving nutritional advice as a personal trainer? I see a lot of personal trainers selling meal plans and macro programs but have also heard that's out of a personal trainers scope of practice. Is it wrong or right?

Coming from a guaranteed hourly pay structure into a pay per session structure can be difficult for most of us. Today I want to give you my thoughts on hourly pay, being productive and reframing how you think about your earnings at the gym.

Have you heard of the 80/20 principle? Reading about it, understanding it and applying completely changed the way I thought about my personal training career. I hope today's topic can help you the same way it helped me.

What do you say to a prospect in the gym even if they don't need help with anything? That is today's question sent in by a listener. Make sure to send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com55

When we are trainers we have a responsibility to our clients. We think about their workouts, their diets, their goals and concerns. What we don't always think about is what our managers goals or concerns may be. Today I cover five things that I know I have considered about my trainers when I have been a manager. My hope is that in knowing them and considering them you can put yourself in a better place to succeed!

Today we want to go beyond the scale when it comes to tracking your clients progress. Check out today's episode to learn five basic ways to track progress and why it is so important to do so.

Today I got to talk with Pam Karamad. She has been a personal trainer for just about twenty years and had a lot of great advise and experience to share with us. Leaving an already great career to pursue personal training came with it's challenges, but Pam knew this was her passion. She built her client base from a single person showing up to her first class to a specialized full time in-home client base of predominately seniors. Today she shared her story with us.