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by Jim Coughlin About 4 years ago, I was working for 2 personal training companies. I was doing fairly well. Both were able to get me some clients and I was starting to make a name for myself. As pleased as I was about certain things, there were other situations that bothered me. For one, I had no control over my income. I was at the beck-and-call of these companies. One month I was sitting pretty, while for others, I was starving. Not only that, but because I was the so-called middle man, I had no control over how the companies I represented portrayed themselves. In a nutshell, both had lousy customer service, but that's an entirely different story unto itself. Bottom Line - I didn't have the control I wanted and I knew things in my life weren't going to change unless I started to make changes myself. Then one day, one of my clients, Frank (who is now my business partner/attorney/good friend), posed the question... "Why don't you start your own business?" I looked at him as if he had 3 heads. "Are you kidding me...I don't know how to run a business...I wouldn't have the first clue." I said. Frank just shook his head and laughed. "You're in the business to help people get fit and be healthy...right? He said. "Yeah..." I replied. "You helped me lose over 100 pounds...right?" He said. "Yeah..." I answered. "Well, what makes you think that you CAN'T run a business...The company you work for didn't help me lose this weight...YOU did! He said. "Ahhh...Errr...I guess you're right." basically speechless.
Whether I wanted to admit it at the time or not, the reason I was telling myself I couldn't run a business was because of one thing and one thing only - FEAR. The reality was, I could start my own business and I could be very successful, just like I was successful with Frank and many other clients before him. All I had to do was put forth the same energy and enthusiasm into a business that I could call my own, as I did with helping my clients, and I would have I would do this of course - WITHOUT letting the negative feelings of fear get in my way. Why should I fear something I haven't even tried? Well, I'm happy to say that today I no longer live in fear. I've squashed it like the cancer it truly is. I have a very successful fitness business...having helped hundreds of people become healthy and fit. I no longer have to beg for clients. Clients come to me, and I decide whether I want to train them or not. This isn't to brag, but make the point that because I don't let fear control my destiny, I can be successful with whatever I do in life. Sure, there are things that require learning and dedicated effort, but if you tell yourself you can do something, without the fear of failure, you really have nothing to lose. If something doesn't work out, So what? Move on to something else. You can't go through life being controlled by petty fear or other negative feelings such as anger, frustration, doubt, envy, regret and so on. From now on, don't go though life saying "I CAN'T do this...or I CAN'T do that. These are false beliefs that you have programmed in your own mind. Fact is, you CAN do anything you want. YOU are driving the car. YOU are steering the ship at sea. YOU are the gatekeeper that unlocks your true potential in life. Don't let ANYONE tell you differently! That's all for now my friend. Have a great week! Yours in Total Fitness & Maximum Success,
Jim Coughlin P.S. Been hard at work on my new DVD course based on my book - The In-Home Personal Trainer. It's going to be like having me right in your own home - training you and helping you create the body of your dreams. No joke. There will be soooo much detail and precision put into this course that you literally will be astounded. Whether you've hired a personal trainer in the past or not, this will be a program you cannot afford to miss! I will be sure to fill you in on all the killer details in the near future. As always - stay tuned!
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