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\n<\/span>\n<\/div>I was, however, passionate. And passion counts for something.<\/span> I wanted to make a difference and was ready to learn on the job.<\/p> Aside from my naivety when it came to the fundamentals of being a personal trainer, I was also quite unprepared from a business sense. I knew what I wanted (i.e. financial freedom, work flexibility, career satisfaction), but I had no idea how my role as a personal trainer was going to get me there.<\/p> That's why I'm writing this article. I became a personal trainer in 2001, and I have made a LOT of mistakes<\/a> along the way. At the same time, I've learned a LOT<\/a>, and many of those lessons can help you skyrocket your career much faster than I did.<\/p> One of my good friends had worked at a big box gym<\/a> for several years before I got into the personal training space. Hearing her talk about long hours, pressure to meet sales quotas, and very low pay, I knew I didn't want to go that route. Here's the path I took instead:<\/p> My first fitness business was called Personal Results Home Fitness<\/span> (yeah, it's lame, I know!), and, as you can likely guess, I trained people in their homes. <\/p> I thought this was a better alternative than working in a gym. I set my own hours and rates<\/a>, plus I kept every cent I earned, which at the time was $50 per 1-hour training session. Not bad for a young kid like me!<\/p> But there were several huge downsides to this business model:<\/span><\/p> Within a year, I knew that this business model was NOT going to help me reach the business goals I had set out. Something had to change.<\/p>The Dollars and Cents of Being a Personal Trainer<\/h2>
1) In-Home Personal Training<\/h3>
2) Home Studio Training<\/h2>