JAN 26 | THE MONDAY REPORT
People often overlook what’s right in front of them, instead focusing on distant dreams and big ideas.
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— 🌶️ As January comes to a close this week, February’s annual events will be up next week. This is also the perfect time to take a look at your schedule for the year and figure out how and when to level up your knowledge. Are you going to be staying close to home, taking online courses, finding a mentor, traveling and meeting new coaches?
Annual Events for January 2026
6th— National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education: Annual Conference7th— Club Management Association Of America: Governance & Leadership Symposium8th— American Baseball Coaches Association: Annual Convention10th— National Fitness Productions: TheFitExpo Los Angeles11th— Big Sky Athletic Training Sports Medicine: Annual Conference11th— American Football Coaches Association: Annual Convention14th— United Soccer Coaches: Annual Convention17th— National High School Strength Coach Association: Ohio State Clinic22nd—North American Neuromodulation Society: Annual Meeting24th— Coaches Congress: Annual Stockholm Meeting25th— Duke Sports Performance: Annual Winter Clinic
29th— American Kinesiology Association: Annual Leadership Workshop
29th— Assistive Technology Industry Association: Annual Conference
**If you know of an annual event I missed in January (it happens), let me know!
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— 🌶️ And just like that, season 2 is “in the books!” I thought this season was incredible, and I’ll say it again, just like I did after season 1. I’m so excited that the concept I thought about and flopped on in 2016 has finally taken shape and taken off.
Thank you to all the coaches who took time out of their busy schedules and away from their clients to share their work, thoughts, and insights on being a high-quality coach.
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George’s Podcast Reflection Notes:
It’s starting here. Similar to the FITLETE Radio Episodes, I will share the link(s) to these notes and highlights in the Monday Report. They will also have their own category tag that lives as an organized section on the homepage (in the image below), and anyone who has chosen to use Substack themselves and follows will receive a notification when they are published.
I will not email you for each one I complete. they are not on a schedule and will happen when best fits in my schedule.
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Personal Update
— 🌶️Relating to what some clients struggle with can be hard sometimes. It’s not because I’m some shining example of perfection; it’s because I genuinely love this fitness thing, while many of them don’t. They often loathe it more than love it.
I struggle too, just not with all the same things they do. That’s why I’m grateful for projects like this newsletter, starting a podcast, learning to code, making art, and “playing” golf. Those give me a chance to remind clients that while I might enjoy Bulgarian split squats, I also run into my own frustrations. Coding, creating, or learning new skills all challenge me the same way fitness challenges them.
It’s a good reminder that we all have our own version of the hard stuff, and that’s what makes progress meaningful.
