Aug 11 | The Monday Report
No matter how wise a person may be, there’s no shame in continuing to learn. Growth and wisdom come from embracing new lessons every day.
FITLETE Professional Update
The Resource Nexus
In-Person Branch: Every in-person and virtual learning opportunity for personal trainers and coaches is available at your fingertips. Using our maps, search filters, and lists, it's easy to find high-quality events any time of year and near your home location.
—Events in August:
1st—Body Positive Fitness Alliance: Inclusive Fitpro Summit1st—Fitcon: Annual Fitcon2nd—National Fitness Productions: TheFitExpo Anaheim6th—International Society of Behavioral Medicine: Annual Congress7th—Society For Sport, Exercise & Performance Psychology: Annual Meeting8th— Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists: Annual Meeting9th— Fitness Conventions Inc: FitPro Fusion DC11th—Conference Design: 16th National Allied Health Conference
18th—National Wellness Institute: Annual Wellness Summit
20th—Sports Leaders Summits: Business of Sport Summit
21st—SCW Fitness Education: SCW Dallas Mania
26th—International Union Of Nutritional Sciences: International Congress of Nutrition
26th—International Association For The Philosophy Of Sport: Annual Meeting
26th—National Strength And Conditioning Association: Tactical Annual Training
28th—Joan & Augustine Pro Academy: The Strength Summit
28th—International Health, Racquet And Sportsclub Association: Fitness Brazil Latin American Conference & Trade Shownts:
Online Course Branch: Finding the perfect online education course on one page. FITLETE makes it easy for you to find the right course for your specialty, gaps in your expertise, and within your budget.
— Rebuilding this directory is taking some time, but it is progressing and still retains a significant amount of value in its current state.
Business Growth Branch: Discover the perfect mentor that you can gel with or a business development program that fits the direction you want to grow your business.
Career Branch: Train at brick-and-mortar facilities or find online coaching jobs. The only non-exclusive job board that doesn't group personal training and coaching jobs together with spa, beauty, and wellness jobs.
—Being more vocal about this feature set in my platform is a goal of mine going forward.
Equipment Branch: Your business is unique in how you want to run it and showcase it to the world. Find the right tools that offer what you need without overspending for features you don't need.
FITLETE Radio
Listen Here: Apple | Spotify | Snipd | PocketCasts | YouTube | ListenNotes | OverCast
— Episode # 4! You’re going to want to listen to this episode and get to know Dr. Becky Rucker.
Coach’s Spotlight: Meet Dr. Becky Rucker| S2:Ep4
FITLETE Radio: Coach’s Spotlight: Let’s Meet Dr. Becky Rucker
FITLETE Nation
— End of August.…
Fantastic podcasts I heard last week:
The Checkup with Doctor Mike— Are Everyday Chemicals ACTUALLY Harming Your Health
Modern Wisdom— #974 - Joe Folley - Existential Philosophy, Nietzsche, Suffering & Self-Awareness
Iron Culture presented by MASS— Ep 337 - Is There A Crisis In Exercise Science?
Lift Free And Diet Hard with Andrew Coates— #388 Charlie Weingroff - Physical Therapy, Pain, Emotion, and MRIs
Here’s a link to download Snipd, the podcast app I use to make a “notebook” of A.I. transcripts, bookmarks within episodes, and take notes on each podcast I hear! They have a free app you can use or, with this link, you get 1 month of their Premium version for free: 1 Free Month Of Premium Snipd.
Personal Update
— I’ve said this before, but whenever I get the opportunity to work with someone new, I get excited like I did when I got my first client almost 15 years ago. Last week, a friend of mine, who is also a trainer, reached out and asked if I had any availability in my schedule. He had moved away from Miami, and a former client of his had reached out to inquire about training. I met with that person this past weekend, and she is now in my client roster! The lead was a warm one and referred by someone she trusted, but it still feels a special kind of way that I was able to meet a stranger, and convince them to trust me with their goals simply by being my most authentic self. Sales used to be something that I felt “yucky” about needing to do because I didn’t want to sell; I just wanted to help. However, that’s not how this whole thing works. It wasn’t until I started ONLY being myself 100% of the time in a consult that the sales part just felt like another part of a conversation instead of this weird, uncomfortable part of one.
