The Monday Report
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July 17 2023| A self-employed personal trainer can easily stand out by raising the table stakes of their client experiences. Do better at the basics.
“No one regards what is before their feet;we all gaze at the stars.”
-Quintus Ennius
Personal Update
Every so often, a moment to audit what you are doing with your life presents itself, and this weekend I had one of those moments. You get a chance to look at what you are doing today and check if it aligns with what you hope your future looks like. I enjoy these moments even though they can be uncomfortable because it forces me to try and blend my pragmatic thinking with my emotions surrounding decisions.
Fantastic Podcast(s) I listened to last week.
Lift the Bar Podcast| #401 Dr. Barbara Oakly: Upgrade Your Learning. Upgrade Your Career
Show Notes: We often equate "learning" with our school days. It just involved being able to memorize a lot of facts. But what if your learning capacity extends beyond that, influencing everything from your clients' results to your business's success? And…what if you could...learn to...learn more effectively?
Dr. Barbara Oakley is a distinguished educator, author, and engineering professor. Her work spans many disciplines, but she is notably recognized for her research in learning practices.
So, whether you're striving to remember the content of the courses you watch, the books you read, or to recall the distal insertion of Semimembranosus (it's the horizontal groove on the posteromedial surface of the medial tibial condyle, if you were wondering), then this episode is a must-listen!
Founders Podcast| #303 Warren Buffet’s Favorite Founder: Rose Blumkin
Show Notes: What I learned from reading The Women of Berkshire Hathaway: Lessons from Warren Buffett's Female CEOs and Directors by Karen Linder.
[6:55] Mr. Buffett, we're going to put our competitors through a meat grinder. — Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist by Roger Lowenstein. (Founders #182)
[9:06] There are several "Going Out of Business" advertisements from competitors' stores framed and hanging on the wall.
[13:26] As a general rule, bet on the quality of the business, not on the quality of the management-unless, of course, you've got a Mrs. B. in your hand. If that is the case, go all in. She was a business genius. — The Tao of Charlie Munger (Founders #295)
[20:46] Retirement is fatal. — David Ogilvy (Founders #189)
[21:17] Business like raising a child, you want a good one. A child needs a mother and a business needs a boss.
[21:44] What is your favorite thing to do on a nice evening? Drive around to check the competition and plan my next attack.
[22:48] He was 52 and famous. I was 33 and a junior account executive. Early on, he wrote a letter to one of my clients. After listing eight reasons why some ads prepared by the company’s design department would not be effective, he delivered his ultimate argument: The only thing that can be said in favor of the layouts is that they are “different.” You could make a cow look different by removing the udder. But that cow would not produce results. So began my “David” file. Almost everyone who worked at the agency kept one. — The King of Madison Avenue: David Ogilvy and the Making of Modern Advertising by Kenneth Roman. (Founders #169)
[27:21] Buffet said: If she ran a popcorn stand I’d wanna be in business with her. She's just plain smart. She's a fierce competitor and she's a tireless worker.
[27:37] Buffett “on how Mrs. B ran her business: One question I always ask myself in appraising a business is how I would like, assuming I had ample capital and skilled personnel, to compete with it. I'd rather wrestle grizzlies than compete with Mrs. B. They buy brilliantly, they operate at expense ratios on to t competitors don't even dream about, and they then pass on to their customers much of the savings. It's the ideal business—one built upon exceptional value to the customer that in turn translates into exceptional economics for its owners."
[30:32] She hired a chauffeur who drove her around Omaha each day. The driver took her to other stores. She looked in the windows and checked to see how many cars were in their parking lots. It didn't take long for her to plan her revenge.
[31:41] There was no looking back. She just swung.
[33:12] I had lunch with Sam Zell (Founders #298)
[34:07] Aspiring business managers should look hard at the plain, but rare, attributes that produced Mrs. B’s incredible success. Students from 40 universities visit me every year, and I have them start the day with a visit to NFM. If they absorb Mrs. B’s lessons, they need none from me.
The Next 30 Days: ANNUAL Education Conferences, Expos & Seminars
Suppose you are looking for seminars and workshops held throughout the year in your area and across the globe. Click the link below.
Nutrition Society: Summer Conference 2023 - Nutrition at key stages of the lifecycle: 7/3/2023- Liverpool, England
International Federation Of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapists: World Conference of Musculoskeletal and Manual Physiotherapy: 7/4/2023- Basel, Switzerland
European College Of Sports Science: Annual Congress 2023: 7/4/2023- Paris, France
International Society Of Biomechanics In Sports: Annual Conference: 7/12/2023- Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
National Strength And Conditioning Association: National Conference: 7/12/2023- Las Vegas, NV
Idea Health And Fitness Association: Idea World Conference: 7/14/2023- Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA
National High School Strength Coach Association: Texas – State Clinic: 7/15/2023- La Porte High School,301 E. Fairmont Pkwy, La Porte, TX
Asian Nutrition Society For Sport And Health: Icans Annual Conference: 7/19/2023- Temasek Polytechnic, 21 Tampines Ave 1, Singapore 529757
National Wellness Institute: Annual National Conference: 7/19/2023-Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Medical Fitness Association: Medical Fitness Summit: 7/20/2023- Portland, Oregon
Central Virginia Sports Performance: The Annual Seminar: 7/21/2023- Canton, GA
American Physical Therapy Association: Future of Physical Therapy Summit: 7/21/2023- Washington, D.C
Scw Fitness Education: Atlanta Mania: 7/21/2023- Atlanta, Georgia
American Society For Nutrition: Annual Conference: 7/22/2023- Boston, MA
National High School Athletic Coaches Association: Annual Convention: 7/24/2023- Lincoln, Nebraska
Collegiate And Professional Sports Dietitians Association: Tactical Nutrition Summit: 8/1/2023- United States Of America, San Diego, California
Fitness Conventions Inc: DCAC Fitness Education Conference: 8/4/2023- United States, Reston, VA
National Fitness Productions: TheFitExpo Anaheim: 8/5/2023- United States Of America, Anaheim, CA
National Allied Health Conference: 15th Annual Conference: 8/7/2023- Perth, Australia
Canfit Pro: Annual Global Conference: 8/16/2023- Convention Centre, Toronto, ON CANADA
International Health, Racquet And Sportsclub Association: Fitness Brasil: 8/16/2023- São Paulo, Brazil
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