Comments on: PERSONAL TRAINERS: THE SHAME OF BEING A QUITTER (ie Never, Ever, Quit) http://super-trainer.com/personal-training-career-lesson/ Share the Latest Fitness Marketing, Personal Trainer Marketing and Boot Camp Marketing With Others in the Industry. Mon, 21 May 2012 22:30:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Kaiser Serajuddin http://super-trainer.com/personal-training-career-lesson/#comment-20447 Kaiser Serajuddin Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:35:18 +0000 http://super-trainer.com/?p=7637#comment-20447 Hey guys - glad everyone got some good value out of this post. This message on quitting is real important, so it was important to talk about.This story hit home to me too, because it's a metaphor for what we all go through in our "arena". Hey guys – glad everyone got some good value out of this post. This message on quitting is real important, so it was important to talk about.This story hit home to me too, because it’s a metaphor for what we all go through in our “arena”.

]]> By: Derrick http://super-trainer.com/personal-training-career-lesson/#comment-20369 Derrick Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:26:23 +0000 http://super-trainer.com/?p=7637#comment-20369 Congratulations on the release of the new product Kaiser! I'm definitely going to pick up a copy, just plain for the fact that you've given me tons of info that's helped me out a lot. Can't wait to hear what's going to be in it and I'm sure it's going to be spectacular! Congratulations on the release of the new product Kaiser! I’m definitely going to pick up a copy, just plain for the fact that you’ve given me tons of info that’s helped me out a lot. Can’t wait to hear what’s going to be in it and I’m sure it’s going to be spectacular!

]]> By: Erik K. http://super-trainer.com/personal-training-career-lesson/#comment-20350 Erik K. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 05:50:13 +0000 http://super-trainer.com/?p=7637#comment-20350 Great motivational concepts here Kaiser. I loved this post and the email, and am looking forward to the new course. I have to say I wasn't much of a believer in training until I started to read you blog (and some of the other blogs you have recommended and I have seen advertised here). But just like Raquelle and Casey talked about, I started to become a believer. And once that attitude change happened, the results starting to come. To anyone that's doubting whether or not you can make it as a trainer, just do a good job and hang in there. Also buy Kaiser's course to help you figure out how to be a real trainer. Then, just give it a little time. That's what I did, and I'm really happy I did! Great motivational concepts here Kaiser. I loved this post and the email, and am looking forward to the new course.

I have to say I wasn’t much of a believer in training until I started to read you blog (and some of the other blogs you have recommended and I have seen advertised here).

But just like Raquelle and Casey talked about, I started to become a believer. And once that attitude change happened, the results starting to come.

To anyone that’s doubting whether or not you can make it as a trainer, just do a good job and hang in there. Also buy Kaiser’s course to help you figure out how to be a real trainer. Then, just give it a little time. That’s what I did, and I’m really happy I did!

]]> By: Kevin http://super-trainer.com/personal-training-career-lesson/#comment-20349 Kevin Fri, 25 Jun 2010 05:47:10 +0000 http://super-trainer.com/?p=7637#comment-20349 You're so right Kaiser - it's so easy to quit, but when you do, you have to realize you need to live with the consequences. You’re so right Kaiser – it’s so easy to quit, but when you do, you have to realize you need to live with the consequences.

]]> By: Luis http://super-trainer.com/personal-training-career-lesson/#comment-20335 Luis Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:55:03 +0000 http://super-trainer.com/?p=7637#comment-20335 I would like to sing a song that says, I never quit! I never quit! Great article! Luis I would like to sing a song that says, I never quit! I never quit!

Great article!

Luis

]]> By: Ben http://super-trainer.com/personal-training-career-lesson/#comment-20330 Ben Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:24:28 +0000 http://super-trainer.com/?p=7637#comment-20330 p.s Great post as usual Kaiser! Ben p.s Great post as usual Kaiser!

Ben

]]> By: Ben http://super-trainer.com/personal-training-career-lesson/#comment-20329 Ben Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:21:22 +0000 http://super-trainer.com/?p=7637#comment-20329 Has anyone else noticed that a lot of the youth today want everything all at once? They want to be the CEO of a company by the end of their probationary period and a paycheck to match. Accreditation companies are appealing to these guys with the notion that they can enrol in a 12 week pt course and walk into a job paying $50 an hour...which of course isn't the reality at all, so of course they end up quitting within 6 months. It has to come back to why someone becomes a trainer in the first place to how passionate and patient they will be within the role. If you're in the fitness industry purely for the money, do the real personal trainers a favour and quit now, because in the long people with those kind of motivations only tarnish the industry for the rest of us. Has anyone else noticed that a lot of the youth today want everything all at once?

They want to be the CEO of a company by the end of their probationary period and a paycheck to match.

Accreditation companies are appealing to these guys with the notion that they can enrol in a 12 week pt course and walk into a job paying $50 an hour…which of course isn’t the reality at all, so of course they end up quitting within 6 months.

It has to come back to why someone becomes a trainer in the first place to how passionate and patient they will be within the role.

If you’re in the fitness industry purely for the money, do the real personal trainers a favour and quit now, because in the long people with those kind of motivations only tarnish the industry for the rest of us.

]]> By: Raquelle Valderama http://super-trainer.com/personal-training-career-lesson/#comment-20328 Raquelle Valderama Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:01:24 +0000 http://super-trainer.com/?p=7637#comment-20328 Hey Casey - I can really relate to your story. I was very frustrated as a trainer when I was working at a gym. I had left college (just like you Kaiser), and thought being a trainer would be great, but was extremely frustrated. This site gave me the confidence to get my own clients, and I can't tell you how thrilled I am now because of it. It's all because I didn't quit. And I'm usually not the type to brag, but it feels good to make more than all of your friends, and watch all what they have to go through. Of my four best friends from school, two of them still have not found a steady job since graduation, and the other two are really miserable. I was extremely jealous of them when they graduated, and now the shoe's on the other foot! Like I said, I don't take pleasure in other people's struggles. It feels good because I know that I didn't give up, stuck to it, and made it work. Kaiser, your blog and products have been a tremendous help. To anyone else thinking about quitting, don't do it. Tough it out and you'll make it too. - Raquelle Hey Casey – I can really relate to your story. I was very frustrated as a trainer when I was working at a gym. I had left college (just like you Kaiser), and thought being a trainer would be great, but was extremely frustrated.

This site gave me the confidence to get my own clients, and I can’t tell you how thrilled I am now because of it. It’s all because I didn’t quit.

And I’m usually not the type to brag, but it feels good to make more than all of your friends, and watch all what they have to go through. Of my four best friends from school, two of them still have not found a steady job since graduation, and the other two are really miserable. I was extremely jealous of them when they graduated, and now the shoe’s on the other foot!

Like I said, I don’t take pleasure in other people’s struggles. It feels good because I know that I didn’t give up, stuck to it, and made it work. Kaiser, your blog and products have been a tremendous help.

To anyone else thinking about quitting, don’t do it. Tough it out and you’ll make it too.

- Raquelle

]]> By: Devon NYC http://super-trainer.com/personal-training-career-lesson/#comment-20327 Devon NYC Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:56:19 +0000 http://super-trainer.com/?p=7637#comment-20327 Loved the GI Jane reference. I remember that scene, and it's one of my favorite movies of all time. Let me know if you remember this one - it has a lot to do with quitting too: "I never saw a wild thing feel sorry for itself. A bird can drop stone dead from a bough, without ever having felt sorry for itself." Loved the GI Jane reference. I remember that scene, and it’s one of my favorite movies of all time. Let me know if you remember this one – it has a lot to do with quitting too:

“I never saw a wild thing feel sorry for itself.

A bird can drop stone dead from a bough, without ever having felt sorry for itself.”

]]> By: Travis Tucker http://super-trainer.com/personal-training-career-lesson/#comment-20326 Travis Tucker Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:54:22 +0000 http://super-trainer.com/?p=7637#comment-20326 Gangster ass post. Gangster ass post.

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