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Originally Posted by GymDudeVA
I repeat.. I AM DOING THAT!! What the hell else can I do?? But I am hearing here that it is NOT ENOUGH. Again, that all sounds great but they are NOT HIRING A TRAINER period. I am GREAT at cutting thru the crap and being honest and making them laugh and being their guide. They LOVE ME and are in awe at what I show them. I think all that is there. But I am hearing here that I need to manipulate their emotions more (I want to see my kids grow up, etc.) to make them feel like CRAP for NOT hiring me, like joining the gym and making a comitment is not nearly enough, they will get nowhere without me, etc. I can't do THAT.
The other trainer at this gym is super-experienced, level 3, and he only has two paying clients himself!!!!
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Bottom line, you are not cut out for that job. You are being negative about it from the beginning, Where did we say you have to make them feel like crap, by not hiring you? We said to get them excited about theirselves and motivate them, there is a major difference about those two. What do you think a personal trainer is? It is someone who can
MOTIVATE. If you can't make money, seek employment elsewhere and stop complaining about your dilema. Personal training is sales, you probally didn't realize that when you got started. I see the worse trainers making money at my small gym, because of their
PERSONALITIES! You are selling a product that you can believe in. I guess
you can't do THAT.