โGo get changed.โ
It was 4:37pm, Todd was late. Todd was always late for his workouts.
He smiled and handed me a book saying,
โYouโre not going to be my personal trainer much longer.โ
He was right.
And that day he sent me down the path to making millions of dollars.
It was 4:37pm, Todd was late. Todd was always late for his workouts.
He smiled and handed me a book saying,
โYouโre not going to be my personal trainer much longer.โ
He was right.
And that day he sent me down the path to making millions of dollars.
"Is this what my life is going to be like?"
I loved training clients, but the long days were tough.
6am starts. 9:45pm finishes. Naps on mats in the break room. That kind of shit.
As a young guy, it was great. But one day I desired a family, and to travel.
Todd sensed that.
I loved training clients, but the long days were tough.
6am starts. 9:45pm finishes. Naps on mats in the break room. That kind of shit.
As a young guy, it was great. But one day I desired a family, and to travel.
Todd sensed that.
The hidden secret of personal training is that our clients are our greatest teachers.
Nowhere else can a 22 year old can get paid to be mentored by the most successful people in their community.
Itโs priceless.
Took me a while to learn this though . . .
Nowhere else can a 22 year old can get paid to be mentored by the most successful people in their community.
Itโs priceless.
Took me a while to learn this though . . .
Todd had 3 kids and was the chief of psychiatry at one of the biggest hospitals in Toronto.
And 22-year old idiot me held him in contempt because he was always 7 minutes late for his 4:30pm workout twice a week.
Now I realize just how much he had his shit together.
And 22-year old idiot me held him in contempt because he was always 7 minutes late for his 4:30pm workout twice a week.
Now I realize just how much he had his shit together.
The book Todd handed me was Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki.
"I wish somebody gave me this when I was your age." Todd said. "And I won't be upset if you stop training me as a result."
Todd believed in me. He was in my corner.
"I wish somebody gave me this when I was your age." Todd said. "And I won't be upset if you stop training me as a result."
Todd believed in me. He was in my corner.
The book was good.
But it wasn't the book that made the difference.
It was Todd. He was the spark that I needed.
We're still in touch, 13 years later. He's not a client anymore but heโs still a friend and mentor.
And this is why personal training is the best job in the world.
But it wasn't the book that made the difference.
It was Todd. He was the spark that I needed.
We're still in touch, 13 years later. He's not a client anymore but heโs still a friend and mentor.
And this is why personal training is the best job in the world.
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