How To Start An Insanely Successful Personal Training Business ft. Jonathan Goodman
The Michael Caz Podcast
Michael Cazayoux
4.8 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 27 January 2020
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
Jonathan Goodman (not to be confused with the co-star of Roseanne), is the owner of The Personal Trainer Development Center, an online platform that has served as the premier source of free information for fitness professionals.
In this episode of the Brute Strength Podcast, Jonathan shares some of his most powerful principles that have shaped his work and life for the better. Today's show includes finding opportunities for success in the fitness industry, taking chances, the right way to network, and the power of talking to five people per day.
Topics:
05:35 - Moving to Hawaii
10:25 - Defining vision
15:45 - Making money as a coach
25:06 - Creating content
37:05 - Creating a quality life
45:10 - Building rapport
52:10 - Mistakes to avoid as an online trainer
Links:
Books:
Range - David Epstein
The Wealthy Fit Pro's Guide To Online Training - Jonathan Goodman
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| 0:00.0 | I'm trying to get harder and tougher mentally and physically every day in my life. |
| 0:04.3 | You're either the growth mindset or you're the fixed mindset. |
| 0:07.0 | If you're trying to be the best, you need to look at who the best is and see what they do. |
| 0:11.3 | Relentless pursuit of progress. |
| 0:14.2 | There is a difference between the best and the rest. |
| 0:19.9 | Welcome to the Brute Strength podcast. |
| 0:22.3 | Champions are built in the morning first. |
| 0:24.3 | Where we interview scientists, world champions, doctors, and experts in just about every |
| 0:28.9 | area of health and fitness. |
| 0:30.5 | What do you care enough about? |
| 0:32.2 | What are you fascinated enough about to go so deep and learn so much that you'll know more about it than anyone else. |
| 0:39.2 | And now here's your host, Michael Cashew. |
| 0:59.8 | Thank you. Welcome back. |
| 1:02.7 | This is Michael Cashew, and you're listening to the Brute Strength podcast. |
| 1:05.3 | Today I've got John Goodman on the show. |
| 1:08.6 | John is not the same guy as the co-star of Roseanne. |
| 1:11.7 | He is the owner of the Personal Trainer Development Center, the PTDC, and the Online Trainer Academy. He's also written seven books, still in his |
| 1:17.8 | early 30s, including his most popular book, The Fit Pros Guide to Online Training. John has been |
| 1:25.1 | incredibly successful in his career at a really young age. |
| 1:29.3 | He's helped thousands of people make better careers in the fitness industry. |
| 1:34.3 | And what I love most about John is how intentional he is not only in business, but in applying principles across his entire life. |
| 1:43.3 | I'm always looking for wise people to talk to and to |
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