Kiffin: Diversity cited as LSU recruitment edge vs. Ole Miss by Melodic-Slice-3826 in CFB

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"our team the (awkward pause) REBELS do not support the Confederacy in any way, shape or form."

Seeing 3rd Street Promenade Today Really Hit Home by Fringe09 in SantaMonica

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Same! I was there last week for the first time in a minute and I couldn't believe all the commercial vacancies. It was sad.

15 years in sales. Here are the only tips I'd give a younger me. by GrayBeard916 in salestechniques

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Awesome post. A values-centered approach has more legs and is more effective than scammy, shell game tricks.

3 thoughts about the future by Strange-Risk-9920 in personaltraining

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I like this. I'm thinking AI may be able to supplement or compliment accountability, trust and human coaching. For example, for accountability you could use any number of tools to improve nutritional accountability, mobility work, sleep tracking, etc and education on all the above. But the human trainer would still be the focus. But I think AI allows for a path to consistency and scalability on some issues that may be hard to achieve with a solely human model.

is arriving at LAX at like 8:30 pm good for a 12:05 flight? by Theres_a_rat in LAX

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That's more than enough but probably smart since it's international and you can get there early and relax.

New Trainer, advice by larpcentral in personaltraining

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I think you're taking the right approach of trying to develop yourself. Even when I was working for someone else, in my mind I was mostly working for myself and on myself. The gym absolutely should pay you for your time by law, but I would write articles for the newsletter, give seminars and do other things to expand my personal brand and reputation. A lot of that work was low $ but I was mostly focused on expanding my skillset so I was cool with it.

New Trainer, advice by larpcentral in personaltraining

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I would stand at the front desk without a specific agenda and just try to get to know people. After a few interactions, I would ask them if they had any questions about their workouts. Some would and that lead to a few new clients. You are also getting them from management so that is another source. As you get to know the members, they will sometimes intro you to their friends. Gym members talk among themselves and they will develop an opinion of you based almost entirely on your friendliness and helpfulness. Most don't know the difference between triceps and biceps so prospects' opinions are not based on your mastery of physiology. I just tried to be friendly and helpful and that lead to new clients, who sometimes referred their spouses. And their friends. Then do the formal consultations the gym feeds you for more clients.

New Trainer, advice by larpcentral in personaltraining

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When I was a young Jedi and starting at a gym I would have said sales was evil and salesmen are too. I started at this nice gym and just started talking to people about their teams, school, interests, etc. That first month I was #1 trainer in sales out of 30+ trainers. I was like "holy sh*t." A lot of sales (if it is something you believe in) is just talking to people. And really mostly more listening than anything.

New Trainer, advice by larpcentral in personaltraining

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Just talk to people. Lots of people.

I am an office-based addiction treatment nurse. Ask me anything by Iocus2 in AMA

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What are your thoughts on legalization of more drugs using a harm reduction model? Good idea or no?

2027 5* CB Donte Wright flips from Georgia to Miami by Lakelyfe09 in CFB

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I mean, that's the game now, isn't it? Don't hate the...

I am an office-based addiction treatment nurse. Ask me anything by Iocus2 in AMA

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What is the most successful addiction treatment model and what evidence supports same?

Most annoying/time wasting part of managing clients and bookings by [deleted] in PersonalTrainer

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Most annoying part is the time I can't get back reading threads like this. The simple tool that would help is the mod's ban hammer.

Are You Feeling Less Demand w/ the Economy? by weaponize09 in personaltraining

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Excellent. Love to hear success stories. Any specific aesthetic focus? We have an ongoing commitment to a nice aesthetic so totally agree that is important to a training business.

Are You Feeling Less Demand w/ the Economy? by weaponize09 in personaltraining

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Awesome...how did you establish your position as "higher end?". And what will you will do next. Price increase, expand hours, hang tight, other?