In most personal training businesses there are some common problems and frustrations that most of us run into once we reach a level of moderate success. These are like our rights of passage and how we deal with them determines not only how successful we'll be but how much we'll enjoy our career. And I don't know about you, but I don't care how much money I make if I don't enjoy what I'm doin' it ain't worth it… period.

To achieve any level of success in life there's gonna be hurdles, problems and disappointments. Accepting this fact is the first part of overcoming these little conundrums as they pop up, and believe me they pop up, especially as you become more and more successful.

One of my favorite authors Eckhart Tolle says that life is "One damned thing after another" I keep this on sticky note on my desk so I don't get too irked every time time one of these damn things pops up. Sometime I have a low "irk factor" so some constant reminding helps.

I'm just going to go through these real quickly…

To run a successful health and fitness business today requires being an expert in more than one area. (…)

What are you good at?
What are you passionate about?
What are your highest 5 values?
What brings in the most revenue in your business? (…)

Here are the mistakes most personal trainers and fitness business owners make (I made most of these mistakes myself for years) which keeps them stuck like a hamster in a wheel of 10 hour days, feeling stressed out and overwhelmed, and never being able to get ahead. (…)

Here's a transcript of personal fitness trainer marketing interview I di with Zach Even-Esh. Zach is the man when it comes to marketing your fitness business and about the colloest dude around. (…)

I own a small, locally based personal training business, but I choose to work from home. This saves me from the day-to-day commuting that most small business owners need to do. (…)