Ignite the Fire Quotes

“It takes years to build up a good reputation and seconds to ruin it.”
― Jonathan Goodman, Ignite the Fire: The Secrets to Building a Successful Personal Training Career

“Dealing with people is probably the biggest problem you face, especially if you are in business. Yes, and that is also true if you are a housewife, architect, or engineer.”
― Jonathan Goodman, Ignite the Fire: The Secrets to Building a Successful Personal Training Career

“Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” -SAMUEL BECKETT”
― Jonathan Goodman, Ignite the Fire: The Secrets to Building a Successful Personal Training Career

“►Do you have any expectations for billable hours/month? What happens if a trainer doesn’t hit them? ►How are you going to market me – and my skills? Are there other trainers who have similar skill sets and backgrounds? ►How many trainers do you currently have? How many hours do they typically work? ►How many trainers are you currently hiring? ►How long do most trainers stay at your club? What is the biggest reason they give for leaving? ►What programs do you have in place to keep your trainers for the long term? ►How do you monitor your trainers’ development? ►How do you monitor training sessions? ►Do you offer support for tasks like greeting clients, following up with clients, and rescheduling appointments? Or is that the trainer’s sole responsibility?”
― Jonathan Goodman, Ignite the Fire: The Secrets to Building a Successful Personal Training Career

“►What is the main demographic of your gym’s members and/or clients? What kinds of people come here? ►Are you trying to reach out to a new demographic? If so, what is that demographic? ►How do sales fit into my role as a trainer? (For example, are you expected to sell a certain number of training hours to clients? Does the gym expect you to “work the floor” a certain number of hours each day or week?)”
― Jonathan Goodman, Ignite the Fire: The Secrets to Building a Successful Personal Training Career

“The secret to getting ahead is getting started.”
― Jonathan Goodman, Ignite the Fire: The Secrets to Building a Successful Personal Training Career

“Train because you love your body, not because you hate your body.”
― Jonathan Goodman, Ignite the Fire: The Secrets to Building a Successful Personal Training Career

“I have a problem with too much money. I can’t reinvest it fast enough, and because I reinvest it, more money comes in. Yes, the rich do get richer.” -ROBERT KIYOSAKI”
― Jonathan Goodman, Ignite the Fire: The Secrets to Building a Successful Personal Training Career

“Educate and empower your clients. You can create a client army that will go out of their way to spread the word about how amazing you are. That’s the key to being a career trainer.”
― Jonathan Goodman, Ignite the Fire: The Secrets to Building a Successful Personal Training Career