Accountability!

This is,  where so many trainers fail!

One of the best things you can do for your personal training business to is hold your clients accountable NO MATTER WHAT!

Why?

There are a number of reasons so lets look at a few.

1. Its your job!

Your job is simple. Get your clients the results that they are paying you good money for. How can you get your clients results if you arent holding them accountable?

Accountable to showing up for their workouts. Accountable to their diet. Accountable to doing everything it takes to achieve the results that they want!

2. Holding your clients accountable get them results quicker. We’ve established that.

The quicker they see results the happier they are AND the happier YOU are!

One of the most frustrating things to deal with as a personal trainer is to have a client that isn’t getting results.

We have all had them.

My personal income level and job happiness improved greatly when I figured out a way to avoid non motivated clients that weren’t striving to reach some fitness related goal.

I figured that I would be a very strict trainer that would require  A LOT from the clients I worked with.

I held them accountable to EVERYTHING!

The clients that were committed LOVED it! They started to refer more and more friends and family members to me.

The clients that werent all that serious or committed?

I did something drastic. I knew I had to. i was getting burned out because i was training un motivated clients.

So what did I do?

They had 3 options and they had to decide the day i presented the options to them.

Option 1- Get serious, Get motivated, Get with it…NOW! Do what I ask and we will reach your goals but you have to change and its has to be NOW…TODAY!

Option 2 - I told them that I could no longer train them but would be happy to set them up with one of the other trainers in the gym. I explained in detail why I thought this was the best option for BOTH of us.

Option 3 - I FIRED THEM! Plain and simple. Thats right. FIRED! DONE! PERIOD!

Now I know what you are saying. “I cant do that” or “I need the money” or “My manager wouldnt let me do that”.

My answers are YES YOU CAN DO THAT and YOU WILL MAKE MORE MONEY AND BE MUCH HAPPIER WHEN YOU DO IT and lastly IF HE IS A GOOD MANAGER HE WILL UNDERSTAND AND HELP YOU RESOLVE THE SITUATION.

Clients want a strong trainer that holds them accountable. They want discipline. That want consequences.

If you trust me enough to just try it you will be amazed at the results.