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Today I celebrate my 36th year as a health & fitness professional.
On January 27th, 2020, I celebrated not only my 30th anniversary, but also the fact that I felt like I had finally built the business I had always dreamed of.
I was my own boss, a true solo-prenuer, I had control over my schedule, confidently charged premium prices, and working with wonderful clientโs.
In great shape at a comfortable 205lbs (and very proud that I could keep my jeans up without a belt), happy, I slept like a baby knowing that I was the โMaster of My Universe.โ
Life Was Good!
2 months later the Covid-19 pandemic hit hard and I had no choice but to shut down.
All of my clientโs older than 50 (some in their 70โs and 80โs) it would have been potentially life-threatening to see them in-person.
Locked-down, isolated, solo I wasโฆ
With no end in sight, I had to figure out how I was going to save my business.
Not having much experience with the virtual world, I jumped in head first, and also let my clientโs know that if they wanted to join me weโd have to figure this out together.
No social media presence, a mentor, a coach, colleagues, a team or a community I could lean onโฆ
Iโve never felt so professionally alone.
The long-standing relationships that Iโve been able to establish with all of my clientโs is probably the thing I am most proud of, and I say with confidence is what saved my business.
So it was greeted with joyous relief but not surprise, when most said theyโd be willing to explore the virtual world together.
The pandemic dragged on and on with no end in sight, clearly the business that I had spent 30 years building was not to return.
It had to change and I had to change if we were going to survive.
Sleeping like a baby no more, stressed beyond belief, and while I did not stop working out, not having access to a gym set me back.
Add to that, that I was basically walking in the dark trying to figure out what were next steps to keep my business afloat.
Life Was Not Good!
No longer in my best shape, 15lbs lighter, and uncomfortable in my baggie jeans, I had to accept that things were never going to be the same.
Every morning I reminded myself that โThings could be worserer,โ but they werenโt easy.
Slowly things started getting better, I became more comfortable, my clientโs continued to progress, and my โnewโ business model started to take shape.
And todayโฆ
I run a hybrid personal training / health coaching business: 50% virtual and 50% in-person.
I am once again the โMaster of My Universe,โ and over the past 5 years Iโve been able to build friendships, connections, and communities, so that I am no longer โsolo.โ
Never again.
203.8lbs today, I can once again keep my jeans up without a belt, and Iโm sleeping like an adult.
I could not have done it without my family, my friends, mentors, coaches, colleagues, communities, and especially my clientโs.
I Thank You!
Carlos
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