Takin’ care of business
I passed my exam last week; I’m just waiting for the certification paperwork to complete. Once that’s done, I can get insured and then I can start doing the whole personal trainer thing for real.
In the meantime, I met with a lawyer last week to get some advice on the business and liability fronts. I’ll most likely be forming an LLC for my personal training activities, which I’ll be looking into later this week. I also have to take care of some other business details like opening up a dedicated bank account and all that fun stuff. And there there’s business cards, letterhead, advertising, etc.
It’s so weird that this is all actually happening. I’m simultaneously excited and scared. I’ve learned so much already, but I’m quite humbled by the vast landscape of things yet to be learned. The next big thing for me on the learning front is getting my fitness nutrition certification. My brain is a bit full right now with everything else going on, but I hope to start studying for that within the next few weeks. I’m also picking up bits and pieces of biomechanics knowledge as time permits.
I definitely like working with people and doing what I can to push them to be better, healthier, stronger, and more confident. I love sharing knowledge with people and helping them better understand their own bodies. There are definitely a lot of very tangible rewards in this profession.
The biggest hurdle for me right now is confidence. I’m always a harsh critic of myself and that can make things difficult when so much of your ability to market yourself to a potential client or to motivate a client relies on your ability to exude confidence as a personal trainer. I’m slowly getting better and I know with time this will be less of an issue, but it’s something I’m very self-conscious about right now.
