Among the many people I’ve coached, most recently I’ve enjoyed fitness professionals. Why? Well, I remember the first time that I used a personal trainer. She introduced herself, took a few notes, and then proceeded to march me around the gym like a robot. When I faltered at getting the specified number of reps, she barked “Suck it up – keep going!” When I asked a question, she looked somewhat annoyed before answering. And when I expressed disbelief that I had what it took to reach my fitness goal, she agreed!

Well, I did reach my goal, thank you very much, but it was with another trainer. 

She wasn’t a bad person, she just lacked some key life coaching skills that got in the way of communicating with her clients. So, when I coach with personal trainers, I imagine all the clients who will have better experiences than I did!

The reason I bring this up is that I just had an article published in PFP (Personal Fitness Professional magazine) called “Life Coaching 101.” It feels great to get the word out there about how powerful coaching is, and especially to personal trainers who can really make an impact with this knowledge. What made this project even more fun is that my friend and colleague, Shelby Murphy, took over as editor of the magazine this year, so I got to work with this amazing woman.

If you want to scoop up some life coaching tips for yourself, click here for the fre*e online version my article: http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/rbpublishing/pfp_200809/index.php?startpage=28.) Enjoy!