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As The Treadmill Turns: Sex With Clients? Don't.

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  "Do you want to be famous? Or infamous?" Obviously, I was very naive. I didn't know that so much sex went on at the gym. Especially between Personal Trainers and their clients. The number is higher than I thought, and so is the risk. I am clutching my invisible pearls.  Why?  If you are a Trainer and you are asking me why? We have some work to do.  Let's go: Watch Your Brand! 1. It is unethical. We won't even get into the moral aspect of this(for those that have them.) We are focusing on the money. Do we not like making money? Do you think if you get caught diddling Daddy or Mama Warbucks wife,  daughter, or son, they might be a bit peeved?  They tell a friend, and the friend tells a friend. See where this goes? Now you are the infamous Diddling PT. That money train crashes and burns.  2. Integrity-less Bear with me for a moment. Sometimes, we train people that are in bad places mentally. Divorce, strained marriage, I could go on. You, th...

It's That Time Of Year Again!

Hello Everyone! It is time for my annual reminder to NOT be hard on yourself and to NOT create New Years Resolutions. Every year I must talk people off the figurative 'Resolution Ledge.' What is this sick need in us Humans to set ourselves up for failure? And you do know that is exactly what we are doing when we take on the New Years Resolution tradition. So I wrote a list of ways to help you reach your goals(in whatever you were going to vow to do by the end of 2017) Here goes: 1. Set the Goal(s)! Get your goals down on paper. This one action will set you apart from most of the crowd who have decided to create New Years Resolutions. 2. Create 'The Plan': This is So important it gets capital letters and brackets! Sit down and think/visualize where you want to be in, say, three months, then write that down. Goals without a plan is like Faith without works...feel me? 3. Ask yourself: "How badly do you want it? And "What are you willing to do, within integrity...