SS Times

 

 

Michigan Fans after finally beating OSU…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDJUot9OBLc  Thanks for that one Jesse.

 

But in all honesty, great season for the Wolverines, Sparties and my Britons!… Lions, maybe next year…

November was a great month. Even with a holiday shortened training week, we still hit some pretty great numbers.

I am very proud of several clients that made their 2 sessions during a shortened week.  Fitness and staying on track are becoming very important.

This is how life changes.  The grind of time.  Not some weekend seminar or short self-help book, but by committing to habit, rinsing, and repeating week in and week out.

Sorry, no short cuts here, no easy pill.

Just hard work, it’s the only way to guarantee change…

Schedule updates

Friday training is back on Zen Planner.  Next Friday (the 10^th) is a shortened training day.  I will be making a trip to Baker Strength & Conditioning to do some professional development with an old friend and teammate… Bro Baker.

Saturday training is BACK!  I have availability from 7am-noon for the month.

We will be closed on Saturday Dec 25^th and Saturday January 1, however.  You should be celebrating as well!!

Thank you for trusting Smart Strength with your health and wellness.

We appreciate your business and look forward to serving you into the future.

 

To recap the month

-We completed 143 total sessions for the month.

-We averaged 35.75 sessions per week.

-We are averaging 139.75 sessions per month YTD.

–1509 total training sessions have been completed YTD.

 

Moving Forward

1 year anniversary list! – You are amazing and a special thank you for making a real commitment to Smart Strength!

Doug

Jewell

Caroline

Jimmy

Pam

Naomi

Joe

Cynthia

 

People ask me where the name “Smart Strength” came from and why did I choose to name my business this?

We can meet for coffee, and I can give you the long-winded version if you would like, or you can check out this brief post and get the cliff noted version.

https://smartstrengthprogram.com/all-action-starts-with-a-thought/

 

 

If you missed the speaker- Pastor Corey Brooks– we had it recorded and hope you will enjoy it on your own time.  Please feel free to share with anyone you wish.

Special thanks to all my clients that showed up and supported this event.  You are the BEST!

 

Online review

***One of the best ways you can help support Smart Strength is with an online review.  If you have not done so yet, please take a few minutes to leave one here.

As always, if anyone has any suggestions or feedback, please shoot me an email, or let me know during our next session.

Work Smarter, not harder

Your Trainer,

Alex

• All action starts with a thought.
• Let that sink in for a moment.
• The brain must lead the body.
• You must create the command in your mind before you can create the movement with your body.
• The brain is the captain, and the body is the vessel.
• Which direction does your brain steer your body?
• My role as your coach is to unlock the power of your mind to teach you to believe that you will accomplish your goals.
• Never underestimate the power of belief.  Never underestimate the power of your mind.

If you want an impactful holiday gift, consider giving a 21-day trial to a loved one or treating yourself to something life-changing.

Your trainer,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb-E2kqLJhU

 

From the story of El Faro, it is evident now that the fastest route isn’t always the safest.   And a decision made by the most qualified officer in a room isn’t always the smartest.  The captain’s language of invincibility discouraged any crew member from expressing concern.

Perhaps El Faro would have been saved if the captain had established psychological safety that encouraged a diversified opinion from the crew members.

Maybe if he had established the practice of voting first before discussing, and practiced being curious instead of compelling, the ship would have been safe.

Every organization has a particular culture that is groomed through daily interactions and actions.  As a leader it is your responsibility to push for a more beneficial communication system.  Your type of leadership is evident in the language you use.  Always remember that you control the clock and everyone needs to collaborate to achieve a goal.  But this is not possible if they do not commit to working hard at it.  It is your job to celebrate wins, pursue every team members improvement and connect to them individually.

In the real sense, these steps are not easy.  But they are worth it and would prevent your ship from sinking.

Try this

Discuss your organizations goals with your team.  Share your possible concerns and encourage them to share theirs.

Also, try to create a platform for employees to make their suggestions anonymously, before a decision is made…

 

*Boards everywhere should take heed from this story.  Your actions have very real consequences.  They could even be fatal to your organization.  Do not ignore the signs.  Your Ego is not more important than the life of the organization.

*Leaders take note from this story.  Confidence is one thing, ignorance is another.  Resistance from a few is natural, resistance from all is a red flag.  Your actions have very real consequences.

When you are in a position of leadership, your words have weight, your actions are always observed, your character is paramount.

Sometimes, even you as the Captain cannot jump ship and run from the mess, it will swallow you along with all of the others….

DO NOT be an El Faro…

 

 

SS Times

What a beautiful Fall we are having.

And when its cold and rainy, there is nothing better than hitting the gym and getting your sweat on!!

I applaud each one of you for braving the elements, finding the energy, and staying committed…

Every time you work out, you are making a deposit in your health piggy bank…

Let’s feed that damn pig all winter long!!!

 

Schedule updates

Friday training is back on Zen Planner.  8am- Noon is available for scheduling.  If you would like a Friday PM workout just let me know and I can selectively schedule for you.

Saturday training is BACK!  I have availability from 7am-noon for the month.

It is a great way to get the weekend rolling!

Thank you for trusting Smart Strength with your health and wellness.

We appreciate your business and look forward to serving you into the future.

 

To recap the month

-We completed 130 total sessions for the month.

-We averaged 32.5 sessions per week.

-We are averaging 136.5 sessions per month YTD.

–1366 total training sessions have been completed YTD.

 

Moving Forward

-I want to make everyone aware of the Cancellation Policy at SS. 

If you cancel a scheduled appointment within 24 hours of the appointment, you will be charged for the session.

However, if you cancel but reschedule within the same week through Zen planner, no problem. 

It is on you to make that decision and schedule a makeup appointment. 

***Attendance award mini game, coming soon!!! ***

 

TEASER:  Online programs are coming soon….  Watch below!!!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36vGuLwKWzc

 

Online review

***One of the best ways you can help support Smart Strength is with an online review.  If you have not done so yet, please take a few minutes to leave one here.

As always, if anyone has any suggestions or feedback, please shoot me an email, or let me know during our next session.

Work Smarter, not harder

Your Trainer,

Alex

 

Just an evolutionary idea…

Fitness is Natures Free Market.

I love the simplicity of fitness.

It is a realm where you get out exactly what you put in.

It is natures bank account.

It consists of deposits of hard work and making the hard choices and nothing else.

It is one of the last places where you get exactly what you earn.

No one can give it to you & no one can take it away.

Your body and your health are the bank account.

It is perhaps the last thing on earth free of insidious intervention.

 

SS Times

September was solid.  Just like Earth, Wind & Fire, September never disappoints!

Like what the previous SS Times highlighted, we have been working hard and doing the right things.

It is time to show it.

We will begin re assessment next week and reevaluate programs moving into the fall.

We love to see PR’s!

We are entering the 4^th Quarter.

This is winning time!

Schedule updates

Friday training will remain appointment base only through the month and will not be in the schedule on Zen Planner.

If you desire a session on Friday, just let me know what time and I will selectively book it for you!

Saturday training is BACK!  I have availability from 7am-noon. 

It is a great way to get the weekend rolling!

Hit the gym and grab a coffee after!  It’s my secret to success.

Thank you for trusting Smart Strength with your health and wellness.

We appreciate your business and look forward to serving you into the future.

To recap the month

-We completed 156 total sessions for the month.  (2^nd most in a month for 2021)

-We averaged 39 sessions per week.

-We are averaging 137 sessions per month YTD.

-1236 training sessions have been completed YTD.

Moving Forward

-I want to make everyone aware of the Cancellation Policy at SS.  If you cancel a scheduled appointment within 24 hours of the appointment, you will be charged for the session. 

If you cancel and reschedule within the same week through Zen planner, no problem. 

It is on you to make that decision and schedule a makeup appointment. 

A big thank you to all that joined for the Run Albion/ Forks 5K!  It was an awesome turnout and a picture-perfect night.

It really made me smile!!

TEASER:  Online programs are coming soon….  Watch below!!!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zUpiOOREIFIKNl9t4uAhrO8htzpSloBB/view

Online review

***One of the best ways you can help support Smart Strength is with an online review.  If you have not done so yet, please take a few minutes to leave one here.

As always, if anyone has any suggestions or feedback, please shoot me an email, or let me know during our next session.

Let us enjoy this month.  Fall is the best season for getting outside and walking!  Color tours anyone??

Work Smarter, not harder

Your Trainer,

Alex

SS Times

The month of August and I have a love/ hate relationship.

Growing up playing football, I spent 12 years of my life dreading fall camp, grinding in full pads under the intense summer sun.  But I knew that without camp, without the preseason grind, there would be no fall glory.

There would be no Friday night lights or Saturday afternoon contests without the preparation and work that must take place before hand.

It was always better to sweat in peace than to bleed in war.

The hard work you put in weekly at Smart Strength is similar.  You are doing the heavy lifting (sometimes literally) now, so that you can enjoy your health and wellness long into the future.

You sweat now, so that when you need to tap into the deep reserves of strength, you are ready.

You are playing the long game.

You are preparing.

Schedule updates

Friday training will be on appointment base only and will not be in the schedule on Zen Planner.  If you desire a session on Friday, just let me know what time and I will selectively book it for you!

Saturdays for September – 4^th, 18^th, and possibly the 25^th?

WE WILL BE CLOSED IN OBSERVANCE OF LABOR DAY- September 6^TH.   

Thank you for trusting Smart Strength with your health and wellness.

We appreciate your business and look forward to serving you into the future!

To recap the month

-We completed 122 total sessions for the month.

-We averaged 25 sessions per week.

-We are averaging 135 sessions per month YTD.

-1080 training sessions have been completed YTD.

-We officially passed the 1K mark on August 11^th.  Pam you were the 1K session!!

Moving Forward

-I want to make everyone aware of the Cancellation Policy at SS.  If you cancel a scheduled appointment within 24 hours of the appointment, you will be charged for the session.  If you cancel and reschedule within the same week through Zen planner, no problem.  It is on you to make that decision and schedule a makeup appointment. 

-Smart Strength clients receive a discount towards our awesome Run Albion 5 K series.  Unfortunately, the last race was rained out, but I am hopeful we will have perfect weather for the next.

***The third race is Friday, September 17^th and coincides with the “Festival of the Forks!”  Still time to sign up!  I would love to have a group of SS clients participate in the race.  It is a great course, highlighting some beautiful portions of Albion and always a good time!  Spread the word!

Click the link to visit their website and register.

I currently have 2 spots open for new members to join Smart Strength.  If you know someone who is looking for a personal trainer or is interested in changing their health & wellness, please let them know of our services.  Personal referrals are the best source of growth for this business.

To all of you that have provided referrals and positive feedback to others, thank you.  I very much appreciate you taking some of your valuable time to help spread the word about SS.  I am incredibly grateful to you all for your continued support.

Online review

***One of the best ways you can help support Smart Strength is through an online review.  If you have not done so yet, please take a few minutes to leave one here.  

As always, if anyone has any suggestions or feedback, please shoot me an email, or let me know during our next session.

Let us enjoy this month and continue to move and enjoy the cooler weather!

 

Work Smarter, not harder

Your Trainer,

Alex

It takes a village.

Whether its raising children or building a business… it takes a village.

If it is to be successful, it always takes a village.

This was a hard lesson for me to comprehend.  I have often tried to go it alone, and always ended up frustrated, fatigued and failed.

While on a walk recently, I was replaying my life in my head, comparing, and contrasting the times when I was successful versus the times when I was very unhappy and struggled.

I tried to decipher what could possibly be the cause of how the same person could experience such polar extremes of the spectrum.  Especially when you consider the time frames were not that far apart.

Finally, it hit me… when I have a support network, when I have a team, when I am a part of the village, I can accomplish great things.

When I go it alone, and try to shoulder every burden myself, I eventually crumble and fail.  I do not think I am the only person that has experienced this.

This realization is powerful and can be applied to many different scenarios.

For me, accomplishing my dream of starting a personal training business only became possible when I found my village.

For you, it may take the power of the village to finally manifest your most audacious goals.

As Humans, one of our gifts is the ability to communicate and interact with each other.  We can add value to each other’s lives.

I got into this business to add value to others lives.  But it doesn’t take a personal trainer to help someone commit to their goals and to achieve great feats.

Find your village and start adding value to each other.

Fitness is just one way to enjoy each other’s company, and it has great benefits!

 

To MY village:

I want to express the utmost gratitude to you.

You know who you are.

I am beyond blessed to have such an expansive village.

My village has grown from my family and hometown at birth and has expanded every stop along my journey.

You all have played an integral part in my success, and I can never thank you enough.

You are my why- why I do what I do…

Why I work so hard, why I always want to do better.

My village is the best in the world, and I want to make sure I reflect that each day!

Success is dependent upon that network, that team approach.  The “IT” factor is the village…

Thank you.

Your Trainer,

 

 

SS Times

July has come and gone like an intense summer storm (we sure had a few of those!)  Many of us have traveled, or had extended holiday weekends, yet very few have missed a beat, that is the sign of a strong habit developing.

That is serious progress!

With that being said, I have fulfilled many of my summer commitments and will be making myself available for Friday training sessions again.

Friday training will be on appointment base only and will not be in the schedule on Zen Planner.  If you desire a session on Friday, just let me know what time and I will selectively book it for you!

Saturdays for August- 7^th, 21^st.

To all of you that have provided referrals and positive feedback to others, thank you.  I very much appreciate you taking some of your valuable time to help spread the word about SS.  I am incredibly grateful to you all for your continued support.

I am looking for new testimonials from current clients to add to the website.  More on this to follow.

Thank you for choosing to spend your time with us.

Thank you for trusting Smart Strength with your health and wellness.

We appreciate your business and look forward to serving you into the future!

 

To recap the month

-We completed 145 total sessions for the month.

-We averaged 29 sessions per week.

-We are averaging 137 sessions per month YTD.

-958 training sessions have been completed YTD.

 

Moving Forward

-I want to make everyone aware of the Cancellation Policy at SS.  If you cancel a scheduled appointment within 24 hours of the appointment, you will be charged for the session.  If you cancel and reschedule within the same week through Zen planner, no problem.  It is on you to make that decision and schedule a makeup appointment. 

-If you are ok with being paired with another client for sessions, please let me know.  I will create a networking group and pair up clients that train at similar times.

-If you wish to remain strictly 1 on 1 that is ok, and please just let me know that is your preference. 

-SS shirts are in and every member should have received one at this point.  If you wish to purchase any additional shirts, the cost is $20 per shirt.  The second order is in so I should be able to accommodate any style or size desired.

-We also have plans to create an online catalog of Nike products branded with SS logos for sale.  More on that in the coming months/ weeks depending on demand.  These products would be polos, Dri fit tees and sweaters and hats.  The stuff that I have been wearing lately..  If this interest you, let me know at our next session!

-Smart Strength clients receive a discount towards our awesome Run Albion 5 K series.  Unfortunately, the last race was rained out, but I am hopeful we will have perfect weather for the next.

***The third race is Friday, September 17^th and coincides with the “Festival of the Forks!”  Plenty of time for us to get in shape.  I would love to have a group of SS clients participate in the race.  It is a great course, highlighting some beautiful portions of Albion and always a good time!  Spread the word!

Click the link to visit their website.  As race date approaches, I will be reminding each of you.  We should try and coordinate shirts and photos as well on race day.

We are currently in the process of 2 major projects that will be of immense value to SS clients and the brand overall.  Big things are on the way.  This includes a online coaching add on package and a new, larger facility.  Stay tuned!!!

As always, if anyone has any suggestions or feedback, please shoot me an email, or let me know during our next session.

Let us enjoy this month and continue to move and enjoy the weather!

Work Smarter, not harder

Your Trainer,

Alex