I celebrated 10 years of owning a gym this past Saturday night.
This is a rare accomplishment and one I’m very proud of.
This does not happen without the great people, both past and present that helped us along the way.
Over the next week or so I’m going to be sharing 10 really cool business and life lessons I’ve learned.
Lesson 1 of 10
It’s usually never as bad as you make it.
I’ve been sued, audited, had my right-hand man leave 30 minutes before I signed a million-dollar lease. I have had times where there was a negative balance in my business checking account.
My brain always made things worse than they actually were.
The negative thoughts in my head were much bigger problems than what was actually happening.
One of my mentors, Ari Weinzweig, always says to me, “It’s all imperfect”.
Things are going to happen in business, many times they are bad.
But, if you shift the way you think about them from bad to a learning experience, that’s just part of the journey, they won’t tear you up.
It will not prevent them from happening. It will allow you to handle them much better and get you back on the horse much faster.
Think of it like this, when it gets really bad, it’s going to get better real soon.
Our emotions are like the weather, some days it’s nice, some days it rains.
It’s not going to rain forever and I kind of enjoy a rainy day once in a while.
We have a saying in the SPF mastermind called:
Ignore The Crazy Headtrash (I.T.C.H.)
When you know that lots of the negative thoughts are just not real, you’ll deal with challenges so much better. That’s your main job. Overcome challenges, the better you equip yourself for that the more success you’ll have. Talk to you tomorrow for number two. In the meantime, check out some stuff below... Vince PLUS: Whenever you’re ready… here are 4 ways I can help you take YOUR business to the next level: 1. Join Our 6-Week Client Surge Program Join us for 6-Weeks for the New Client Surge Program. It’s going to be 6 live modules. I will be solely focusing on helping you build a predictable system to get new clients and make more. For more information on the 6-Week New Client Surge Program click the link below: https://fitbusinessuniversity.com/client-surge 2. Spend the Day at Gabriele Fitness with Me and My Team This will be the most productive day in your business building career. Come with a big challenge such as not having a marketing plan in place or not being able to remove yourself from your business, and we’ll roll up our sleeves together and knock it out. You’ll leave with a very clear plan to win. You’ll also get to see my 7-figure gym in action and talk to the members of our leadership team to learn how things run around here. Send an email to megan@gabrielefitness.com, and put “Day at GFP” in the subject line. 3. Join my Mastermind Join a super motivated group of gym owners who meet 4x/year to make more money so they can have more free time with their family. There is so much more you get with this, but the only way to apply is through a call with me and I will unpack everything for you. To apply for the Mastermind, send me an email, Vince@gabrielefitness.com, and put Mastermind” in the subject line. 4. Work with me One-on-One If you’d like to work directly with me to do things like become a better leader, systemize your business, or simply get yourself out of the day-to-day… just send me and email, vince@gabrielefitness.com, and put “One-on-One” in the subject line… tell me a little about your business and what you’d like to work on together, and I’ll get you all the details!