# 45 Respond. Always Respond.

In this milestone episode where we have all the team gathered around the mic, we each explain how we work and some aspects of our business that we enjoy and focus on.

Want to know how exactly what we do in Cobh and how it came to be? You're not the only one! For a number of years now we have been quietly building a gym that caters for the community, a club and its players and also young coaches!Listen to hear from our Cobh contingent on how they started in the fitness industry and how we have all come to be!

Have you ever Ghosted? Just let the email, message or call be unanswered. Have you ever considered what this means about your self-esteem and your confidence? If you have Ghosted then you need to develop the skill of responding. Responding takes discipline and character. Never voluntarily let your character slid. Nobody likes these shapeshifting characters! Respond.

Here are some comparisons drawn up between estate agents and personal trainers. In recent months I have been on the client end of transactions and realise service quality isn't equal across all businesses. If you have any experiences either the property market or the fitness industry then please reach out!

Have you ever work up to your alarm ready to get to the gym and have a productive day only to roll over in the bed and cancel your session?If this sounds like something you have done then maybe you need to stop consulting your brain and 'just do things' and think later.In this episode we share how we can challenge the conformity of the body will go where the mind takes it.I think in the rush of modern life the brain must sometimes relinquish control to the body in order to get things done.

Ok ok ok, maybe not so secret and not so sexy but quite thorough and very hard to not make progress with this method.I have developed this coaching method for 12 years now and I road tested this method for the last 8. I am still using it.I have used it with busy parents, CEO's who fly private jets, professional athletes and your couch to 5km client. Why? Because it's simple to remember and it works.What is hard about it? You must buy into the idea that it will take time to see long term results. But isn't that what you want?

Dry January normally is an abstinence from alcohol. We have taken it one step further and done a dry social media January. We have not posted or added to the intense fitness marketing in January. This might seem ludicrous as a fitness business. But we must constantly challenge our values in order to understand them. It is only then can provide the services that we aim to.

Here are some thoughts from Kate and I's recent holiday. Health and fitness rarely leave my mind and holidays are no exception. I value a break just as much as the next person. Here might be an excuse to book your next break! 😜 Adam

In this podcast we share what our member day is and why we have it in the first place. Our business aims and values are strongly associated with the member day and we put them there for all to see.

Have you been doing the same program over and over? Unsure of why you might need to change your training? The Plateau is a biological phenomenon that occurs when stimulus is chronic, unchallenging and non-progressive. Adam