How To Get Recharged, Come Up With Great Ideas, And Overcome Burnout
Last weekend was spent in Las Vegas with Craig Ballantyne, Chris McCombs, Vince DelMonte, Steve Hochman, and 25 highly motivated fitness professionals who are on their way to becoming kick ass fitness info marketers. 
We spent all of Friday and Saturday working with this elite mastermind group and helping them develop headlines, list building strategies, affiliate getting tactics, squeeze pages, product up sells, continuity funnels, and tactics to dominate their niche.
To say this group works hard is an understatement…
So I thought it would be a good idea to take them all out on Saturday night to one of the hottest night spots in Las Vegas, where snoop dogg just happened to be performing and just chill, let loose, and not think about business.
I also invited some friends who happen to be in LV for that weekend like 7 figure Sam and Nitin Chhoda who are both in my seven figure formula mastermind group, Justin Blum, from Las Vegas Fit Body Boot Camp and a few other high level info marketers.
Anyway, since what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas I’m not going to go into the details of the night… but I can tell you that there’s nothing more refreshing than working REALLY hard all weekend and then rewarding yourself with some good times.
In fact I got the email below from 7 Figure Sam just yesterday and I think it really sums up what I’m trying to say in this blog post.
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Hey B,
I want to thank you once again for being so generous and taking us out in Las Vegas.
To be honest with you I was a little worried since I’ve been known
to hit a club or two in my hay days and didn’t want to do
anything crazy around you and other successful fitness entrepreneurs.
But the night was just awesome!
It was the funniest thing seeing a VIP hostess sales tactics with you.
You didn’t care about any sales tactic, all you did was laugh it off
and made sure all 30+ of us got into club haze red carpet style with Snoop performing.
But I was sooo surprised to see how everyone just let their
hair down, loosened up and just had a great time.
OK, I do have a confession. I still hit the clubs in Vegas
here and there (I think everyone there figured that out) it’s my
way of just letting loose and “refreshing” my mind
so that I can keep working hard.
Then it dawned on me. Every successful hard working
entrepreneur knows when you work hard you must play hard otherwise burnout is inevitable.
It’s no different than working out. If you want to build your body
you don’t work out 7 days a week. For maximum results you
workout hard while you are at the gym but the results will only
come from proper recovery and time away from the gym.
No wonder some of my best ideas usually come to me when
I am not working or at my desk.
I gotta say it was really cool to see that everyone in your mastermind group understands when to work hard and when to just let loose and party.
By the way I got a glimpse at the bill and let’s just say
that bill was more than most personal trainers yearly
salary including mine not too distant years ago.
So thanks again!
Sam
Bedros here again,
I’m not saying you should go out and spend five figures on a night out. But what you should take away from this post and Sam’s email is that every highly successful person out there knows that the secret is to work really hard and focused and then take time off to just chill, get out of your routine, and hit the “reset” button.
It’s the only way I know to avoid burnout and set your business up for super success.
Some other ways you can do that are:
- Just going out to the book store and spending a couple hours roaming the isles.
- Take a three day weekend from time to time and go on a long drive with a friends or family.
- Do something outside of your daily routine like skydive, paint ball, rent a sports car for a day, go to a comedy club.
- Take a random “unscheduled” day off and head to the beach, lake, desert, mountains, or where ever and just chill and disconnect from the matrix.
- Or if you find yourself in Las Vegas… Call up “7 Figure Sam” and hit the most happening clubs with him for a weekend… if you dare.
The bottom line is that you gotta let loose from time to time. It’s good for you. Life is short. Work hard, play hard.
And Speaking of “7 Figure Sam”…
Sam and I have been getting a bunch of calls and emails from trainers who want to know how he took his modest sized personal training studio to seven figures. Sure, while Sam’s been a coaching client of mine for years, he’s also an amazing inovator and action taker.
And since a bunch of you want to know how Sam runs his studio, gets his clients, pays his trainers, sell HUGE packages, retains clients for years, and dominates all of Chino and Chino Hills I thought I’d see if anyone would be interested **IF** I could hook up a weekend for 12-15 trainers to come out to Sam’s Studio out here and spend the weekend with me and Sam and get his entire personal training studio secrets and how he took it to seven figures within just a couple of short years.
If you’d be interested in coming out to meet with me and Sam for a weekend and get the “behind the scenes” tour, systems, and tactics he’s used to blow it up then let me know in the comment box below and I’ll see if I could hook up a weekend with him.
Or just click here and check to see when the next weekend with me and Sam is taking place and register for it (if there are spots available)
Comments on How To Get Recharged, Come Up With Great Ideas, And Overcome Burnout »
Paul Halme @ 5:51 pm
I would love the chance! Please let me know the details.
Thanks,
Paul
Jeff @ 5:55 pm
B,
Great post! Too bad I had to catch the red eye flight home that night. Sounds like I missed a great time. Definitely nextime. I would love the opportunity to come back to chino hills and learn from Sam. Thanks for everything you do. I really appreciate it. Keep it up.
Jeff
Gabrielle @ 6:18 pm
Great post Bedros! I am just getting started in personal training fulltime so I am like a sponge, soaking up all the info that I can. Sometimes, I spend hours and hours on your website.
The opportunity that you presented above sounds great and I would love to hear more about it!
Keep up the good work! You are an amazing inspiration to me!
Gabbi
Jacob Mcluskie @ 6:24 pm
Great post, so important to let loose from time to time!
Bedros, having the opportunity to come hangout with you and Sam at his facility for the weekend would be AMAZING!!! sign me up, give me the dates and times and ill be there ready to soak everything in. It defiantly would be a highlight in my training career to see how a world class person like Sam runs his world class gym. Its people like you and your crew that have made me BELIEVE that I can make a killer living while pursuing my passion.
Stay hungry stay humble,
Aaron
Nick Irons @ 6:56 pm
Bedros,
With your coaching help, I am in the process of opening a personal training studio in Bethesda, MD and would love to take part in something like this. Count me in.
Nick
Nick, (and everyone else who wants to do the weekend at Sam’s). I’ll let you all know if I can hook a weekend like this up with Sam and what the cost of something like
that would be. I’ll keep you guys posted once I talk to Sam.
@Sara, Marilyn and Allison will do introductions for you guys and you can take it from there.
@ 7 Figure Sam, dude if you’re reading this… give me a call and lets see if we can coordinate a weekend after FBS
B
Steve de la Torre @ 7:20 pm
I’m in. When Bedros speaks, the fitness industry (should) listen!
Any trainer who want to own a seven figure studio should JUMP at this offer, the way you and Sam got that place dialed in to practically print money is insane
The weekend would be worth at least 5k IMO
Sam is right on the money with his comments on letting loose. So much fun to see everyone playing hard after working so hard all weekend. My best ideas are def not always when I’m at my desk either. Thanks again for the great Mastermind weekend and wrap up party. Keep me in the loop for this thing with Sam; list building is super important to me and this may be an opportunity to learn from the master.
Awesome post! Right on the money! I’d definitely be down for something like that. See you at FBS.
William Robinson @ 11:07 am
Wow! That would be a great opportunity! I am in the process of looking for a studio location. Getting some inside information would speed that process up big time!
John Heringer @ 11:08 am
So true that a recharge is needed from time to time! And definitely interested in a weekend at Sam’s studio, sounds great! Thanks for everything Bedros.
Bedros,
I would enjoy the chance to see how it is done. I just opened my second studio, but would like to spend more time with my wife and two children, making 6 to 7 figs would help and I am always looking for knowledge. Let me know. I will see you at my 1 st FBS. Thanks for all your help so far.
Ken Karnack @ 11:41 am
Ah Vegas… Nice…
Mike Murphy @ 12:12 pm
I would LOVE the opportunity. I have a personal training and fitness boot camp business called Body4Change in Utah that is growing by leaps and bounds. I would love to come down and see what’s going on at his studio!
Emile Jarreau @ 1:49 pm
Hey Bedros
Sounds cool…I’ve had an opportunity to do a Snoop BDay Bash at The Century Club, smells real different LOL
Would like a tour of Sam’s spot as well…me and Bea coming FS10…looking forward to meet others
Emile/m2
Prime @ 2:25 pm
I would love to come check it out. We are just breaking six figures in our business and would love to see what it takes to make it to the next level!
Hey everyone,
Thanks for all the awesome compliments. I am truly blessed to have a thriving business. It would have never happened if I didn’t dedicate myself to learn from the best. I have spend 40-50K/year to learn from the best and would love to teach my methods to anyone who is interested.
Chris, Thanks for being one of the people who I learned a ton from.
A weekend picking your and Sam’s brains would be awesome. Especialy since things are beginning to roll good for me again. I want to keep the momentum going this time.
Troy Dodson @ 3:26 pm
Awesome post! I am interested in meeting up with y’all for a weekend after FBS, speaking of…I look forward to seeing you there. (wow! I can’t believe that April is here already!)
Sounds great! Let me know the details.
I would be very interested in coming out for a weekend. I am looking to take our business to the 1 million mark as soon as possible! Coming out to FS10, conveniently for my Birthday
This post came at the perfect time. I was just thinking it’s time for a recharge. I think I’ll schedule a 3 day weekend soon. Staying fresh keeps the energy high when you train. More energy = more $$.
Michael @ 6:08 pm
Hey count me in!! All of you guys are GREAT and I would love to have the opportunity to come out and learn these tactics from you.
I’d be into checking that our Bedros. Keep me posted.
V
Temecula Personal Trainer @ 10:27 pm
Bedros, great advice on taking a break to recharge.
I’d like to get in on the meeting with Sam if you put that together.
will @ 11:42 pm
Sam is my idol in the fitness game…. I would love the opportunity to see how he makes it happen!!
Hey thanks Bedros for this awesome advice!
I probably don’t take enough break myself.
Scott Lofquist @ 5:09 am
Let us know the details.
Sure would love to. who wouldn’t?
Mike Davis @ 6:56 am
Hey guys, great post this week, I love the idea and totally agree, you have to break away sometimes just to charge the batteries. Living in colorado is perfect place to be and get away up to the mountains and feel alive, whether its snowboarding, biking, or hiking. I am a firm believer in working hard to play hard, thats kinda my motto. Since following all of the posts and videos and packages I have bought, I am just soaking up as much info as I can to grow this into something huge, and dont wanna stop til I’m at the top and have my area conquered. I am so desperately wanting to go to FBS but still growing and quickly moving from the red to black but would love any opportunity to visit with the real geniouses that have already made it. Sam, if its in your heart to teach us in person, consider me as a great student ready to learn more and learn your ways at your studio.
keep fighting the good fight,
mike davis
justin blum @ 7:35 am
Bedros and Sam,
i am totally in , theres nothing like surrounding yourself with the greatest minds around !! Let me know
This is priceless so whatever it takes Im in.. and thanks B for always looking out and continueing to make super succesful personal trainers
JB
Chad @ 9:02 am
I am so there.
Chad
Adi @ 9:56 am
Awesome post Bedros!
** Im just getting started (been a trainer for about 5 months now) working out of a studio, I’m not worried about burnout yet, just building my business day by day.
I would definently be interested **please hook me up
Norman Graham @ 12:29 pm
I would like to come check you guys out. I like the info in my e.mail, I can only imagine what an “in person” meeting would cover! ‘Til then.
Blake @ 2:09 pm
Hellll Yeahhh!!! I would love to learn from the best!!!! To be the best you have to learn from the best. I surround myself with people that are way more successful than I am, and low and behold, I am finding better ways to manage my time, and be more productive with my life. I would love to hang out with you guys and SOAK UP everything I possibly can to further my business and have more FREEDOM in my life!!! FREEDOM, what a beautiful word! I would be forever greatful if I could get just a little snippit of what you know!!
KEEP ON ROLLIN ROLLIN ROLLIN!!!! gitty up!!!!
Hey Bedros!
I’d certainly be interest!! in fact I’d love it!!
Personal Trainers Adelaide @ 3:26 pm
Absolutely Bedros and I think we all need a reminder to do this ourselves and also give your clients rewards for doing the same thing.
Two of the most powerful forces on earth are recognition and praise and we all want to hear at some level what a great job we are doing/have done, etc.
I made it a plan this year and from now on to take a week off every 12 weeks of the year. I work pretty much 6-7 days a week, and I take Friday afternoon off also to just chill out, but I love what I do and I’m a working machine!
Regards, Clayton
Adelaide Personal Trainers
Jannine @ 4:39 pm
YES! I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR A LONG TIME NOW!!! SO DOWN!
Jamie @ 6:44 pm
Bedros & Sam,
I would definitely be in for this opportunity. I opened my own studio a year ago this month (april). Things are going well and we will do a little over a Half Million dollars this year but can’t hardly wait to get to the Million + level. I would be stoked to learn from someone who is already at that level. Keep me posted!
Jamie
P.S. I have personally purchased, read and applied many of Bedros’s (and Chris McCombs and Steve Hochmans) teachings and every single one has worked wonders… I would not have made as much progress as I have in the first year without them. Thanks Bedros - for all the great products and information - Really looking forward to FBS2010.
Jason Woodard @ 1:22 am
Since my next step is a private studio this Right up my ally. BTW,
could you maybe do a blog on mistakes to avoid opening a studio. I personally have loved using gymnastics schools an cou try clubs for little to no cost and have pools of eager clients built in but have dreamed of my own building. Could you hook me up I’m sure I’m not alone.
Thanks B.
Rudy Rich @ 4:55 am
Been a mostly one/one trainer for over a decade now. It’s a great gig. But I need to move to the next step. Make it really happen. Clearly see what the next step is. I starting to believe you guys can help. Like to see Sam & B’ thinking. If you want to be a good surfer you got to surf with good guys.
Eman @ 11:14 am
I would definitely like the opportunity to learn from the best. I will be opening my training studio soon here in Las Vegas.
I would love to learn from the best! Count me in!!!
Gary @ 4:01 pm
Wow 7 figures in a studio and there are docs that don’t even do that these days. I would love the opportunity to learn from that model. Especially at this time of reduced reimbursements you folks are in a great group of people to learn from. I would love an invite…
perry mosdromos @ 12:58 pm
Absolutely. Sign me up. Sounds like a great idea and it would be helpful to learn some new tricks.
You have got to be kidding, that is a GREAT idea, sign me up, Man. I will be there.
AM
Carlos Payte @ 8:04 pm
Was I dreaming or did I originally see that Sam was to be presenting as FBS 10? I don’t see it anymore and that was something that I was definitely looking forward to.
Carlos, you were not dreaming Sam, Josh Carter, and Lauren Brooks will be presenting at fbs. However they are part of the early bird workshop and once the early bird deadline passed we pulled that part of the copy down. But if you signed up as an early bird then you are good to go!
Rock on!
B