I Need Your Opinion

I hope you had a relaxing Labor Day weekend. I sure did… anthony-robbins1

Having two kids under the age of four means that my wife and I can’t do the spontaneous weekend getaways as much as we used to, but this Labor Day weekend was the exception.

We went to Balboa island (off Newport Beach) on Friday night, walked around, and the kids had a blast. Then on Saturday we decided to take a day trip to San Diego to let the kids swim in the ocean.

That day trip to San Diego ended up being a weekend. It’s hard to come back home when your kids are having so much fun.

And since we were unprepared to stay the night, we ended up going to Target to get some clothes, and some hygiene essentials before checking into a hotel in La Jolla.

(Imagine walking up to the front desk of a swanky hotel with two HUGE Target bags in tote and saying “we’re ready to check into our suite now”… LOL you should have seen the look on their faces.)

It was a fun weekend for the Keuilian Family…

But when I got home last night and went online to check emails and stuff I saw this comment left on my blog by Tom, and honestly I’m a little confused… and that’s why I need your opinion…

Here’s the comment. And so that you know the context it was left under here is the blog post where the comment was left:

http://ptpower.com/2009/08/18/19-killer-fitness-business-marketing-tactics-and-a-3-that-suck/

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Comment Submitted by: Tom Schneider
Submitted on: 2009/09/07 at 1:44am

Well Bedros, all your tips are great and are nothing more than parts of the 4 P’s or Marketing Mix or part of the bigger picture or Strategic Marketing Process.

Here is my 2 cents on what you are doing. You are no longer in the fitness biz dude, you are in the “sell information biz”

I feel bad that you are all about money now and are turning yourself into the Tony Robbins of fitness marketing.

Big question, after you are done doing “SELF HELP”, will you go back to college or even try to get a degree in fitness, maybe even publish a real book, or better yet go to a real FITNESS SUMMIT with ACSM, go to their website where thousands of true fitness professionals, PhD’s, etc.. gather to share TRUE FITNESS KNOWLEDGE, not selling a bunch of get rich quick schemes about fitness marketing, come on dude.

BTW….leave my post on so people can read it, unlike what Steve did and deleted my constructive criticisms.

Remember, opinions are like you know what, everyone has one, even me.

Take the good and bad comments dude, it’s only fair.

BTW, I used to be a recruiter, Army Master Fitness Trainer, and now run my own fitness boot camp and have an MBA, taught college marketing, but never forgot that sharing with others my knowledge on fitness and health is more important than scamming folks out of money….if you do it right, the money will be there, without having to pay you or anyone coaching fees, DVD/s, etc…seminar fees, so maybe you should publish a real book and see if the REAL WORLD will buy it…..I only see you pushing your stuff online and I don’t see you in any college or University giving marketing advice the same as Dr. Michael Porter from Harvard who has well known books on Strategic Management and the true marketing with SCA, look that up if you need to.
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Like I said, I need your opinion on Tom’s comment above AND your opinion about me and what I offer to our fitness industry.

Honestly, I don’t care one bit about the personal attacks on me. To answer your question Tom, No I won’t go back to college and get a degree in fitness. College was NOT for me.

What I want to know from the readers of this blog and from those who have purchased my stuff and attended my events…

- Am I way off track like Tom says?

- Are my products a bunch of “get rich quick schemes” like he says?
(by the way we have no record of Tom ever buying any of my products or attending any of my live events)

I really want your opinion on this… am I really off track in what I’m teaching the fitness industry, like Tom says, just because I don’t have a collage degree or MBA?

Tell me what you think below… All comments are welcome.
B

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COMMENTS

http://www.bodyconceptspersonaltraining.com personal trainer

The simple facts are in any business, someone has to be focusing on the MARKETING, Unfortunately, as start up business people ourselves, we have to wear both hats as marketer and trainer, and I can see how they can in some ways contradict each other –
I always say have good intentions from the heart and you will always do well! Forget what others have to say, because you can not please everyone. Thank you.
http://purehealthperformance.com Mark Fitzpatrick

So are we now NOT communicating in the “REAL WORLD” as this foolish original comment is discussed.

Someone please let me know. I just want to make sure I’m in the REAL WORLD.
Jason

Hi Bedros,
That is a long line of posts. But I would say that the greatest benefit of your programs are not from a perspective of having an etheral pedigree but rather that they are practical efficient solutions for improving business traffic. The marketing techniques are useful first and foremost because they have been proven to be highly successful in generating business when implemented to enhance a business’ sales.

Bedros, whilst Mr Schneider is correct regarding the qualifications required in some professions, when it comes to marketing a fitness business and other front-line customer-focused businesses, effective and efficient marketing is as much an exercise of trial and error as a theoretical exposition of critical assessment.

Thus what you provide business owners who are struggling to find ways of differentiating their services is nothing short of an epiphany. We all know that generating more sales while developing reputation, good will, and sustainable growth are all essentials to surviving and succeeding in business. And to date, there are no university degrees or professorships that do that.
Thank you so much for all you are doing and I hope you keep it going because there are a lot of us counting on you.
http://fitnessgametraining.com Brian K

This guy must be so successful that he can take time from his “over successful” life and say horrible things about people. I don’t know about you B, but I have better sh*t to do than write slamming blog posts about someone who obviously has a loyal following. You can tell by his actions that he is definitely the top of the marketing food chain…NOT. Apparently college didn’t teach him common sense. Dude no one knows who you are and no one cares and the fact that you went out of your way to write a hate letter to someone who is obviously changing peoples lives for the better just shows how unaware you are.

Oh, by the way, Ive been to college have a degree in marketing and DIDNT LEARN SHIT! Graduated with a 3.99 high honors and didnt learn anything near what I learned with just one seminar with Bedros. YOUR SYSTEM SUCKS MR. MBA. College is the true criminal! Charging people tens of thousands of dollars and not doing shit for anyone in a business field. Hows this: get your head out of a text book and go make actual money. Textbook learning is ineffective, expensive and literally USELESS when you are studying marketing. What works is learning from people who are the best and clearly Bedros is the best in his field…GET USED TO IT, HE ISNT GOING ANYWHERE Mr. MBA.

I met a guy who had an MBA…he was rethreading my friend’s tennis racket at the local country club while I was making six figures with my fitness empire that Bedros helped me build from the ground up. [TRUE STORY]

I guess this was a “MBA’s” attempt at taking down a fitness marketing giant with a heart of gold.

Bedros = 1 MR. “MBA” = 0

PEACE

YOU ROCK B. YOU AND CB ARE THE BEST MENTORS I COULD EVER HAVE. I CANT WAIT TO SEE WHERE THE FUTURE TAKES ME WITH YOUR GUIDANCE
Matt NSCA-CPT

Well you know what they say about “haters” if they ain’t hating you ain’t doin it right. Bedros your a mentor figure when a lot of us trainers are still w the trail and error wasting valuable resources like money and time. I’ve followed you now got around 3yrs now and it’s almost like workin for you , you lay a plan and if we follow it , it’s going to generate some type of reaction. Your basically teaching trainers how to network and build value in order to make selling ( yuk, but necessary ) easier . The world doesn’t need anymore people w big degrees telling us how to do it, we need more doers too many chiefs. Bedros keep doin your thing people alway question pioneers, always going to be jealousy, envy, and hate that’s just how some people get by.
http://www.girliebootcamp.com Josephine

I guess this guy thinks being a mentor is BS
http://www.nickpineault.com Nick Pineault

Bedros is the real deal. He’s not afraid to market and sell his stuff - simply because he knows that it’s what people need.

He helped thousands of entrepreneurs change their business and lives around, and YES, he made money in the process.

Would YOU refuse the money and freedom that comes with helping more people and creating your dream life? I doubt it.

The sad truth is that most of us wouldn’t care as much about others as Bedros does if we were in the same situation.

Thanks for everything,
Nick
Matt

Bedros, this sounds like nothing more than a man who has miserably failed at what you succeed in. I went to college and later decided is wasn’t for me either. I still got a massive education with about 100 random credits but I learned more from you than any other teacher.

If not for your work, my boot camp would have failed many times over. I’ve watched you speak and you can’t fake the passion you carry with you to give others the opportunity to achieve their dreams and have the financial freedom we all strive for.

I look forward to seeing you again at the TT Summit to once again light the fire under my ass. Keep doing what you do buddy.

Matt
Velocity Boot Camp
Dan

Bedros,

I have only been following you for about a week or two. From what I see you were an excellent trainer and still would be if ypu chose to go back to that being your focus. Now i see you as somebody who really has thier stuff together on marketing and helping other people succeed. Yes you are trying to make a bunch of money but you are also helping us do the same. I have learned a ton by watching your free videos and when you sent me a reponse saying I could get your Sytem 9 for a buck, it actually ended up costing me,a buck. I think you are doing a good thing for your famiily and for the rest of us. The only negative I have is like one of the first people said, when you see an email saying “this price ends at midnight” when you know it’s gonna be available again, that lack integrity. I have gotten a few of those recently but, hey they may not even have been from you, just the industry.
Mykal Cook

I only recently discovered Bedros. I’m leaving the Army soon and fitness is my passion and with that choice of career I wanted to get the best start possible. I watched and listened to lots of the things that Bedros had to say and I heard lot’s of sound ways to leverage the world to really establish your name as a PT. The examples and theories and practical applications of what was being said seemed almost flawless.
I believe Bedros truly wants to help others succeed and if his methods and teachings have brought great success then why not ask for a couple bucks to show the way.
Tom… what are you doing wrong that you feel you have to blast something that is making a good living. Bedros may not be a fitness trainer anymore but his time is dominated by helping others succeed at being PT’s. And Tom, if you’re doing nothing wrong then let Bedros do his thing.
http://www.pftaschools.com Mark Jackson

Welcome to the world of haters. I own a Personal Training School in Austin Texas and I have to deal with this stuff on a regular basis. Gyms and fitness managers telling my students or potential students that they don’t need to get a hands on eduacation but just an online cert..crazy! I know how it feels Bedros but I will say this, I added a sales and marketing section to my school based on everything that I have learned from you…and that was without spending a dollar! Yes Bedros has some great products but he also gives away so much valuable information. I truly believe he is changing the potential for what a personal trainer can make without having to be a part of a huge corporate gym. Thanks again Bedros!
Mark Jackson
Atti

Bedros,

After I red most of the comments here I realized everyone is right in some way or form. Some express it more diplomatically and some on a more personal level. Tom made his point by saying he has something to say against the way Bedros is making money by selling info that is already out there! Also, if I understood well, he is questioning Bedros’s qualifications. It’s all good, he has the right. However, I did not feel that Tom is stupid, angry or a bad person but easily I can be wrong here. It’s all perception. On the other hand I don’t feel that Bedros is doing anything wrong too. Tom is passionate about helping people and Bedros about helping trainers. You both serve somebody. Ultimately, we live in a monetary world and everything is tight to it. We all need money. Some marketing strategies in the past worked some don’t. Life evolves in a new direction. Since the birth of the internet anyone has the potential to become better, richer or totally stupid. It’s all a personal choice of how you are going to use it. We need new ways, new methods, new approaches and despite the fact that some of the things that Bedros is teaching is already out there, he still manages to put it together in a different way and make a profit from it. He has the right to do so. That on its own does not make him a guru, a master or name whatever title you want here. No one is and no one will ever be. The best we all humans can do is to try. A skyscraper can be duplicated so as a marketing strategy but when you are able to duplicate another Earth, I personally will call you a guru or master or God. Until, we are only trying our best.
I don’t feel that any degree or title gives us the right to elevate anyone to be above everyone else since most billionaires in this world don’t even hold a higher education, and that is a fact. I agree with Tom to let’s help people but I agree with Bedros too to let’s help trainers to be able to help more people. After all, it’s a personal choice how far you want to take it and how much money you want to get out of it. Bedros has already mentioned it that money is only enables us to do whatever we want, and as long as we want it. Tom, I respect the fact that you help people and I bet you have enough knowledge and inspiration in you to get the best out of them. Bedros, I respect your hard work in helping trainers to do better. At the end, I don’t feel to have the right to tell someone what to do. I present my clients the science, the research and the evidence and from there on I leave it up to them to decide what they are going to do with it. So far it works and in some instances it doesn’t. Life is still good. So, I want to wish Tom, Bedros and everyone else here who commented good luck. Keep up the good work and just make sure that in everything you do you try your best and don’t harm other people. The rest is just a pile of crap.
Jovon

Bedros

Haters! Haters! Haters! You gotta love them, Dude I believe in your mind set and you haven’t lead me down the road of destruction. I have 3 degrees and 13 years of experience as an educator and consultant. I teach sport marketing and quote some of you words to my students. In your defense, you walk the walk and talk the talk, sometimes the answer to marketing “YOU” is not always in the textbook or in the classroom or an educational degrees. It just might be at the click of your finger which opened my eyes to a brand new world of the fitness industry. So keep up the good work, and realize if someone is not talking about you, then you’re doing something wrong. Be Encouraged!!! Peace and I’m out.
Jovon

Haters! Haters! Haters! You gotta love them, Dude I believe in your mind set and you haven’t lead me down the road of destruction. I have 3 degrees and 13 years of experience as an educator and consultant. I teach sport marketing and quote some of you words to my students. In your defense, you walk the walk and talk the talk, sometimes the answer to marketing “YOU” is not always in the textbook or in the classroom or an educational degrees. It just might be at the click of your finger which opened my eyes to a brand new world of the fitness industry. So keep up the good work, and realize if someone is talking about you, then you’re doing something right. Be Encouraged!!! Peace and I’m out.
michi

When people “call us out” it is usually because they are experiencing fear or insecurity within themselves and they call out those around them who appear to be experiencing success in the areas they are not. In this case it sounds like monetary issues. Bedros has a massive tribe that support him because he has helped them with tons of free information as well as his informational products. This “calling out” will not damage him. It will teach others how to deal with haters. Thanks Tom for giving Bedros the opportunity to show us how to deal with a situation like this and how to take the high road and turn an irritating situation I to an opportunity.
Eve

Hmmmeee…got people talking which is always good. Everybody that crosses our paths are for a reason (a season or a lifetime!) and teach us something rather than them all being scholars they are ordinary people that sometimes teach us to just ‘smell the roses’.

I think you have taught me some things, I could do with less of your ego and sometimes going on about personal things in your seminars that seem rather self centred but hey your American! Kiwis are a little bit more reserved.

The fitness industry needs people like you, good coal face marketeers to come up with gorilla marketing tactics that work..you can get in your own zone sometimes and trend water!

Just be careful not to move to far from the changing coal face!
Lisa Peterson

When I first saw you present I literally thought “this guy is like the Tony Robbins of fitness”. That was a compliment. You have what no degree in the world can get you: PASSION for what you do. As a result, you inspire and help those who CHOOSE to do business with you, find their passion and succeed. This trickles down to countless clients and everybody is better for it. Problem? Don’t see one.

His objection seems to be with your marketing strategies. Considering the battle to get America to wake up and get into a regular fitness routine (which doesn’t take a PhD to design), means going up against the fast food industry’s billion dollar “in your face” on tv, billboards, Internet, etc, marketing machine, its called fighting fire with fire.

I think I heard a wise speaker once say the more successful you are, the more of a threat you become and there will be haters.

I believe this guy is giving you a compliment on your success.
Tommy Dansby

He obviously has some serious inner conflict and a business that is half failing in comparison to yours. People who go out looking for trouble tend to end up in worse shape due to simply being negative. Others have said it before jealousy gets the best of them all. Your success is far greater than a piece of paper that has some fancy writing on it. No matter what certification, degree, Ph.d etc., you have if you don’t use it to its fullest then you wasted a lot of time and money.
Mike

I agree with most comments, sounds to me like this guy is jealous of your success, the advice you give to personal trainers like myself and maybe he is not confident trying to put himself across the way you do.
Any products you promote that I have purchased have always provided me with great information, advice and things i am now using and beginning to help me make a better living for myself and developing my fitness business.
Forget people like Tom, and keep on doing what you are doing we all appreciate the knowledge and advice that your products offer to us in the industry.
Jameel

His points make full sense (forget your a fitness guru for now to make it clear)
Strictly speaking, your advice is really just marketing basics sold as fitness hype in a very smart way
Make no mistake, some of your stuff is awesome, Im a fan but not of all your stuff
There is TOOO much hype on your site

No offense and I dont think this is an opnion. Most people can agree to this

Just because someone states some obvious black and white constructive non attacking criticism , does not mean he is a hater. NO way.
I mean really? Get 100 clients? System 9?

“Just deliver value”?

In real life, rejections are 9/10, people are rude, alot are not receptive to trainers and some people are just so damn difficult. Rephrase. MOST people are difficult

delivering value, having a website, a brand etc is not a magic bullet. Its common sense business 101
However, real life decisions are governed by emotions, recession salary fathers,mothers, poor students, this that…

Marketing theory is just words on paper..> Life doesnt run on paper
Its mostly on whims.

Bedros , man no one can just get “100 clients” and do “this comp, that contest” that easily by “plugging in a system”

Real life is so different to a blog post and “your experiences”

The fact that you owe a franchise and your PT trainer clients are under your Franchise , gives a massive bias to your posts

It should be changed to Fitness Franchise marketing
Surely I know some of your stuff works for normal trainers as well but NO WHERE near compared to your franchise sucess rates

Anyways
Peace out

Thats all He is saying

And I agree%100 (Speaking as a Personal trainer and Marketing graduate )
Marisol Pena

In my opinion, marketing comes with experience!!! You can get your MBA, PHD in whatever, sales or marketing even managing a business. But life experience is priceless!!!! Hey at least Tom can use his MBA to manage getting out of debt of school loans. I’ve been reading your posts. And they have become extremely helpful in starting my bootcamp, see you at the Fitness Summit ’14!!!
sergi

You have made an impact on Tom. That’s good marketing!
sergi

now that you are using him to make you even more trusted
Natalie Cole

Bedros I first got onto your site because I needed information on how to be more appealing to my clients and to complete my Diploma in Sales and Marketing. I cant say I have or ever will attend you conference but that’s only because I’m in Australia.
Any chance of bringing it here.
I have been in the fitness industry a long time and though your link and contact I now have a real focus.
I take what I want from your information I know there is no pressure to press purchase and yet you still keep giving. That’s not money I know man but that makes me the richest person, I have meet Craig B TT awesomeness, Dan Suspension Maniac, Forest KB King and a Mike Whitfeild Gauntlet dude and Kate V me some abs.
SORRY Tom you missed the point Bedros may not be a Fitness guru but he knows marketing as I used his 14 Day Fat Furnace Email and it worked and I’m now am about to start my next program with double the numbers. What you don’t know in fitness your contacts have given me the expert information I need. Don’t stop and come to Australia pretty please.
Natti
Ursula Janette Krause

I came across your You Tube channel exactly 5 days ago and I have been following you ever since. I have also purchased a few things from you! And well, let me just say that my mindset has made a 360 turn. You have opened my mind to so many possibilities! I was having coffee with my mom and she was impressed about how much I was talking business and all the new things I have learned. She is a huge supporter and loves the influence you have had in me.
Although I am a very friendly and outgoing person, I’ve always lacked confidence around new faces. Yesterday I went to switch banks and I found myself chatting away with the lady helping me. I got her email, invited her my boot camp, and she is bringing her friends with her.
My website is coming up this weekend, I have been building my email list, getting new clients, organizing a charity boot camp, and working on my cookbook! (just to mention a few things I been working on).
I feel like I am capable of doing SO MUCH more than I ever thought and it is because you have not only taught me how to get more clients, but also to believe in myself (sorry I am getting all Disney on you).
So my opinion on Tom is that he can take a hike.
Anyway, I will continue following and learning from you!
THANK YOU BEDROS.
Luke Trencevski

well, the guy is smart educated have degree certifications etc. here is the bad news, woke up dude this is America!! CAPITALISM
knowing anatomy broke trainer- knowing marketing sales rich fitness business owner
practical advice worth more than theory!
so here is philosphical perspective if you post this to bunch of phd’s they will probably disagree with Bedros they don’t understand business! they understand theory!
coming from communist country i tottally understand how Bedros fells!
keep coming back strong man! you have my support and my money! nobody ask me to buy from you i did it by myself! You are creating value to marketplace he creates exusses!
His e-mail should make you happy you are doing something of value! if you get hater you are doing well, if nobody hates you, you need to ask yourself what i’m doing wrong!!
well i can write ebook about this and sell it to you if you want
” the value of haters in succesfful man’s life”
haha just kidding!
enjoy the moment Bedros!
best regards,
Luke
Anna Kuennen

Hey B… I just received some of your material and have yet to make the time to read it all, but do have to say that this Tom guy is right on point with one comment… opinions are like ass holes and everyone does have one but in this case his STINKS… BAD. enough said.
Robert Horovitz

Good morning Bedros.

Love what Ron said above. How to reach out to so many who can desperately benefit from our knowledge but that don’t know we are within reach. This is where the largest opportunity gap lies within the natural health profession/industry in my opinion; not education amongst already certified professionals. As healing mission driven businesses, we must be able to reach and heal more people. Bedros, you offer expert, experiential, and time tested results. I greatly appreciate you reaching out and making yourself available to this most noble cause. Instead of solely helping people with their fitness goals, you have expanded yourself into helping countless professionals reach out to more of their surrounding communities. This is truly lacking.

Congratulations on all your success thus far as it truly represents not only how much enthusiasm you have transferred and people you have inspired, but how many people you have been able to heal as a result.

With gratitude,

Robert Horovitz
david all 4u fitness

yes you are in the marketing and selling business. Who isn’t?! so now we know how to personally train. we need to learn how to market and sell. if we don’t then our education is for nothing.
AlexZ

“Tom” is a typical hater. I have a business degree and an MBA and I am also from a military background. I have been a certified personal trainer for the last ten years of my life and even with all of these credentials, background and experience, my personal training business didn’t start really booming until I bought Bedros’ marketing programs. As an educated professional, I am aware of the necessity to continue learning and growing beyond the traditional college setting. People may agree or disagree with Bedros and his products ( personally I think they’re great), but people like Tom who clearly not only disagree but also hates, exposes himself as a typical, insecure fitness instructor/educator. By hating, he puts himself in a funny situation where educated people will put his ignorance on blast.
I support Bedros’ program 100% and I don’t disagree with constructive criticism as long as it’s authentic and not based on assumptions and a simply having access to a public platform like a blog.
Graeme Campbell

Lol Im gonna steal that
Graeme Campbell

Mate your awesome. You and your GSD! I like how you communicate with folks. You have accepted my fb friend request and interacted with my posts. Yeah you sell alot, good you deserve to you actually sell quality backed up with a personal touch so kudos to you. Im over the moon with the education you have delivered in the courses I have bought and within all the free info you deliver. I also like how my fb friends now include quality and inspirational people like Josh Carter And Tony Chowdhury. There isnt anything missing from your setup. Keep up the good work you sure lit a fire under my kilt. One thing though and I hate to be critical is it possible to man up the fitpro mag?
Alex Thorn

Honestly i get where he’s coming from on part,s of his comment and disagree with others.

I disagree with his publish a REAL BOOK assessment and disagree with the whole go back to college… ummm. for what? Bedros is doing just fine being an entrepreneur helping people with what he loves to do. The fitness degree and REAL BOOK won’t change anything you do with your marketing, just add another acronym beside your name.

What i do agree with is that many times bedros presentation of products does feel infomercial like. I feel like i’m being sold to time and time again with the same information with different marketing behind it. BUT there are times when i feel Bedros is sincere in his help and that’s when he presents his information free of charge. I’ve bought system 9 and System Marketing Mega Swipe or something like that and the information is valuable for sure. An education and yes i’m aware that education cost money and i’m not against that but as bedros fitness formula grows so does the marketing and the extra pointless long squeeze pages…. in that respect i don’t like it. fit pro’s should help each other and of course after a certain point for more info there will be a fee but the presentation needs to be more sincere and less MAKE MORE MONEY crap.

Love ya brother. My own Opinion.
Tanner S

I just purchased the floodgate funnel and you guys are worth every penny. My gym was struggling for 2 years trying to get people in the door. I love fitness and I truly care about people and their success! If you can’t get people in the door it doesn’t matter!! I studied fitness not marketing! For guys like me this is a heaven sent!
Emma Lewis

Ok, handsome…you simply rock!! Your info is always relevant, inspiring and spot on (even down under!!). Who cares what this “Tom” hater says. Is he at your calibre? Does he rock the online fitness biz like you do?? Does he even have a clue about how there is a big movement to online personal training? Up on the trends, I say not. We’ve all gotta do something for a living & make a buck, the fact you passionately SHARE what you’ve learned along the way for FREE and also offer products/services to purchase as a top coach to PTs shouldn’t make anyone (you listening “Tom”?) take offence! You deserve applause, keep on keeping on…we love ya!
Emma Lewis

So true!
Buff

I smell jealousy! I used to be pissed off that I was more educated than all the TV personality trainers and the popular infomercial products also. Then I grew up and realized that I (and They) had made choices. There is no golden book of how to succeed (except psycho cybernetics of course!) Just as there are multiple ways to count to 100, there are multiple paths to success. I originally chose the, “Get more credentials,” and, “Escape your poor background,” rout. Some people choose the, “Forget the letters behind my name; lets concentrate on the parts of business that get clients and the people who can get me there,” rout. I soon realized that although the education is great, it is really just icing on the cake to what really mattered; learning the business and changing my relationship with money. That made the most positive changes in my life. Another thing Tom is forgetting with ALL his education is the power of positivity, keeping a positive attitude and learning to appreciate others’ strengths, not criticize what they do differently than one’s self. He represented himself as a hater and a negative person with those comments. He was less than well thought out for “such an educated man!” The universe will serve it back to him someday …& on a not so shiny platter!
mike colangelo

Hi Bedros,
Keep up your great work! You are the MAN in the fitness industry! Thank you so much for all your FREE advice. You give FREE advice that is VERY valuable to us Fitness Trainers because your heart is in the right place.
This guy is a pompous elitist douchebag who doesn’t want anyone who wasn’t born with a silver spoon in his mouth to get ahead.
Your a genius and he is jealous of your success because he isn’t as smart or successful as you are. The hell with that petty jealous loser. Thanks again for all your generous wisdom.
Mike Colangelo
James Gardner

Hi Bedros, all I ever bought from you was the Six Figure Business Blueprint for about £12 english. So you’ve gotten rich from info marketing, good luck to you, it certainly wasn’t off my back.
What I have had from you and your posts and videos is tonnes of FREE, SPECIFIC, EFFECTIVE AND EASILY IMPLEMENTED fitness marketing advice.
I just do part time classes in the community but what I have got from you has been invaluable in keeping people coming in to the classes and making them viable. About to start a 21 Day Fat Burn program- oversubscribed, gift cards -ordered yesterday for local hairdressers, nail bars and beauty salons, stand booked for town fair, great Facebook tip from Josh on the blog this morning, watched his video and acted on it, got responses in minutes (GSD right? lol).
I know you give stuff away to get business and it’s not just altruism but the fact that is that you have put this free stuff out there where it is of huge benefit to anyone who is willing to study it and act on it.
Thank you Bedros and good luck with all that you do.
Dean Scott

HI Bedros, I have been in the Fitness Industry for 35 years. I am 57 now! I actually emailed you a few days ago asking for some advice and was basically told to attend the Workshop you have in Las Vegas. The problem is I live in Thailand now and have opened and closed two, yes two gyms in the past 3 years here in Thailand.
My first gym was in NYC in the early 90′s, and did very well. Actually, the 2nd PT gym in the US. I worked for the very first one for 7 weeks before 2 clients asked me if I wanted to open a PT gym after seeing the owner, who was a Juice monkey at the time, inject his arm right in front of everyone in the gym! About half of his clients never came back. Now this PT gym was a BodyBuilding gym, very small and his idea was to make you puke every time your worked out…. so I did a lot of re-hab. on his clients as most were injured from his training ideals.
Although I am new to you and your site, information and such and am not too internet sauvey, I know I have to do something to get and keep my clients. My real question for you in my email was; does your information work in SE Asia? Where peoples mindsets are different and Fitness is just starting to take off. One reason I came here was to catch the upswing of the business again…… I cannot go to Las Vegas, so I asked if there was a webinar available, to which as of today, have not gotten a response.
Sometimes, it all sounds the same to me…. just do this and just do that….but for someone who did not grow up computer in hand…. I have a difficult time staying too long on any computer…. I am considered a great trainer as many are. LOVE my clients, and LOVE to get results. I also do and teach Functional Fitness and Have BootCamps, but find people are afraid of the hard work it takes…. so I say it is playing…
I know this is not in direct response to your question as I am not qualified to actually say yet, but you seem real and genuine to me. Yes, if I were a millionaire already, I would certainly open another gym and teach for free, as I am sure many would if we didn’t need to make a living. I see you teach people how to make a living at what they love to do… not only make ends meet, but succeed as all Trainers want their clients too. I can only read your emails and watch your videos, but again, does your system work in Thailand? and SE Asia, as my dream was to open several Bootcamp/Functional Fitness gyms in different SE Asia…. but now I am lost as to how to actually get people. If this is not to far out of line, please try and answer… if it is, I apologize for taking up so much space. Thank you and yes, I think you are doing a service to people like me, who don’t have the business ideas or knowledge to build a great thriving income doing what they love to do.
http://www.fitnewyou.co.uk Tim

Hey Bedros,

I am a newbie when it comes to your advice and products so can’t comment yet on how well they are going to work in my business. However one thing I do know is that even with all the fitness qualifications, having had a successful business for many years in another sector and my life experience I still struggle to get my head around this whole marketing business!

From what I have received from you and started to put into place I am already seeing results so although as I said I’m a newbie my initial impression is that ‘THIS SHIT IS GOOD!’

As for being a Tony Robbins of the fitness world, Dude take that as a compliment! Having been to many of his seminars and gaining huge amounts of knowledge to the point it changed my life, if you fitness info does the same to the business your going to have one very happy client

All the qualifications in the world do not and cannot replace first hand experience!

Clearly this guy has an issue with others success and although claims to be intelligent person comes across as rather stupid! And let’s be honest you didn’t have a gun to my head when I bought your product!? I made my own mind up based on the fact that it was affordable, value for money and something I believed would help me in my business.

After reading the other comments on here seems to me that no one agrees with his disillusion views so wouldn’t waste my time on him.

But Bedros wouldn’t it be ironic in a month, year or two years when his business is struggling and he needs help if he comes to you with his tail between his legs because of the success you have given people through your systems!
Emmanuel Soba

You’re legit bro! Tell him to check out my accolades… the proof is in the pudding. I used some of your techniques and products to get me there. Oh! and BTW I don’t have a degree either. I think he’s mad because he’s made a huge investment in college in hopes of building wealth but hates coming in second to someone who hasn’t. Oh! and one more thing Tom. The ones who pay for Bedros’ products are spending money to acquire knowledge the same way you spent money on college. Same deal… Wait one more! It’s just like how your clients pay you to learn what you know and what they can find online for free. Tom, I think you should go ahead and buy Bedros products or sign up for a live event. Maybe you would of never been so committed and emotional in writing a comment that seems to be a little fatuous.
Steven Craig Bryan

Bedros,
I enjoy your emails and you u tube videos if you want to know why I haven’t purchased anything it’s because you don’t except Pay Pal that’s how I purchase all my fitness products online even some equipment. I would also attend one of your Summits if it was closer. As far as what he said well you’ve been there done that now your trying to help other which is a great plan. But you should also get paid as well for your services because you are providing a service. Some need the help, some don’t realize they need help,and the rest just think they don’t need help. It is good in this industry to get other professionals opinions, outlook and advice you just find a pearl of wisdom in what they say. I know a Gym owner who thinks only his idea’s are the best thus his employees don’t respect him or trust him and that’s sad. There’s a lot of money out there and sometimes a fresh approach is helpful. Just my observation

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