 Flashback to the early 2000’s, I was a pre-teen at home on summer break carelessly flipping through TV channels trying to find something to watch. I stumbled upon TLC’s What Not To Wear with Stacy London and Clinton Kelly, and was immediately hooked! I related to the real-life fashion offenders on TV because I too, had loose baggy clothing, frumpy hair, and didn’t know how to color-coordinate with my shoes. Being an overweight child and spending a lot of time with my brother, you could say I was a tomboy. I remember wearing gym sneakers with EVERY outfit even in high school, I loved comfort over style. I recently had an interview at a local gym for a coaching position and asked Steven, what do I wear?! That experience is the inspiration for today’s blog. If you’re a personal trainer or group fitness instructor, I’m sure the same thought has crossed your mind. The short answer is, well it depends… Usually in the fitness industry, interviews have two parts: The Interview: This is the traditional sit down with the hiring manager and questions are asked. I say when in doubt go with business casual. For men, slacks or khakis with at least a polo or collared shirt. For women, a nice blouse with pants or a dress. If you are interviewing for management, dress business professional. The Practical: Being in the fitness industry our job to help people move so it’s only natural to make you demonstrate your skills in when hiring. With personal training, this might be a mock client situation or you may be given a scenario. With group fitness, it may be a short 5-15 minute demo class or small group training. As managers, we know within the first 10 minutes if we intend to hire you or not. Regardless, wear clothing that looks the part. Make sure you’re not rocking that busted old free t-shirt you got in college that may or may not have an armpit hole. Try for workout shorts, capris, or leggings, and a top that isn’t too revealing (save that crop top for a rainy day). Bonus points if your outfit can match a little to show you gave some thought into your demo. I would bring this change of clothes whether or not you know if they’d like you to be active during your interview process. Be prepared! Thanks for tuning in to the What Not To Fear: Fitness Edition (Shirt and Shoes probably required) Disclaimer: No copyright infringement intended. All rights to What Not To Wear belong to TLC
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Experiencing low attendance in your classes or is your gym going through a lull in new members? Globetrotter Wellness Solutions has tips for you that range from thinking outside the box with untapped markets to creative strategies on how to recruit new members. Recruiting New Members
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5. Go Corporate. Reach out to large companies while relaying the importance of employee wellness and offer a special discount for their employees. 6. Sponsor or host a charity event. Get your name out there whether it’s a 5k run or sponsoring a local health fair. Associate your name with a great cause to gain more exposure. Untapped Markets 1. Elderly. The baby boomers are growing! Try teaching a stretching or chair yoga class targeting this special population.  2. Children. Kids have a ton of energy. What better way to burn off that energy than to have a class just for them? Take it to the next level and have a class for kids and their parents, where the adults workout while the kids play together. A win win for all. 3. Men. The boys like to stay in the weight room, try hosting a men’s only class such as yoga (Broga), etc. Get their feet wet with group exercise and reiterate the importance of variety in their workouts. Swole Steve might bench 315 pounds, but can’t hold a 30 second plank. We hope you learned something new and challenge you to implement one of these tactics in the next two weeks. Let us know how it went in the comments below! Sometimes recruiting new members, means investing more in the ones you already have. Find the hidden treasure right in front of you and get recruiting! Alicia Everette A millennial wellness enthusiast trying to figure out life. Coupon Queen. Experimental Chef. Personal Trainer. Aspiring Health Coach. the big reveal
Hello and welcome to Keepin’ it 100, where I’ll reveal the secrets to life in ~100-word blogs and ~100-second vlogs! By “secrets to life” I’m obviously exaggerating… But here are some guaranteed topic genres:
Wellness (obviously), Motivation (I’m a quote junkie), Marketing (my true craft), and Features (I’ll host content-expert guests to cover other topics). If you’re wondering why I’m relevant to speak on any of these, check my bio! First up, a vlog covering my trip last week to Wilmington. Highlights included strategic planning with GWS, shooting photo/video at a Clifton StrengthsFinder lunch-and-learn hosted by Steven, and celebrating the launch of this blogspot with some beach fun! Hope you’re ready - I’m excited to keep it 100 with ya. Peace, Love, and Wellness,
(Note: I don’t own rights to the music. Song Credit - “Elephant 2k18 - Bobby Rock Remix” by Funkin Matt, Bobby Rock)
  Flashback to my last year of college. Everyone was asking, “What are you going to do after graduation?” Or visiting home for the holidays and Aunt Sally is still berating, “When are you going to find a man, get married, and find a job?” We’ve all been there and experienced that. The latter of my senior year was very difficult as most of my friends either had job interviews, jobs already lined up, or were going to medical school. There I was, about to finish my Bachelor's degree- yet I didn’t have enough experience to land a decent full-time job. How on earth was I going to make a living? Spoiler alert! Things worked out in the end. However, here are some tips and tricks I wish someone had told me during my job hunt. Let my mistakes be today’s lessons. 1. Start Early Look at job descriptions of jobs you want. I’m talking about your DREAM job. Do this and highlight the skills you don’t currently have, like budgeting? Find a way to get that experience in your current roles. This may be asking your boss if you can help with financial reports or teaching yourself some skills via an online tutorial. 2. Visit your College Career Center Chances are your tuition or student fees are already paying for this, so use it! Your school pays professionals where it is their full-time job to help you find a career, prepare your resume, and practice interviewing. Getting an interview is only half the battle. Doing well in them takes practice and preparation. 3. Take a Strengths Test One of the most common interview questions is, “What are your top 3 strengths?” Stand out from the crowd by doing some research. Take an online test such Strengths Quest or 16 Personalities. For example, my strengths are Discipline, Restorative, Empathy, Consistency, Harmony. Doesn’t that sound more interesting than your generic, “I have attention to detail and rock Microsoft Word”?  4. Internships or Job Shadowing If you start early enough, apply for internships, REUs (Research Experience for Undergraduates) for the summer or look for professionals that you can job shadow. This hands on experience is what will set you apart from other applicants. Sometimes what you think a career is, is drastically different from reality and you’ll be glad you figured it out beforehand. For instance, I wanted to be a physician assistant for the longest time. It wasn’t until I shadowed one I realized that it wasn’t for me. 5. Networking If you already have a job on campus, let your boss know your career aspirations. You never know who they may know. Connections are everywhere if you seek them out. Departments also often have events made specifically for networking! Try one out and go with your goals in mind. Having a casual conversation about what you’re interested in with a professor could land you an internship in the future. Doors could be opened and you could even have a letter of recommendation, should you need one. Connections make a difference. 6. LinkedIn and Social Media Create a LinkedIn profile and consider this your electronic resume. This means don’t put your MySpace profile pic up there. Use a professional head shot. While you’re on this, clean up all your social media accounts. Potential employers will most likely be checking and you don’t want something you posted while getting tipsy in the club to affect your professional life. 7. Graduate Assistantships Sometimes you’re just not ready to go straight into the workforce and that’s okay. Consider going to graduate school to hone in your skills. Furthermore, try to land a graduate assistantship. These are like jobs while you go to graduate school. Most likely you will have your tuition waived while receiving a stipend and working roughly 20 hours a week. This is a win-win for all. I ended up doing this and it made me so much more hirable to employers! Graduate school is a nice middle ground where you still have one foot in the college world while the other is in the adult world. No matter where you are in your career remember it is not a one stop destination, this is a lifetime journey. Even if you think you’re at your DREAM job right now I challenge you to ask yourself, “what’s your next, next?” By: Alicia Everette A millennial wellness enthusiast trying to figure out life. Coupon Queen. Experimental Chef. Personal Trainer. Aspiring Health Coach.  It's one month into the new year! How are your resolutions coming along? If you are human, which I hope you are if you are reading this, the honest truth is that you have probably had some setbacks. Life happens, and I am here to reassure you, that is okay. Obstacles are actually opportunities in disguise. Our perspective on situations or the angle which we choose to view them, can paint drastically different pictures. If given the chance, everyone could name obstacles in their life, but it is how we overcome them that puts together our story. Today’s blog will provide you strategies to view obstacles as opportunities and how to stay on track with your goals. 1. Ask yourself, is my goal SMART? Naturally, your answer may be yes since you thought of it. However, SMART is an acronym. Specific- Is your goal vague? Make sure it is detailed. Example: I want to save $50 per week for 20 weeks to pay off debt by June 1, 2018. Measurable- How will you measure progress? Example: You should be able to track your progress by counting your money sum weekly. Attainable- Is this goal actually achievable? If not, you are already setting yourself up for failure. Example: Base the amount that you save weekly on your current spending habits. If you are living paycheck to paycheck you may need to scale back your goal. Realistic- With my available resources, can I achieve this goal? Example: Will you be sacrificing your lifestyle or others around you to achieve this goal? Time-Based- Am I giving myself enough time to achieve my goal? Example: Have you calculated if $50 for 20 weeks will pay off all your debt? If it doesn’t, then adjust your goal. 2. Write down your goals. On physical paper, this makes them more concrete and tangible.  3. Keep yourself accountable. Tell your friends, family, or coworkers about your goal; they can help keep you on track. Post it on social media. What else is Instagram for? 4. Reward yourself for the small victories. Break down your goal into smaller ones and celebrate the wins. Worked out 3 times per week for a month? Treat yourself to a manicure. 5. Ask yourself, are you ready for it? Taylor Swift says it best. Is this the right time in your life to take on this goal? Are your surroundings conducive to your goal? Do you have the tools and resources to succeed? Last, but not least: 6. Remember the bigger picture. If you are beating yourself up because of one slip up, remember the grand scheme of life. A year from now, are you going to remember that one day where you ate a piece a chocolate or are you going to remember how hard you worked to achieve your goal? Failing is a part of success and it is what we learn from our failures that gives us the knowledge to succeed. Think, if you fell and broke your leg…you wouldn’t get up and walk on it, right? That is how you have to think about your goals. Falling once will not do you in, but continuously falling back into a cycle does.  In the end, an obstacle is just a hurdle on your road to success, and all you have to do is jump to stay on track. And if you fall? Get back up one more time than you fall down and you win the race. By: Alicia Everette A millennial wellness enthusiast trying to figure out life. Coupon Queen. Experimental Chef. Personal Trainer. Aspiring Health Coach.  Let me begin by saying that New Year’s Eve is one of my favorite holidays each year. That of course along with my birthday, Christmas, and Independence Day. New Year’s for 2017 was different. I would like to rank it up there with one of the worst New Year’s but honestly it might have been my saving grace. New Year’s Eve itself was fine. I was enjoying the night with friends at a neighborhood house party but something inside of me felt off; I felt unbalanced if that makes sense. We watched the ball drop, Mariah Carey make a memorable performance, and called it a night. Now just like most people, I’ve had my fair share of peaks and valleys in life but I wouldn’t consider myself depressed. Ginger Zee says so poetically in her latest book Natural Disaster: I cover them. I am one that storms don’t last forever and the sun will always shine again. Often times, we don’t know what we are truly made of until we have nothing else to lose. That night I fell asleep and in my dream I had glimpses of suicidal thoughts; thoughts that have never even crossed my mind before. I woke up in a cold sweat, with feelings I can’t even describe. I do know one thing though; after a few minutes of thoughts and trying to make sense of everything I settled one final thought, goal, promise, resolution: “Not this year 2017; you will not win. I. Am. The. Storm.”  2016 was a year where I needed to figure out the next step was for me, both professionally and personally. I knew there could be a chance that a promotion would open at my current institution but I wasn’t so sure that’s what I necessarily wanted. The universe had been working its magic for me and I began getting calls from national and international companies discussing national director positions with me and if I was interested in them. Some even dangled carrots in front of me such as more than 3 times my current salary, company cars, private jets, tour buses, and a life of luxury. All of these positions were great but would have only been stepping stones to get me closer to my dream, becoming an entrepreneur. I thought I should take one of these and once I saved enough money for 2-3 years then I would open my own company. I remember one company discussing how they liked to “hire to retire;” my heart skipped a beat. I had a flashback to participating in a study that another university’s IO Psych graduate department was doing on my department. One of the questions they asked was “How likely are you to see yourself retiring from this department?” and my Likert Scale response was strongly disagree. It’s not that I disliked my job, department, university, career, or that I was a flight risk but it was more that I couldn’t imagine seeing myself anywhere for 30 years. I am in my low 30s and I want to see the world; I’ve got goals and ambitions which include having a larger impact by working with multiple locations not just one institution. This makes perfect sense when you look at all the external committees, contracts, and speaking engagements I was already doing. I remember what I told myself when I came back to my institution in 2014 “Steven, you are going back for 3 years, save money, get out of debt, then move back to the beach and open a business or gym.” I was in the middle of year 3 and wasn’t completely out of debt yet but knew that sometimes you just have to jump and you’ll learn how to fly or as we like to say in the south, “shit or get off the pot.”
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