Whenever I have a lot I’m taking on and feel overwhelmed, I’ll sit on the stairs at Vigor Ground and look down on the gym to remind myself where I, we started. There was nothing but a dream. Started coaching in the woods in Tivoli Park in Ljubljana, and here we are, two gyms on two continents - 16 years of gym ownership. I still feel like we’re just getting started. And every day, week, I make mistakes and f@*k something up. But I keep moving forward and learning. You make mistakes but then your mistakes make you. Some of them are MUSTakes. Make sure you make new mistakes (and work on not repeating them over and over). You can never EVER stop learning and improving, staying humble enough to know you don’t really know much. Some things that come to mind... ▶️ The foundation MUST be coaching, customer experience, culture and community - never ever stop working and improving that! Whether you’re a coach or have a gym, this part has to be a way of life for you, a compass, a damn religion! ▶️ You can’t be and stay in business without getting good at business - that means marketing, sales, systems, team building, leadership. Being great at coaching & avoiding business skill sets won’t keep you in biz for a decade or more. ▶️ Bring your weakness up as you grow your career, then later on outsource your weaknesses. ▶️ Seek out, obsessively, people that are the best in the world at what you want to do & who you want to be and hire them, get mentoring, invest, listen, and then DO what they share with you (mentoring can be from books, podcasts, courses, blogs too). ▶️ Go to live events & meet people. This was a game changer for me and I just did so much of it (close to 300 live events in 18 years) - I learned a ton, but even more so connected with so many people/mentors. ▶️ As you learn and gain wisdom from experience - give it ALL away. Through coaching and mentoring and through content you create for the marketplace. ▶️ Make your vision real by writing it out, talking about it, drawing it but ALSO writing out the actionable steps to get there (however small, just keep moving). More of this to come... 📸 @tylrnelson #gym #dopepic #fitpro #gymowner