20 Lessons on Success From 20 Years of Discover Strength

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Luke Carlson

How can you build a successful strength training business that stands the test of time?

In this episode, Luke Carlson talks about the 20 biggest lessons he’s learned about making Discover Strength successful over 20 years in business and how you can apply it all to your HIT personal training business.

We talk about everything from the workout, marketing, branding, training your staff, creating great customer experiences, effective client education, and so much more.

If you want to learn how to build a successful HIT business that stands out and outdoes the competition, this episode with Luke is a must-listen.

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Show Notes

01:39 – Lesson 1: The “First Who, Then What” principle
03:09 – Lesson 2: You MUST Care About The Workout
05:24 – Lesson 3: Do Not Benchmark Against What Others Are Doing
07:55 – Lesson 4: Marketing Is A Tax Paid For By Unremarkable Products and Services
12:16 – Lesson 5: The Hero Of The Story Is Your Customer
14:24 – Lesson 6: Be Known For Solving Only One Problem
18:56 – Lesson 7: Differentiation Is The Key To Strategy
21:54 – Lesson 8: Push To And Beyond Momentary Muscular Failure
24:11 – Lesson 9: Role-Play Everything That You Think Is Important
26:00 – Lesson 10: You Grow A Business Through GREAT Meetings
28:04 – Lesson 11: You MUST Answer the Vision Questions of Your Business NOW
31:14 – Lesson 12: Equipment Is Not The Star Of The Show
36:54 – Lesson 13: We Underestimate What Can Be Done in Personal Training
38:14 – Lesson 14: There Is No Secret To Growing Your Business, Only Tenacity
39:24 – Lesson 15: You Must Keep Learning
41:18 – Lesson 16: You Must Simplify Your Business
43:07 – Lesson 17: Your Colleagues Matter
44:31 – Lesson 18: Accountability Matters
45:13 – Lesson 19: Exceptional Customer Service Drives Incredibly High Revenue
45:40 – Lesson 20: Running a Successful Business is Largely About Outlasting Everybody Else