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Originally Posted by jessie
Last week I was at corportate headquarters for my company and checked in at the gym to kill some time. I decided to poke around the facility and ask the coach on staff some questions about his job. He runs the corportate fitness center and organizes health and wellness events for all employees. The gym is not outsourced, its run through the company I work for. However, he eluded for me not be be 'disillusioned' by his job merely because all of the folks on staff had degrees in something fitness related. I do not have a degree in fitness - I have a degree in business & technology. I've seen many people succeed in industries where their degree doesnt apply and where their passion is incredible. Is a degree really necessary or when is a degree necessary?
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Rather than look at your degree as a negative, you should consider it a positive.
Business and technology can definitely help you as a personal trainer. You must treat yourself as your own business and everything you know will help at one point. Technology can help you as well.
You will likely have clients in business and technology fields so your knowledge will help you build rapport with the clients which always makes it easier training them.
Couple with your unique knowledge and passion, you will be able to build up the experience to make you a great trainer as trainers who even have advanced kines degrees or PHDs need to build up experience before they can become great trainers.