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Originally Posted by Gen
To be honest, I think I could help some over weight people at the point I am now. I completely understand the struggle between wanting to enjoy meals and wanting to look perfect. I'll bet there's a relatively large market out there, in some places, of obese people who would connect better with a mentor who has a less-than-perfect body composition as well. I'm just not sure if I want to focus on over-weight people or just under-fit people; and I'm not sure I'm willing to bet all that with my living.
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The point isn't whether or not you're overweight. That's not really the issue. The point is how you're presenting yourself to clients and how they will feel about you. You're going to have to attract clients, attract being a key word.
Not to preach here, but understand that you are making a conscious choice to identify with a certain segment of the market while potentially turning off another part of the market. As long as you are aware that you're making that choice, then you
may be doing the right thing.
The potential problem you might have is that the market may not be what you think it is and your assumptions could be wrong. You're basically making a gamble (as we all are) and run the risk of being wrong.
For me, I'm not willing to give the potential client any reason to reject my services. I want everything that can work for me to do just that. So right now I'm working hard on my weight and taking pictures to show that I, too, have been there but now I've conquered my problem.
A similar path would allow you to attract both groups instead of only one -- twice the potential client pool.