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Learn how Johnny Nasello went from dreaming about a business idea to running a debt free and profitable fitness business in just three years. Make no mistake; Johnny has worked his butt off and he’s one focused dude. But he has followed a very simple plan that has allowed him to find business success in a very crowded space.
Johnny Nasello is a certified personal trainer, a fitness blogger, a yoga teacher and a studio owner in Portland, Oregon. In 2008, Johnny found himself at a desk job that was sucking the life out of him. Find out how he turned his love of fitness, weight training and yoga into to a lifestyle and a successful business.
In this episode, Johnny will show you how to leverage consistency, action and purpose to succeed in a business that you love. Johnny will dive deep into what it really takes to start a side business and leverage momentum to walk away from a boring desk job.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- How Johnny planned the successful escape from his draining corporate job.
- Learn how Johnny used consistency to achieve his business goals in record time.
- Hear how Johnny integrated three of his strongest interests into his business from the very beginning and why this is so important.
- How to leverage a blog to build a following and establish your credibility in a crowded space.
- Turn job dissatisfaction into the driving force for moving your business forward.
- How to use your blog and YouTube to expand your influence and build an audience.
- How to leverage your full spectrum of interests to stand out in a crowded market.
- Balancing a 40-hour a week job while starting a side business.
- The key decision to making the leap to full time fitness entrepreneur.
- How Johnny made the decision to quit his job and pursue his business full time.
- How to deal with friends and family that are projecting their fears and doubts on you.
- The importance of developing solid relationships along your journey and how this paid off big time for Johnny.
- How Johnny took a risk and seized the moment to take his business to a whole new level.
- Hear about Johnny’s favorite adventure activities (Hint: think vitality, breathtaking beauty, and a giant crater ground filled with water).
If you are longing to leave that soul-sucking desk job to pursue a business you love, you cannot afford to miss this episode. Johnny spills the beans on what it really takes to build a business on the side and leave that corporate job for good.
Listen and enjoy!
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MORE ABOUT JOHNNY:
- JohnnyFit – Johnny’s incredible website where he shares advice on healthy living, fitness training, yoga and kettlebell workouts. There’s so much great information here including tons of useful recommendations and ‘how to’ advice.
- JohnnyFit blog – All kinds of great fitness advice, specific training techniques and inspiration for a life of vitality and energy.
- Check out Johnny on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google+ and Pinterest
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