We recently connected with Linda Piya and have shared our conversation below.

Linda, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. How did you get your first job in the field that you practice in today?

I resigned from my office job and was prepping for a bodybuilding competition while also studying for a personal training certification to become a trainer. I was completing my 5th mile on the treadmill when the fitness manager of the corporate gym I was training at approached me. He had asked me if I was interested in becoming a trainer at that club. I was very surprised that I was getting recruited when I did not apply or was certified yet. With great joy, I accepted it! The FM told me I can start as soon as I passed the certification. Looking back, I remember I applied to so many jobs but always got turned down. I knew this was the right one for me if I had someone recruiting me. Starting off at a corporate gym, I achieved great confidence, sales skills, and learned how to build good good rapport with clients.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

Back tracking, when I was working at my office job, all I ever thought about was working out, learning new exercises, learning more about how the human body works. I was fascinated and passionate about fitness so much, that I knew it was time to leave the office field.

I have been a trainer since 2017. I help my clients achieve their goals based on their abilities in a sustainable way. I believe life is about balance. Not all clients are new to working out but do need accountability, which I am able to assist them with.

I am most proud for being able to guide clients in a safe way and to make them feel confident while being able to enjoy food. I feel like a lot of people will fully restrict themselves to achieve their dream bodies, but I feel like that is a harmful way and definitely not sustainable.

Any stories or insights that might help us understand how you’ve built such a strong reputation?

Trust. I strongly feel if you and your client do not have a good relationship or trust, it is most likely not going to work out.

What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?

You can’t make every single person happy, you have to accept that. My earlier years as a new trainer, the hardest part was having clients drop out. I was asking myself if I was doing a good/bad job, was there something wrong with me, why did they not come back etc. I have to remind myself that no matter how hard we try, we can’t make everyone happy and that’s ok! We can reflect on what we can improve on, and take it on from there.

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