Joslynn Boyce is a registered personal trainer and a small business owner in Calgary, Alberta. She is also one of my good friends, and has been for over 10 years. Every time Joslynn and I get together we end up talking about fitness and working in the fitness industry as entrepreneurs, so I wanted to actually capture one of our conversations for the podcast.

On this episode, Joslynn shares some of the most important lessons that she’s learned as a contractor and a business owner, including how to balance making money and taking caring of yourself. We chat about how to prevent burnout while still being profitable, and why you should be selfish once in a while. We also chat about some of the biggest struggles and learnings that Joslynn experienced while starting her own business, among other things.

Enjoy!

Business Lessons:

• It’s important to consider transit time when you’re going between different clients
• Be mindful of your time between clients
• Be selfish once in a while and take care of yourself
• No amount of money can make up for your healthy
• It’s important to be fit both mentally and physically
• Figure out how much you can take on in a week
• Starting a business is exciting, scary and there are a lot of steps!
• Start a website + a platform for payment – this can be a process but it’s so
• Make sure that you have proper insurance
• Practice what you preach
• If it’s this easy, why isn’t everyone doing it?
• You have to have passion for what you’re doing doing
• Find a niche with whatever you’re doing
• Start small and take baby steps to build – set goals for yourself along the way
• Trust that everything will be okay
• Keep things fresh – use resources like Pinterest and take classes from other teachers
• Having a side hustle to balance your teaching can give you more financial security and give you more time to take care of yourself
• When you care about your clients, they’ll stick with you for a long time
• Find a niche that will help you to stand out in the crowd
• You don’t need to look a certain way to be a good yoga teacher or personal trainer
• And much more… Here’s the episode!

Connect with Joslynn:

• @jb_wellness on Instagram
• @kayla.joslynn on Instagram

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