Hard Pressed

Sitting at my desk as a fitness manager for Bally Total Fitness in Charlotte NC, I thought to myself “where am I going?” Am I going to climb the Bally ladder to spend most of my time as a “numbers cruncher” with the corporation, or is there some other way past this pit stop? In my heart, I’ve always wanted to be self-employed and had done so under the umbrella of a merchant services (credit card industry) company as a representative. It was great being independent but one problem is that it was taking much longer to make ends meet than what I anticipated. Working on 100% commission was a great learning experience, and at the same time was no walk in the park (in 2008 especially). I was able to keep my head above water by personal training part time at Bally until desperation hit, and I found myself excepting the Fitness Manager role at another Bally location in Charlotte.

again, “where am i going?”