Healthy Her Fitness: Giavonni Nickson Interiew

Healthy Who?
Insights from Healthy Her Fitness with CEO Giavonni Nickson

This week I had the pleasure of speaking with a good friend, Giavonni Nickson.

There are many reasons it is appropriate to interview Giavonni at this time.  The one with most weight for you and me is that she is living her dream through her company Healthy Her Fitness.

I have known Giavonni since middle school I can truly say that she has always been very passionate about fitness. I was always the non-athletic friend in our bunch and Gina never pushed the issue to be fit by her words but she showed through her lifestyle and commitment to fitness.

 

Giavonni Nickson is a Certified Personal Trainer. She has worked with athletes at every level, pushing them to physically excel.

Please join me as I speak to Giavonni regarding entering into agreements.

Skye:  Giavonni, can you share with me the method in which your clientele come to Healthy Her Fitness.

Giavonni: Many of my clients come to me by referral either through a current client or if I make contact at a speaking engagement where I am discussing fitness.

Skye: Do you find that those potential clients have to be sold on the idea of a personal trainer?

Giavonni: Sometimes I have contact with clients that want a personal trainer but they are not sure what all it entails. For example some people may think a personal trainer costs less than what my service goes for.

Skye: How do you negotiate your prices with your clients when they feel as though they want or need your services but are not sure what the costs are? Or how do you separate the people from the problem.

Giavonni: I still have to sell my services when they come to me. I explain the benefits of the services and the price associated with it.   A Personal trainer is going to cost more than $10. I have to show my benefit by pointing out the potential I have to assist my clients in reaching their fitness goals.

Skye: I see that you have been able to secure clientele with your excellent services. Have you had any struggles with proposing mutual benefit to your potential clients?

Giavonni: When negotiating services prices, I listen to my client’s goals. With their goals as a focus we are able to set the value for the service Healthy Her Fitness Provides.

Skye: Do you find that you have to utilize objective criteria as related to the Fitness industry as a whole when negotiating with your clients?

Giavonni: I have had clients come to me with objective criteria in their favor when they realize that not only is Healthy Her competitively priced but often below industry standards.

Skye: How can my readers get in contact with you to start making steps towards being healthy?

Giavonni:  I hold fitness workshops, and I am also available for individual coaching. HealthyHerFitness.com has all of my contact information.

Skye: Thank you Giavonni! Your story is imperative to my readers that are anxious to do something about their fitness goals. I recently read that October is the new January. So why wait to get fit, when you can start today!

This concludes my interview with Giavonni Nickson of Healthy Her Fitness LLC. 

So are you still in??  I still want to hear about the changes you have made!

Skye 

5 Steps to Encourage Yourself

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Steps to Encourage Yourself

I am truly grateful to the individuals that have been able to display what it means to set the bar high. On the journey to excellence ,I have been forced to reevaluate where I am, how I got there, and why I must proceed. A few weeks ago, I completed listening to an audio by Jon Acuff entitled Quitter.

Jon Acuff takes you on a journey through his life as an employee that constantly changed jobs. His book outlines the pursuit of his dreams. Jon Acuff makes me proud. He is proof that regular people like myself, have dreams that count, dreams that make a difference and dreams that can come true.

It begins with a dream.

I can recall  numerous conversations that I have had with folks that have a world of potential in them, yet they have no dreams. Not even one. This saddens me so much that I have spent lots of time praying for vision. Not for my own vision, but for those that I encounter will begin to see beyond what they have experienced and realize there is so much to life.

How do you introduce the potential of a fulfilled life to those that are not living for anything? This has and will continue to be my prayer.

From time to time I hit a rough patch. We all do! Yes, Forrest Gump’s’ mama was correct in saying, “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get.” I totally agree to the twelfth power. With life offering so much consistent variety, I believe that you have to be prepared. I realized it is impossible to plan when you have no plans.

That is why this post is for those whom I love, those who are searching and those who don’t know that they don’t know.

I would like to share with you 5 steps to encourage yourself. Get some paper and a pen please, we have work to do!  Before you begin the steps, I suggest praying for direction. I am often asked whether or not I am religious. I don’t think that I am because religion has nothing to do with it. However; if I did not have a relationship with God, I would be lost.  You can be with anybody, but if you don’t have a relationship what do you really have?

Step one- Be honest with yourself.

This is step one to stepping up to your plan and also the gate between many people and the potential for success  the rest of their lives.  Being honest means that you may not be able to take yourself at face value, simply because you have put on a mask for so long. Being honest means looking at your situation as it is, and deciding whether or not it needs improvement.

Step two- Jot down the changes you need to make.

This is an extension of step one. I have a feeling you thought about some things but did not put any action to the thoughts. Please do so now. Thank you.

Step three-List what you need to do to make the changes successfully.

The steps you thought of in step one and jotted down in step two need action plans to be accomplished. What can you do ? What do you need to do? Who do you need to call? Start with these questions and you may find other questions that will be answered in your pursuit. 

Step four- Review your list of action plans daily.

How many of us have made a new years resolution only to wake up on January 17^th, forgetting what we set out in the beginning of the year to complete? This is because some where between January 6^th and January 8^th, we decided to continue with our resolution tomorrow. Afterall, we had done so well for so many days. This is because we are creatures of habit. Unfortunately our habits include procrastination, which leads to a long list of unresolved resolutions.  You must commit yourself to being focused on your changes daily.

Step five- Belief in yourself.

You have to be your own representative. Everywhere you go, there you are. You will never get away from you. You have to know that you, will be able to take yourself where you want to go. This is hard but you have to believe in you.

These five steps are the beginning of a change in you. I have also included a link to Michael Hyatt’s life plan to assist on your journey.

I believe in you. I am hear if you need to talk.

Skye