Brian Keane

And what happened was I said, I'll give myself a six month window. If I'm not making enough money to move out and live in six months, I'll go back on the teaching registry and I'll get a job in September. That was the promise I made to myself But what happened was because obviously I was very passionate about fitness.

And what happened was I said, I'll give myself a six month window. If I'm not making enough money to move out and live in six months, I'll go back on the teaching registry and I'll get a job in September. That was the promise I made to myself But what happened was because obviously I was very passionate about fitness.

So I spent all my waking hours reading books and reading blogs and listening to things that were all fitness based because I was obsessed with that topic. So I was getting all these different types of clients and getting great results with them. And then what started to happen was the other trainers in the gym, their clients started to see the results mine were getting.

So I spent all my waking hours reading books and reading blogs and listening to things that were all fitness based because I was obsessed with that topic. So I was getting all these different types of clients and getting great results with them. And then what started to happen was the other trainers in the gym, their clients started to see the results mine were getting.

A lot of them started to jump over to me. And then I was getting referrals from my current clients for family members and friends to the point that I had to bring other coaches underneath me to clear waiting lists. And that six months went from, I might have to go back teaching to how many trainers am I going to have to hire to actually potentially clear this waiting list? And

A lot of them started to jump over to me. And then I was getting referrals from my current clients for family members and friends to the point that I had to bring other coaches underneath me to clear waiting lists. And that six months went from, I might have to go back teaching to how many trainers am I going to have to hire to actually potentially clear this waiting list? And

The beautiful thing about business, and you know this a lot, is no problem goes away. There's always problems. You just have better problems to handle and deal with. You know, having no money is a problem. Having too much money is a problem. I know which one I prefer to deal with. Having no clients is a problem. Having too many clients is a problem. Again, I know which one I want to deal with.

The beautiful thing about business, and you know this a lot, is no problem goes away. There's always problems. You just have better problems to handle and deal with. You know, having no money is a problem. Having too much money is a problem. I know which one I prefer to deal with. Having no clients is a problem. Having too many clients is a problem. Again, I know which one I want to deal with.

And it was that. And because of 2014 onwards, and it wasn't all... playing sailing, we spoke right before we went on air. It wasn't the four hour work week dream. It was the 60 to 80 hour work week and burning out and then trying. Yeah, the grind and the hustle. And it's interesting now because I have a very good life balance. My daughter is nearly 10.

And it was that. And because of 2014 onwards, and it wasn't all... playing sailing, we spoke right before we went on air. It wasn't the four hour work week dream. It was the 60 to 80 hour work week and burning out and then trying. Yeah, the grind and the hustle. And it's interesting now because I have a very good life balance. My daughter is nearly 10.

She's going to be 10 at the end of this month. You know, I've got a partner who I love dearly. I've got my family that I see regularly. I've got loads of hobbies and I do my races and I still play sport for the social side. But I've got a business that's thriving over here that a lot of it is on automation at this point. I've got staff that cover a lot of the heavy lifting underneath.

She's going to be 10 at the end of this month. You know, I've got a partner who I love dearly. I've got my family that I see regularly. I've got loads of hobbies and I do my races and I still play sport for the social side. But I've got a business that's thriving over here that a lot of it is on automation at this point. I've got staff that cover a lot of the heavy lifting underneath.

I spend most of my time in my desire zone versus my drudgery zone, my zone of genius, as you'd say. And because I do that, it gives me a lot of energy and I stay very nourished and it allows me to stay very high energy. And that balance now, after more than a decade, now I've got that balance. But For three, four, five years, I didn't.

I spend most of my time in my desire zone versus my drudgery zone, my zone of genius, as you'd say. And because I do that, it gives me a lot of energy and I stay very nourished and it allows me to stay very high energy. And that balance now, after more than a decade, now I've got that balance. But For three, four, five years, I didn't.

And it gets skewed sometimes online because we see the end results. We see the figurative after photo of somebody doing amazing in business and they miss that actually this cost of entry was 60-hour work weeks, 70-hour work weeks on occasion, borderline burnout, breakups.

And it gets skewed sometimes online because we see the end results. We see the figurative after photo of somebody doing amazing in business and they miss that actually this cost of entry was 60-hour work weeks, 70-hour work weeks on occasion, borderline burnout, breakups.

not seeing your family when you wanted to, not being able to spend time with your loved ones because you were either too stressed or you were working. That's a very real thing. And sometimes it's a case of, well, what's the goal? What do I want to do in terms of my career, my business? And what's the timeline?

not seeing your family when you wanted to, not being able to spend time with your loved ones because you were either too stressed or you were working. That's a very real thing. And sometimes it's a case of, well, what's the goal? What do I want to do in terms of my career, my business? And what's the timeline?

Because no one says you have to do this today or tomorrow or next week or next month or even next year. You can do small gradual steps as long as you're directionally correct. and moving towards the thing you want, the speed is up to you. I was 26 years of age. I had no child at this point. I had no anyone underneath me that needed to be supported financially. I was able to make this jump.

Because no one says you have to do this today or tomorrow or next week or next month or even next year. You can do small gradual steps as long as you're directionally correct. and moving towards the thing you want, the speed is up to you. I was 26 years of age. I had no child at this point. I had no anyone underneath me that needed to be supported financially. I was able to make this jump.