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The moment most fit pros start doubting themselves

Published 20 days ago • 1 min read

Hi,

There’s a moment most fit pros experience — but very few talk about it openly.

It’s not dramatic.
There’s no big failure.

It usually happens quietly.

You’re coaching well.
Clients are getting results.
People trust you.

And yet, somewhere in the background, a question starts to form:

“Why does this still feel so hard?”

Not hard in a physical sense.
Hard in a mental one.

The hours.
The uncertainty.
The feeling that you’re always one slow month away from stress.

That’s often when doubt creeps in.

Not about coaching —
but about you.

“Maybe I’m not cut out for this.”
“Maybe I missed something everyone else understands.”
“Maybe this is just how it is.”

I want you to know something important:

That moment doesn’t mean you’re failing.

It usually means you’ve reached the edge of what effort alone can solve.

Most fit pros are taught how to work hard.
Very few are taught how to build something that supports them back.

So when the business starts demanding more than passion can cover, doubt feels personal — even though it isn’t.

This is why so many good coaches quietly leave the industry.

Not because they stopped caring.
But because they never found a way to make the business sustainable.

If this sounds familiar, you’re not behind.

You’re just standing at a decision point most fit pros never get guidance through.

I’ll talk more about what actually changes this in the next email.

For now, I just want you to know:

You’re not weak for feeling this way.
And you’re not alone.

—
Andrew

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