I hope you had a great week. Let’s kick off the weekend with some good recommendations from around the ‘Net:

Connor Ryan on Training, Therapy, and Working to Blend the Model – Connor is a former CSP intern who now works as a physical therapist for the Phoenix Coyotes. He always offers great insights into how to help people get better, and he’s less married to particular philosophies than he is to getting results. That makes for a great educator, and this chat with Mike Robertson is a good example.

Joel Jamieson on the Vigor Life Podcast with Luka Hocevar – The information Joel shares in this podcast with Luka Hocevar is invaluable for every coach and trainer. I don’t normally share podcasts with so much swearing, but the knowledge shared in this one overcomes it!

What if Your Gym Was Chasing a a 3-Star Michelin Review? – My business partner, Pete Dupuis, offers up some tips on how hospitality from the restaurant business has direct parallels in the fitness industry.

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My business partner, @pete_dupuis, received this thank you note 5 years ago today. It was from a candidate who was turned down for a summer internship. With the feedback he received after this note, this individual went out and addressed his weaknesses. He reapplied and was accepted as an intern that fall. He was an outstanding intern, then went on to get his doctorate in physical therapy. He’s an incredibly popular member of the extended #cspfamily now. Failure can be an amazing thing if – instead of taking it personally – you use it as honest feedback and motivation to be better.

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