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Greatness Requires the Soft Stuff Too

by Brian Nguyen, CSCS
October 2017

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Program design

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Personal Trainers Program Development Program Design Building Relationships

Learn to identify the four present and future states you want for your clients or athletes as their coach. In this session from the NSCA’s 2017 Personal Trainers Conference, Brain Nguyen also explains how to design products and programs that develop long-term trust and profitable relationships.

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Audience:
Personal trainers

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Program design

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Personal Trainers Program Development Program Design Building Relationships

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