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Lank gelede het my Pa vir my gese: “Hoekom begin jy nie jou eie gym nie?” En ek het maar net by myself gedink…Ja …Ja, wat is die kanse dat ek my eie besigheid kan he en ‘n lewe daaruit maak. So die idee is daar gelaat en ek het maar voortgeploeter, myself doodgewerk om net-net kop bo water te hou.
In 2013 het die idee weer in kop begin krap en karring, want ek het aan die einde gekom van my oorsese kontrakte en wat nou??? Om soortgelyke werk in Suid-Afrika te kom soek in die eerste plek sou baie moeilik gewees het en tweedens sou ek weer vir peanuts moes kom swoeg.
My kop het in alle rigtings begin dink…. Hoe, waar, wanneer, hoe gaan ek dit bekostig, waar gaan ek genoeg kliente kry en al sulke goed. Die heel tyd gewonder en skrikkerig gewees daaroor. Maar ek het nie opgegee nie…. Ek het allerhande opsies oorweeg en toe besluit om my ouers te nader en hulle gevra of ek die een helfde van die dubble motorhuis by hulle huis kan omskep in ‘n klein privaat studio waar ek personal training en kleinerige groep klasse kom doen. Met hulle positiewe en entoesiatiese “ja enige tyd” het ek toe besuit om voort te gaan.
Gelukkig was dit nie ‘n alleen projek nie. Ek het vir die Here gese… Ek dra hierdie plan en studio en besigheid aan U op. Help my asseblief. Vandag kyk ek terug en weet ek dat die sukses toegeskryf kan word aan God se leiding en bystand elke dag.
Alles het van toe net in plek geval. Idees het eenvoudig die een na die ander ontwikkel . Ek het presies geweet wat om te doen. En so het die studio begin vorm aanneem en soos die bouery gevorder het, het die volgende ding na die ander perfek uitgewerk en klein wonderwerkies daagliks gebeur. Bv: Die blou oefenmat – dis ‘n 20mm dik kommersiele mat en word nie sommer aan individue verkoop nie. Toe ek die verskaffer daarna vra Is ek nie sumier weggewys nie, maar gese: “ Let me see what I can do” Hy het later laat weet en gese hy het 20 vierkante meter vir my. En hoeveel het ek nodig gehad??? 20 vierkante meter. Toeval???? Beslis nie…. Die aluminium deur was toe ook alreeds geinstalleer. Ek en my pa het die mat sommer self begin le, en toe ons die deur bereik, besef ek hoe dik die mat eintlik is en is toe erg bekommerd dat die deur nie oor die mat gaan toe maak nie. Ek het my oe toegemaak en gese: “Asseblief Liewe Jesus, laat dit asseblief goed uitwerk en dat die deur oor die mat toemaak.” Met 2mm te spaar het die deur oor die mat oop en toegemaak. Toeval…. Ek dink nie so nie… Met goeie leiding was fondse was ook altyd genoeg en ek kon mooi in my begroting bly. So was daar baie kein goedjies wat heeltyddeur in plek geval het.
Intussen het ek ook mense en moontlike kliente begin kontak. Ek het in die buurt rondestap en met ‘word of mouth’ my studio begin bemark. In November 2013 het ek my eerste personal training klient gehad. Dit het stadig gegroei tot omtrent so tussen 5 en 7 kliente per dag.
‘n Paar maande later is ek ‘n kontrak in Montenegro aangebied wat ek met bietjie onsekerheid aanvaar het. Dit was ‘n moeilike besluit want ek het ‘n lojaliteit teenoor my kliente begin ontwikkel en wou nie vertoue verloor en bekend staan as ‘n trainer wat kom en gaan en net elke keer terug verwelkom gaan word na ‘n oorsese kontrak nie. Ek het ‘n verdere kontrak in Thailand aanvaar, maar dit nie voluit vooltooi nie en April 2014 het ek teruggekom Suid-Afrika toe met die besluit om permanent te bly. In die tyd in Thailand is ek gekontak deur Tonja Loader, wat deur Glenda Massyn na my verwys is. Tonja was in die proses om haar pilates studio te sluit en het iemand gesoek om dit moontlik oor te neem by haar. Wel, die res is geskiedenis en van daar af het die studio exponesieel begin groei en het ek baie kliente bygekry vir klasse en personal training as geval van al die verwysings uit die groep klasse. Weereens het ek die Here se genade ervaar en Hy het baie goed na my gekyk en my sukses net meer en meer gemaak. Ek wil ook net byvoeg dat in die tyd wat ek oorsee was, het die Here vir my ‘n trainer, Richnard Marais, gegee wat kon voortgaan om my kliente te train en terselftertyd sy eie kliente basis op te bou. Vir ‘n beter plaasvervanger/hulp en kind van die Here kon ek nie vra nie. Die kliente het positiewe aanklank by Richnard gevind en hy het later van tyd ‘n regte steunpilaar geword en toe ek later teruggekom het, het ons besonder goed saamgewerk en die studio verder uitgebrei.
Na ek van my vakansie in 2016 teruggekom het, is ek met ‘n klagte brief verwelkom van my buurvrou wat deur die munisipaliteit aan my gestuur is. Ek was in ‘n sak en as want ek was geforseer om my studio onmiddelik te sluit omrede dit ‘n onwettige besigheid is onder andere. Ek het vir die Here gevra…”Wat nou????” Dis my inkomste,my bestaan en my lewensbestaan …hoe nou gemaak? Ek het begin rondry en mootlike persele gesoek. Daar was ‘n paar beskikbaar maar het heelwat teenkanting gekry en ek het begin moedeloos raak. Ek het see toe gestap om my kop skoon te maak en soos ek stap sien ek ‘n advertensie hier in Van Blommenstein straat vir ‘n perseel wat te huur is. Lang storie kort…. In Desember 2016 het ek my studio binne ‘n dag geskuif na my huidige perseel. Dit was vir my ‘n groot risiko, want die huur was hoog en ek het nie geweet of ek finansieel dit sal kan bybring nie. Maar ek het nie my vertroue verloor nie en weereens vir die Here gevra; “Help my asseblief.” Ek is besonder goed na gekyk en my klientetal het geweldig vinning gegroei – in so ‘n mate dat ek op ‘n stadium mense moes wegwys of op ‘n wag lys plaas.
Sonder om te veel uit te brei, kan ek getuig dat elke dag, week, maand en jaar is ek bevoorreg om sukses te gehad het. Nie op my eie nie – ek gee al die eer en dank aan God die Vader. Hy het nog nooit teleur gestel nie. Daar was tye dat ek geworry, veral finasieel, maar nog elke keer is ek bo my verwagtinge geseen. Baie meer as wat ek voor gevra het. Vandag en elke dag se ek groot dankie dat ek voor gesorg en na gekyk word.
Julle, almal van julle, my kliente, is klein wonderwerkies wat die Vader na my gestuur het en elke dag bydra tot die sukses van Fusion Fitness. Om dit anders te stel – Julle IS Fusion Fitness. So uit die diepte van my hart en siel wil ek vir julle almal baie dankie se vir julle ondersteuning, lojale ondersteunig en geloof in my om ‘n klein verskilletjie in julle lewe te kan maak. Ek kan niemand uitsonder nie, want elkeen, op sy besondere manier, laat my spesiaal en bevoorreg voel om deel van julle lewe te wees. Al die verysings van julle kant. Ondersteuning met insamelings vir my charities, spesiale tye in die klasse en klein geskenkies, julle geduld, vriendelikheid, hulp, die grappies en ja ook al die klaagliedere wanneer daar hard geoefen word. Alles maak dit opwindend en ‘n vreugde om hierdie spesiale verhouding met julle almal te mag he. Baie dankie dat julle deur dik en dun my ondersteun en bydra tot die sukses van Fusion Fitness. Ek sien uit na nog baie jare saam met julle almal.
My Story (Personal Trainer Barney Groenewald)
Long ago my dad told me, “Why don’t you start your own gym?” And I just thought to myself … Yes … Yes, what are the chances of me having my own business and making a living from it. So the idea was left there and I just smiled, struggling just to keep head above water.
In 2013, the idea started tossing and turning in me again, because my overseas contracts were ending and what now??? Finding similar work in South Africa in the first place would be very difficult and secondly, I would have to come and work for peanuts again.
My head started thinking in all directions…. How, where, when, how will I afford it, where will I get enough clients and all that stuff. All the time I anticipated the idea and was scared sometimes. But I didn’t give up…. I considered all sorts of options and then decided to approach my parents and asked them if I could convert one half of the double garage at their home into a small private studio where I would do personal training and small group classes. With their positive and enthusiastic “yes any time” I decided to continue.
Fortunately, it wasn’t a single project. I told the Lord… I am bringing this plan and studio and business to you. Please help me. Today I look back and I know that success can be attributed to God’s guidance and assistance every day.
Everything just fell into place. Ideas simply developed one after the other. I knew exactly what to do.
And so the studio began to take shape and as the construction progressed, the next thing after
the other worked out perfectly and small miracles happen daily. Eg: The blue exercise mat – it’s a 20 mm thick commercial mat and is not sold to individuals. When I asked the supplier after that, I was not turned away, but was told, “Let me see what I can do.” He later told me he has 20 square meters available. And how much did I need??? 20 square meters. Coincidence???? Definitely not…. The aluminum door was then already installed. My dad and I started to lay the mat ourselves, and when we reached the door, I realized how thick the carpet was and was very worried that the door would not close over the carpet. I closed my eyes and said, “Dear Jesus, please let it work out well and that the door shut over the carpet.” With 2mm to spare, the door over the carpet opened and closed. Coincidence…. I don’t think so…
With good guidance, funds were always enough and I could stay in my budget. So there were many neat things that had fallen into place all the time.
Meanwhile, I also started contacting people and potential clients. I walked around in the neighborhood and started marketing my studio through “word of mouth”. In November 2013 I had my first personal training client. My studio and business grew slowly to about 5 to 7 clients a day.
A few months later I was offered a contract in Montenegro which I accepted with some uncertainty. It was a difficult decision because I started developing a loyalty towards my clients and didn’t want to lose their confidence and be known as a trainer who comes and goes and is only to be welcomed back after a foreign contract was offered to me. I accepted a further contract in Thailand but was short-lived and in April 2014 I returned to South Africa with the decision to stay permanently. During my time in Thailand, I was contacted by Tonja Loader, who was referred by Glenda Massyn. Tonja was in the process of closing her pilates studio and looking for someone to take it over from her. Well, the rest is history and from then on, the studio has grown exponentially and I have gained many clients for classes and personal training as well as referrals from the group class members. Once again, I experienced the Lord’s grace and He looked after me very well and just increased my success.
I want to add that during my time abroad, God gave me a trainer, Richnard Marais, who could continue to train my clients and at the same time build his own client base. For a better substitute/help and child of the Lord I could not ask. The clients found a positive appeal at Richnard and later became a real pillar to rely on. When I returned later, we worked extremely well together and further expanded the studio.
After returning from my holiday in 2016, I was welcomed by a complaint letter from my neighbour who was sent to me by the municipality. I was in dismay and as I was forced to close my studio immediately because it is an illegal business among other things. I asked the Lord… ”What now????” It’s my income, my existence, and my livelihood… how now? I started driving around and looking for potential sites. There were some available but got a lot of opposition and I started to get discouraged. I walked to the sea to clean my head and as I walked I saw an advertisement here in Van Blommenstein street for a property for rent. Long story short…. In December 2016 I moved my studio to my current premises within a day. This was a huge risk to me because the rent was high and I didn’t know if I could be financially capable. But I did not lose my trust and once again asked the Lord; “Please help me.” I am extremely well looked after and my client numbers have grown tremendously – to such an extent that at some point I had to
Without expanding too much, I can testify that every day, week, month and year I am fortunate to have had success. Not on my own – I give all the honor and thanks to God the Father. He has never disappointed. There were times when I was struggling, especially financially, but every time I was blessed above my expectations. Much more than I asked for. Today and every day I thank the Lord very much for being looking after me without fail.
You, all of you, my clients, are little miracles whom the Father sent to me and every day and contribute to the success of Fusion Fitness. To put it differently – You are Fusion Fitness. So from the depths of my heart and soul, I would like to thank you all for your support – loyal support and faith in me to make a small difference in your life. Everyone, in his/her particular way, makes me feel special and privileged to be part of your life.
Your support with collections for my charities, special moments in classes and small gifts, your patience, kindness, help, jokes and even the moaning and groaning when practicing hard. Everything makes it exciting and a joy to have this special relationship with you all. Thank you for supporting me and contributing to the success of Fusion Fitness. I look forward to many more years with you all.
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