New Beginnings in Philadelphia
by Mindy Solkin
Founder, Owner, & Head Coach of The Running Center
Are beginnings always new? I pondered this question as I moved both my residence and my business from one city to another. I determined that with each change came the beginning of a new personal life, but not (necessarily) a new business life. After all, I have been in the fitness business since 1992 and have coached 12,000 runners, so I’m certainly not a newbie.
As a professional running coach and fitness/wellness entrepreneur for the past 25 years, I have been honored to teach a plethora of people who are on various fitness levels and who have different goals. From beginners taking their first step out the door, to experienced marathoners looking to improve their performance, each person gave me the opportunity to hone my skills and make a positive impact in their lives.
In this niche business that I created many years ago, I became more passionate about the sport of running, and more compassionate for my runners. Analyzing running form and testing fitness levels enables me to write customized training schedules, so that each runner is trained optimally. The knowledge I have gained is evidenced by the years of files that I own in paper, digital, and memory formats. I am never at a loss for content and much of it is evergreen. I believe it is incumbent upon me to share it with the world, and this year I'll be creating more digital education through online courses.
Of course, I will continue to coach in person too, and am excited to share my experience to runners in the city where I now live and work, my hometown of Philadelphia. Being new to my old city, I look forward to building relationships, both personally and professionally.
I recently watched an interview with Danny Iny, founder of Mirasee, https://mirasee.com/ a business that teaches how to build online courses, which is now a billion-dollar industry. When asked about feeling confident as far as the skill-set needed to teach an online course, he summed it up best when he said, “To the 2nd-grader, the 4th-grader is an expert. The 4th grader can teach the 2nd-grader, but the 4th-grader cannot teach 2nd grade.” For those of you who are considering teaching an online course, if you’ve got the “cred”, I say, go for it!
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