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[Spoiler alert] Back Cover Blurb

May 13, 2012 By Jonathan
Race to the Top - Social media

Many of you know that I have been working on a second book. That book has now finished it’s final edit and will be released within the next 3-4 months. The topic may surprise you. I’m veering away from fitness. In my next book I explain the theory behind why people share material via social [...]

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The 3 Quotes that Have Had a Profound Impact on my Life

May 8, 2012 By Jonathan
Toronto personal trainer

I’ve been called a hater of motivational quotes. This isn’t true. In fact I gain inspiration from them. In the insanely popular article entitled “Why You’re Failing to Make a Difference” I get deeper into the reason people spread these messages. Unfortunately spreading quotes is big business. I want to make sure I only spread [...]

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Apparently I’m Human After All

April 10, 2012 By Jonathan
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I never considered myself human. Maybe it’s a positive quality — I’m not sure. What I do know is that I’ve been pretty damn blessed when it comes to my physical well-being. Other than the fact that I’m the second shortest fitness blogger on the web (thanks Mark Young) I’m pretty lucky. I was born [...]

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The Race to the Top — I Need Your Help

March 30, 2012 By Jonathan
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Hi guys. First off, a massive thank you for your support. This past week I’ve gotten thousands of “likes”, shares, emails and messages of encouragement to finish this project. I’ll get back to you all soon. I promise. Here’s the deal. I self-published Ignite the Fire (due out April17th) because it’s a niche book. My recently [...]

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Jon Goodman is…

March 28, 2012 By Jonathan

The following is a snippet from my project I’ve been researching and working on in secret for 6 months. My next book is called “Race to the Top” and will be published soon. My girlfriend only found out I was doing this a week ago. Remember when Facebook status updates were really about what you [...]

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My Dream

March 18, 2012 By Jonathan
Ignite the Fire

The idea of reading’s always been a passion of mine. When I was young I’d pretend to finish 700 page fantasy novels because I figured others would think I was smart. I didn’t understand a word but sometimes they had pretty pictures, that kept me going. One of the reasons I became a trainer was [...]

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Race to the Top

March 16, 2012 By Jonathan
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I remember sitting on the floor in my childhood home flipping through the b’s in our encyclopedia, stopping on whatever page gripped me. One day I’d read about Barracuda‘s and the next bikes. Then the cd rom came out and all of the books became cheap and portable. Problem was I didn’t flip through them anymore — I [...]

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Why it’s Harder for Women Personal Trainers

March 13, 2012 By Jonathan
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Every morning I wake up and, after throwing on my awesome slippers, groggily open my email. One morning I had a note from my Mom. Of course I opened it first but to my surprise she was angry at me. “Jon, why do you only have 1 woman out of 11 included in your book???” [...]

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Why You’re Failing to Make a Difference

March 6, 2012 By Jonathan
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Yesterday the picture above showed up in my facebook feed and I kind of lost it. I pride myself on being controlled but couldn’t hold back. This really irked me. It’s a trend that’s developing and doesn’t seem to be slowing down. Yes this picture’s entertaining. I LOL’d (didn’t quite ROFLOL and ROFLMAO was a ways off). [...]

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Ever wonder what it’s actually like to train a celebrity? Welcome to Sophie Milman’s world

January 15, 2012 By Jonathan
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Note: This article is best read listening to Sophie’s beautiful music. Follow this link and click on the play button on any of the songs. Enjoy! Living and training in Toronto doesn’t lend itself well to being a celebrity trainer. This doesn’t bother me. In fact I’m often asked whether I have aspirations to train [...]

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