Fix Your Broken Metabolism - Freedom Zone Fitness
Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey in health and wellness but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with LaRosa Johnson, owner of Freedom Zone Fitness, located in Jacksonville, NC, USA.
What's your business, and who are your customers?
Freedom Zone Fitness is an online coaching business designed to help people fix their broken metabolism so they can abundantly live for God and family. I provide fitness and nutrition coaching that teaches people how to get results around their hectic schedules without needing a gym membership or sacrificing their favorite foods. I help clients picture the person they want to become and then show them how to become that person they envision. I'm all about transformations my clients can maintain for a lifetime.
Tell us about yourself
My core value has always been adding value to people's lives. I look at Freedom Zone Fitness as a means to do that tangibly because my work adds years to the life of my clients. But the motivation to start this business actually came from a loss of life, the loss of my daughter. Watching her fight during her 25 hours of life transformed & moved me to do something more meaningful with my life. So, when it came time for my wife to give birth to our son a year later, I changed my career from technology to health & fitness. It's been the most life-giving experience to help others live better lives.
What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?
I don't do this work for fame or accolades. I have never chased after those things. My most significant accomplishments as a business owner come from the results my clients get from working with me. The transformation they make is the only reward I need.
What's one of the hardest things that come with being a business owner?
Imposter syndrome. It's easy to see others doing better than you and then look down on yourself. And when you're first getting started, you don't feel like you know enough to charge what you're worth. The key is to realize those thoughts never go away, but don't let the fear cripple you. Those thoughts transform and take a different shape over time. But, when you choose to walk in truth, you find freedom and success.
What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?
- Invest in yourself and your business. Hire coaches who will grow you & help you succeed.
- Keep your word to yourself and others. Your ability to follow through on those promises will make or break you.
- Be yourself & embrace what makes you unique. You're the only "you" in this world and deliver a product that only you can.
Is there anything else you'd like to share?
If you live a life of purpose, everything else tends to fall in place. Find that purpose, give yourself to it, and watch the places it'll take you.
Where can people find you and your business?
Website: https://freedomzone.fitness/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/larosajohnson
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larosajohnson/
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