Hey everybody!
I just received a call from the District Manager of the Jacksonville/Orlando area for Lifestyle Family Fitness offering me a position as an Operations Manager! I of course accepted.
*does back flip*
My training begins August 16th!
I'm so excited! You have no idea! Not only is it a job in a field I'm passionate about (fitness), but I'll be doing something I love (operations management, i.e. motivating, training, hiring team members/employees).
Yeah buddy!
Thank you to all my friends here who've supported me!
- Skip "Woo-HOO! Thank you, Jesus! No more driving 62 miles to work each day!"
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07-30-2007, 06:10 PM #1Dominateur d'Abs
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(O/T) Woo-HOO! I got the job!!!! :)
Last edited by Abdominator; 07-30-2007 at 06:32 PM.
"I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." - Psalm 139:14
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07-30-2007, 06:15 PM #2Registered User
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congratulations sounds like a dream job, I hope to have a similar career myself someday.
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07-30-2007, 06:24 PM #3Registered User
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Hey congrats bro!! that is awesome!!
My Journal:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?p=60439441
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07-30-2007, 06:29 PM #4burnin like an inferno!!!
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congrats... i support u all the way
U R ONE LUCKY SON OF A GUN!!!if u have any questions just email me at INSANE@bodybuilders.com
"Im gonna burn fat like an inferno!"
height : 5'7
starting weight : 167 lbs
current weight : 150.2 lbs
goal weight : 135 lbs
current bf% : 26.7%
goal bf% : 19%
need to lose : 15 lbs (8% bf)
currently : cutting
end of cut : sept. 21st 2007
start clean bulk : sept. 24th 2007
My workout journal- {check it out}
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?p=63619241#post63619241
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07-30-2007, 06:30 PM #5Registered User
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Me too, and congratulations!Originally Posted by Rodzilla
This account now only serves as an archive.
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07-30-2007, 06:35 PM #6
Congrats and lol at the pic
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07-30-2007, 08:30 PM #7Dominateur d'Abs
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Thanks everyone!Originally Posted by InsaneBody91
congrats... i support u all the way
U R ONE LUCKY SON OF A GUN!!!
God's blessings are never-ending, and his mercy endures forever!
"For not from the east nor from the west nor from the south come promotion and lifting up. But God is the Judge! He puts down one and lifts up another." - Psalm 75:6-7
- Skip
Last edited by Abdominator; 07-30-2007 at 08:39 PM.
"I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." - Psalm 139:14
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07-30-2007, 08:51 PM #8Banned
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Great job man!
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07-30-2007, 08:55 PM #9YOUR BODY IS THE TEMPLE..
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wow... nice work...
enjoy the new path in ur life!
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07-30-2007, 09:04 PM #10Up And Out
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Congrats Skip! Certainly, you're the right person for the job. They would've been in the wrong choosing anyone else.
Good to see you're still around.SAN Nutrition
sann.net / pumpedmag.com / starmarklabs.com
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07-30-2007, 09:07 PM #11Bulking Spartan
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Good work man! You'll make an awesome staff member!
Especially since you've been helping and motivating people in the forums salary free! lol.
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07-31-2007, 01:29 PM #12Dominateur d'Abs
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Yup! There's nothing more satisfying than getting paid for what you enjoy doing.Originally Posted by Alron
By the way, I like your avatar. "WE ARE SPARTANS!"
Thanks everyone!
- Skip
"I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." - Psalm 139:14
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07-31-2007, 01:35 PM #13Bam Bam Sam
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your looking very chirpy in that pic! congrats
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07-31-2007, 02:58 PM #14Registered User
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congrat's mate
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07-31-2007, 03:20 PM #15Registered User
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congrats!
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07-31-2007, 03:21 PM #16Lift, eat, sleep, repeat!
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Hell yea good job bro! Congrats on getting the job
Everyday I'm in pain; good pain. If one cannot go through this pain period, forget it.
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07-31-2007, 03:29 PM #17Cals in vs. cals out
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Just stopping by to say CONGRATULATIONS! Have a great day and God Bless you buddy!
Add me on instagram @davidgzz1981
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07-31-2007, 04:36 PM #18Registered User
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It could not have happened to a nicer guy. Congratulations!
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07-31-2007, 04:51 PM #19Registered User
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grats wats the salary difference from ur old job
Sig line can't be a novel I was told
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07-31-2007, 09:56 PM #20Registered User
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good luck and congrats on the job might have to check it out and get a guest pass next time im in jacksonville.. i work in florida often.. i usually train at golds in ft.lauderdale off commercial.. too many roided out guys though..
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07-31-2007, 10:42 PM #21The Physique Architect
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congrats my man!
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08-03-2007, 04:27 AM #22Dominateur d'Abs
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Opportunities...
Thanks everyone!Originally Posted by ebric
Salary-wise it's very competitive, and there's lots of room for career advancement.
http://www.lff.com/Careers_Why_Lifestyle.aspx
When you work at a university (like where I'm working now), you hit a ceiling after a while. Oh, you can advance (which I have), but often it requires more education and positions will have to open or be created (and that doesn't happen as often in the university environment). That's when God's favor really becomes important. Plus, universities don't pay as well (in some jobs) as the private sector does.
But it wasn't so much the money that attracted me. It was more about working again in an industry I love so much (fitness), and working in a field (operations management) where I have an abundance of skill. If you thought I helped a lot of people here on bodybuilding.com, imagine how many I can affect when it's my 9-5 job, and I get PAID to do it.
Besides, the money I save in gasoline (by working only 10 miles from home, instead of 62), is icing on the cake.
When God has His favor on you, amazing things can happen. So hey... love God, live right, have faith and spread the good news. If it can work for little old me, it can work for anyone who believes.
- Skip
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08-03-2007, 04:33 AM #23Transformation-Domination
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man how many miles does your car have on it driving 62 miles to work and back every day lol
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08-03-2007, 04:40 AM #24Dominateur d'Abs
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The Voyages of Enterprise
As of this morning... my car has... (runs out to the car)Originally Posted by PaLftr
*drum roll please*
295,902 miles on it.
When I bought my 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix GT back in 1999 she had 90,000 miles. I've only been making this drive for 2 years though... but boy does it add up!
Last year, I replaced the engine and fuel pump. Since I've had the car, I've been through 3 water pumps, had the tranny serviced, replaced the battery 4 times (before I realized I had a cheap battery and needed a more powerful one), replaced the alternator, had the air conditioning compressor replaced and then this year (when the compressor was about to seize) I replaced it with a $30 bypass pulley (who needs AC in Florida?). Since 1999 I've replaced my entire set of tires 4 times, had to change flat tires 6 times, had the windows tinted, replaced both headlamp capsules, repaired damage caused by an early morning collision with a deer in North Carolina, and installed a new stereo. However, the kicker is that in just the last two years I've spent over $7000 in gasoline (and that's having an average fuel consumption of 26 mpg).
Yeah it was time for a job change.
Here's my baby... I named her "Enterprise" (yeah, I'm a Star Trek fan).
- Skip "Treat her like a lady, and she'll always bring you home."Last edited by Abdominator; 08-03-2007 at 11:20 AM.
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08-03-2007, 04:49 AM #25Pontifex Maximus
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Congrats Skip, I send lots of people to ur web site for advanced ab training!
* ʍǝɹɔ ǝıssnɐ *
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08-03-2007, 05:10 AM #26Transformation-Domination
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$7k in gas?
LOL. Holy ****!
I hope my pontiac runs that long too.I
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08-03-2007, 06:31 AM #27Yepparoo.
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Congrats man, you deserve it
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08-03-2007, 08:29 AM #28Registered User
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Outstanding!
Outstanding Sir! If anyone deserves the position its you. You've always done more than you part of these forums to both motivate and educate.
A sincere congratulations!That which does not kill me, makes me stonger.
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08-03-2007, 08:38 AM #29The Physique Architect
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I was in skip's car when it hit 200,000 miles. The terminal of the Tampa International Airport... remember that skip LOL. We drove around one extra time because it was stuck on 199,999 LOL
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08-03-2007, 10:59 AM #30Dominateur d'Abs
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Yup! I'll have to drive up to Illinois so you can be in the car with me when it hits 300,000.Originally Posted by str8flexed
- Skip
Last edited by Abdominator; 08-03-2007 at 11:20 AM.
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