First Believer Book Report

My life has been centered on sports for the majority of my life and it’s one of the things I’m most passionate about. When I grow up I imagine myself being a sports trainer or running my own gym for athletes to train in just like me. So for my may program I wanted to find an internship that could replicate this notion. From a friend’s recommendation I found first athlete, a sport’s training gym, to be the perfect fit and I knew it would teach me more about what goes on behind the scenes of training. I see myself as being a capable leader and I strive for success so the book I read throughout may program was “Be the First Believer”, by Ed Deutschlander, where he covers all the values a great leader should have and why successful business people and athletes are so successful. In his book he talks about all the good habits you should form if you want to be successful and have the “can do” mindset on a daily basis. This book relates to my internship because I strive to be a successful athlete and I hope to be just as successful in the business world when I grow up. So when I do the tasks I’m given …show more content…
From this, I was able to learn about all the little things that go into running a gym and how important it is for everything to be running smoothly to make the business look as efficient as it can to customers. First Athlete is located in Edina, MN, and is a central facility for all kinds of athletes to come and train. In fact, even the players from the professional Minnesota Wild hockey team have come to train with the First Athlete trainers. The facility’s significance to the community is its ability to run a successful business and train all kind of athletes no matter what