What It Feels Like To Sell A Successful 6 Figure Business In The Fitness Industry

From changing the fitness industry to regret, reflection and depression.

Alexander Emmanual Sandalis
5 min readDec 7, 2021

Only those close to me know I co-owned and ran a Certificate III/IV RTO provider Orphic Education. We provided the education and certifications for people to become Personal Trainers in Australia. Disenfranchised and frustrated by the lacklustre quality of this industry we were on a mission towards excellence. If you want to create change, you have to be the change. That was the mission.

Impact & Fufillment

Operating, owning and growing Orphic was one of the most fulfilling things I’ve ever done in my life. I felt like I could truly make an impact on the path of future Personal Trainers. We had the autonomy to design the educational curriculum and apply it in a practical sense to make a one of a kind educational experience.

Take Their Souls

I would teach that content in our 6-month in-person classes every week which was truly one of the most rewarding things I’ve done in the health and fitness industry.

But when I started teaching, I felt like an imposter.

Who am I to teach these students how to become a Personal Trainer?

I’m not good, smart or experienced enough to do this.

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Alexander Emmanual Sandalis

Self-reflective writings & book summaries on philosophy, psychology and human behaviour. Video’s + podcast → youtube.com/emmanualalexander