Your GPS for Success as Fitness Professional with Dr. Barry Franklin
Episode description
Our guest in episode 52 almost needs no introduction. Dr. Barry Franklin is one the most prolific exercise physiologists of our time. He is a past president of the American College of Sports Medicine, and has his bio below attests, he is one of the most acclaimed professionals in our field. This conversation is not about exercise physiology, however. The depth and breadth of Dr. Franklin’s knowledge extend far beyond exercise testing and prescription. This is a conversation about how to maximize your personal and professional development to lead the most fulfilling and impactful career possible as a fitness professional.
In his early 30’s, Dr. Franklin intuitively embraced Peter Drucker’s recommendation that “everyone should find at least one interest outside his/her primary area, and make that secondary pursuit into more than just a hobby.” For him, that secondary pursuit, the study of highly successful people in all walks of life, became a passion. To learn more, he read countless books on the topic and carefully studied the behaviors of highly successful people using the methodologies of a research scientist (his academic training). He simultaneously conducted a sobering experiment on himself. When he started applying these behavioral skills and strategies to his own life, he began attracting good luck and related professional opportunities, but in an exponential manner. He then took what he had learned and developed a college course titled “GPS for Success,” which he taught at Central Michigan University (2012−2017). Since the mid-1990s, he’s participated in an escalating number of media (e.g., YouTube TV) and speaking invitations on this topic, and has given success-related commencement addresses at major universities.
This hobby, turned passion, turned college course, culminated in his latest book, GPS for Success. This conversation will unpack in great detail the tangible framework Dr. Franklin presents in his book for becoming a super-achiever in any professional endeavor. Make no mistake about it, these are time-tested and well-studied lessons of how to become a super-achiever from someone who has walked the walked, becoming a super-achiever in his own right, in our field. Get your notebook ready, many actionable insights to come in this conversation.
Show Notes Page: https://www.wellnessparadoxpod.com/podcast/episode/52
Our Guest: Dr. Barry Franklin, PhD
Barry A. Franklin, PhD, is Director of Preventive Cardiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation at Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, Michigan. He holds faculty appointments as Professor of Physiology at Wayne State University School of Medicine and Professor of Internal Medicine, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine. Pursuing his interest in combining exercise physiology with cardiology, Barry and his associates have studied the physiologic and clinical responses to numerous occupational and leisure-time activities in people with and without heart disease. Other research interests include the prevention of heart disease; cardiovascular risk reduction; obesity and metabolism; exercise testing and prescription; and lifestyle medicine.
Dr. Franklin has written or edited nearly 700 publications, including 547 papers, 100 book chapters, and 26 books. He has also narrated 42 educational videos. In 2015, he was named by Thomson Reuters among the
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