Innovative Fitness Victoria
Name – Jeff Dallin
Position – Principal :: Innovative Fitness Victoria
Start Date with IF – May 5, 2005
IF Victoria Location Info
Location of IF Victoria – 1601 Blanshard St. Victoria, BC V8W 2J5
Open date – Oct. 22, 2012
IF Personal Development
Q: What business skill are you currently trying to improve?
A: The skill I am focusing on the most right now, aside from Sales (which is what I think any business owner could default to saying) would be Team Development. I believe so strongly in our team based system that I am always working to make my team the best they can be.
Q: If you could spend time with any business leader, who would it be and why?
A: Pat Gillick ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Gillick ) – One of the greatest general managers/executives in major league baseball history. Many say his greatest skill was team development…he just knew how to put the right people together and how to get them to preform at their best. I would ask him how he evaluated the talents of his players/managers and how he was able to consistently build winning programs where ever he went.
IF Excellence
Q: What has been the most memorable destination to date and why?
A: Trans Rockies 7 day Mountain Bike Stage Race (2006) http://www.transrockies.com/trc/. It was the first true physical challenge I experienced at Innovative Fitness that showed me the real significance of how amazing the destination based culture is. That event changed my life and is one of the main reasons I pursued owning my own Innovative Fitness Franchise…it was my “ah ha” moment.
Q: What has been your biggest achievement since opening IF Victoria?
A: Building my team. I think one of the greatest things about owning my own business is that I get to choose the people I work with everyday…and not only are they great training coaches/administrators, they are amazing people. I learn from each of them everyday, and they push me to be a better manager, business owner and person.
IF Engagement
Q: How do you maintain a balanced lifestyle?
A: Planning, communication & reflection. Plain and simple.
Q: What motivates or inspires you to keep going everyday as a business leader?
A: My family is my life and my biggest motivation. I simply make everything I do about them and make sure I communicate that to them every chance I get. I would not be where I am without them and their support.
IF Legacy
Q: What do you do in your local community to leave a Legacy?
A: We are working very hard to bring the 60mins Kids Club www.60MinKidsClub.org <http://www.60MinKidsClub.org> into all of the schools in the Victoria area. It is something that means a lot to me and I would like to see the child obesity numbers start to decline instead of continuing to rise.
Q: Why is Legacy important to you?
A: “Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you.” Shannon L. Alder <http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1391130.Shannon_L_Alder>
Our children learn from our motives and our actions, and we need to ensure they are better people than we are. I want people to view the things I have done as giving back, not taking away.
IF Challenge
Q: What is next on the must do list for destinations?
A: The BC Bike Race http://www.bcbikerace.com/. It is one of the top 5 mountain bike races in the world and it is right in our back yard here on Vancouver Island
Q: Why do you think some people are so scared of Challenging themselves?
A: I think it comes down to a fear of failure. We like to be “good” at the things we try because we have fragile egos. We concern ourselves more with what other people perceive as acceptable and or “right”, and along the way, somehow forget about what we are actually interested in or care about. Once people let go of that fear and stop making excuses to protect their egos they truly start living the life they want, and stop the one they are living for others.
In one statement explain why someone should come to IF Victoria?
A: Life is too short and too precious to be taken for granted…Maximize your time and your physical potential while surrounding yourself with positive people! Our team here at Innovative Fitness Victoria lives and breaths the lifestyle that is waiting for you and we are always looking for motivated people to come along for the journey.
