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Donna KrechDonna Krech

Donna Krech, the Founder and CEO of Thin&Healthy, is a Victory Culture Expert and specializes in providing simple systems for success in business, weight loss and life.

Phone: (866) 260 - 8446
Email: donna@donnakrech.com


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How To Attract The Overweight Population
Part I

January 2004 - Read Article...

How To Attract The Overweight Population
Part II

February 2004 - Read Article...

How To Attract The Overweight Population
Part III

March 2004 - Read Article...

How to Be More Productive in Less Time
Eat That Frog!

May 2012 - "If the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning is eat a live frog, then you'll have the satisfaction of knowing that's probably the biggest, worst thing that could possibly happen to you all day long. Your frog is your biggest task." - Brian Tracy Read Article...

How to Bring Members Back That Leave After January
Increase Club Annual Revenue With This 30-Day Process

February 2014 - Isn't it great when you get a completely unexpected gift? It seems even more special at Christmas time, like many of us recently celebrated. I can picture it now. You're sitting by the Christmas tree with ribbons and wrapping paper strewn everywhere. Christmas music is quietly in the background. Everyone is chatting and admiring gifts. You think the gift giving is finished. Suddenly, someone hands you another gift. Your heart skips a beat. You hardly notice the ribbon you're pulling apart as you rip off the paper. Read Article...

How to Double Your Dues in a Down Economy
April 2009 - "So," you wonder to yourself, "What's this one all about? How to Double My Dues???" Well, my friend, I'm glad you're wondering, for curiosity is the beginning of change. And, change is how we get from where we are to where we want to be! Read Article...

How to Find and Keep a Team That's Dedicated to Your Club's Success
September 2011 - An astounding number of club leaders are lamenting the fact that it's getting tougher and tougher to "find good help these days." That situation can turn like a speedboat, though, when you know the secrets to getting and keeping a great team. You can find and keep maximum producers who care about the business' success as much as you do, and there are easy-to-apply secrets that will result in your facility housing the best team in town! Read Article...

How to Find Three Extra Hours Every Day
Permanently Eliminate the Words, "I Don't Have Enough Time."

May 2013 - "Where did the day go?" "I need more hours in a day!" "I'm meeting myself coming and going!" "I just want time to do the things I want to do!!!" If you're like most people, you can relate whole-heartedly to at least one of those statements. Why? Because too many of us have arranged our world (unknowingly, of course) to be one where our time controls us rather than where we control our time. Read Article...

How to Multiply Profits on Purpose
April 2012 - The words "on purpose" mean to do something intentionally, with a specific meaning, to achieve a specific destination. The words "multiply profits" simply mean to increase income. Let's get started. Read Article...

How to Multiply Profits on Purpose
September 2013 - The words "on purpose" mean to do something intentionally, with a specific meaning, to achieve a specific destination. The words "multiply profits" simply mean to increase income. Let's get started. Read Article...

How to Stop Selling Yourself Short in Your Fitness Business
November 2022 - Over the years, I've spoken with thousands of fitness professionals. What I've found is that one of the biggest reasons professionals in the industry get stuck and struggle to gain traction is because they are selling themselves short. Admittedly, when I first got into the fitness industry 40 years ago, I was just trying to put food on the table for my family. It was March of 1982 when I started working as a Weight Loss Counselor. But, even with my limited knowledge at the time, I remember thinking that people were being set up to fail. Read Article...

How to Tap Into the Next Trillion Dollar Industry
March 2012 - The game has changed. Our industry is not what it used to be. Based on my trips to Washington D.C., CDC definitions say we are perfectly set to be the wellness solution that businesses, government and individuals are looking for. You may need to change the way you do business, depending on whether or not you know the five keys to trillion dollar industry success, wellness success, that is. Read Article...

If You Have One Happy Member, You Can Build A Booming Business
June 2015 - Building your club's profits off just one happy member is easier than you think. Just one person is all it takes as long as you know what you are looking for, know how to pull it out of your member and then know what to do with it once you have it. I'm going to show you exactly how to do just that with testimonial marketing. Read Article...

Is This The New "F" Word?
April 2013 - I suppose the reason I have so many followers and fans on social media is due to the adversity I've overcome in my life and the success I've seen. Real people relate to real people's stories. The speaking I am blessed to do and the books and programs I share also bring people to my Facebook and Twitter pages. Read Article...

Making Weight Loss Fit Into Your Fitness Club
December 2003 - Read Article...

Many Clubs Thrived While Your Club Was Shut Down
Three Keys that COVID Holds to Building Your Wellness Wealth

September 2020 - It's true. While you were closed (or maybe even still are), there were clubs that were thriving because they were producing results for their members, such as blood pressure being completely normalized, diabetes-related numbers being turned back to healthy and weight being dropped rapidly and safely. I get it, times are uncertain and your brain probably feels like mush. Your body is tired, and you're not exactly sure what to do. You're most likely doing everything from running the front desk to cleaning toilets to selling memberships. You don't have time to waste, so you'd like to know, right now, what the three keys are. Let's address that first. They are simple... Read Article...

Maximize Production and Multiply Income in Just One Move
January 2012 - No one lying on their death bed says, "Boy, I sure wish I would have worked more." We're thinking about family, friends, the legacy we're leaving and our faith, but we are not thinking, "I sure wish I would have worked more." Read Article...

Maximum Money in Minimum Time
Taking Your Profits Up During a Down Economy

October 2008 - Are you choosing to participate in the current down economy? That may sound like a strange question, but given that there are owners just like you thriving in this economy, doesn't it stand to reason that there is a way (actually, there are many ways) to not participate in this weakening economy? Don't answer just yet. Let me tell you about some of those ways first... Read Article...

More Club Members Losing Weight
May 2011 - We change lives with the secrets we live and preach every day. Again this month, I'm proud to introduce you to our Thin&Healthy Members of the Month. These members have made eating healthier their way of life. I hope you will use these testimonials to feed your passion for what we do in our industry to help more people become healthy, happy and successful. Read Article...

Multiple Streams of Income
September 2009 - Success or failure? We really do have a choice. I have two friends who make their money in the real estate world. Read Article...

My Member Said: "Why didn't I do this years ago?"
May 2007 - Read Article...

Nine Secrets for a Rich Life and Profitable Fitness Business
Women of Fitness Arise!

November 2012 - If you could be in a room face-to-face with people who've had the success you want to have in this business, made the money you want to make, taken the time off that you want to take or faced and overcome the very obstacles you're facing, would that be a room worth walking into? If these people were willing to mentor and teach you, would you listen? I did just that, and whether you own or manage a club, do personal training, are in membership sales or lead group fitness, these words of wisdom will impact your business positively. Read Article...

Profit Per Member Increase with Life Coaching
April 2008 - Read Article...

Pulling Profit Out of 'Thin' Air
A New Non-Dues Profit Center To Someday Rival Personal Training!

January 2009 - I have thought a lot about what I have written here. After my thought process, and by conferring with Norm Cates, Publisher of Club Insider, he and I have come to one conclusion, and we are pretty sure of its validity. That is... there is an existing misimpression in the health/fitness club industry about what The Weight Loss Industry actually is. Read Article...

Purpose Led Profit
August 2011 - "We're club people... WE SAVE LIVES!" The room resounded as I spoke at an industry event, sharing the difference it makes in your club's profit when you have a specific, articulated purpose. Decide to make saving lives your purpose, and more will be saved. Plus, more time, money and freedom will be found for you. Read Article...

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