By Latina Bohemian
Sarah McDonald, an international fitness coach, has been able to succeed in a male dominated industry within the last several years. Before the accolades, there were some interferences along the way. In the beginning stages of her career, when first attaining clients at the gym, substantial profits weren’t made right away. Then came getting the actual location.
“It took me nearly three years of searching, negotiating, and navigating before I finally found a location that could bring my vision to life,” she says. Focused Gainz, LLC, and Focused Fitness Facility, have grown into a six-figure business.
Scarcity beliefs are often programmed from a young age and transferred as an adult. Being an orphan by the age of 15 shaped her strength and taught her to prosper with or without a safety net. According to Sarah, be the person who stays, learns, adapts, and keeps going, even when the outcome isn’t guaranteed.
What entrepreneurship did was go beyond freedom and create mental endurance. As a woman-owned business, she can now wake up and build a life based on her own decisions, an inspiration to many who have or are currently living with financial trauma.
Your courage to stand firm when others would quit will always set you apart.
Sarah McDonald
During her earlier years as a young single parent, she had to figure out how to utilize minimal resources. Encouraging every parent out there to remind themselves their children are not just simply watching what they can provide; how they develop as well.
Serve as a blueprint to your children because they deserve a solid foundation. It’s not an overnight success, know your motivation can take you far. By mastering tribulations, those life experiences become the very instruments that will push you across your stepping stones.
Having a comeback from past failures is possible.
A comeback isn’t about proving people wrong; it’s about affirming your own beliefs. She says, if you truly believe in something, don’t let the doubt of uncertainty scare you away. Bouncing back from failure demands a lot of determination, uneasy times, and instances where you feel like giving up. This facilitated growth and established a passive income, unlike before, when a weekly paycheck felt unattainable.
The strength of your mind influences how you handle challenges at your work. Identifying behaviors and understanding the root of the problem makes your business effective. This is why a holistic approach was incorporated into her business model: to prevent undesirable conflicts in the workplace and effectively manage emotions by cultivating emotional intelligence.
It made her work environment less challenging as it became proactive, intentional, and adaptable. This approach allowed her gym to be flexible and versatile for both current and future clients.
Reflect without judgment, take radical accountability, and get clear on the lessons you’ve learned and leverage them as wisdom. According to a self-made woman, that encourages you to live with Impact over income and alignment over approval.
Sarah McDonald is an international mind-body-soul coach, fitness entrepreneur, and owner of a biohacking gym and wellness brand based in Peabody, MA called Focused Gainz. Specializing in helping entrepreneurs, everyday people, and high performers align physically, mentally, and spiritually through reiki and holistic practices that nourish the body from the inside out. Her business also offers functional hybrid group training and 1-on-1 sessions, personal training, nutrition, and energy healing methods. Her meal prep company and superfood cafe are uniquely crafted and give clients customized options that support their fitness plan. Follow Sarah’s personal account on Instagram, as well as Focused Gainz.
