When Your Hobby Becomes Your Job: Marjorie Le Borgne on Pivoting to Personal Training and Bouncing Back from Injury

What happens when you turn your passion into your profession, and life throws you an unexpected curveball? In this episode, lifelong athlete Marjorie Le Borgne shares her journey from a career in communications to becoming a certified personal trainer. She opens up about the excitement of helping clients, the reality of starting a new career, and how a sudden ACL injury just days after going full-time reshaped her perspective. We dive into resilience, career pivots, and the importance of meeting yourself, and your clients, exactly where you are.

"It was in April and we saw a certification starting in May and it's like, okay, just do it.” — Marjorie Le Borgne

Takeaways:

• How to explore a career change by treating it as an experiment rather than a high-stakes decision.
• The role of sports and movement in building confidence, especially for women.
• Lessons learned from sustaining an injury right after going full-time as a personal trainer.
• Why transparency and vulnerability can strengthen client relationships.
• Adapting teaching styles when physical limitations arise.
• How hobbies can evolve when they become your profession, and how to keep them joyful.

Meet Marjorie Le Borgne

Born and raised in France, Marjorie Le Borgne is a lifelong athlete and black belt judoka by age 16, later falling in love with boxing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, surfing, skiing, and more. After building a successful career in communications and digital marketing, she decided to pursue her passion for sports professionally, becoming a certified personal trainer. Now based in Vancouver, she helps clients discover the joy of movement, build strength, and gain confidence, both physically and mentally.

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Marjorie Le Borgne on Instagram: @marjorie.l.b

Marjorie Le Borgne’s website: https://www.marjorielb.com