Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, ahhh.....there are some LIMES!! Now that I have you wondering what the hell I'm talking about I'll be glad to explain!
As most of you know I have been on this crazy weight loss, fitness journey for a number of years now (I think 5 to be exact) and I feel like it has finally started coming full circle. I started very overweight and not knowing one end of a dumbbell from the other and was convinced the machines at the gym were going to kill me (some days I still think that...lol) but I am in a place now where I don't have to look at the personal trainers on tv,or at a local gym and think someday" I am going to do that". Wouldn't it be nice to help someone change their life, reach their goals and become the person they want to be....wouldn't it be nice to do something with my time that will help support me financially but isn't work because I truly care about I'm doing, wouldn't it be nice not dreading waking up every morning and going to a job where all I do is count down the hours until I can leave, wouldn't it be nice to be with people who I know for that solid hour, or maybe at least 30 mins, don't like me and wish I'd just go away but after that 30 mins or so love me for making them move and feel alive again. I am finally there....feeling these exact things. It hasn't been an easy trip as I've had lots of ups and downs and I know personally I have some things to improve that will make me an even better personal trainer but those are all a work in progress. Improving these things will not happen overnight but with my determination I'm sure they too will all come together.
I can look back over the last year and say giving up my office job to take my course at Eastern College was by far the best choice I have ever made. It was as scary as hell and sometimes knowing I don't have a cushiony office job to fall back on still scares me but that fear motivates me to go on line and market myself, to try and think of ways to get my name out there, and to reach out to more potential clients. Although I probably picked the slowest time of the year to do this I'm still very optimistic that every day will bring new people to me. And hey, January is just around the corner!! :)
I started my first official bootcamp last week. Only a few people attended but it was enough to allow me to get over most of my nervousness and make me feel ready to take on the world next Wednesday!! I'm hoping it all works out at the training studio where the bootcamp is being held as this is the type of clientele I really hope to focus on. Who knows, maybe in the near future I'll get hired on there and be able to reach out to even more people. Until that opportunity arises (if it does) I will continue to build my own business, doing whatever things I can think of to get my name out there while helping as many people as I possibly can along the way.
So, what's next for this future fast chick? Well....I can honestly say I don't know. lol I'm working at Mount Saint Vincent University for the next three weeks until I complete my internship for school and after that I have no idea. I am thinking of more bootcamps I'd like to do and trying to think of ways to get more people involved. Perhaps I'll seek out a few more personal training studio's to see if they would be interested in having me do some bootcamps for them. Another option is to reach out to groups about doing some public speaking about my journey and how by never giving up I am finally doing what I love. Oh, and how could I possibly forget studying for my American College of Sports Medicine exam, which I write on Sept. 30.
A few people have told me over the last few days that I am so lucky to be able follow my dreams and do something I'm really passionate about. I thanked them for the kind words and never really knew how to reply but after thinking about it I can say I truly am lucky, this is a dream, MY DREAM and I'm living it, right at this very moment!!
I just thought of my favorite quote - "pain is temporary, quitting lasts forever" p-plakas. There are many times over the last few years that I could have and indeed wanted to quit but I never did and I'm glad I didn't because I wouldn't be where I am at this very minute. The reward has been so worth the pain I have suffered!!!
Now if you'll excuse me I have to go and put some limes in my water.
