Random thoughts
I am trying to get back to working out. I have only a few short months to complete my pt cert. and I want that so much. I have always wanted a career where I could help others. When I was younger I thought that meant I would have to be a nurse. Now I know that I can do so much and help people in a meaningful way as a personal trainer. I know what it’s like to come back from a devastating injury. I know what it’s like to be overweight (I’ve had 6 kids…I know what it takes to lose weight!). I know what it’s like to have physical ailments that sap your strength and motivation. And I want to show people that you can overcome those things. I want to help people reclaim their lives. Yes, I know a lot of people hire personal trainers to get them that last few steps…maybe lose the last 10 or 15 pounds or build just a little more muscle when they are already in great shape. That’s wonderful, I’m sure I would love working with those clients. But I really want to make a difference to those people who think they can’t do it. I want to help the people who think they can’t help themselves. And I want to show them that they can do it…start them on the path and guide them part of the way and then just point them in the right direction and see them acheive their goals on their own. What satisfaction for both of us there will be in that!
In the meantime…I have my toughest client-myself. I have to find it in me to fight for what I want and not just give up when it comes hard. I have to keep going when it seems I am almost, but not quite, there. That’s the hard part. That’s the part that will really show what I am made of.
The unfortunate thing is that I am unable to compete. I don’t have a deadline to meet in that way. The only deadline is October 4th of this year when I have to have my exam completed by.
I just have to keep reading, keep studying, keep working and the results I want will come…I know they will.
They will.
