This week has just been the best week myfitnesspro has ever had
It was crazy busy, loads of clients, enquiries
Hence why I’ve been so quiet
More client sessions than ive ever had
even put an advert out for a personal trainer to come work for myfitnesspro (get in touch if you know anyone)
That was the third ‘best week’ on the trot
Things have finally changed
Reached the tipping point
Hopefully for it to stay this way and see all the hard work ive put in over the last few years come to fruition
And when i say hard work i really mean it
There was no short cut…no matter how many overnight success stories i was advertised to about increasing my business by 1000% in weeks
There was no magic solution to get my name out there
I had to learn a lot along the way
I made a fair amount of mistakes
Wasted a fair bit of time and money
There were a lot of compromises and sacrifices
Missed weekends away or holidays
Nights out became a thing of the past
At the beginning i was trying to spend as little as possible whilst income was low, cheap dinners, no clothes buying, no holidays…you get the picture
Probably annoyed family and close friends with my seemingly obsessive drive towards building the business up
Was probably a little less fun to be around?..maybe a little miserable on occasion…maybe more than once
Stressed…me? yeah ok
But this week was the first time i hit a long standing target
Which meant i finally had the feeling of achieving one of my goals
Then i thought to myself
This is the exact same journey as my clients go through getting into shape
Losing weight, building muscle, getting strong
All of them require a sheer doggedness, determination, unwillingness to veer off course
Friends and family’s lack of understanding sometimes as to the path youve chosen and the work required
The missed nights out, drinks after work or parties
The ‘im not drinking at the moment’ stares and looks of pure horror that you wont be joining them in the pursuit of alcohol for no other reason than its there
The looks as you order a salad on a birthday night out and turn down pudding…even though its a special occasion that ‘only happens once a year’
The financial cost of training and eating well
The hours of work in the gym, classes, pounding the streets in the cold and dark or the early morning sessions
The will power required to keep on track amongst all this despite the constant stream of food and drink adverts, images and smells around you
But, at the end of the journey
at the point where you can finally tick off your goal and consider your accomplishment
You can sit & reflect, look back & think
It wasn’t really that long in the grand scheme of things
I didn’t really miss that much
And to be where you are now was worth it all along
Appreciative of the work you’ve put in
It didn’t come easy but you made it
People respect that of you
And it means you wont want to go back to your old ways
Now you can relax……..
until the next target is set!
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