23/02/2022
He is in😃👮♂️. Mr Sam has accepted his offer to start at the NSW Police Academy on 7 March. I can not tell you all how happy and excited I am for this kid. He reached out to me in June last year and asked if I would train him to pass the NSW Police Physical Entry Fitness Assessment. That was the beginning of me changing his life - but also he changed mine! As the weeks turned into months I was so humbled by what this kid achieved and how he went about it. I threw everything at Sam, including a kitchen sink and some old tyres off my Ranger and he kept fronting up. He missed out on his first entry test try (mainly due physical exhaustion and a chest infection), but instead of quitting he knuckled down even harder and asked me to up the intensity. Sam passed on his next attempt and the only remaining criteria to overcome was some body measurements which he ticked off last week. It was truly amazing to see this young man have the drive, intestinal fortitude (that’s pure guts), and passion to put himself through HELL (and I did put him through hell) to change his life.
After the Navy I became a Personal Trainer to help people achieve their goals, but I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would be able to do it to this extant. The feeling of total euphoria that I have right now is something that I will never forget. I am truly, truly humbled to have been given the chance to be a positive part of Sam’s story.
To Mr Sam I thank you for trusting me with your dreams and ambitions and only ask one thing from you - please don’t pull me over for speeding.
