08/29/2022
“Is this all???”
Several years ago, I asked myself this very question! I was managing a small studio, I taught solo most of the time, I had a full schedule, taught some 10 hour days, and was burned out to the core!
I found myself giving what was left of myself rather than the best of myself and cancelling sessions more than I’d like to admit. I was a mess! If this sounds like you, I think we have all been there. Saying yes to every opportunity, putting up no boundaries, and dreaming about how you’d like your career to really be.
I wasn’t showing up…I wasn’t showing up for my clients and I certainly wasn’t showing up for myself…so what changed? It took a mindset paradigm shift. It also took changing my environment. It took saying NO, to make time for the things I had my heart set on. It took narrowing down my locations to ONE location and maximizing my dream schedule and making time to learn more and work toward goals I had for myself. It also took someone else believing in me (besides my husband-sorry honey), to take the next step. Although my husband is my biggest cheerleader, he’s also biased.
I remember early on when I was doing my observation hours at and thinking to myself, “Maybe one day I will travel and teach trainings?!” Over the course of time, it became exactly that, just a thought…If you had told me just 3 years ago that I would be a MOTR Master Instructor & Pilates Master Instructor, my response would have been “I WISH!!” I say this all to remind you that your dreams are never too BIG, but you have to believe in yourself! And it doesn’t hurt to have others nudge you to get there.
I hope that when you see something truly special in someone, never hesitate to nudge them, it may be just what they need! I have been reflecting on this next chapter in my career and I am excited! Excited to be the nudge that some new trainers will need! I am so excited to be apart of their journey! Just as my wonderful colleagues have poured into me (I have tagged you all), I will take that blessing and pour into others. I cannot wait. Let this journey begin.
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