One step at a time

"Sometimes you have to forget whats gone, appreciate what still remains, and look forward to what's coming next."

Today was another step towards my future. It brought with it a host of emotions: nervous, happy, excited, accomplished, proud. I see my rainbow a little more clearly today. The path to my end goal is being cleared and although I now see it on the horizon I also see that the work has only just begun. I am ready and willing to put in the time. After all, the greatest of the great had to start somewhere, right?!

I had my first shadowing session with my personal training mentor, Brad today. He did a leg workout session with 2 women today and I basically just observed, added encouragment, helped with weights. He explained some of the things he was doing directly to me, but mostly I just listened to his instructions to his clients, taking in as much as I could as we moved through the workout.

After the session was over we chatted some about his clients, how we will progress and what my opportunities for the future will be. I am not certain how long it will take me be ready to take on my own clients but I do know that I will be taking those clients from Brad. He has big plans for me and an assured future working with/for him here at this studio, as well as in the distant future working along side him and managing his own private studio.

Brad & I have been trying to get this working relationship underway for a couple years now. Sometimes it takes a little time to get all the stars aligned and I feel like finally, when I need things to go in my favor, they are lining up as they should. The end goal will be to be a personal trainer with my own client base, working in Brad's AZ studio location and managing his clients when he is away at his California studio. It may be another year or two before we get to this end goal but I am looking forward to working towards this amazing dream. Brad is an amazing trainer and an even more amazing person. You have to understand that he is doing all this for me out of the goodness of his heart and because he believes in me. What a blessing to have a person like this in my life!

There is also a possible opportunity for me to rent space at this studio to do massage. I would be able to offer those services to not only my current massage clients but also to my future training clients and any of the other trainers clients as well. There are well over a dozen trainers at this studio so there really is endless opportunity to grow. The studio is new, fresh and energizing. I already know a handful of the trainers on staff so it will be an easy tranistion for me here.

Here is a link to the studio if you are interested in learning a little more about my new "home."

http://scottstrainingsystems.com/

I will go back into the studio Thursday afternoon to shadow 2 more sessions. The girls go back to school next week so I should have more time available to get into the studio. I am going to shoot for 5-10 hours a week. It is important to me to make it a doable goal and to be consistent about it. This time I am committing is not paid time but rather more of an unpaid internship of sorts. It is kind of unheard of really, but I want to be able to offer my clients the best of the best. Learning from one of the best is the surest way to became one of those "best" as well.  Referrals are the best compliment you can get and I want my clients to be able to say they would refer anyone they know to me. I believe in top quality service and if my clients are not getting what they expect how can I expect them to continue working with me?!