Live Inspired

I’ve grown a lot as a person over the last two or three years. One of my biggest triumphs has been in finding that despite what you may believe, you have a bigger impact on other people’s lives than you can ever imagine. You see, as a strength coach and a motivator I often wonder; am I really making a difference? Are these people truly getting as much out of me as I'm trying to give? I talk to a ton of people over the course of a day, and I try to be the most positive person that these people will converse with throughout the day. I try to be the most uplifting spirit that they drift into. The problem is that there is no "instant gratification" in this business, from my perspective as a trainer, or theirs as a client with long term goals. Due to the longevity of it all and the broad scope of all the things that I'm trying to do for my clients, there are a lot of times where I feel that maybe I’m not as much of an inspiration or as much as a life changer as a aspire to be.


Then one day the gratification started to come. It started with one person, the over the course of a few weeks, and a few months, I was beginning to have clients tell me how much I’ve changed their lives. They’d say I changed their way of thinking, I’d made their lives more positive, and in turn they had become more happy than they’d been in a long time. There is one client in particular who actually cried the first time she was able to do a full sit-up. This was middle aged woman who would do anything for her children, who works 3 jobs so that those kids could get through college without any debt, and a woman who is a true inspiration to myself. This person was changed in that moment. For somebody who is always working so hard for others and to provide for her family, was also finally working equally as hard on herself. She suddenly felt the motivation to be able to better herself, and not just focus on helping others with 100% of her time. Seeing the emotion pour out of her in that moment, and to feel the hard work literally pouring out of her, it warmed my heart. This woman is the type of person who we should be putting on the cover of a magazine, not Miley Cyrus.


You see, these are the stories I live for. These are the stories we all should live for. And over my short time in this profession, I’ve heard many similar stories. From a man who lost weight and overcame his depression, to an alcoholic who stopped drinking and found her old self along the way. This what life is all about, overcoming our daily struggles and turning negatives into positives. I’m not saying I.m the reason for turning these peoples lives around, but knowing that I played a role in that change is HUGE. Knowing that giving someone a little extra push, holding a smile for a few extra seconds so that the person knows it’s genuine, or even giving a simple high five after a grueling workout, can help direct people towards a healthier and happier path in their lives, means the world to me. My clients inspire me as much as I try to inspire them. It’s a constant give and take of positivity. Live inspired, and you will know how it feels to truly live, and to not just be alive.