In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. I am proud to see so many of you inspiring others at the gym, we have so many now that it makes my job a lot simpler.
Becoming a leader is not becoming the person who shouts the loudest, shows off the most or throws his/her weight around. It is the person who leads by example, picks individuals off the floor who are emotionally spent, its the person who has very often been down the bottom themselves, often many times, and is well aware of how hard the journey out that deep hole is.
They will also realise what it feels like to come out of that hole, how it feels to make themselves a success again in their chosen field in life, and anyone who has been through that challenging journey will usually want to give back and help as many others as they can who need to help to believe in themselves again.
It’s vital to get everyone to finally believe that it really is up to THEMSELVES what they accomplish, it really is. You should never a accept an outcome that SOMEONE ELSE prescribes for you.
You should never listen to any critics, don’t pay attention to any apparent reason on why you can’t achieve your goals, concentrate on your strengths and not your weaknesses, it really is YOUR call.
Many people will tell you that achieving big things is impossible, all YOU need to remember is that the so called “impossible” just takes a little longer.
What i find is that many people have preconceived ideas of how you should do it when you want to get fit and healthy. The idea that you just walk/run on treadmill, maybe hit a couple of machines, and even worse never shown how to do it properly, is a thing of the past, it should never exist now. There are so many more options that are far more attractive, more fun and most importantly backed up by science.
When someone shows you things things you thought impossible, your view of exercise soon brightens up and you soon realise that your possibilities are endless, and all of sudden you are shown horizons you didn’t know existed.
The word inspire means to “breathe life into”. When we breathe life into another, we inspire their hopes, goals and dreams. That’s what we should all be doing whenever we get the chance!
