Jan - Sept...result :)

 

Thanks to a brilliant best selling self-help/motivation book, a suggestion from a friend, a lot of hard work, focus, positive thoughts, determination and self-belief...I feel I've arrived at where I want to be...albeit at the tender age of 44!

If you had have told me this time last year that this is where I'd be and this is what I'd be doing now, I would have laughed and dismissed it as 'poppy-cock'! 

Yet, here I sit after my first day as a Fitness Instructor and PT in a lovely intimate gym in Howth.   Bearing in mind I was only interviewed last Monday and offered the position on Tuesday, I am chuffed to be up there training members from this morning.

I love to help people (in general) but I love to help them train and achieve their fitness goals even more.  This morning/afternoon I got to do that with people I had just met..and having them thank me, with red sweaty faces was all I needed to put a smile on my face and a sense of achievement.  I have my own PT clients outside of the gym who I am so grateful to for believing in me and employing my services as soon as I was qualified..you know who you are :)  Working here will be another step in the right direction.

Following a few nudges from another couple of good guys, from September 26th, I have the local primary school hall booked for the following:

This is actually a poster but you can't see it clearly because of the 'white on white'.
 

My hope is that I get a few bodies to come along to 'Pamercise', train with me, get a good work-out and have some fun :)

This whole journey has taught me many things....things I didn't know about myself.  I do have focus, I do have determination, I can study, (I can get A's and B's in exams :)) I do have patience. What's even more surprising is that I've been told on numerous occasions that I'm an 'inspiration'! ME an inspiration?  Now that's something I never ever dreamt I'd hear anyone say to me even once no mind on numerous occasions...and that makes me smile :) I am proud of myself.

I suppose my message to any of you out there with a dream is...go for it...it may not be easy and at times you'll question if you're 'doing the right thing' but at the end of it all, you can sit back and say...



"Non, je ne regrette rien"

 

I did it!