Too Positive

Yesterday was a long, busy, and awesome day at work. I left my house around 5am and got home around 10pm. Yeah. I was happy to do this as I had 2 stacked appointments in the morning which led to two new clients! That means two more lives I have a chance to impact positively! I had an initial appointment in the middle of the day, and one more follow-up in the evening before my two regular clients. I want to talk about the follow-up appointment today. As this potential client came down the escalator, I could see by the look in her face that she wasn't excited to be at the gym with me. I did my best to make the most of it, but her attitude really was not responsive to what we were trying to do. It's really hard to teach someone when they don't want to learn. Anyways, I continued to stretch her afterward, and she did compliment me as giving her "the best stretch she ever had". However, we both admitted openly that we didn't feel the trainer/trainee connection, and for this I was a bit saddened and felt a sense of failure. She actually told me I had "too much of a positive attitude" for her, which seems kind of funny, really. I am a bit disappointed in myself that I wasn't able to cater to her and give her the value she needed to at least show her a positive training experience. Jim Rone said, "...you learn more in losing..." I definitely learned that when a situation comes up and you have done your best, even if it doesn't end up working out, remain positive (even if that was the issue!) and things will still work out. I needed to keep my attitude positive not just for me, but for the two regular clients that have been responding so well to it. I bounced back and had two awesome sessions to finish my night!

So people, no matter what happens, remain positive. There's a chance that some won't respond, but most people will, and results will happen! Also, have fun! Again, there are some people who just don't want to let go and might actually be afraid to have fun, but don't let that bring you down. If you elevate yourself as a leader, the people who look up to you will have to rise to some degree to keep up with you! So stay positive, have fun, and do your best because:

"Your best is always good enough!" -T. Horton

Have a great day, and thanks for reading!