How Badly Do You Want the Challenge?

Training for me is badass because I get to see more than just the physical transformation of a person. Don’t get me wrong, I love seeing ole hit their weight loss goals, or get their body to the point of strength and capability where they can do things they didn’t think would ever happen. It’s amazing, it creates joy in my life because I’ve empowered someone to step outside of their comfort zone and into a more authentic version of themselves. 

But that physical transformation doesn’t just happen on its own and the more rewarding transformation for me is the internal transformation. 

We live in a society that’s very aware of the power of eating healthy and moving your body, but the reality is that most people half ass that effort. They’ll come in, they’ll workout but really it’s not their best effort. They’ll eat well but fail when it comes to eating well consistently. 

I don’t need to tell you what you NEED to do, I get to hold you accountable for what you know you should be doing. 

While I’m doing that with you, I’m waiting for that moment. I see it happen, gradually at first and then completely suddenly when you go from that half ass effort to the everything you’ve got to give effort. 

That transformation...I LIVE for that shit. In that moment everything about your energy and your aura changes. The confidence you exude is palpable. I know nothing will stand in your way and nothing I give you will be too much. 

Gone are the excuses and in its place is this inherent knowledge that you’re capable and deserving of actually achieving the goals you’ve set. You want the challenge because you know it won’t actually be that hard, and you know the change will be completely worth it in the end. 

Be Willing to Get Uncomfortable

You have to get uncomfortable.

I see this amazing transition with clients. At first, they dread class. I’ve had people tell me they’ve full on avoided taking my class because they knew how much I would challenge them, that they get nervous stomachs or clam hands before they come in. They’re nervous about the work, they’re nervous because they know I’m going to push them outside of their comfort zone, and they know it’s going to be hard.

But then class is over. They feel so accomplished, so strong and so capable that they come back. Thus, the pattern of dread and then accomplishment continues.

Just a little insight into my mind with this reoccurring process: I don’t care that my reputation as an instructor is that I’m tough. I know that I am, shit I put myself through the classes I provide to my clients before they even get those classes.

My singular goal is that people walk out of class feeling such a badass that they KNOW they can take non the whole world.

Not to go off on a huge ass tangent but I really do feel the way that you react when you’re working out, the way you handle that stress, very easily translates into how you handle stress in your daily life. So I want ALL of my people walking out feeling strong, fierce, kick ass and capable.

Back on track.

I want people to feel uncomfortable. I want them to get used to feeling uncomfortable.

Because here’s the thing: that comfort zone you’ve been living in hasn’t done shit for you. It’s not bringing about the change that you want to see. Being comfortable isn’t helping you drop those extra couple of LBS, it’s not helping you get back into those skinny jeans you haven’t worn since before the baby was born, and it sure AF isn’t helping you get back your energy so you can keep up with your kids.

It’s time to get uncomfortable.

If you want to see change, you HAVE to get uncomfortable. There really isn’t any choice. You have to step outside of the constructs you’ve grown accustomed to and do the thing that makes your breath catch in your throat. 

It’s that space, it’s those moments where change is made. 

My clients might not even realize it, but that’s why they crave that sense of uncertainty before they come in. They might not realize it, but on some level in their psyche they know that the dread they feel, the uncomfortable feeling that follows, and the ending sense of accomplishment is them changing. In every single way.