I want to tell you a small story:

Although I don’t tell them enough, I do adore my siblings. But believe me when I say this, that wasn’t always the case. I absolutely hated my brother and younger sister when I was younger. Hated may be an abrupt word to describe it but that’s how I genuinely felt when I was younger, purely because of how they treated me - I was what they called “a fat kid” and they never let me forget it. It was actually incessant, the name calling, the feeling of isolation in front of groups of friends and family members, the physical bullying and the constant feeling of being made to feel I’m alone, it was just horrific as a young kid. This spilled into school where I became so embarrassed by my physical appearance at the age of 9. When this got carried through to senior school, getting changed for PE was such a horrifying part of my day that I was unable to get changed in front of the other boys just in case there was an opportunity to be bullied, so I always went to the toilet cubicle to change.

I didn’t know it at the time but being bullied and being “a fat kid” led me to what I do today. Being a coach is something I absolutely love. I grow and evolve day in and day out by learning how to adapt for each individual I work with but I’m also learning so much from my clients as well. Me and my clients become thinking partners, we work together to find solutions and seek the answers they need. More often then not they already have the answers, it just takes a little guidance, support and a platform to win to bring it out of them.

I’ve now been in the industry for almost 10 years. The reason for building this programme is because I know I can impact many lives. I want to help change the face of the health and fitness industry from bikini bodies and 6 packs to improving the populations mindset, lifestyle, behaviours and habits. In order to really elicit sustainable changes within an individual, you have to breakdown their limiting beliefs, challenge what they currently believe to be true that holds them back, their self doubt and build positive new habits and behaviours whilst removing poor old habits and behaviours that does not serve the person they want to be.

My drive and desire to help people is beyond what I could ever describe with the use of words. As a kid I learned to use what I had: Pain, Struggle, Embarrassment, Shame, Discomfort… and channel it into actions that got me away from those very feelings. I believe in the notion of if you can’t find the means to change your current situation, using what you have is a good place to start, whether that be negative or positive.

Health is the real goal…

You may be caught in the mindset you need to look better to feel better. That’s not the only thing. That’s a big fat lie! To be happy there are so many other factors that play a vital role.

Yes looking good is great but so is:

How you speak to yourself,
Manage stress,
Time spent connecting with others,
Time spent connecting to yourself,
Time spent on things you value,
Nourishing your body well,
Exercising and moving your body,
Having meaningful conversations,
Working on your career,
Spending time with loved ones,
Spending time in nature,
Real downtime,
Being self aware…

So many more things to list. But inside my programme I want more for my clients. Sometimes more than they want themselves. It’s driving the best out of people and showing them there’s more to what they can do.

Life is the journey, not 6 months. Demand more from yourself. Lost time is never found again, so use it and take value from it. Does this hit home?

I would rather spend my life making mistakes, then spend it doing nothing. If every day is the same, it doesn’t have to be. Don’t be afraid to suck at something new. Don’t be afraid to hear no. Don’t be afraid to be turned down. Don’t be afraid to make a fool of yourself.

Be afraid that all the things that you thought of doing only stayed as thoughts, because you were afraid.