Think about it Thursday

I'm sitting here, thinking about whether I wanted today's post to be a Throwback or a Think about it theme. I guess I'm going to go with both because they kind of are related today. When reflecting back on my before and after coaching life, I think about how unsure I was of myself. I think about the negative self-talk that I never realized I had toward myself and my body (and sometimes still do--I'm human and I'm not perfect). It wasn't until I became a virtual coach that I realized how low my confidence was. Enter the final decision to go all in with my health and fitness and become a virtual coach to up the ante for self-accountability...

I'm actually pretty introverted and would prefer to stay at home in my sweats or workout clothes, watching TV or surfing the internet and not really engaging with anybody except my boyfriend and my cats. I know, I know...I sound like a crazy cat lady. Don't get me wrong, I still prefer those activities over most other things but nowadays, I find myself wanting to meet people and talk to them. 

Honestly, the hardest part for me now is to find a common thread with complete strangers. So, that's where working on my health and fitness come into play--most people are wanting to become a healthier and more fit version of themselves. That's the common thread that I can find with people and then, through those conversations, we find other common threads. Health and fitness journeys help bring people together. Everybody is on a journey of some sort and some people are coming from different backgrounds and that's what makes virtual coach so much fun and challenging too! 

If you would've asked me a few years ago if I would've considered being a coach, I would've laughed because I was not confident enough in myself to even think about reaching out to others. Now, I don't know what I'd do without this coach life. 

My favorite thing to do is to look at past pictures of myself and compare them to now. I look to see what my state of happiness and confidence was back then as opposed to now.  The left picture is just that. The girl in the white blouse was just coming out of the first year of teaching, overweight and, while she's smiling on the outside, she's not very happy. The girl in the red blouse knows her worth and knows she's a powerful and confident woman, who has been through a devastating divorce. She's been through every emotion under the sun. She's lost weight, gained it back, but took control of her health and fitness and lost it again. Now she's a successful teacher and virtual health coach who is ready to help others achieve their own fitness and health goals.

Not sure if this post made much sense, hopefully it did, but I had a lot to think about and wanted to put it out there, in hopes that it would help you reflect on where you've come from and where you're going. It's important to think about these things so that we can make goals for ourselves and constantly strive to be a better version of ourselves each and every day.


Left: 2007 Right: Spring 2018                              Summer 2018