It’s
time to take my own advice
For years, I have never
"given up" anything as a resolution; instead I have always chosen to
embrace a new challenge or an adventure.
I will still find
another adventure or challenge to tackle in 2013, but I have also finally
decided to stop/give up doing some things.
Here is the first one:
I will stop putting
energy into "friends" who come to me, seeking advice/help/motivation,
then refuse to take it, yet keep coming back to me complaining about their life
then seeking more advice.
Don't get me wrong, I am
there for friends who come to me in order to vent, complain, and just bitch
about a day...we all need a sounding board for our "moments." I'm
"guilty" of venting and bitching too...I am human.
My resolution is to
distance myself from "friends" who continually complain, ask for
advice, yet continue to do nothing to change things. It has become far too
exhausting.
I will continue to save
my energy and expertise for my productive clients-and of course my supportive
friends.
Perhaps my clients
respect my time more than the "friends" do since the clients are
paying for it...In actually, my clients don’t want to waste their time and
money talking about things. They want to do things! They want results! They
want a happy, healthy, and productive life!
Don’t get me wrong, my
clients and I talk…sometimes quite a bit.
My clients have come to
me, paid their hard earned money, put themselves in a vulnerable position by
sharing their weakness with me and have asked for help. They don’t come to me
to complain, they come to me for guidance. They take the advice. If I believe
someone else can give them better advice in certain areas, I refer elsewhere
and they go, they seek it, implement it, and thrive because of
it. They really want to do something to make the changes that make
their lives better. That is why they are successful.
Since last year, I have
not taken any new clients due to the fact that I've gone back to
school full time. I have cut down almost 100% from seeing clients, yet I have
continued to keep in touch with many. I do not charge my former clients when
they call or write to me for advice because I know they respect it and utilize
it, and they keep me updated on the successes that were a direct result of my
advice and training. It is these amazing clients that have helped open my
eyes in order to see how much I've continued to invest in people who
have absolutely no respect for my time, experience, expertise in the world of
health, fitness, and the care and prevention of injuries.
It is time for me to
take the advice I have given to many clients over the years:
“It’s time to drop the
dead weight in your life.
Only support those who
are willing to work hard to achieve the things they desire!”
Whatever your New Year's
Resolutions are, I wish ya'll a happy and healthy 2013!
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