The first thing that really stood out to me was this quote from John Addison who was a guest speaker “the greatest things will happen to you, if you just DECIDE. Once you decide, things will change for you.” Goodness, I sat there thinking, I decided to start this journey as a fitness coach in the beginning just for the discounts but then it turned into something greater. Am I thankful that I turned my way of thinking around when it came to fitness and exercise? You betcha! Am I thankful that as an introvert I am stepping out of my comfort zone and making new friends that I would never have thought to do? Absolutely! I decided to be a fitness coach but that is only just the beginning and I know that. I will and do have opportunities to DECIDE on and I know at this time I will jump at them.
Eric Worre lead us through several steps on leadership. “Leadership isn’t a position but an influence.” I want to influence people in my life because I know firsthand that being influenced by others has been a blessing to me so why not be that person to someone else? Living by example, being proof of the product, and telling my story. I workout daily which I post on Social Media (this was completely out of my comfort zone at first), I use the products and love them, and I tell my story but not as often as I should. As Eric spoke on how to present our story, there was an order to do so. 1. Tell of our background. 2. Talk about what we didn’t like with our job/share the pain in our story. 3. What was our solution. 4. How we feel about the future. As I share my story I always make sure I tell others that being a fitness coach would have been considered a joke in my eyes 10 years ago, goodness even 5 years ago. I wanted nothing to do with fitness or exercising. I didn’t like nor did I enjoy it. In 2012, my best friend and I signed up to run the Disney Princess Half Marathon. I fell in love with running. As I continued to run races and began to run races with obstacles, I started to workout more than just running, I added cardio to the mix as well. I was a different person because I DECIDED to go out of my comfort zone and run a race. In the next step, this would be where people share their pain in what they were doing as a career, what they didn’t like in their life and why they went down the road as an entrepreneur. This one had me stumped. For the past four years I have been a nanny. I will admit there are many struggles with being a nanny and there were many days I wanted to quit (and actually did) but I never saw myself walking away from being a nanny completely. When I thought about really pursuing being a fitness coach, it was to give me comfort in knowing that my hopes of moving to Colorado could happen because I would be financially stumble until I found another nanny job. Although the hope of moving to CO has been put off, the extra income has been a blessing in helping my mother financially as my parents have separated. I recently started a new job, not filling the shoes as a nanny as much as an personal assistant. I still desire to go to work everyday and continue being a fitness coach everyday. I have met many people that have walked away from their professional careers and are absolutely great entrepreneurs and fitness coaches. They found the next step - they found the solution. I want to influence others in my journey but I also want people to see that starting this journey you are capable of doing it while working full-time. That’s how a good percentage of entrepreneurs started. If you want this to be the only thing you are doing, the only job you have, then you must DECIDE to take that step. It’s not going to be easy but it is going to be worth it.
How do I feel about the future? Where do I see myself in 3 year? 5 years? Sure...I have hopes and dreams but that’s not what I’m talking about. Where do I see myself in my business in 3 years? I see myself still having the heart and passion to help others in their fitness journey. Spending time investing into other’s lives. Helping others feel good about themselves and possibly follow after my influence and become a fitness coach as well. I’m excited for the future, just like I’m excited for tomorrow.
At the end of the day, Eric Worre closed with “Be different - Be the best version of yourself - be uncomfortable on your way to being comfortable.” I want to leave you with those same words. I want to be different and be the best version of myself as I share my journey in being an entrepreneur and I’ve been uncomfortable but each day is a day closer to being comfortable. Are you?
