With any change we make there is going to be a give and a get. If you decide to take up a morning walk - you are going to give up some free time in the morning but you will get more energy, more fit and a better circadian rhythm.
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The other day I went to climb the Victory Stairs in Verrado. It’s 300 plus stairs into the side of a mountain. When you are standing at the bottom it can look very foreboding! It’s a lot of stairs! In reality it took me less than 10 minutes to climb those stairs. And looking down from the top … it sure looked a lot less intimidating. I am not going to say it was a piece of cake but it was less challenging than I had made it out to be in my mind!
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April first marks one year as Shine Pilates and my ownership of the business. Some may say I’m a fool for moving across the business and buying a business on April Fool’s Day … but we have so much to celebrate!
Here’s what we have accomplished in one year:
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The other day I had a client say to me that after two years of hip pain from torn labrums, she is no longer in pain. She used to be a runner and realizes she can’t run anymore but still wanted a pain free life… Pilates is giving that to her. That is her ‘Why’.
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One of my least favorite tasks to do when I started my first business was to attend networking events. I did not enjoy the surface small talk and the heavy sales pitch by some. I am not one to promote myself with a heavy hand and it just felt uncomfortable to me. But as a business owner, you check all the boxes and do all the things when you want to succeed.
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This weekend I had a friend and fellow Pilates instructor In town visiting me. She also presented our Golf Workshop. For fun on Sunday morning, we went over to Sterling Grove and played the 18 hole putting course. JoAnn is an avid golfer. I can best be described as a beginner with clubs!
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About a week ago, I tried curling for the first time. It was fun and challenging. I love trying new things and having new experiences. If you are not familiar with curling, it takes place on the ice and uses a 40 lb stone slid across the ice. It’s sort of like shuffleboard with a target at the other end and the ability to knock your opponent’s stones out.
During my very first practice throw of the stone, I slide a bit more on the ice than expected and the stone took my arm with it for a bit.
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This morning I had planned to go for a run. I had to be somewhere by 10am … so I needed to get my act together to get to the trails, run, get home, shower, and get to my appointment.
I started coming up with my reason why not. I could go later in the day maybe. Maybe I should just take the day off - I had strained my deltoid muscles and wasn’t sure how that would feel running. And the list goes on!
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I had an interesting conversation yesterday with a couple fellow entrepreneurs. They have had their business for quite a while but built it from the ground up. I did the same in Nashville and in Lexington with my studios. It’s a lot for work and requires discipline, hope, and consistency even when the path may not be smooth.
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Learning something new can be rewarding! It can be exciting! It can also be ... hard.
Recently I’ve had a few new clients in their first session make comments along the lines of “I’m sure I look terrible doing this” and “I’m embarrassed how bad I am at this.” To this I want to ask “When did we decide the first time we try something new we should look amazing doing it and perform it perfectly?”
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