Project 366 / 4 – Staying focused, fat PT’s and respect

New year new you? Yeah me too. But after the initial burst of enthusiasm are you already finding it hard to stay focused? I always find my mind wanders from the path when I’m not being supported by like-minded people. It helps if you are surrounded by the types of people who you’d like to emulate. That may be like-minded driven business people, a person with the type of lifestyle you envy or a fitness coach who possesses the kind of body you want.

The kind of body you want. So why is it that so many fitness coaches or PT’s don’t possess any kind of enviable body? My local gym employs numerous PT’s, most of which obviously don’t follow their own advice on nutrition or training as they are fatter than the clients they are trying to get fit. Is it because the gym owners don’t want their PT’s to appear too physically intimidating? Or is it a “Do as I say, not as I do” football managers approach.

One of the reasons I run my own business is the fact that I can’t stand being told what to do. In my business I’ve done every job there is to do – I’ve been there, seen it and done it and my employees know it too. As a result they will happily complete any assigned task. If I wasn’t prepared to do it myself do you think that they would have the same approach or respect?