There is a saying... when you are ready to learn the teacher shows up.  I am a firm believer that what you put out to the universe is what you get back and this is exactly what has been manifesting in my life.  Which leads me to my next saying... be careful what you ask for.

Bodies Under Construction is a business in progress and with this progress come a harsh reality check around where I want it to go and what I want it to become.  Sound familiar? 

Clarity.  It is the cornerstone of what I teach.  What do you want, why do you want it and what game plan do you need to follow to get there.  I know how important these questions and answers are towards achieving big or small goals in health and fitness but oddly enough I haven't done this in my own business recently.   For most trainers starting out the goal is to just get that first client and then build on that success until you they have a strong and established clientele.  I achieved this, which then allowed me to move forward to my next goal which was to have a big enough space to work with more than one client at a time.  Why did I want this?  Bottom line is that I trade my time for income and just like the rest of you I am limited by the numbers of hours in a day.  I also achieved this goal so it was time to ask myself again "what do I want for BUC"?  My own studio.  Why?  So that I could determine my own schedule without having to work around anyone else and to hire other fantastic trainers to help me (thus solving the limited hours in the day problem).  For long standing clients of the BUC family, they know it didn't take me very long to achieve this goal as well.  Fast forward and I am finally in the space I have always dreamed about and am building the environment I knew was possible.  A facility that allows me to teach, train and be surrounded by like minded fitness professionals who are the best in their specific niche.  From the outside looking in, most would think that I have it all couldn't still want more.  This assumption that would be wrong.

So lets get back to the teachers...

I realize I have managed to build a great foundation for BUC but I also realize that I need guidance for the next part of my journey.   I put this out to the universe and in the teachers walked.  One is a client who started from nothing and has grown a multimillion dollar company.  I have had the pleasure of touring his plant, and seeing the enormity of his operation up close and personal.  The amazing thing about successful people is that they can recognize the undiscovered greatness in others and welcome the opportunity to offer guidance and act as mentors.  Teacher number two is also a client and holds the key to helping me create clarity regarding where to take BUC and the choices and decisions I will need to make to get there.  He holds the map and has a proven track record in creating great things from small businesses wrestling with where they are going and how to get there.

The point of all of this?  Firstly, I want you to all understand we all struggle and need teachers.  Each of us have pieces of our lives that we don't want to look at or that create a tremendous amount of anxiety and I am going to really push this and say that sometimes these pieces can be down right painful to look at.  Creating new clarity in my business, taking a hard look at the ugly and following a game plan TRUSTING that my teachers will lead me down the path to success, has already proven to be challenging.  On the days I doubt, and maybe even have a tantrum or two I go back to what I do day in and day out for my clients.
I AM THE TEACHER, the leader, the mentor and I hold the road map for my clients success in the field of health and wellness.  I nurture my clients to trust using a step by step road map to help alleviate or minimize the anxiety of change.  I create trust by slowly creating results both physically and mentally.  I show them the way by providing proof of what my other clients have achieved and I walk beside them through all the tantrums while helping them define CLEARLY what they want. 

Clarity or not, road map or not without taking ACTION daily you get nowhere.  I could have turned and walked away when my teachers showed up out of fear, anxiety or just plain laziness recognizing that what I need to do is going to take work and change.  I chose not to.  My time is now.  My time to conquer my fears, create clarity, learn, grow and succeed is now.

If you have been wanting to lose weight, change your body composition, exercise for real results and alter your way of living I am the teacher and I am here waiting.  The choice to take action is yours and yours alone.  Its not about the cost, or the time... both of these excuses are just that, excuses.  Nothing worth having is going to just manifest without some effort and sacrifice on your part.  I am willing to do it because I AM WORTH all the success this universe has to offer.  Aren't you?

The E.A.T! programs get underway next week so if you have been reading about them, thinking about them and procrastinating about registering STOP and just take action.  Your body will love you for it. 
Join me and make 2011 the year of unlimited possibilities and join the E.A.T! revolution. 

Details can be found under the E.A.T tab on the website.

I look forward to sharing my continuing journey and more exciting news in the coming months!

-L