So- take your own advice

As a Wellness Coach I work with a diverse range of people (clients) for a wide range of reasons.

· Physical health
· Body composition matters
· Performance enhancement
· Injury prevention
· Pain issues
· Stress management
· Personal / career goals

But no matter the reason for the coaching – the client is ultimately saying ‘ I want to be different to how I am now and I want to change’

Change is not easy, we resist it so much – and yet change opens us up to so much possibility

We look at life from our ‘frame of reference’ made up of a combination of factors that have become our ‘belief system’ – it’s from this ‘belief system’ we view our world

To change we need to step outside of ourselves, shake up our belief system, push ourselves to new heights and appreciate our small victories along the way.

So instead of dishing out the advice on Saturday 1^st Feb – I took the advice – while Fire Walking was not on my bucket list when the opportunity was presented to me I though go for it

I approached the night with one resolution in mind – I was going to be proud of myself either way - whether I walked or not

I think so often when we change our minds we scold ourselves, speak harshly to our selves, use self defeating language – of course this in turn continues that ever increasing circle of negativity in our lives – the conversation that we may as well stay where we are because we are disappointing ourselves by not succeeding

So my goal on Saturday was – make a decision stick to it and be proud of the outcome however the penny dropped

As it happened I walked – I stood at the end of the fire – fixed my eyes on and focused on one spot, cleared my head and replayed Stephen’s words – walk calmly and confidently

I lifted my right foot and found myself standing on embers of 600 degrees Celsius , then my left foot, then my right foot and so on to the end, the round of applause from my fellow walkers signaled to my brain that I was at the end – and so did the very cold wet asphalt of the car park!

I never considered doing it, but I am glad I did –

What did the evening and event do for me – I was going to be proud either way. I was doing what was going to serve me best on the night and at that time with no harsh talk or regrets

A wall is built brick by brick – change is small actions followed by small victories

So as a Coach / Instructor – what are you doing today to push yourself out of your comfort zone?

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