See Pam's Story at the bottom of this post!
I grew up spending summers in Seattle with my grandparent and we were frequent visitors of the fish market at pikes place what and experience so today when I was shown a video about the market I was inspired. The Fish philosophy is a video from the Pikes Place Fish market about how they take care of their customers in turn makes their operation one of the most successful fish markets in the country. The video was to teach people their four principals that helps them create a fish buying experience and how you can apply that to your own life. Of course I have to apply it to my life and I hope you can some how use this for yourself as well. the four principals are: 1) Play 2) Be there 3) Choose your attitude 4) make their day. Many of you wonder how that might apply to you so here is what I thought about:
1)Play- exercise can sometimes feel like work- as a trainer , and a avid exerciser, I like to mix things up and have fun. I hope those of you who train with me will agree I try not to make it just about exercise and more about having a good time but getting work done also. When you set out to workout on your own do you do the same? Or is it something you dread? Find something you have always wanted to do and do it? Find a friend and play don't make exercise just about work.
2) I love training more because of the people then the outcomes- I love making a difference in your lives. It might not always be weight loss sometimes it's just a place to learn confidence and build strength (the inner kind). When you workout do you look for the things you can do? or the things you can't do? Be in the moment go to the session with an anticipation of seeing the you -you are becoming...
3) choose your attitude- let's be real for a moment if it were easy and fun everyone would do it and I would be writing this to you from my beach house in the Caribbean. Sometimes exercise and the journey of weight loss can seem as though it may never be a hill you get over but if you choose your attitude the right way it can be a very satisfying journey. Smile and try to fake till you make it.
4) make their day- I love to be a part of lives that are changing whether it's a little or a lot. I do what I do because I have been able to feel success in weight loss and fitness and hope I can make your day when you workout. If you workout on your own or with others help make their day show them something you learned that might help them, play tennis with a friend, make a running date for someone who keeps saying they want to run with you. Life is a gift and living it well is getting the gift you always hoped you would get.
here's a quick peek at what they do at the market:
This week see if you can take these principals to your friends tell me how it goes. Share with me your experience.
Featured Client: Each week I hope to feature a client to help you be encouraged. I am often asked to post testimonials but I must be honest I feel a bit weird about them. You have to do the work, I only help give you the direction to go.
This week is Pam Harriman- She started with me in February of last year her goal was to loose 30lbs and for the first time in her life be under 150 lbs. I told Pam it would be possible despite her fear of being over 50. Pam after 6months not only lost 30lbs but now she feels great and has captured her goal. Pam has, to me always been and attractive woman but now she feels and looks better than she has in a few years. Things she did to succeed:
1) She won the walking competition- using the competition to motivate herself to walk all the time
2) she kept a food diary
3) she worked out with me two times a week (and still does) and never missed an appointment
4) she does cardio at least three times a week
She has had to really be serious but now it's a lot easier for her to take breaks and eat things she couldn't before. Keeping your eye on the prize I would love to write about you too.
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