Getting The Most From Your Role Model Relationship
Posted: February 18, 2020
Fitness has been a part of my entire life. Working out in martial arts schools and fitness centers is a daily occurrence for me. How often I am surprised to see personal trainers who are deservedly being paid a private session, simply having a casual conversation for what amounts to half to three quarters of the time. Make no mistake, social connection is key to a happy life, but is that the reason why this person hired a personal trainer?
When you take someone’s time, either with pay or by creating a mentoring relationship, respect that neither of you can ever get back that time invested. First, decide in advance the outcome of each visit or session and communicate it at the beginning so you are both less likely to become distracted. Second, be open to their opinions. Where you are is the result of your current habits and beliefs. Where they are is a result of their habits and beliefs. If you want their results, but at the same time want to hold onto your own habits and beliefs, you may not be ready. Change requires challenge; there is no way around it. It may be the way you spend your time, your money, what you put into your body, how you view a topic or the physical or mental struggle, you have to be willing to go through to get what you want. Finally, go into it knowing that since this is uncharted territory for you but very familiar for them, you will have lots of questions, so develop a comfort with asking questions. The more you know the more potential you have to grow.
