There is no glory in settling.
I’d rather fail because I kept reaching for something new than succeed because I hit one goal and stopped growing. That’s been true for me since college. It’s still true today.
Here’s what I mean.
I got my personal trainer certification in college, while I was still studying Kinesiology. I also got my first job as a personal trainer shortly after getting certified. Most people wait until after they graduate. I didn’t want to wait. Having the certification early helped me understand my classes better. It let me dig into the topics that excited me most. Also, I could learn better by putting it into action with my clients.
I tried a lot of things. Some worked. Some didn’t. But along the way, something happened: people started calling me the “injury trainer.” I could look at how someone moved and spot the problem fast. I always had a stretch or a drill ready for the aches and pains people walked in with. And when I didn’t have an answer, I went and found one.
That habit turned into something bigger. I became a Movement Specialist. That’s a fancy way of saying: I learned how to help people move without pain, not just work out.
Today, that same idea lives in our Mobility Lab. I sit down with a member. We look at what’s causing their pain. Then we build a plan — stretching, mobility work, sometimes relearning how to move altogether.
None of that happens if I tell myself, “I have a degree. I have a certification. I’m done learning.”
Being a great coach takes work. I’m not the smartest person in the room. But I will always be the one still learning. Still asking questions. Still trying to get better — for my members, and for myself.
The hard part was never the learning. It’s deciding what’s worth my time, and what I can actually do inside my gym.
So here’s my challenge for you: What are you working on right now? Have you settled? Have you stopped learning?
And — how can I help you get moving again?
I’d rather fail because I kept reaching for something new than succeed because I hit one goal and stopped growing. That’s been true for me since college. It’s still true today.
Here’s what I mean.
I got my personal trainer certification in college, while I was still studying Kinesiology. I also got my first job as a personal trainer shortly after getting certified. Most people wait until after they graduate. I didn’t want to wait. Having the certification early helped me understand my classes better. It let me dig into the topics that excited me most. Also, I could learn better by putting it into action with my clients.
I tried a lot of things. Some worked. Some didn’t. But along the way, something happened: people started calling me the “injury trainer.” I could look at how someone moved and spot the problem fast. I always had a stretch or a drill ready for the aches and pains people walked in with. And when I didn’t have an answer, I went and found one.
That habit turned into something bigger. I became a Movement Specialist. That’s a fancy way of saying: I learned how to help people move without pain, not just work out.
Today, that same idea lives in our Mobility Lab. I sit down with a member. We look at what’s causing their pain. Then we build a plan — stretching, mobility work, sometimes relearning how to move altogether.
None of that happens if I tell myself, “I have a degree. I have a certification. I’m done learning.”
Being a great coach takes work. I’m not the smartest person in the room. But I will always be the one still learning. Still asking questions. Still trying to get better — for my members, and for myself.
The hard part was never the learning. It’s deciding what’s worth my time, and what I can actually do inside my gym.
So here’s my challenge for you: What are you working on right now? Have you settled? Have you stopped learning?
And — how can I help you get moving again?
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