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Injury relapse

Emotions: Connected (ultimate, work, art/creative scene), motivated, tired, 

Long week. Great conversation today about how coming up against barriers in training, career, life and how you respond to these determines how successful you will be in that pursuit, and in other areas of life. Adapting to challenges and continual self-reflection and application so important in an ever-changing world. Example: Fitting to suit culture better in sport team, what do i need to do? Better planning in weight training, around injury to knee. Strength days, conditioning, rest. Keep track of periodisation for 2 months. 
"To achieve something you've never had, do something you've never done"

Felt great to go to a play this week, atmosphere was incredible and never seen shakespear performed better with more wit. Great comedy, great thing to do with good friend of mine. "Be not afraid of greatness, some are born great, others become great, and some have greatness thrust upon them... 

Personal trainer career

Before I throw in the towel... I want to take on some new challenges and face a few more fears first. 

Coaching for behavioural change:
Clients are going to push back when I push them to do something uncomfortable, have had little experience in this. Want to be able to be more confrontational, about doing what they need to do, toward goals, its my job after all. 

Want to be able to dominate D clients, by probing for particular painful emotions, and manipulating them to get a result. By finding the right buttons to push, either through confrontation by myself/other trainers, attack on confidence, self esteem (eg. Weak, body shape, peer perception) Have a lot of leverage over client through knowing true meaningful long term goal (if a good first goal session). 
Finding right buttons to trigger explosion, then giving athlete the combination - Tim Grover.               Not too different with non athletes?

End June Plan

Once my client list is up, drop fridays. 7-8 weeks to go, for group class and coming in mornings? Need to leverage through using my other job commitment and burnout. I like working here but... 
Ideal schedule, 3 nights (Mon, Tues, Wed), 4 mornings (Mon-Thurs). Take over boxing. Drop group class to?


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