Sunday 24 April 2016

Empower

A common subject on the Nemesis private client forum, is role models, inspirational people and who we aspire to be like.  Although there are women in the fitness world that I look up to or whose bodies I admire, my ultimate role model has to be Michelle Mone.

I read her autobiography a year ago to this very month, and was so inspired by everything she has achieved in life when the odds were against her.  Her book inspired me to read further autobiographies by powerful women (especially entrepreneurs).

There are far too many women out there who are unaware that they themselves are inspiring others unknowingly, and in doing so we lack the ability to empower one another.   As females we rarely tell one another how fantastic they are, or how we look up to them etc.

My friend Sarah inspires me because she runs multiple businesses, she is constantly learning new skills, she gives so much time to other people, she runs a family home and 3 kids.

My friend Katrina went through a phenomenal life and body transformation over the past few years and I am in total awe at her dedication and persistence.

In my last blog post I mentioned about comments someone made to me last week about how I inspired others that they knew of.  I haven’t had the best of months with feeling really poorly, and Its nice to hear things like that, to make me feel better, empower me and raise me up. 

Every Sunday my clients check in with me with a review of their week on plan, they may have fallen off the wagon on some days, never went to the gym etc but I always look for a positive to motivate and empower them.  There is always a positive in every situation.

If someone has lost weight – TELL THEM
If someone painted a great picture – TELL THEM
If someone has a beautiful smile –TELL THEM
If someone has beautiful earings on – TELL THEM


If you notice any positive however small – TELL THEM.




Saturday 16 April 2016

Strength | Patience | Belief

‘Sometimes you have to die a little on the inside first in order to be reborn and rise again as a stronger, smarter version of yourself’.


Everything in life is temporary, when it rains, it stops raining.  Everytime you get hurt, you heal.  After darkness there is always light.

When I reflect back on my quest to be a mummy and the 7 years I spent trying to conceive.  I never thought I would ever get over the ordeal of IVF and the heartache it brings.  I didn’t think I would be able to be around a pregnant woman without breaking down.  I thought I would never get over leaving a hospital 6 times without a baby – but somehow I did.

Sometimes we are stronger than what we give ourselves credit for.

Last year was extremely challenging for me, my life changed dramatically and all due to reasons beyond my control.  I went from having an amazing job, working in a beautiful country,  being with someone I love, passing my NVQ, a thriving new business, stunning home, having a lot of disposable income to loosing my job, having to return from Vienna, a relationship break down and moving to a new city and on top of this dealing with some personal health issues.

What had I ever done to deserve this?

Today I was chatting to someone who had also had a tough year with some similar experiences.  They had also been living a fantastic life, which slowly crumbled, but that person told me instead of focusing on all the negatives they looked at what was good about last year.

Last year I passed my NVQ and was accepted to do my Masters Degree.  I passed my Y3T and Sports Nutrition Level 5.  My business turned over an annual profit exceeding 1st year forecast by almost 50%.  I got my first staff job in 10 years, and was lucky not to be out of employment for more than a few weeks.  I raised over £3,500 for the assisted reproduction unit, which went towards the purchase of a test tube incubator which in turn is helping other couples conceive.  I raised just under £2,000 for the Lily Foundation running a half marathon on fuck all carbs 5 weeks out from the British Finals.  I won the Scottish UKUP and went on to win the British Finals.


In the end good things DON’T come to those who wait, they come to those who are patient, working through good times and bad, for what they want most in life. It’s about courage.  It’s about being scared to death and then taking the next step anyway. Sometimes dreams just take a little time!