Take the Chance & Believe in Yourself

“How do you go from where you are to where you wanna be? And I think you have to have an enthusiasm for life. You have to have a dream, a goal. And you have to be willing to work for it.”  – Jimmy V

Getting out of your comfort zone is really hard sometimes. When I left corporate America and a steady paycheck it was really scary. I have felt strongly for the past four years about pursing a career in fitness. I am not going to lie and say I wasn’t scared. I was scared about the cut in income, scared if I would be good enough and scared about what others would think.

When I got pregnant and thought about what my future would look like, I was terrified. If I wanted to pursue fitness I needed to do it now. I made the decision and took a chance. I signed up to get certified in Pilates through Peak Pilates. I put in a lot of hours and hard work shaping into the fitness instructor I am becoming. Public speaking was never a huge fear of mine but something about teaching fitness made me nervous. It was way harder than I thought to talk for an hour and keep a class upbeat and flowing. I know the more I practice and continue to teach, I will only get better.

Whenever I need some extra motivation or inspiration I watch this ESPY speech from Jim Valvano. He coached my alma mater to an NCAA basketball championship in 1983 so of course I loved him. It is his inspiration and words that I admired most about this man though.

As I stay home with my son and teach fitness classes, I am also working to create an identity for this blog and small creative space on the internet. I work as much now as I did when I was at Amazon and other past jobs. However, for the first time in my life, I am happy when I work. There will still be the long nights, deadlines and anxiety that come with a job but for the first time in my life I get to answer to myself. I get to review myself and become a better version of me everyday!

Take a chance, believe in yourself and have an enthusiasm for life!