Trust and confidence

When a person undertakes a major life change and seek out experts to assist them in this journey, that person needs to trust the professional and have confidence that the knowledge they have and are sharing is what is needed to obtain said goal. In my journey the trainer is the trusted one. This person both leads by example and provides honest feedback as needed. When they say eat XYZ, you eat that. when they say do workout ABC you do them. the more you fight that process the less value you are getting on your investment in yourself. Instructors cannot force you to be focused or do the hard work, that part is up to you. The more I travel down this road the more I realize that my leaders and subject matter experts are going to work me hard, set goals and provide baselines for me to achieve. I need to remain focused and follow along step by step. My leaders are doing an excellent job of providing me with the skill sets to succeed, its now on me to take that and information and teaching and master it! off to the races!

molding an attitude

Greetings all! As this process unfolds, some opposing truths start to come to the surface. Negativity around you in the beginning seems to rise more prevalently with each gain you make. As your confidence grows so does the envy of your success. Folks you once thought would be supportive show themselves and their insecurities. Ive started to shed these people from my inner circle. The stronger I get the more I want to be surrounded by positive minds, people who not only support you but are actively seeking their own goals in life and in turn I support them equally! The other truth is the overwhelming support from people. This list has been growing and I could not be more appreciative of these people in my life. My fiance has been my biggest supporter, always making sure I stay the course when things have gotten rough, keeping me grounded, and above all, loving me for me! My friends and family around the country that have been providing positive feedback and support, thank you! Its been a fun journey thus far and I think its going to get even better! Should have progress photos end of next week. Very excited to see this progress!

Soliloquy

Those who say I can't, you fuel my drive. Those who say I shouldn't, I have felt your fear. Those who say I won't, buy your tickets early, this show is going to be awesome! My fire is fueled by negativity, the more you hate the stronger I get. My supporters are my rock, you hold me up when I'm at my weakest. My drive is unstoppable, I will not fail.

New challenges

Greetings folks. Welcome to the first edition of To the stage and beyond! In this journey, we will track my progress towards getting on stage tentatively in September for my first INBA Mens Physique competition. I've contracted with a trainer and we are on our way. In this journey I hope to not only mold a physique that I've always looked forward to achieving but most importantly, being able to motivate others to achieve goals they may have otherwise thought to be out of their reach. I feel that most of us don't lack the ability but simply the will to go out and achieve whatever it is we are passionate about. I hope that though this blog and my journey, you all can see that even a average person such as myself can achieve great things simply by putting in max effort and taking "I can't" our of the equation!