MY SWEET SPOT

I grew up in a very chaotic envrionment and I am not ashamed to say it. In fact I am proud of where I come from and I wouldnt be who I am today if I didnt come from that enviornment. A wise Zen master by the name of Tich Nhat Hanh once said a flower can only grow from the mud. A flower cannot grow from marble. Although both objects are beautiful they cannot come from one another. The only way a flower can grow is through the dark mud thats constantly trying to bring you down and stand in your way but if you learn from your struggles you will blossom into the flower from the mud. Exercise has always been a physical outlet for me and writting has always been somewhat of my creative outlet. I fell in love with exercise from the first time I ever stepped foot in a gym. The energy was agressive and you were able to push yourself harder then you ever thought possible. When I began personal training through my love and passion for exercise I felt in my mind and heart it was "MY SWEET SPOT". It was natural for me to diagnos a client and come up with a personalized plan to help them reach weight goals or strength goals etc. I was always able to come up with innovative exercises that danced around peoples old injuries and could play to their strengths to show them results. That combined chaotic childhood with my love and passion for fitness lead me to become a physical and health educator and that has been where I am most comfortable. It give me great joy to teach children the benefits of exercise and to share the fun exercise, sports, and games bring to the human condition. An area where I feel tottally out of my areas of strength are very difficult topics in math like pre calc or calculous. I attemped to take those courses in college and I felt very out of my areas of strength.