Everyone has struggles or times when things aren't going perfectly. With everyone living their lives on social media, we tend to post mostly just the good stuff and not the struggles. We all have them, even if someone looks like they have it all together, they might not all of the time. We, of course, want to share all the good stuff and try to put the not-so-great stuff in the dark. That's the stuff that's no fun right?! So, I can't speak for you, but for me...I know I tend to think that my life is a hot mess a lot of the time and everyone else is right on track! Logically, I know that's not the truth, but the insecurities that I have are telling me that I need to do better. That's my lack of confidence speaking. So what do you do when you lack confidence in a particular area of your life? Dive in feet first! I have always been overweight and just really unhealthy, I was a lover of all things fast food and those lovely little carbonated beverages that are packed with sugar. I figured I was the last person that should be helping anyone live a healthier life, but that's exactly what I'm doing now. About 3.5 years ago, I was working at a Curves for Women and we were having trouble getting a Zumba instructor to stay on staff for our members. One of the ladies I worked with said to me "You know, you should do this! You should become a certified Zumba instructor and teach the classes!" I thought she was crazy at first, just saying! She reminded me though that I do have an outgoing personality and love people so I thought "Can I do this?" It was one of the scariest things I've done, but I signed up for a certification 3 hours away from me because it was the earliest one I could get and I knew I would back out if I had to wait too long! I mean, I would love to say that the rest is history, but it wasn't that easy. I struggled in the beginning because I thought I just wasn't going to be as good as the other instructors in the area and why would anyone want to come to my class. It wasn't until I just embraced what I had to offer that my classes started growing, and if they didn't start growing, that would have been ok too! I was more comfortable in front of the class and just having more fun with it in general and after all, that's what work should be right...fun?! I only tell all of you this so that you understand that what I'm doing now is in direct contrast to what I thought I was suppose to be doing. I still get nervous posting personal things about myself, such as before and after pictures...scary!!! I do it though...because it scares me and I don't want my fears to hold me back.
I'm still a work in progress, but if I can do it, you can too! Have a great day!
~Chris :)
