Guest guest Posted June 8, 2006 Report Posted June 8, 2006 Thanks Darcy, I'm glad that you liked my story Check out this website about personal training: http://www.ncsf.org/ Take care, Jen --- Darcy Ledman <exercise.junkie@...> wrote: > Thank you for sharing your story Jen. Be proud, you > have done wonderful > with yourself. > > Yes, I think I'm going to go for it. I still > haven't gave my secretarial > job my notice, but that is becuz I'm not looking > foward to it, not becuz I > finally know now that I don't want to come back. > > Monday monring Kim comes for her first session. I'm > nervous. I need to > come up w/ something by then and get my gym cleaned > out...ugh...scary big > steps, but I feel like I would be a fool if I didn't > take them! > > Thanks again, you're very inspiring!!! > > Darcy > > On 6/7/06, from Michigan > <volleyjen0416@...> wrote: > > > > Hi Darcy, I think you should GO FOR IT! What do > > you have to lose? You can do it part-time now to > > begin and then see how things work out if nothing > else > > you will have a GREAT second job! > > > > Let me tell you something about myself. My main > > job is interpreting for Deaf students in college > but I > > also tutor students learning sign language or > > business/computer classes in college. I got my > > tutoring job the same way you were offered a job > as a > > personal trainer for that lady, someone asked you. > > > > I used to be a chicken-you-know-what (I'm much > > less chicken now) and one day I took a chance and > I > > ended up getting a job that I truly LOVE. At the > > university where I got my degrees from the > director of > > the tutoring center asked me if I would be > interested > > in tutoring students in computers because she > noticed > > that I got an " A " in the class. I was thinking to > > myself " you have got to be kidding because I was > so > > shy growing up and at that time I was only 21 > years > > old and I was still very very shy. " She told me > that > > she would pay me more than my current bookstore > job > > and that I could pick my own hours to work. So I > went > > for it! 20 years later I am still tutoring > students > > and I LOVE it! > > > > What are you afraid of? If you do a good job and I > > know you WILL you will get more and more clients. > > When I tutor students and I do a good job one > student > > tells another student and so forth. And the > teachers > > at my college also recommend me to the students. > > > > Are you going to give it a try? > > > > Let me know, > > > > Jen > > > > > > --- Darcy Ledman <exercise.junkie@... > <exercise.junkie%40gmail.com>> > > wrote: > > > > > I am shitting myself right now.......... You > know > > > how Carolyn put the bug > > > in my ear about becoming a personal trainer, so > that > > > I could train out of my > > > own gym.. > > > > > > Well, nobody knows that other than Jimmy and > maybe > > > my family that I have > > > been thinking about it. And I haven't thought > too > > > much more about it, the > > > thought ran across my head, but I haven't > thought > > > again about it. You know > > > me, I'm a chicken-butt and don't take many > > > chances... Anyway, I got a phone > > > call from a girl today who I have only met one > time > > > last summer, and she > > > said she wants to hire me to be her personal > > > trainer. WOW. I am sooo > > > nervous and so excited, I don't know what to > think. > > > > > > I am so nervous and have butterflies in my > stomache. > > > MAYBE JUST MAYBE this > > > is the slap in my face that I've been waiting > for in > > > regards to my job at > > > school - GOODBYE!!! Personal trainer, here I > > > come........ > > > LOL.............. > > > > > > Seriously though guys, what do you think? Do you > > > think it would be a go? > > > You could train at the privacy of someone else's > > > house one-on-one w/out > > > worrying about someone else watching you.... > Would > > > I get clients? Would it > > > work??? Remember I live in a very very small > > > community........... All > > > feedback welcome!! > > > > > > Darcy who is beside herself at this possibiility > > > right now....... > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Quote
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