Friday, January 21, 2011

Let Down

One reason I hadn't been writing on this blog was because I have been studying to be a Personal Trainer. I have really wanted to do it for a long time. My gym approached me with the offer that they would pay for me to attend the AFAA PFT cert that they were going to host in January for free. That meant so much to me and seemed like the perfect timing! It's a 3-day/all day training with a practical and written test on the last day. I was up for the task. That was the end of September. I was very excited to be "legit". Especially when writing on the blog. To be able to share information that really had some meat to it so to speak. I can honestly say, though I had been out of any sort of study mode for almost 9 years {gah, I'm oooold!}, I really was loving all the stuff I was learning. I was excited to bring it all to fruition. I sort of felt like I knew it was what I was meant to be doing. Then, two days ago, the training was cancelled. They did not have enough people signed up for the class to make. While, I sort of wondered if it was going to happen, it really made me sad. All the studying. All the excitement and feelings of affirmation, only to find that it wasn't going to happen. Hopefully, our club will try to host another training in May. If not, I have decided that I am going to pay the pricey fee and go elsewhere to do it. I am not sure what the Lord's plan is here. Maybe something is going to happen in the meantime. Maybe I needed more preparation. Who knows. I am just trusting that I will eventually be able to become a trainer. So, for now, I will simply write to you as a "lay" person {wink wink}. I found out some fascinating things I would love to share. In the meantime, I will just be inspired by some of your stories that get me excited to be an 'official' professional! xoxo

4 comments:

  1. Aw, that IS a bummer. I'm so sorry, Nick.:( Hoping it comes around again--you would be incredible as a PT!

    ReplyDelete
  2. oh hang in there...it'll happen! Your passion will shine through and it'll happen for you soon enough :)

    ReplyDelete
  3. I'm your newest follower and I love your blog. Stop by and check my blog out.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Been awhile now. Have you eventually become a certified personal trainer?

    ReplyDelete