Back when I worked at Extreme Fitness there was a young guy who used to work out with his two friends every day.
I’d say “hi” in passing, and he would say “hi” back.
After some time had passed, I started to observe what he was doing and offered to help.
“Try it this way, you should feel it more.”
“Ok, thank you,” he’d say.
I noticed that he spent quite a bit of time working out. He had a very thin build and a goal of building muscle. I’d suggest little things here and there, and he seemed receptive, although I was never really sure what he thought of me.
One day, he started asking questions. We talked. I scheduled him for a free session to teach him a few things. One thing led to the other and he eventually became my client.
Our first workout together was an arm workout. He got a better workout in 45 minutes than he’d ever experienced in two hours of working out with his friends. After that, he quickly became a believer.
I gave him a nutrition plan, which he followed to the letter, and never once questioned.
In fact, he even spent hours one time looking for a specific nutrition store because I told him to buy supplements there. Ultimately it was the product that mattered, not the store. But in his mind, everything must be EXACTLY as I recommended.
He made every single workout and never rescheduled.
Once, he got into a car accident (on his birthday no less!), and still made it to the session, albeit half an hour late. When he called to let me know he’d been in an accident but was on his way, I even tried to talk him out of coming!
“Listen, you’ve just been in an accident, you need to relax. We can do the workout another day.”
But he insisted.
When he did finally arrive, I convinced him to take it easy.
“Today’s not your day. Nothing bad will happen if we don’t workout today. You’re not gonna lose all your muscle. Relax! Oh, and Happy Birthday, by the way.”
He was so aggravated, not because he had an accident, but because he missed his workout!
The result of this dedication? This scrawny teenager grew strong and muscular, gaining close to 50 lbs.! It was a 180 degree turnabout, a total transformation. My knowledge and experience combined with his hard work made it happen.
He was 100% coachable, and that’s how he changed his life.
How coachable are you?
For the most part, I’m very open about how we coach our Toronto boot camp success stories. The information is there.
But all the nutrition information and workout videos in the world are no good to you unless you are willing to learn, and willing to accept change!
You have to be willing to do it my way for a while, the Toronto boot camp way, especially if your way’s not working! C’mon!
The young man in my story was training for two hours a day and getting nowhere. Under my guidance, he achieved huge results in a relatively short period of time — all because he was coachable. He was willing and ready to do whatever I told him, because he was smart enough to realize that his way wasn’t working, and because he’d seen the evidence that my way does work (I already have the results he was looking for)!
Do you think he ever said, “well that all sounds really good, but I’m just gonna keep doing it my way”? No!
The strategies on my blog are the same strategies we are using every day to help people change their lives. They work! Are they a part of your life yet? Have you really given them a fair try? Ask yourself that. How coachable are you being?
I ask myself several times a day, “how coachable am I being right now? Am I being open to learning new things? Am I open to trying something new? Am I really open to change?” Try asking yourself these questions, and ask them often!
Your coachability is what determines your level of success in any endeavor. High coachability creates miraculous transformations.
I’d ask you to consider that as you read my emails for the next 26 days or so.
The young man I mentioned is a remarkable individual and a great friend. His story serves as a shining example to all of us.
Today that young man serves as our Lead Personal Trainer and Boot Camp Instructor at Evolution Fitness, and helps others by passing along the knowledge I imparted to him (as well as some tricks of his own he’s picked up along the way). Whether you’re in one of our programs or not, I’d encourage you to reach out to Jeff, as he’s a great person to talk to, and has a lot of wisdom to share.
Oh, and make sure you get him to tell you the story, too.
To Your Success,
Conor Kelly TORONTO BOOT CAMP
