What if I can’t do this? What if I don’t have all the knowledge I need? What if I make a mistake? What if I accidentally offend someone? What if I invest in a project only to lose it all? What if I try something new and fail? What if I create a program and no one is actually interested?
What if I try something new and find I truly enjoy it? What if I try something new and simply learn it’s not for me? What if I invest in a project and end up helping several people? What if I can inspire and give someone hope where they were otherwise down? What if I have enough knowledge to get started today and continue learning along the journey? What if I actually can?
For as long as I can remember, I have let fear and doubt cripple me. I’ll dream up passion projects, start researching, and then let the what if’s take over. The dream gets pushed aside because, “I could never do that.” Opportunities to grow personally have been missed and opportunities to invest in others have flown by.
When I pressed submit when ordering the Beautycounter consultant kit, I got a case of the what if’s. Honestly, it mostly seemed like a win-win. I purchased the whole kit for $95 (thanks to the promotion they’re currently offering plus prior product credit.) Worst case scenario- I have products I enjoy using for less than they retail and get 25% off personal future purchases. Best case scenario- I make the $95 back and inspire people to take a better look at what they put on and in their bodies. I thought I was ready to commit and then had a panic attack, researching if it’s possible to return the whole kit for a refund. What if I made a mistake and this isn’t right for me? Well..... if that’s the case, I learned a $95 lesson. And if it wasn’t a mistake, then I’ve learned to believe in myself and that it’s ok to take a risk.
Aside from this new Beautycounter venture, there’s a passion project I’ve been dreaming of and researching for an incredibly long time. For those who don’t know, I am a CrossFit Level 2 trainer and spent about a year coaching at Locomotive CrossFit. I absolutely loved being a coach and seeing how much progress members could make if they tried and believed in themselves. My favorite by far was the 6-week challenge classes. This is the class I taught when I first began and it was incredibly inspiring. These members proved to me the power of exercise, community, diet, and perseverance. Since then, I’ve dreamt up different scenarios of how we can introduce fitness and wellness in a community setting to people who could benefit from it most. Could we form an after school program for teachers at a school? What about a class specifically for older people who feel uncomfortable stepping into a CrossFit gym for the first time? Can we form a class for Parkinson’s patients that helps them rely on their medications less and live a more active and fulfilling life?
My current “passion project” has been about creating a weekly workout class for people in the Hudson Valley living with Parkinson’s disease. I have only said this out loud to 2 people because it terrifies me (I honestly don’t know if I’ve even spoken the idea out loud to my husband.) I’m not a doctor and don’t claim to be. But I do believe in the power of fitness and community and the Locomotive CrossFit community has proven its potent effects to me. I’ll expand more on these hopes and dreams in the next blog post, but at least this idea is now out in the public, and what better time to do it than Parkinson’s Awareness Month.
What if....
What if I try something new and find I truly enjoy it? What if I try something new and simply learn it’s not for me? What if I invest in a project and end up helping several people? What if I can inspire and give someone hope where they were otherwise down? What if I have enough knowledge to get started today and continue learning along the journey? What if I actually can?
For as long as I can remember, I have let fear and doubt cripple me. I’ll dream up passion projects, start researching, and then let the what if’s take over. The dream gets pushed aside because, “I could never do that.” Opportunities to grow personally have been missed and opportunities to invest in others have flown by.
When I pressed submit when ordering the Beautycounter consultant kit, I got a case of the what if’s. Honestly, it mostly seemed like a win-win. I purchased the whole kit for $95 (thanks to the promotion they’re currently offering plus prior product credit.) Worst case scenario- I have products I enjoy using for less than they retail and get 25% off personal future purchases. Best case scenario- I make the $95 back and inspire people to take a better look at what they put on and in their bodies. I thought I was ready to commit and then had a panic attack, researching if it’s possible to return the whole kit for a refund. What if I made a mistake and this isn’t right for me? Well..... if that’s the case, I learned a $95 lesson. And if it wasn’t a mistake, then I’ve learned to believe in myself and that it’s ok to take a risk.
Aside from this new Beautycounter venture, there’s a passion project I’ve been dreaming of and researching for an incredibly long time. For those who don’t know, I am a CrossFit Level 2 trainer and spent about a year coaching at Locomotive CrossFit. I absolutely loved being a coach and seeing how much progress members could make if they tried and believed in themselves. My favorite by far was the 6-week challenge classes. This is the class I taught when I first began and it was incredibly inspiring. These members proved to me the power of exercise, community, diet, and perseverance. Since then, I’ve dreamt up different scenarios of how we can introduce fitness and wellness in a community setting to people who could benefit from it most. Could we form an after school program for teachers at a school? What about a class specifically for older people who feel uncomfortable stepping into a CrossFit gym for the first time? Can we form a class for Parkinson’s patients that helps them rely on their medications less and live a more active and fulfilling life?
My current “passion project” has been about creating a weekly workout class for people in the Hudson Valley living with Parkinson’s disease. I have only said this out loud to 2 people because it terrifies me (I honestly don’t know if I’ve even spoken the idea out loud to my husband.) I’m not a doctor and don’t claim to be. But I do believe in the power of fitness and community and the Locomotive CrossFit community has proven its potent effects to me. I’ll expand more on these hopes and dreams in the next blog post, but at least this idea is now out in the public, and what better time to do it than Parkinson’s Awareness Month.
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