When I started my nutritional advising, as I’m Advanced Sports and Exercise Nutritional Adviser, I wasn’t the best adviser you guys. This is the bitter truth. Indeed if back then I was my own client chances that I would stay and commit to myself were 50/50. I was selective. I didn’t want to deal with people who weren’t quite ready. I was making my bets on the people who already made a solid decision, were coming to me with a clear goal, ready to work hard on the change, and it would be win-win for both of us. No nutritionist or personal trainer wants his client to fail. This is the second truth, fail hurts. When you fail I feel like I fail with you. I wanted my clients to succeed, so I was playing on the safe side. I was very authoritative. You do as I say. I was doing most of the talking, and by talking I mean very strong suggestions very close to orders. Little did I know that if a person talks to me there’s already this 50/50 possibility of success and the magic happens through listening to my potential client more and talking less myself. People want to be heard. I as a client want to feel that my effort is seen and valued. I as a client am so scared of committing due to a long history of dropping off, and I need that support. Or maybe this is my first time which makes me terrified, too. I need to feel safe talking about my fears and worries. I need to know that this fancy nutritional adviser and personal trainer will be there for me, listen to me and actually hear what I say. What I know now, when you write me you need help. When you write me you’re being heard. I value your effort, however little it may seem to the world. That little effort is a size of a world to me. I know you’re scared, and you might have a long history of committing and dropping off, and I also know when you write me this time, maybe this time, the time for you to change has come, and this time for both of us to succeed I will need your help to help you to change. . . . #nutritionaladvisor #weightloss #fatloss https://www.instagram.com/p/B_Kik7VB1LE/?igshid=1i7koud1ox9o4
