YMCA Level 3 Diploma in Instructing Pilates Studio Reformer

 

Pilates Qualification

Just which pilates qualification to pick, can be a daunting prospect. When I first started out – trying to find a Pilates teacher training school was a nightmare.  There were loads of schools out there ranging from being really cheap to really expensive. Some were a few hours and some were over a few years…others (South Devon College etc) expected you to have other fitness qualifications before even starting the level 3 course! Others offered a bewildering number of gym, yoga, PIYO, HIT, aerobic fitness qualifications add ons! How on earth are you supposed to know what qualification it is that you need???

No 1.    What Pilates Qualification do I need?

The most sought after Pilates certified qualification that most gyms / fitness centres will ask for is a LEVEL 3 DIPLOMA IN TEACHING PILATES.  In particular the YMCA qualification. Saying that I know some of the more expensive (very)  training schools might not offer that exact qualification, however they do carry the name behind them, like Stott Pilates.   But it really depends on where you want to work and whether or not you’ll have to get a certain type of qualification. The above qualification is probably the safest route to go down. 

Just ensure it is a Pilate ‘certification’ at the conclusion of your teacher training. You wouldn’t want to go through all that expense to get a worthless pice of paper that wasn’t worth the paper it was printed on!.

So now that you know WHAT qualification you need….

YMCA Level 3 Diploma in Instructing Pilates Studio Reformer

No 2.  How much should I expect to Pay for a Pilates Instructor certification?

Again they range from £1000 right up to the top end, which I’m not sure about, but I do believe they are in the thousands. My advice is to go for the best that YOU can afford even if it’s a little bit of a stretch.  If you go for the cheapest you’re not necessarily going to get the best deal for your money. The more skin you have in the game – in other words – the more you have paid to do something the more effort you will put into doing it. Until you know you’re going to fall madly in love with teaching Pilates and doing it for the rest of your life – invest the best you can now, without needing to rob a bank and then spend a year or two becoming more experienced AND then look to converting your qualification. Many of the more expensive training providers (like Body Control) do offer conversion courses and this way you’ll know for sure that it will be worth the investment.

No 3.   How many Practical Days do I get?

The third thing is how many practical days do you get?  I’ve seen some 6 practical day courses and then again for those that are doing the longer courses you’ll have a lot more practical hours. The Level 3 Diploma wants you to be able to teach the Classical Routine.  The Classical (vs the Contemporary) which are the original 34 exercises that Joseph Pilates came up with and they’re taught in a set order.  Baring in mind he was teaching gymnasts and ballet dancers so they are quite advanced movements. And I assure you the average Jo Bloggs or Mrs Miggins that comes in off the street with a hip replacement and arthritis are not going to be able to do them. (We know this because we actually run our own Pilates studio.- Elite Pilates Services) So how will YOU know how to create safe and effective lesson plans if all you have in your tool box are the 34 exercises (albeit with a few modifications)? 

 

There are some courses that offer ONLY the Classical and there are some courses that offer some extra exercises. We have actually created another workbook with over 35 BONUS exercises so that you have more to work from, thus ensuring you can be safe with the people that come through your door and they’ll come back because you’re not expecting them to fling their legs over their head on their first visit to you (unless they really want to of course!).   So with us you get the 34 exercises + an extra 35 exercises.   We certainly aren’t happy with any of our trainee teachers walking away with just the 34 Original Exercises, hence we created an extra manual, which has been approved by YMCA. You will be more than able to confidently instruct group fitness classes.

NO 4.  LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION

So you’ll have the cost of your course AND travel expenses to look at, especially if you’re planning on travelling.  I did my training in Southampton, which meant I had to travel up there and pay for accommodation every time I went.  Not only the accommodation but don’t forget you have to eat while you’re there too! So not only was it the financial cost of the course and the financial cost of accommodation and food, which could quite easily add another £500 on top of the course fee,  but it’s a cost from a point of TIME, which is something you’ll NEVER get back.  It was a 3 hour car journey there and a 3 hour journey back, if I was lucky!

No 5.   Learn From Someone that Does What You Want to Do

Is the place where you’re going to do your learning actually doing what you want to do and do they specialise in teaching PILATES and not every other gym qualification on the market?  In other words ……  If you were going to learn how to drive a Ferrari (oooh I’d love too!) – would you go to a specialist driving school or a place that showed you how to drive cars and tractors?  Bearing in mind how much a Ferrari costs… I know which one I’d go for! Has the training provider you’re looking at got first hand experience working in the industry, running their own studio and facing all the challenges good and bad, that comes with it, so that they can TEACH YOU…. ….not just about Pilates, but the challenges you’ll have in terms of medical restrictions when dealing with clients and also about running a business too.  Learn from someone who has done it themselves and made all the mistakes.  This will save YOU money, time and energy and something I wish I had thought about when I started! (yes I had 6000 flyers printed, which are still sat in my garage! LOL) There are a few schools out there that also run their own studios.  They are the ones you should be looking at.

NO 6.  What / Who or is  or was – REPS  

AKA Register of Exercise Professionals and they are recognised WORLD WIDE! Those on this list have gone through an approval process and have been certified as meeting the national standard expected of training providers and they regularly undergo quality assurance checks. You can find us on the REPS register and you will also receive 20 points when you complete your qualification with us.

No 7.  TRUST IN YOURSELF

This is one thing I live by.   There are times when I need to make a decision and I’m sitting on the fence. There’s usually only one thing left to do and that’s to go within and see how I really FEEL about it. YOUR OWN GUT FEELING will lead you in the right direction.  TRUST IT. I remember Oprah Winfrey once said on TV “don’t ever ignore your gut.  Your instinct will save your life”.

YMCA Level 3 Diploma in Instructing Pilates Studio Reformer

And whilst choosing a Pilates Training provider is not a life or death situation, if you are like me, you want to make sure you get the best for your money and you want to make sure that you’ll enjoy it and be fully supported all the way.   Your gut will already tell you which schools don’t fit for you and which ones do.  We may or may not be a fit for you, but hopefully the information in this post will give you some guidance about how to find the right school for you.

I do hope that you have have an amazing journey with Pilates (and teaching Pilates) and enjoy the satisfaction of helping people that it brings.   Not to mention that we get to do what we love as a “JOB” and create a business around a life that we love.

 

Lots of love from Newton Abbot 

Tanja x

Read my other Blog Post How Do I Become a Pilates Teacher

Elite Pilates & Yoga Services & Teacher Training

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Newton Abbot

DEVON TQ12 4SE

We are based in  Kingsteignton Newton Abbot close by to Torquay in South Devon. We have Teacher Training students from mainly the South West of England but from further afield such as London, Birmingham, and Llandrindod Wells Mid Wales. 

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Petra joined us for Pilates Teacher Training and I wanted to share her story with you, as I know that many of you have similar feelings and doubts, as Petra!

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𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑃𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑎 ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒:

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“When I started this course I really wasn’t sure I’d be able to teach Pilates at all. There was so much to learn and remember and then having to stand up in front of everyone and actually teach was very daunting.

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Even as I was going to my third weekend of the course I still didn’t feel confident that I would be able to.

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But that third weekend was a game-changer for me. Lots of different exercises like ‘defend your position’ where we had to confidently explain why we did something a certain way or cueing an exercise and my fellow course mates did it all ‘wrong’ so I had to correct them. These were so useful and when Tanja asked me on the last day to describe how I felt with one word I said 𝑪𝑶𝑵𝑭𝑰𝑫𝑬𝑵𝑻 😊

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Both Tanja and Paul are excellent teachers and they make you feel so good about becoming a teacher yourself and I would recommend their teaching course to anyone who wants to become a GOOD Pilates teacher”

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𝑰𝒕’𝒔 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑰 𝑨𝑩𝑺𝑶𝑳𝑼𝑻𝑬 𝑳𝑶𝑽𝑬 ❣️❣️❣️

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Watching our new teachers on their first weekend and they’re nervous (as you would expect) and they develop their skills over the following weekends …..

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and then on the last weekend BOOM….

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You can literally see everything slot into place and that’s when our learners BECOME TEACHERS!

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And this is what my 𝑔𝑜𝑎𝑙 𝑖𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠! ​

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If you feel confident you will:

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💠 ​ ​ Have fun

💠 ​ ​ Actually follow through and teach their own classes

💠 ​ ​ Help massive amounts of people as they know how to feel present with them

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We’ve spent years designing our courses so you can get the most experience, knowledge and confidence as you can, within the time that we have you and it works, just like it worked for Petra and all the other teachers that have completed their training with us 🙂

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𝑰𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝑷𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒆 𝒅𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕! ​

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Lots of love,

Tanja

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AND you know what – THAT IS LIFE.
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Problems will never go away.
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It doesn’t’ matter how successful you become THERE ARE ALWAYS GOING TO BE PROBLEMS.
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However, as you grow and you can afford to take on a manager – your manager will take some of those responsibilities off your shoulders.
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I’ve got staff that deals with customers for two reasons. One because I don’t want to be dealing with emails all day and having someone else deal with it keeps the negativity away from me BUT also – it stops me having to have any confrontation with a client so that our relationship is preserved, which is really important since I am the face of my business.
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The good thing is ……
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As your business grows – your problems will change!
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So when you start to notice different challenges arising guess what?
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It’s time to celebrate!
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Your business is moving to the next level!
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And I will be honest the more successful you become the easier the problems are to deal with – in my opinion.
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Or maybe it’s not that they are easier it’s that I have learned how to deal with the challenges better and to be more responsive rather than reactive!
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I’ve also learned to delegate more to my team so that I don’t have to carry everything on my shoulders…..
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👉Being a business owner is not easy.
👉You will cry.
👉You will want to throw in the towel.
👉You will want to punch a hole in your computer screen.
👉You will argue with your spouse.
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BUT……
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When you start seeing the fruits of your labour and you see that amazing life that you are creating for you and your family AND how your business is helping other people to have a better life …..
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THEN all that other stuff just disappears.
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You forget all about it.
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Sometimes I sit back and reflect on my journey (which is very important to do by the way)…..
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And I’m amazed at how I got here.
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I’m amazed and how I got through all the challenges we’ve faced.
And I look at our beautiful studio that has had our blood, sweat and tears poured into it and it’s all been absolutely worth it and I love what we have.
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Start to think of problems as challenges and lessons from the Universe.
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Maybe you’ve had clients asking for refunds because your Terms and Conditions need to be made clearer or your instructors are trying to steal your clients because you haven’t got a contract in place…. (and they will still try! – that’s for another post!)….
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When you start to look at it from a place of “What is the lesson here”, you’ll be able to deal with the challenges from a different state of mind and made better decisions.
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Keep going!
Lots of love
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I’ll give you an example!
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I have an assistant who answers all my emails and deals with all my client enquiries.
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I have sent emails on various occasions reminding people to email Danah with their requests or queries.
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BUT at least once every two weeks one person, in particular, will FB Message me at anytime between 4am and 6am!!!
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I KID YOU NOT……. 😲
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This is just one example.
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I have in a roundabout way – told this person that she needs to email Danah.
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NOW I refuse to answer that message until after 10am on purpose because I know they’re in the morning class.
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After the class, I’ll message them back and say – oh in future if you message Danah she’ll assist you first thing in the morning, as I don’t check my FB until after the classes.
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This is just one instance.
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And it is challenging because I do really love all my clients – but seriously that time of the morning is NOT APPROPRIATE for anyone!
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So you too need to set your boundaries.
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Perhaps you don’t want people contacting you on the weekends or you will only answer emails at a certain time.
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If you’re doing 1-2-1’s the maybe there are specific days off that you don’t want to work or maybe you only want to do mornings.
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Sometimes people may be trying to get extra sessions off you or want to come to classes with a package they bought 2 years ago (yes that’s happened to me as well!)
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STICK TO YOUR GUNS!!!
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This actually goes for life as well.
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People will treat you the way you allow them to treat you!
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Unfortunately, there are those that “DON’T GET IT” and there are also people that will try and push your limit, that sadly is human nature!
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What boundaries are you going to set in your business and life???
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Tanja
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If you’ve got children you might remember that phase they went through where they’d keep asking 𝑊ℎ𝑦? 𝑊ℎ𝑦? 𝑊ℎ𝑦? 𝑊ℎ𝑦? 𝑊ℎ𝑦? 𝑊ℎ𝑦? Or perhaps you remember being that child!

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As humans our brains pretty much stay the same, but because our parents would get so annoyed at us for asking “𝑊𝐻𝑌?”

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We’ve stopped expressing that curiosity in everything around us.

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𝑊𝐻𝑌 is important when it comes to choosing the exercises / poses you plan on using in your lesson plans.

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𝑊𝐻𝑌 was important when you’re decided whether or not to do your teacher training.

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𝑊𝐻𝑌 is important when you decide there’s something you want to achieve for example run a marathon or have a successful business.

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One of the first things I ask people that want to do their teacher training is ​

𝑊𝐻𝑌do they want to become a teacher?

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If their ​​𝑊𝐻𝑌 is not strong enough then I always suggest they wait a bit.

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I have found from experience that people that go on to do their teacher training when they weren’t sure in the first place, either end up not using their qualification or not being a very good teacher – 𝐵𝐸𝐶𝐴𝑈𝑆𝐸 𝑇𝐻𝐸𝑅𝐸’𝑆 𝑁𝑂 𝑃𝐴𝑆𝑆𝐼𝑂𝑁!

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𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑛𝑜 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑠 – 𝑖𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒’𝑠 𝑛𝑜 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑟 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑒 – 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑖𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑡’𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑎 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑔𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑤 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑏𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠.

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And when I mean passion I mean your love for the subject, whether you choose to teach or not.

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Think of instances in your own life.

Ever been on a course where you could tell someone just LOVED their subject and how their eyes lit up when they were teaching compared to someone who was just doing it because it was part of their job description.

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Getting your qualification isn’t easy. It does take work and effort and doing some things that will make you feel really uncomfortable.

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BUT….. when you think of 𝑊𝐻𝑌 you want to do it, it’s your 𝑊𝐻𝑌 to keep moving forward.

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Same as running a marathon. If you’re training for a charity or it’s on your bucket list, you’re more likely to stick with the training and doing your miles because there’s passion in your heart to keep going. You’re doing it FOR something or someone else.

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𝑊𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑊𝐻𝑌. They are passionate about pilates or yoga and some of them really want to help other people.

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𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑢𝑛𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎 𝑏𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠.

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Yes our businesses are successful and bla blab la, BUT I have been in tears some nights, I’ve been up until all hours of the morning making a website and then losing it!

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When I first started teaching, I was still part-time in the police and sometimes I’d finish at 7am after a night shift and then teach at 09:30 and another class afterward.

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𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑤𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝐸𝑉𝐸𝑅𝑌𝑇𝐻𝐼𝑁𝐺 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑎 𝑟𝑢𝑛-𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑏𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑒 𝑟𝑢𝑛 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑜 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔.

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🤜 ​ But at no point did I ever think of giving up.

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𝑊𝐻𝑌?

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𝐵𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑚𝑦 𝑊𝐻𝑌 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑠𝑜 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐼’𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝑛𝑜 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑘𝑒𝑒𝑝 𝑝𝑢𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑.

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I had a family relying on me.

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Paul (my husband) lost his job too so we HAD to make this work or go find a JOB, and there was no way I was going to do that!

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But one thing I can promise you is that when you have achieved your goal 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐈𝐒 𝐍𝐎 𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐄𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃.

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If I knew then what I know now, I would probably still be in the Police, as it was absolutely crazy what we did! However, now that I’m on this side of it….

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👉 ​ 𝑰 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒅𝒐 𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆!

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So my question to you today is this….

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WHY did YOU want to become a teacher ❓ ​ What is driving you (or not) to grow your business ❓…. What motivates you (or not) ❓

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I’d love for you to share your WHY with me – whether that’s in the comments or a private message.

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I do love connecting with you all!

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From my heart to yours!

Tanja

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So here are the key steps to closing the sale…

1. LEARN THEIR NAMES!!!! (you will be surprised how much impact this has!)

2. Give your new client attention during the class for example if they said they want to try pilates because of a bad back then make sure during the class you say “this is great for your back” etc

3. After the class don’t leave them alone – we all know what it’s like being the new kid on the block!

4. Tell them what your packages are AND GIVE THEM A FORM with the information, I actually share examples of my forms with my private mentoring clients.

5. Offer them an incentive to register, but have a deadline on it

6. MAKE IT EASY!

7. Follow up!

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I was actually trained by one company to try and get people to sign up on the dot right there and then – and to be honest – this did NOT feel good to me.

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You may have a different opinion or sales training and you have to go with what feels right for you!

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If you do NOT offer your services or give them information – they are less likely to join!

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So there you have it – IF YOU WANT FULL CLASSES THEN MAKE SURE YOU OFFER YOUR SERVICES. !!!!

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𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑐𝑎𝑛 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚. ​ 𝐿𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑖𝑡 𝐸𝐴𝑆𝑌 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛 𝑢𝑝!

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If you make it too hard to complicated people will just leave it. ​ So make it easy and straight forward. ​

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Let me know how it goes!

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Lots of love

Tanja x

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There isn’t a person in the world that hasn’t had some point been stopped dead in their tracks because of fear or that chattering monkey in their head. 🤯

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Here’s 4 of the bigges barriers and see if you recognise any of them❓

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1️⃣ 𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑺𝒚𝒏𝒅𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒆

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Everyone, including myself, has at some point felt like a fraud or a fake. ​ ​ Maybe it was at a new job or perhaps you had to do a presentation and you experienced “What if they find out?” thoughts going through your mind.

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Even movie stars have these feelings.

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When these show up in my life, I’ll grab a piece of paper and write down as much as I can to 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐕𝐄 the theory. ​ ​ ​ I’ll consider all my training, all the coaching and business mentors I’ve had and I’ll even reflect back from when I started and how far I’ve come.

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I know some people even feel this when they qualify and head out to teach their own classes and this is something I discuss with our teachers. ​ ​ ​ 𝑰 𝑲𝑵𝑶𝑾 𝑻𝑯𝑬𝑰𝑹 𝑻𝑹𝑨𝑰𝑵𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑰𝑺 𝑬𝑿𝑪𝑬𝑷𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵𝑨𝑳 and by the time our teacher qualify they are chomping at the bits to get started – they are 𝑻𝑯𝑨𝑻 ready! 🤸‍♂️ 🕺

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2️⃣ 𝑺𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝑱𝒖𝒅𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕

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This can be a biggy for some people. ​ That inner critic that’s always telling you how rubbish you are or that you’re not good enough to become a teacher, sound familiar?

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Now, whether or not you can do the splits or stand on your head is completely irrelevant when it comes to being a good teacher. ​ ​ ​ ​ 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒂 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝑯𝑶𝑾 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝑱𝑼𝑺𝑻 𝑶𝑵 𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑺 ❣️

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❤️ ​ It’s one of my favourite weekends because it’s the weekend that the learner 𝐵𝐸𝐶𝑂𝑀𝐸𝑆 the 𝑇𝐸𝐴𝐶𝐻𝐸𝑅. ​ ​ It’s when you 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐕𝐄 that you are a teacher and it happens every time we run a course! ​ ​ ❤️

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3️⃣ 𝑱𝒖𝒅𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑶𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔

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There will always be judgement from others. ​ ​ BUT often it’s not the judgement we think it is. ​ People in general are actually REALLY supportive. ​

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Yes, there will always be a troll out there, some keyboard warrior expressing their opinion. ​ BUT guess what. ​ That is exactly what it is. ​ An opinion. ​ ​ And the bonus of social media is that you can block the person. ​ ​ ​

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You cannot please everyone all the time and it’s taken me a while to learn this and to be comfortable with it.

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Often when people express some sort of disatisfaction, it’s a reflection of THEM not you.

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I won’t lie, getting yourself to the point where things like this don’t bother you does take time and it takes a lot of work on yourself.

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In fact two things have happened in the past couple of weeks that have given me the opportunity to see how far I’ve come. ​ ​

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5 years ago I would have tried to bend myself into a pretzel to “fix things” and to make these people happy, even though it actually showed that they weren’t the right clients for us – note you do need a sense of humour to work with us! 🤪

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BUT ​ the current version of me didn’t care two hoots! ​ ​ ​ I didn’t even respond and deleted these people from our database. ​ ​ It’s a wonderful place to be when 𝙔𝙊𝙐 𝘿𝙀𝘾𝙄𝘿𝙀 𝙒𝙃𝙊 𝙔𝙊𝙐 𝙒𝘼𝙉𝙏 𝙏𝙊 𝙒𝙊𝙍𝙆 𝙒𝙄𝙏𝙃 rather than working with every Tom, Dick and Harry and then regretting it! ​ ( I have done that too!) 😖

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4️⃣ ​ 𝑺𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝑫𝒐𝒖𝒃𝒕

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Self Doubt can come from a few places. ​ ​

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Lack of Confidence of your own knowledge and skill. ​

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It can be that you don’t believe in yourself.

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Or it could even be your ego is too shit scared to try something as it knows it’s going to be something that scares you.

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For example, doing your Pilates or Yoga Teacher Training. ​ ​ ​ 𝐼 𝐾𝑁𝑂𝑊 𝐵𝐸𝐶𝐴𝑈𝑆𝐸 𝑇𝐻𝐼𝑆 𝑊𝐴𝑆 𝑀𝐸!

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There was no way I could stand up in front of a group of people and teach and even to this day I have no idea how I actually ended up doing the course because I was so terrified 🥴 but I did it!

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So self doubt will creep in to keep you safe.

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I have to approach these things logically.

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I’ll think to myself what is the benefit to staying small and letting self doubt win VS what if I suck it up and do it, even if i’m terrified, what would the benefit be ❓

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I won’t lie, there have been times when self-doubt has won BUT there has also been times when I’ve smashed it. ​ ​

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When I originally did my teacher training my intention was to teach private clients because there was no way I could teach a class full of people!

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I absolutely love teaching classes and running teacher training courses! ​ ​ And if ever I get a query for a 1-2-1 clients, I send them straight to Paul as he teaches all the 1-2-1’s.

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Things can change and the possibiliteis are endless IF you don’t allow self doubt to get in the way. ​ ​

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We all have them, but we don’t all allow them to rule our life and stop us from having all sorts of experiences in this thing called life.

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Now that you know about these barriers, do they look familiar or perhaps you have your own limiting beliefs that are stopping you from becoming a Pilates or Yoga Teacher. ​ ​

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What is the FIRST step you can take to overcome them and move forward. ​ ​ ​ Perhaps its doing an internet search of training providers in your area or even speaking to some of the training schools to get a feel for what might be a good option for you.

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One small step every day will keep you moving closer to your goal and before you know it you’ll be fully qualified!

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𝑵𝒐𝒘 𝒊𝒔𝒏’𝒕 𝑻𝑯𝑨𝑻 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 🥳

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Lots of love

Tanja xx

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Have you ever read the book “Think & Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill? 📕

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Well, if you haven’t, it’s probably one of the most popular money mindset books in the self-development industry.

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𝐻𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦.

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And whether your goal is to lose weight, buy a fancy car, live in a big house, or own every studio in the world there are things that you might be doing that are stopping you from achieving them.

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𝑇𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑤𝑒’𝑟𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚.

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This takes a lot of self-awareness of the conversations going on inside of your head AND the words coming out of your mouth.

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👉Let’s see if you can spot it.

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Here’s an example:

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⏩“I’m fat”

⏩“I don’t have money”

⏩“I hate my house”

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These are just examples, but maybe you can see what I’m talking about?

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If not….

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🤜𝐿𝑒𝑡 𝑚𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑖𝑔 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑡.

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​𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗙𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗦 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗚𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗚𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨’𝗟𝗟 𝗚𝗘𝗧.

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“I don’t have money”, “this is expensive”, “I can’t afford that”, “I never have enough” etc

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And there are different ways you can do that.

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You can manifest it or another way is

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𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑆𝐸𝐸 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑜𝑛’𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝐼 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡.

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Close your eyes. 👀

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When last did you see a yellow car? 🚕

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Probably not (unless you own one!).

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Over the next week, I want you to count how many yellow cars you can see.

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What will happen is your brain will now go on the search for yellows, EVEN if I say go and look for all the colours EXCEPT yellow…

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𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑔𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑦𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑐𝑎𝑟 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑜𝑎𝑑. 😲

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You’ve just programmed your brain to look for yellow cars, even when I’ve told you NOT to look for the yellow ones…

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It’s the same with your goals….

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👉 𝐼𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑜𝑛’𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑦 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑔𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑜 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑛𝑜𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒!

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The first step to changing this thought pattern is that we get to be THANKFUL for everything that we DO have in our lives. 🙏

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Gratitude. 💜​Every single day I write in my gratitude journal. ​ ​

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💘 I am so thankful and grateful for all the money I have in my account. ​ There is always enough to support me.

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💘I am so thankful and grateful for all my amazing clients who continue to love and value what I do.

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💘I am so thankful and grateful for my home and the food I have every day.

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𝑁𝑜𝑡 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑑𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑤𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑖𝑡 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎 𝑝𝑒𝑛 (𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑡𝑦𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔) 𝑀𝑈𝑆𝑇 𝐵𝐸 𝐴 𝑃𝐸𝑁 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑃𝐴𝑃𝐸𝑅, 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜 𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝐹𝐸𝐸𝐿 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡. ​ ​ 𝑊𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑠 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛.

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Coming from South Africa I have seen what POOR is. ​ People with no food, no clothes, no home and there isn’t help for them. ​ They literally have NOTHING.

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I am RICH compared to them, and that’s what you have to focus on. ​ ​ 💰

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✅I am so grateful that I have heating. ​ (has your heating or hot water ever broken down in the middle of winter?? Sure does make you appreciate it!!).

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✅I am so grateful I have food every single day to eat.

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✅I am so grateful that I have warm clothes to shelter my body when I go outside!

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We do have so much to be grateful for, even when times are challenging.

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THE MORE YOU FOCUS ON WHAT YOU ARE GRATEFUL FOR, THE MORE OF THAT YOU WILL HAVE!!!

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Focus on the money you do have. ​ Even if it’s £5 in your account. ​ Remember that a homeless person would kill for the £5.

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This really is one of the biggest steps you can take to attract more things into your life.

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Think of it this way.

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The Universe sees us as children.

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𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑎 𝑔𝑖𝑓𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑛 𝑢𝑛𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑???

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𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑠𝑜 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑓𝑢𝑙? 😍

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Did you want to give them more???

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𝑌𝐸𝑆, 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑖𝑓𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑔𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑠𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚.

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OUR LIVES ARE THE SAME!!!

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Go buy yourself a nice journal do this at least once a day. ​ It only needs to take a few minutes.

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I do this every morning and every evening. ​ ​ I write down 5 things. ​

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It doesn’t need to be an essay.

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The important part is that you’re taking the time to sit and connect with the Universe and say thank you.

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𝑁𝑜𝑤 𝑖𝑡’𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛!

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Lots of love ,

Tanja

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First of all, I don’t really like the word “syndrome”. ​ Syndrome’s are often “unfixable” unless with medication and I also think it takes away the seriousness of other “syndromes” SO I prefer to call it Imposter Belief …..

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🤜 That is what I’ll be referring to it as! ​ 𝑰𝑴𝑷𝑶𝑺𝑻𝑬𝑹 𝑩𝑬𝑳𝑰𝑬𝑭

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So what exactly is Imposter Belief ❓

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Have you ever wanted to do something and thought:

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👉 “𝐼’𝑚 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ”

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👉 “𝐼 𝑑𝑜𝑛’𝑡 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ”

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👉 “𝑊ℎ𝑜 𝑎𝑚 𝐼 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠”

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👉 “𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑚𝑒”

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👉 “𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝐼’𝑚 𝑛𝑜𝑡….”

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👉 “𝑁𝑜 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑦 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠”

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The good thing about this is that you are 𝙉𝙊𝙏 𝘼𝙇𝙊𝙉𝙀. 🕺

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We all go through this at some point or another.

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Would you ever believe it if I told you Albert Einstein had Imposter Belief ❓

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And what about Tom Hanks ❓

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Or Tina Fey ❓

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OR get this…..

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𝙇𝘼𝘿𝙔 𝙂𝘼𝙂𝘼 ❣️

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You see.

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It’s not exclusive to us minions……. 🤪

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Even the rich and famous suffer from it.

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BUT the difference between them and us is that they never let it stand in their way. ​ ​ ​ The found a way to work through those limiting beliefs and I’m sure you would agree have been very successful in their chosen fields AND guess what…

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There is no reason why you can’t either.

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Here is a few steps on how to deal with Imposter Belief

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1️⃣ 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙥.

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When you’re about to look for a new job or perhaps you’re considering your pilates & yoga teacher training….

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WHAT pops up into your head at the very moment ❓

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Honestly, sit right now, close your eyes and think about what it is you want to do.

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What is coming up for you ❓

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Just allow the feeling. ​ It’s only when you face these gremlins head on that you can actually work through them and smash them out your way. 💪 🤛

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Start noticing what is triggering these beliefs. ​

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Could it be you’re comparing yourself to someone on social media and every time you see them you start to feel like a fraud or you’ll never be able to achieve what they have ❓

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2️⃣ 𝑾𝙝𝒂𝙩 𝙘𝒂𝙣 𝙮𝒐𝙪 𝙙𝒐 𝒕𝙤 𝙧𝒆𝙙𝒖𝙘𝒆 𝒕𝙝𝒊𝙨?

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For example if something shows up for me on social media I can unfollow the person or even pause them for 30 days, which I have done in the past.

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Is there a specific person that you see quite often perhaps a teacher, business parter or office colleague ❓

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𝐻𝘰𝑤 𝑐𝘢𝑛 𝑦𝘰𝑢 𝑟𝘦𝑑𝘶𝑐𝘦 𝘵ℎ𝘦 𝘪𝑚𝘱𝑎𝘤𝑡 𝑡𝘩𝑖𝘴 𝘱𝑒𝘳𝑠𝘰𝑛 𝑜𝘳 𝘴𝑖𝘵𝑢𝘢𝑡𝘪𝑜𝘯 𝘩𝑎𝘴 𝘰𝑛 𝑦𝘰𝑢 ❓

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3️⃣ ​𝘋𝐼𝘚𝑃𝘙𝑂𝘝𝐸 𝑇𝘏𝐸 𝐵𝘌𝐿𝘐𝐸𝘍

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Now it is time to blow your own trumpet. 🎺

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𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰, 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.

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Look back at times at your life when you got a promotion through sheer hard work or you got accepted into a University you wanted.

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Perhaps, like me you’ve travelled from another country with nothing but a backpack and now you own a house, you have a successful business and also spent several years as a police officer.

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Grab a piece of paper and write down what 𝒀𝙊𝑼 have been successful at. ​ No one else is going to see it, unless you want them to, 𝙎𝙊 𝘽𝙀 𝙃𝙊𝙉𝙀𝙎𝙏 𝙒𝙄𝙏𝙃 𝙔𝙊𝙐𝙍𝙎𝙀𝙇𝙁, or even ask your BFF or partner to help you with this ❣️

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You’ll be surprised at how chuffed you begin to feel when you see that actually you 𝘼𝙍𝙀 successful.

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4️⃣ 𝙅𝙐𝙎𝙏 𝘿𝙊 𝙄𝙏!

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Now that your confidence is high and you’re walking around like a peacock and as Nike says, JUST DO IT. ​ ​ Go and do the thing that you wanted to but were holding yourself back.

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🤜 Go apply for the job.

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🤜 Go ask that person on a date.

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🤜 Get in touch with training providers about doing your Pilates or Yoga Teacher Training

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𝙅𝙐𝙎𝙏 𝘿𝙊 𝙄𝙏 ❣️ ❣️ 🕺

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The final thing I want to touch on is this.

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𝑵𝙤 𝙢𝒂𝙩𝒕𝙚𝒓 𝒘𝙝𝒂𝙩 𝙮𝒐𝙪 𝙨𝒆𝙚 𝙤𝒏 𝒔𝙤𝒄𝙞𝒂𝙡 𝙢𝒆𝙙𝒊𝙖 𝙩𝒉𝙚𝒓𝙚 𝙞𝒔 𝒂 𝒍𝙞𝒈𝙝𝒕 𝒂𝙣𝒅 𝒅𝙖𝒓𝙠 𝙨𝒊𝙙𝒆 𝒐𝙛 𝙚𝒗𝙚𝒓𝙮 𝙨𝒊𝙩𝒖𝙖𝒕𝙞𝒐𝙣.

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Perhaps you see someone really successful pilates or yoga teacher who is constantly on social media doing 10 lives a day and they have 6 million followers.

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That may look great, but it has taken a ton of hard work, and hours away from their family and friends to achieve that and to 𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍 that. ​ ​

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Personally I don’t want to work THAT hard and for me TIME with my family is the most important thing.

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Of course I have my financial goals, BUT my mission is to always create MORE TIME to spend with my husband and my dogs and being out in nature. ​ ​

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If I wanted to have what this other person had, then I’d have to give up all that time and I’m not prepared to do that.

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So there is a light and a dark side to every person and situation you see, so next time you feel like you’re comparing yourself to some celebrity Yoga teacher also consider wow that’s awesome, but also take a moment to think what could potentially be the dark side to it, and sometimes looking at the disadvantages is enough for me to say….

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Err no thanks!

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I hope you have found this useful and Imposter Belief can show up anywhere and anytime ❣️

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Lots of love

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​Personally, I love to read about other people’s experiences when I’m looking at different services or products, so let me introduce you to Janine.

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​Janine started her course with us and then boom Covid hit, but we worked around it and now she’s teaching her own classes in Plymouth 🙂

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​”In the beginning, although I really wanted to do my teacher training, I did have some reservations. I’ve done Pilates for a few years, but there are still things I can’t do (not sure I will ever be able to do them) and my core and flexibility are not as good as I would like.

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𝐼 𝑑𝑜𝑛’𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑏𝑒 𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑎𝑠 𝑓𝑙𝑒𝑥𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 – 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑎𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑢𝑠 𝑟𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑!

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But Tanja put my mind at rest and was encouraging and as she says ‘Usain Bolt’s coach can’t run as fast as him!’ Which when I thought about it properly made sense so I went for it!!

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I looked at a couple of training venues but I chose Elite as it seemed a lot more personal. They offered more than the basic course and weren’t about the hard aggressive sell like the other company I had contacted. It seemed more about helping you as a teacher rather than take your money, here are the moves now off you go!

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The course was really well taught and very informative, not just learning the moves but teaching us alternatives and what to look out for as well as learning which muscles are used.

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There is also a catalogue of online materials to refer back to whenever you need it even after the course has finished which I don’t think anywhere else offers.

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Tanja and Paul are very supportive and happy to help with any issues. We had another lockdown in between our weekends so our second half of the course was delayed, but they worked around this and sent supportive messages and emails.

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They were very accommodating and flexible with finishing the course as a few of us wanted to finish before Christmas and some wanted to defer until the new year. They worked out some weekends that would suit everyone so those of us that wanted to qualify before Christmas were able to.

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I don’t think other training facilities would be quite as flexible – they were happy to work around us rather than the other way around!

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As strange as it may sound the best part of the course for me was getting through my practical assessment. I was very unsure of myself and lacking in confidence for the first half of the course but by the time it came to the assessment part I felt a lot better about what I could do (even though I was a bag of jelly for the whole hour 😆 ).

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It felt so good teaching a class. I think that is down to how well the course is taught and the teaching practice we are able to do.

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I think it took the time off, in between the sets of weekends, to process everything we had learned. The first 2 weekends are very full-on and it’s a lot to take in – I found it quite overwhelming to start with.

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Although when you have that time to think about everything you have learned you realise that you have taken in more than you think and all the extra teaching practice given at the studio helps massively (even though its nerve-wracking at the time )!!!!

I can’t wait to start teaching my own classes now!

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