What language are you speaking?

So you want to get through to your clients. You want to tell them, "hey, either work hard, watch what you eat, or don't succeed...in other words, fail."

But you can't. If you did, you would alienate some of them, intimidate others, make others cry, and some will outright quit. So what do you do, coach?

Do you know your client? If you don't by now, it may be too late. IF they are not fully invested in their health, you are probably doing all YOU can do. They at some point have to take over. You can periodize anything, you can crosstrain all day, you can set up whatever program you want, but if the client is not doing their 'homework' you may be wasting your time.

Enter "Motivational Interviewing." An art it becomes--in your initial consultation with the perspective client--to be able to ask leading questions to get them to talk about themselves. In turn, letting you know how to better motivate them, to help them achieve their goals, and better improve their health. You gotta speak their language. Become one with many tongues.

There is too much info to go over in one blog post. But I have learned from some of the best in the field, when it comes to therapy and psychology. If you'd like, contact me and I can send you along the outline of my seminar on this art that is being used more and more to help those with addictions.

Is weight gain not part of addiction to unhealthy habits? Whether it's drugs, or food, or lack of exercise...it's all detrimental, right?!?!?!? We can help through proper interviewing skills.

OR sometimes...motivation is easy...kill or be killed.