Before breaking into the Aretha Franklin song, let’s respect Google on respect’s noun and verb meanings. (Noun) A deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements. (Verb) Admire (someone or something) deeply due to their … Read More
Author Archives: Balance Guy Training
Embrace Your Inner Child
Embracing your inner child is easier for some than others because some of us never grow up. It’s funny because when you’re a child, you cannot wait to do adult things like stay up late, drive cars, and eat fancy … Read More
How To Make It Work And Overcome Obstacles
Since becoming a personal trainer, I have had to find ways to make it work because we rarely have perfect circumstances to begin anything, including fitness. My first-ever client had third-degree burns on her forearm (and the scars to prove … Read More
One Door Closes, And Another Door Opens
If you have rotated around Earth a few times, you have heard the saying one door closes and another door opens. Usually, the door that closes is not the one you wanted closed in the first place, and people say … Read More
How Therapy Transformed My Life
Imagine this: you’re watching one of those intense cop shows where the officer, after a high-stakes incident, is mandated to attend therapy. The officer usually walks in, sits down reluctantly, and it’s a standoff with the therapist. Sound familiar? A … Read More
The Ultimate Road Warrior Workout
Being a personal trainer makes me a freak for workouts. Finding a way to get it done is imperative, whether outside, inside, or on the road, when it’s time to get it on. Working out is easy when you have … Read More
Game Changer Coaching
Let me paint this picture of “brutal” coaching. In the unforgiving heat and humidity of North Texas, my football coach was making the team run sprint repeats at the end of practice. As you can imagine, we were all thrilled, and no … Read More
The Secret Sauce
I’m old enough to remember when they used to call the sauce on the Big Mac the secret sauce, or was it the special sauce? Anyhow, I’m showing my age. When making waves in the world or cooking up a … Read More