Beginnings are hard.
Hey, welcome to Get Fit with Gio.
Starting something new can be scary, uncomfortable, and overwhelming.
It can cause fear, excitement, withdrawal, or even stop you in your tracks.
One thing that I fear is failure.
I’ve felt success and I have had my fair share of failures I remember tackling those fearlessly when I was younger.
Now things are a bit different in my life.
I’ve got more responsibility on my shoulders.
Failure has huge consequences not just for me but for my family as well.
It’s draining to constantly want to do something so passionately but be paralyzed by fear.
Doubt creeps into your mind and you start listing off scenarios on how it can fail.
This is where I’m at in my journey.
I am dying to work with clients to help them improve their health and fitness.
The reason I don’t is that I keep listening to the doubtful voice in my head.
It tells me I am not good enough.
It tells me I’m not special enough to share my knowledge or experience.
It tells me that no matter what I do I cannot make an impact.
It tells me everything had to be perfect or else people will judge or cancel me.
I’m stuck in a constant loop of starting over and over again and to be honest… I’m over it.
I’m tired of making things more difficult than they need to be.
I mean seriously, I want to share a message of health.
Why am I so scared to speak about something so positive and important?
The truth is simple.
I am not practicing what I want to preach.
I feel like I’m not showing up for myself the same way that I used to and it kills me.
I constantly remind myself that I have more responsibility now than I did in the past.
I don’t have 3-4 hours a day to spend in the gym and I beat myself up for not having a lean physique or a big total in powerlifting.
I struggle with the man that I was and the man I am today.
I’m a much better man overall today than I was in the past and that’s progress.
But it’s a huge limiting belief that I have to overcome.
That’s why I want to document my journey and share it with you.
Yea I’m a coach and a personal trainer.
But that’s my job.
At the end of the day, I am still a human.
I’m still a father and partner.
I’m still an entrepreneur.
I’m still an athlete
Having a six-pack or the ability to move big weights does not define me as a professional.
The truth is being all of these things make me an even better coach and personal trainer.
I am amazed by how many people aren’t even doing the bare minimum to take care of their health.
It scares me because I know how quickly depression and anxiety can spin things out of control.
So this is my attempt to create a place where I can be vulnerable and share my journey to being the person I know I can be.
I want to share with you my struggles, lessons, and victories.
I want to share with you how I navigate the seasons of my life and how I can stay healthy, focus on my nutrition and stay in shape.
I want you to know that you can do that too.
I know it can feel impossible at times but know that you are not alone.
You can be fit in all aspects of life.
Physically, mentally, financially, emotionally, and spiritually.
It’s not going to happen overnight but it is possible.
I’ve found mentors that have served me and others that have shown me how not to do things.
Either way, they have helped me learn important lessons that have moved me forward.
I’m looking to build a community where people are comfortable being vulnerable and help each other navigate the storms of life without the fear of judgment.
This is something I’ve had a hard time with my whole life.
I internalize my struggles, take them to the chin and keep it moving.
I’ve learned that that’s not healthy and it only leads to more struggle in the future.
So let’s unpack and work through our struggles rather than pretending like they don’t exist.
This blog is my story.
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I hope to see you there.