“One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself”. I believe this statement speaks for its self. Could you tell a person how good chocolate cake was if you had never had it yourself? Could you give directions to a difficult place if you had never been there yourself? The simple answer is no. A good leader is a person who has experienced the situation them self. If you were trying to lose 50 pounds, would you take advice from someone whom is 50 pounds overweight them self? It is my biggest pet peeve when people preach something that they don’t practice. My friend always preaches about making smart decisions but yet he is the king of poor decisions.
When it comes to health & wellness this statement really applies. You cannot teach someone to flourish or find Integral Health if you have not done so. If you cannot show your clients that you are proof that you can live a certain way they won’t take your serious. I will continually educate myself and practice what I preach to my clients in order to keep myself flourishing and carry out my obligation to my clients.
Very well said! I wrote something very similar...I mean, if I wanted to lose weight, I would not seek a trainer who was overweight or not toned. You have to have some sort of credibility-something that people can hold you accountable for. Exactly what you said the whole "practice what you preach"...I actually blasted a girl on facebook today for this exact thing. She was going on and on about how horrible it was that someone stole money from our friend, and how they should 'do the right thing' but this girl (little does anyone know) wrote tons of bad checks (knowingly) to my parents with no intention of ever paying them back...even AFTER they didn't have her arrested but tried to work with her. PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH. Haha, sorry, I guess that was a little off topic, but that's where my mind went!
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I cannot believe people!! That is crazy!! I am glad you blasted her for that! haha. It is horrible but there are SO many people who do nothing but judge and talk crap when they are horrible people themselves. It is probably just their insecurities.
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