We should never read a book by its cover

We should never read a book by its cover but we need to know how.

A customer walks in and gets on the treadmill like any other day. As they walk through the door their name is called and an uncomfortable smile crosses their face. They are quickly swallowed up by the loud music, energy and fad into the background. As the treadmill buzzes along, they begin their usual pre-workout warm up. As the clock strikes the hour the coach walks up with a towel and wearing a sparkle in their eye.
’how are we today?’, they ask.
’fine, you?’, the customer replies…

Stop right there…we can not see as we read but there is the body behavior of something greater here that may go unnoticed.

‘I’m good’, says the coach, ‘how’s your low back, did you get in to see the physio like we spoke about?’

A small tear is forming in the eye of the customer as they run, avoiding eyes and an uncomfortable feeling fills the air.

‘hey, lets go outside for our warm up’, the coach suggests.

With the care needed, the coach hits the stop button and proceeds to the door where they both head into the fresh air.

‘it’s better out here right now’, the coach recommends….

We should never read a book by its cover and or judge a situation but when we see the signs of something bigger than expected it’s important to take control.

We are not only personal coaches, we are professional advisers. By no means are we to prescribe medication but we have the opportunity to be a shoulder or an ear to listen.

There is a turning point in our coaching carrier where having the chats about sports and weekend beers just won’t cut it. There is a point where we must dig a little deeper and make ourselves vulnerable to feelings and emotions.

Take that step and take the next step into coaching and mentorship.

Not everyone is coming to see us to get fit. If you don’t know the stats, please ask because there’s a whole world out there that is passing you by.

When are you going to take that next step?