Ninjaing is hard work…

 

Last Wednesday I taught my first official Cardio Kung Fu class through the Minneapolis Parks and Rec program and it was (imagine I’m saying this next word in a sing-songy high voice) AWE-SOME!!  I felt prepared, my aspiring ninjas were engaged and we rocked!  On the drive home as I was going over the class in my mind, it occurred to me that there wasn’t anything I wished I had done or said differently.  For me, that is huge.  Usually after being in front of group, even if I feel I did well, there is always something that I can point to that I wish I had done differently.  Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying the class was perfect or that I don’t have room to improve as a fitness instructor, there just wasn’t anything I could point to that I would have changed. 

Having had a few days to think about this, I’ve come to the conclusion that in this area, I’m just not plagued with the doubt that I’m usually plagued with in a lot of situations and I think it’s because leading that class just felt, well, for lack of better, less touchy-feely word, natural.  I was truly in my zone.  Not to get too philosophical on you (because I’m less about philosophy and more about sarcasm) but I really feel like I’ve finally discovered my calling, I’ve found my purpose.  Much of what I’ve learned in my life has led me here, to this place.  I’ve attempted other business ideas at different points in time and never have the doors been opening for me the way they are with Cardio Kung Fu.  It’s the timing, I’m sure of it.  I had to get to this point in my life to build this business and I’m firmly convinced that I’m on the right path.  (Another reason I’m sure I’m the right path is that when I get comments from people I know and love that I’m crazy for doing this or that I shouldn’t take risks, those comments haven’t shaken my confidence and my belief in my business or myself but I’ll write more about that at a later date.) 

Leading up to my first class I was doing the workout daily so I’d be prepared.  The day of class, I did the workout twice, once before and once leading the class.  It was not at all shocking to me that I woke up Thursday morning with the sore muscles that come from a good training session and I wouldn’t have traded that soreness because I walked into class on Wednesday prepared and ready to lead.  So sometimes ninjaing is hard work, but really, aren’t most things worth doing?