I was once a finance recruiter for a small recruitment firm in Sherman Oaks in 2008. There is a saying in the recruiting world that being a finance recruiter is like being a stripper; You’ll love the money; but you’ll hate the job!:( I promised myself that I would not fall into that trap. I thought that only happens to other, weaker people. Only a few years later I found myself neck deep in it and chasing money. Not long after this realization I started to hate the recruiting and finance world. My job was slowly killing me day after day and at night I worried and feared going back the next day. I decided to go back to helping people and changing lives. I sat there asking myself, what do I want? What would truly make me happy? This was a changing point in my life. So I left my cushy salary job to chase after my dreams. I love helping, uplifting and motivating people. So that is exactly what I decided to do with my life. I trained at LA Fitness and Spectrum for over 10 years as a trainer/ manager before, so I decided to put that experience to some good use. I called all my friends and started to train on Saturdays and Sundays at Marina Del Rey beach. I only had my small boom box with 4 orange cones for the interval training and just 4 clients to start out with (all my coolest friends.) It was October 2009 and I was waiting for my 4 girlfriends to show up at 10 am for Sat Beach BootCamp. They would usually pay me by donation after their workout and I would give them tons of passion and love during their workouts! I arrived 15 minutes early and started setting up my area by putting the cones down and selecting my music. 10 am had arrived and I was all alone on the beach convincing myself that at any moment at least one of them would be running up apologizing about one thing or the other making them late, so no big deal. At 10:10 I see a small group of 4 or 5 woman walking towards me and my heart leaped with joy as I assumed these must be my friends, but as they grew closer my hope slowly receded into sadness. The women did not stop approaching and I could see a lot more people were now converging towards my little space at the beach. As it turned out, a group of more than 40 Yogis walked right up to me and started to set up their yoga mats. They had an entire empty beach to choose from, but for some reason they just decided to take over my little patch of sand. They were not exactly gentle about this hostile takeover either. Like a small herd of stampeding cattle they just trampled anything in their path (my cones, my towels and even my radio got kicked) with no consideration that I was there at all. To be honest I felt like I was invisible and that a truly horrible feeling. They started to stretch-out and started to do their work out all around me. I felt so embarrassed and humiliated as I walked through the crowd of people collecting my equipment and proceeded to walk away with my tail between my legs. I felt like there was a golf ball climbing in my throat and the tears started to quickly fill my eyes. My cones in my right hand as I turned around and gazed at the crowd. It was then that I vowed to myself that I, Irma Sandoval will return to this beach and when I do things are going to be very different. I promised I would help no less than 40 people on the beach this year. Now I had a goal and I was determined to make it my very mission in life! I went online and did my homework and within 60 days I had 42 Fitness members in my class when I returned back to the beach. It was a huge personal accomplishment for me that day! As we were doing our circle of trust question (like we typically do after our fitness sessions) during our stretch and as I listened to my clients’ hopes and dreams, my eyes began to fill with tears. It wasnt long before tears were running freely down my cheeks, but this time I didnt try to stop them. I was so happy that day because I made a promise to myself and I had fulfilled that promise! I believe one of the most rewarding gifts you can give yourself, is to truly believe in yourself and keep your promises. I felt as if the universe was testing my values and beliefs. Life will always have its ups and downs, but it is up to us to enjoy the ups and make the best that you can out of the downs that are thrust upon us all. My husband always says “You have to roll with the punches or you’ll get knocked the f@#* out.” I believe it is our duty to ourselves as human beings to aspire to be the absolute best we can be every day! If you are having trouble finding your own motivation, but you want to start changing your life today please contact me and I will do my best to help you find your inner strength. Action eliminates fear. So take action and do something about it! Your girl, Irma Irma P.S Instant Message Me=> ONLY IF YOU ARE SERIOUS! DONT WASTE MY TIME AND I WONT WASTE YOURS!
Posted on: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 17:35:02 +0000
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