Why I do what I do...
A client recently said to me that they thought that I would train them even if I wasn't getting paid for it and that it was a nice to work with someone like that. At the time I thanked them for the comment but didn't think much more about it. Later in the day I went over the conversation in my head and decided to explain why he was right, so here goes. Our country has a problem with health. And it isn't going away anytime soon. This scares me a little. I read a research review today that said there was a less than 1% chance of halting the current rise in type 2 diabetes levels and getting them down to 2010 levels. Less than 1%. Do you know how demoralising that is for someone whose job it is to prevent this sort of statistic? I will tell you - pretty damn devastating. The worst part of it is that I know I could be helping more people - I have the time and the space. I have made an impact on many lives so far in my career. ...