Recently I agreed to spend some time with five people who had won a competition on a Melbourne radio station (FOX FM). They each won some great exercise equipment and were all in need of some direction, education and motivation. So far I’ve met with three of the five winners and it’s been a fun experience. Each of them need to lose somewhere in the vicinity of 40 – 50 kilos (88 – 110 pounds) and they are all excited about the journey.
I introduced one of the winners to a girl who’s been training at my centre for the last eight months and has lost 55 kilos (121 pounds). All of a sudden this girl (one of the five) who was full of self-doubt, believed that she could do it because she met someone who was bigger than her and had lost the weight.
She went from doubt, to certainty, in five minutes.
That’s what I call a change in perspective; a paradigm shift.
Creating forever change is so much about our head.
it’s Kylie from Pakenham (I hope you still remember me).
I just want to let you know how much your words really sunk in when I met you on Saturday; how we choose to be fat. I look at food differently now most of the time and I ask myself whether I need it. Most of the times I don’t. I am trying really hard to wait for those hunger signals too. I am drinking heaps of water. I am up to six minutes on the cross trainer and improving each day. What really touched my heart was when we met on Saturday was the hug that you gave me at the end of our meeting. I don’t get hugs, maybe being the fat person and all that, but it was so nice to receive one from you. So yes, you are my hero and I am so grateful to have met you.
I would love to wish you and your family a very merry Christmas and a safe New Year and I look forward to seeing you in January. Thank you once again for giving me your time.
kind regards,
Kylie Barnes.
Thankyou to Kylie for letting me print her letter.
Reading the letter and spending a little time with Kylie, a few things stood out to me.
1. It’s so easy to encourage people and we should all do it more.
2. Everyone loves someone to take a genuine interest in them.
3. Sometimes a little kindness (a hug perhaps) can take ten seconds and make a huge impact.
4. When people are ready to change they will… and not before.
5. It’s so exciting and rewarding to help those people who are genuinely ready.
6. I have the best job in the world.
7. I’m certainly no hero, but you are Kylie for being so honest, so humble and for choosing to live your best life in your best body.
Kylie, I think you’re fantastic and I look forward to watching you transform (inside and out) over the coming months….. GO YOU!
P.S. You can have a hug anytime!
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Craig,
Is there any way we can follow Kylie’s progress.
Kylie – You Go Girl!
Let us know how you go.
Craig, can I have a cyber hug?
Cath Davis
Hi Anonymous… we will follow Kylie’s progress and I’ll keep you updated. I may even get her to post some of her thoughts on-line.
Hi Cath,
of course you can have a cyber hug. I have a PhD in hugging, so I’m into it.
Here ya go, one for Christmas and one for the New Year.. O O
Bless you Mr. Harper……..
V.
Hey Craig, hope I’m not going to be in trouble, but I’m just reading through some of your archives here at you-dot-com (I’m writing this in Jan 2009). Loved this one. I trust Kylie created her best body, and is still creating her best life.
I agree with all those points you made.
It must be so cool when you meet someone so willing to learn and grow. Kind of like a trainer with a ‘green’ horse. They have so much potential and are willing to do whatever it takes. Although when is a ‘green’ horse ever ready to change – to be ‘soemething’?