Swings and roundabouts.....

Hello all *waves*

I've decided that I need more work blogs, so that in my personal blogs, I don't have to bore people with work, although to be fair, I do still bore them with running adventures!

Four years ago today I was told that I was being made redundant from Devon Tree Services. We had lost a big contract and 3 of us had to go...I was the most expensive, so naturally I was on the list!

Just prior to this, I had been warned, I had started the process of doing my personal trainer qualification. I had always wanted to do this and it would complement the other classes I was already teaching....Kickboxing and Boxercise.

Four years ago today was another fairly epic occasion, it was the night before my 2nd Dan grading in Kickboxing with South Hams Martial Arts.

With all this I made a bold decision.... I would start up my own business, training people, getting them fit, getting them Fighting Fit in Devon. The company name was a no-brainer really and has spread over South Devon, and some of North Devon in the last 4 years.

This blog isn't about how I started, you can read the book when it's released (once I've written it) but it's about the highs and lows that you have to endure owning your own business.
Today I had a major blow, with cancellations of my Self Defence course meaning that it was no longer viable to run it.
I could have sulked, cried, taken the negative stance, but the last 4 years have taught me something....never try to flog a dead horse.
Over this time I have cancelled the following
Kickboxing in small villages
Boxercise in village Halls
Boxercise in leisure centres
Bootcamp outside in the winter

You have to make that decision, if it's not working anymore, or at all, ditch it.

I haven't given up on my course, I need to market it differently and ultimately I know it's going to be a good one, but maybe not launching this time of year, I think September. The nights will be drawing in then too, darker in the evening leaving you feeling more vulnerable.

But also this week I have been working on my own Kickboxing training, 4 years since my last grading is a long time, and my next grading is going to be a 'proper' one! That's why it's taking me so long to prepare for it. So much to learn and perfect, and I want perfect, same as the standard I expect from my own students. So my focus is on this, and a couple of other charity challenges for the time being and I shall re-launch the self-defence in September.

In the meantime though I will be working on 1-1 in The Box Room, to give people a chance to know what to expect.

Onwards and upwards....on September 27th Fighting Fit Devon will officially 4 years old, and I am constantly learning and growing with it.