I received this email the other day and it made me think about how important all aspects of my teaching is.
“Hi Leigh, I just wanted to say that you are so funny! I know you can piss people off but I love it, never change!”
This gave me a mixed feeling deep down inside. On the one hand it is true, I do piss people off sometimes. It is hard when you have to tell it “how it is, as you see it.” If I “bend the rules” at all, even the slightest bit, then YOU, the reader, will lose out. However, I don’t want you to think that I would ever enjoy hurting anyone’s feelings or that my intent is to jab. I may call it how I see it but, it is never with a ill intent. On the contrary, it is with the best of intents. Usually if people have a problem with what I say it is because, sorry, they are wrong or neither of us have shared all the information. The less I know, the less anyone knows, the more likely we, together, are going to get things wrong.
Having said all of this, I want to make it clear, that I love positivity. I love happy and fun people. I am a happy and fun person and seriously have the best time in my life. I laugh everyday, all day. I just do my job and SOMETIMES that job makes me have to be the “bad guy” to some people. I know that some folks…who will remain nameless…out there have some anger built up and can be a bit mean. Lump us all together, fine! Call us all the Fat Loss Bastards! In the end, I hope you will thank us for our honesty the best we can give it.
Guess what though? This isn’t about that!
What this is about is a guy who really is downright one of the most sweet guys I have talked to in a long time. Scott Tousignant is his name and he is just fantastic. You talk to the guy and you can’t help but light up. I had a really rough day today, and I mean rough. I had a call with him at 3:30 to discuss a trip that we are going on. Let’s just say it was hard to feel bad while I was on the phone with him. He has a wife, beautiful kids, and he wants to inspire and help. He doesn’t try to pretend he is something he isn’t, he has good goals, and does a great job at motivating people to achieve their goals. I think it is really funny he goes by the Fit Bastard, because he is anything but.
He recently put out some MP3 downloads. Now, I haven’t got a chance to listen to all of them yet, I am going to do a proper review (by the way the review section should be a blast, keep watching it), but for the most part, they are good stuff. Inspiring stuff. Sure, there is information and some lessons on things but, it isn’t about that. It is about that kick you need sometimes, that “push.” Here is a great snip with Tom Venuto.
Tom Venuto-Unstoppable Fat Loss Clip
I love Tom. By the way, we are all going on that trip together. I don’t even want to THINK about the trouble to come. I also know that I will likely smile the whole time.
If interested in some good motivation clips and not getting everything so stern all the time, go check it out.
(*Note* I did one myself and I am in the big package because I am special…so niener)
UnStoppable Fat Loss, Here You Come
I know sometimes people (me included) don’t like to hear the truth – especially when it involves change on our part but I also think sometimes on the internet it is really really difficult to convey tone and the true heart of what you mean. For instance, on a certain forum (cough) there was a rather back and forth semi heated conversation. Now I truly believe that if everyone involved had been sitting at TGIF’s at a big table discussing and having the same conversation, I don’t think anyone would have been misunderstood or have been attributed to having mean tones. But in the end, whether online or in person, the truth about ourselves sometimes hurt – but that is why we need people who tell us the truth!! BTW, I never think your are mean or talk down to anyone! You do seem to be very positive! Anyhoo, thanks for the link!!!
I like it when people are straight and to the point. I don’t think you don’t use compassion either. You do a great job.
Sorry you had a rough day. Thanks for the Tom clip!
Pfft whatever Leigh, you are bastard
I got an email about those mp3 clips (from Tom’s list, I think) and have been meaning to check them out. Thanks for the reminder!
oh, and by the way, I don’t think you’re a bastard.
Sometimes I think that people just want to hear what they want to hear and not the truth. That’s fine if you want to stay the way that you are, but I want to change, so I’m all about the truth.
I am mean mean one!
I am still working my way through the clips and its fun stuff so far.
Kayla-Thank you for the kind words.