I'm sure we have all given the 'benefit of the doubt' to someone who everyone else had written off in some way and they have upped their game and come through.
We see it with kids, show them trust and they won't let you down (mostly!).
Restrict them too much and a mini rebellion occurs!
So...how about how you present yourself?
I often see a perceptible shift in a persons movement and focus on an exercise when I simply say 'move like an athlete'.
I believe in the ability of their muscles, CNS, balance and strength to often surpass where they think they are.
Even
if they don't! (Yet)
Self belief is often earnt through a series of small steps that give us a slight nudge past the edge of our comfort zone.
Just as an interior designer or architect would see the potential of a house that the rest of us would see as a run down wreck, a good PT sees the
potential of a body that the 'owner' has written off as broken.
Next time you have a spare 5 min look up some videos of athletes performing.
Take note of how they move, how they push through and the self belief they seem to bristle with.
When next in the gym, off for a run or walk or suchlike emulate what you have noticed.
Move, think and believe in how amazing your body is......and what could it become if you PRESENT it to be that little bit more athletic today?
Worth a shot isn't it?
J
