S1E6: Stories That Taught Me Strength
Tish (00:00):
Welcome to strong bodies by Tish podcast. I am so excited that I finally have this podcast on this platform to share my experiences with you. 30 years of experience, I love to talk, I love to share my stories through this podcast. I hope we get inspired, motivated to live a happier, healthier life. Please enjoy. Howdy, we are back for yet another episode. Thanks again for tuning in. I always joke about me someday writing a book, I actually have a writer that has agreed to write the book because I actually am a terrible writer. And she has agreed to write this book. Now this book is not going to be probably what most of you think it will be about. It's going to be about the clients, the stories, the experiences that I have been able to have. Just by being a trainer. It's been an incredible ride over the past 30 years. And I think it's some of these stories are worth telling in a book. So stay tuned for that.
Tish (00:00):
But before I do that, the podcast is here upon us. And I thought I would today share a couple stories about some of the funniest stories and some of the coolest stories. I have so many stories to share about the different types of clients. Of course, I'm not going to be naming names, although some of them probably wouldn't even mind. But I've always been a trainer that respects people's privacy, I see on Instagram, Facebook profiles, celebrity trainer, and just before I get started, I thought I would quickly touch upon that. I don't know why. Being a celebrity trainer makes you a better trainer. I think it's because you're just in the right place at the right time. In the right city at the right time. It's been very difficult living in Calgary, I obviously don't live in Calgary anymore.
Tish (00:00):
But I lived in Calgary, for my whole career and training celebrities was a little bit more difficult than for example, if I live in Los Angeles or New York, but I really feel that saying that you're a celebrity trainer is pretty cool. And I have trained quite a few of them. But it's not what makes me the trainer that I am. In fact, I think it's the opposite. I think it is the everyday average people that I train that I've trained over the last several years, that makes me one of the best trainers, it's the experiences of not training people that are important. And I'm doing that in air quotes. For those of you who are just listening, it really doesn't matter.
Tish (03:05):
But yeah, some of these stories do involve some higher profile people, very well known people. A couple of them, I may share their names, I may not. I'm approaching this podcast as a very casual, very ad lib. I don't want to be sitting here writing down notes, I want to sit here and be as genuine and as authentic, authentic as I possibly can. And just to speak out of my soul and my heart. And instead of thinking about talking so regimented about certain things, I just want to sit here in front of my laptop, and share my stories and be as real and just chaotic as I usually am. So I just thought I'd quickly talk about that.
Tish (03:05):
Because yes, training people who are higher profile is really cool and really neat and adds, I guess, some credibility to our trainers. Reputation, but I don't feel that it should, at all. So anyway, I'm going to tell a couple of stories and see how the time goes. And then I'll either share more stories in another podcast. I may just wait for the book, because I do have some really fun stories I'm going to share. The first story is like the one that is the oldest experience that I have is probably within the first year of me becoming a trainer. I think that when we first start our career as a trainer, and if you're any of those trainers that are actually listening, if you're just starting out, one of the key pieces of advice that I need to give to you is that your goal when you first start out as a trainer is going to be kicking the living shit out of your client. That is what you're going to probably think is what they want, what they think they pay for.
Tish (03:05):
And really, of course you want to make sure that they're going to be trained harder. Typically than what they will do on their own, obviously, that is a big component of why people hire trainers. But I also think it's very important to make sure that as a trainer, you're educating your clients more than torturing them during that session, making them leave feeling like they've learned something throughout that session. It's very important. And killing and torturing clients making them feel like they have gotten every single penny for that session is there is an element of that for sure. But I think more importantly, it's important to educate and teach your clients why you're doing certain things and torturing them is certainly not something that needs to be included in this story.
Tish (05:45):
I started working in a restaurant in Calgary, I probably will keep the name of the restaurant just as private. Because some of you who know me quite well, we'll figure out who this individual is. And I don't know for sure if he would want me to share his information with everyone. But he was the owner of this restaurant. And once he found out that I was a trainer, he hired me. And at this time, obviously being brand new, I trained at the Towson center, I think at the time it was called talisman center. And for those of you who this is the first podcast that you've listened to, the talisman center was what it was named when I worked there. One of the biggest use facilities in North America is now called the Repsol center. It's changed names a few times. But at the time that I trained, it was the talisman center. That is what I know. Actually, I think when I first started was Lindsay Park Sports Center, and then it was Tasman center about five years into my career.
Tish (05:45):
So the names changed a few times. But if I say the Lindsay Park Sports Center, most of you who live in Calgary, will know and for those of you who don't live in Calgary, it is now called the reptile Center, which is an incredible facility, in my opinion, probably still the best facility to work at work out in or to work in, just because of the demographic type of people that go there. The space environment, it's just incredible. So he hired me, we started training, because I was a brand new trainer, and he was a man I was a little intimidated by. He was the owner of the restaurant I just started working at, I kicked the living shit out of him, like to put it mildly. You know, he was not out of shape. He was definitely not a person that needed me to coddle him or start from the beginning. I knew enough at that point in my career that he knew what I could and shouldn't be doing with him. But still I went in way too, way too strong. Big lifts, big heavy lifts, lots of compound movements, very little rest interval, sweating profusely, not a lot of visiting, he seemed really happy. After the sessions, he would leave, he would come back.
Tish (05:45):
We trained a couple times a week, actually, I think at the beginning we trained. Keep in mind, this was a long time ago. Probably we trained three times a week minimum, if I can remember this person's personality. And then after about a month or so we went into more of a once or twice a week thing. But typically, clients like at the beginning anyway to start pretty consistently because they're not comfortable doing things on their own until they learn the routine exercise form, etc. So the second session came around, and the very first question I always asked to this day is how did you feel after your last workout? Because that's going to predict how I train that client for the next session? His answer was great. No problems. I was a bit surprised. So we carried on. And the torture continued. We just continue to go on. He would leave he would come back, I would say how do you feel no problems really as this guy must be you know, eating really well getting his regular massage therapy sessions in doing his recovery work, because I'm shocked that, the more that I would get the feedback that he wasn't really feeling the workouts the more almost
Tish (09:24):
I would get it because I really am a trainer, and to this day, I really believe that you should wake up within the next 24 to 48 hours after training, lifting, not exercise, but a workouts lifting session where you're using weights in your hand or machine strength training machines. And you should feel it within 24 to 48 hours. Now I'm not saying you need to feel like you cannot walk for three days after a leg day or you know, pick up your child. That is not what I'm talking about. But to wake up and feel like something has happened. I'm just sitting here in my chair for the We are just listening, moving my body. Yeah, I can tell I definitely did a shoulder workout yesterday, it is not something that I can feel ongoing. But definitely when I sit here and move my body, I can definitely tell that there were muscles that were worked through a certain threshold, when you strength training, just to get in this article, off topic here, and I can tell I'm already going to be able to tell a couple stories.
Tish (09:24):
But again, I just feel like I'm going to talk as I feel that I need to. But when you're strength training, just in case, some of you don't understand what the whole idea is, what happens when your strength training is that you're tearing and breaking down tiny little micro filaments in the Michael in the muscle. So there's the muscle, and then inside the muscle or little like spindles. And then if you break that down even more, there's like microscopic little fibers in those spindles. And if you break those little tiny, microscopic spindles or fibers, through your thresholds, whether that's tempo, weight, increased intensity, lots of different modes, or methods can create this, you'll feel that change the next day, within 24 to 48 hours. Typically, sometimes it takes a few days, especially big muscles, like the day, sometimes it takes a couple of days to really feel what's happening, or what has happened in that workout. And so in my training practice of training, I've always considered that as a something important in strength training, if you are not feeling the workouts, then I believe that a mode needs to change, not always does it need to be weight that we really need to make sure that our form is the most important thing.
Tish (09:24):
So a lot of people will gain weight or assume that they need to increase their weight. And typically, it is not actually this, the dumbbells or machine weight that is creating the lack of progress, it usually has more to do with awareness of your movements, concentration. And that's just from my experiences when I train with someone, and they're not concentrating or they're talking to me during a lift, I know I'm not focusing on my movement, I'm just not going to get the same type of intensity. And the same thing goes for when I train my clients, if I'm in the middle of talking to them, or they're talking to me in the middle of a set, they are definitely not going to be getting the same effectiveness as if we were both quite concentrated, and that's my client trainers count. We're not counting for the client, because we don't think they can count for themselves. We're counting because it keeps the client focused, it keeps them on track.
Tish (09:24):
It also keeps them slow. Because well, in my opinion, it can speak for all trainers, but it will slow people down. So it's not that we're counting for the client. When I say, Okay, we're doing 10, 9, 8 and they do it with me, they're not doing it ahead of me because they're going to want to go fast. It slows them down. Because tempo is also a really important mode. And maybe I'll get more into that another podcast. But I think there's a lot to be said about learning how your body is moving, and how and how you're going to be getting the most out of your lifts through those training sessions. And it's not necessarily weight. So that is why I usually ask clients if they're feeling the workouts and if a client keeps coming back to me and saying that they're fine. Like literally that's what he would say, Fine. felt nothing. I would think especially at the beginning of my career, what is going on with me, what am I doing wrong?
Tish (13:56):
The workouts got harder and harder. And the feedback was the same. I'm fine. Nothing. After a couple of months, he finally started getting a little more comfortable with who I was as a person. I wasn't just this trainer, it was an actual human being. Sometimes it takes a while for people to really separate the difference between who they are as a profession and who they are as a person. He finally was able to, after a couple of months, be honest with me. He said to me, Tish , I am going to be honest with you. I have done 1618 sessions with you now. It's taken us about two months. I have not been able to get in and out of my car the same way I have not been able to wash my hair. My wife literally has been washing my hair for me for the last eight weeks. I cannot bear that I can barely feed myself his words. Exactly. And obviously he's exaggerating. He definitely could feed himself. But it was funny because it was a huge learning experience for me, because it taught me that probably men were going to be a little bit more difficult in reading and then being completely honest with how they were doing, especially me being a female trainer. But it also taught me to make sure that I was communicating effectively, why and what basically, why it's so important to communicate honesty to your trainer.
Tish (13:56):
And so through that experience, and it makes me chuckle because obviously, I can't tell the story is, this guy was super funny. I love training him. And just the description after a couple of months of being comfortable and open enough to say, I literally have not been able to move for the last eight weeks. And the descriptions that he was telling me, it made me laugh. And it was a great experience for me. And needless to say, he didn't hire me back. He just said I've really hated all the eight weeks with you. I've not enjoyed it at all. And I'm not coming back. And you know, he was joking. But he was also very sincere. He was just and it was because he wasn't completely honest with me, had he come to me and said, I was pretty stiff. Obviously, as any trainer doesn't matter how new, or how long you've been doing this, you are definitely going to back it up, take it, take it back a notch. If a client comes to you, and says they were quite sore, but because he kept telling me that he was fine.
Tish (13:56):
The intensities just kept coming. So I lost him as a client, blame myself, but I also blame him for that. So that was story one. Story two actually is more about the experiences and opportunities I was given because of training a certain individual. And I'm pretty sure that this person won't mind me sharing his name, just because it's all positive stuff. And I'm very proud of him. I met Sheldon Kennedy in a spin class about Gosh, seven or eight years ago now was a while ago, we were in Spain. And I was there with a client. At this time, I'm still obviously face to face training. Sheldon was sitting beside me and he knew my client she introduced and after the class, he approached me and said, I have not been diligent in my strength training. I would love to sit down, have a quick coffee with you and see if we are a match. And perhaps you could help me. I do have a gym in my home. And at this time I was doing mobile business. So it ended up being perfect. So I trained Sheldon for many years, gosh, consistently for three to four days a week for six years, five or six years until I moved here to Kelowna. I loved training him. He was awesome. I mean, training professional athletes, which I trained a ton of. And training even you know, when they're out of their sport is a different ballgame. I couldn't do professional I couldn't. I couldn't train professional athletes every day. But a couple a week was so fun. They're very intense.
Tish (18:44):
It's just different. So each client that I trained, I was a different person. So I'm still me. But my approach and the way I trained that client completely was 100% different from client to client. And that is another thing if you're just a brand new trainer listening, you really do have to adjust your approaches and who you are for each client not be a different person. But your approach and the way you handle each client needs to be different because although you are going to train a certain niche, you're going to just attract a certain niche, there are going to be even in that niche, different personalities, different intensities. And different days. You know, sometimes they're going to show up and say I'm just not into it today. And that will be your job to get them into that mindset. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn't. But you also need to make sure that you're modifying how you approach the specific clients and those individuals depending on how their energy is, how they're feeling, etc. So it's very, very important. There's a lot of training.
Tish (18:44):
There's so much more to it than showing up and customizing and programming and it takes so much more than that the connection and the ability to read people and change your way of handling each personality. on that specific day is a gift. It doesn't happen. It doesn't. Not all trainers have that gift. So and you won't know that until you start, you'll get better at it as you go, I promise. And if you don't, you definitely will need to change careers ASAP. Because connecting and establishing good relationships and communication skills with people is going to be one of the most important things that you will need to be able to do as a professional trainer. Anyways, I did love training him very intensely, very funny, love to joke around, but really did like to workout. And we never really you know, his goal was just to stay healthy. He was in his 40s. He loved his food and still loves his food. But, portions obviously I could tell were too big. But he never really complained to me about his frustration or unhappiness with how he really looked and not to say he ever looked out of shape.
Tish (18:44):
He always looked like he was in incredible shape, especially when he started incorporating weightlifting back into his life. Because he was just spinning and although spinning is awesome, I love it. It is not strength training, it doesn't change the shape of your body. So as soon as we got him back into consistent lifts three times a week, even in his mid 40s, his body really looked like we looked, we laughed because during the flood, he wouldn't be someone to count. We had a huge flood in Calgary many, many years ago. But someone in Calgary wrote a book and Shelton's condo was flooded because it was right on the water. And there was a picture of him in the book. You know, pointing to the water and everything. And we were looking at that picture one day. And he said look at the difference in how I look. And the only thing really that had changed is that he incorporated the strength training component, because he was someone that needed to sweat and work out like a maniac almost every single day. That is just his happy place, the sweat, the intensity. That is what fuels his mental wellness.
Tish (18:44):
And he's been very open and honest about all of that. He would every Christmas, write me a thank you or a Christmas card. And always inside the Christmas card was Thank you Tish for keeping me mentally healthy. And that was always the message. And so he always needed that but what we just could not believe is his transformation formation and the look of how much more athletic and strong he looked again. So I was really happy to see the changes and obviously he wants to but our main focus was just mental wellness getting in working out Intel. He was asked to compete in the Battle of the blades hockey competition, I think you call it you basically it's like Dancing with the Stars. But it's instead of dancing with stars. You're skating and competing, doing your figure skating on ice with
Tish (23:40):
I think most of them were ex pro hockey players. And then their partners were x professional, I guess they're amateur figure skaters, like Olympic athletes. And it's the same kind of thing. They do their routine, they have coaches, they practice day in and day out. It was on TV, they were the you know, the outfits that really fancy outfits, they have the judges, they get eliminated. It's like the real deal, super fun. So he got asked to do that a few years ago. And he agreed to do it mostly because of course, a huge opportunity for him to raise awareness and money to the many charities that he's involved with. And of course we all know about those incredible charities so it was more for him just to bring more awareness and obviously raise some incredible amount of money for charities that he still positively believes in. So we did it but the problem was, it was on TV and he had to wear these like figure skating type of outfits which were if you're at all carrying at all weight around the midsection, probably one would look so good. So he said to me, I think it's time that we look at my nutrition.
Tish (23:40):
And I agreed. I was excited about that, because he was carrying a little bit of extra weight and, and he did always tell me about the pizzas that he would enjoy at his local, he probably is not very happy that I'm sharing this, but I'll get in trouble from him if I do. But anyways, these are all good stories that are great learning things for people listening. So tell them if you're listening, that's why I'm sharing these stories. So anyway, a lot of times what happens with professional athletes is because their career and their job is all about exercising, staying in shape and performing in their sport. That's their job, they spend their entire day. First it's practice, whether you're a hockey player, you're on the ice, you're skating, you're doing your drills, it's a few hours on the ice every day, then you go home, and you have your lunch, and then you do your dry like dry land training. It is intense, you do your strength training, and then some nights, you go back to the rink and you're playing a three hour game.
Tish (23:40):
So there's constant movement. And a lot of times what happens with these professional athletes is they, they, they eat, obviously, but when they stop doing the eight hours of prep each day, because that's their job, they continue to eat the same amount of food, because their stomach is used to it, their bodies are used to it, their minds are used to it, it's it is their routine, it is their habit to just eat that amount of food. And what happens typically with a lot of professional athletes is they get a little overweight. Now, Sheldon was never overweight, he just carried himself a little like he was so active. And so like he's constantly on the goal, that there's no way in hell he would ever have a weight issue. But because we were going to be on TV, listen to me talk like I was going to be there. But I invest so much in all my clients. So I do really feel like I become them. But because he was going to be on TV and wearing figure skating outfits, we kind of thought we should probably lean him out of it.
Tish (23:40):
So I just started inputting what he was telling you into My Fitness Pal, and the one thing he said is I love you know, the local, I don't really want to name names, because I don't want to get in trouble. But it was like, you know, like the big sandwiches that are really long. Like a footlong I think I can call like one of those sub sandwiches. And, not the healthiest meats, not a lot of vegetables, you know, just so we put it in the My Fitness Pal and it was over 2000 calories. And that was something that was being ingested on a daily basis. So he said to me, Oh, I probably should stop eating the footlong one and I was like, yeah, you definitely need to do that. So we cut it, he still loved it. He said you don't have to stop eating it, we just need to give you the six things or the half a portion, no problem. So we made small adjustments, he was still able to eat the things that he enjoyed, because for the most part, they're healthy.
Tish (28:22):
The partner was a very healthy cook. So it's not like he was always out eating bad foods. Sometimes when he was out and about during the day, you know what it's like, you go, go, go. Especially all of my male clients, they were the worst for this than awesome. They're so hungry. They always grab like the worst things that are quick and filling and typically not the most, not always full of the most nutrients and vitamins etc. high calorie foods. And so we just made small adjustments, nothing crazy. And I said I'd really like for you to continue this type of eating forever. This is healthier for you. While little by little the weight came off. And of course everything contributed. He was on the rink on the ice with his skating figure skating coach twice, you know, for two hours a day. He started training every single day. So instead of three times a week, we were lifting five days a week, he was managing his nutrition better. So there were a lot of factors that made an impact on this change.
Tish (28:22):
But wow, I think he ended up losing close to 30 pounds. Don't quote me on that. But it was significant. I couldn't believe it. And what also I could not believe nor could he is how much more efficient he was in the weight room. I mean, he was moving his body again. He said like he was 20 I couldn't believe the pull ups. No problem. In fact, I wanted to add weight to his pull ups. Now I wasn't spotting him anymore. Obviously with the weight loss. Those were much easier. but just the way he moved, it was just so incredibly rewarding to see. So and the opportunities that I had, because I trained him obviously, I got to train a professional, an ex professional athlete. But secondly, I got to go to some really fun events. He always invited me to Cody Snyder's ballbusting event, which was super cool. I got to sit in like a little celebrity place. And that's how I met Tara McCool.
Tish (28:22):
And it was really neat to kind of be sitting right there. Like literally the bowls. Come right up to the fence and you're getting the bull poop on you and the saliva like they like, turn their head and all the Spirit just comes off and you're getting it all over. It sounds gross, but it is one of the most exciting things that I ever was able to experience. So he would always invite Neil and I and we always got to goals. So much fun. And then of course we got to go watch him in Ontario. Where was it? It's on the tip of Matt Hamilton. Never been to Hamilton. So we flew into Toronto, spent an hour in Toronto and then took a train into Hamilton and we were able to watch him front row center. Don't cry Tish. I was just so incredibly proud of him. He killed it. I think it was his second show. So he had done it once I'm pretty sure or was it his first one. I can't even remember if it was the first or second one. But it's definitely the first one of the very first times he had competed, but he just blew it out of the park. The staff, like the crowd, was cheering him on. I had a goose name. I'm not gonna think too much about it because I will literally start crying.
Tish (28:22):
One of the most rewarding things is to watch him do his thing. He looked absolutely like he was having so much fun. He ended up winning the battle of the blades that season. He was the oldest competitor by at least 10 years. I truly do believe it's because of his charismatic and energetic heart. But also, he devoted so much to Shelvin when he puts his mind to something, he is the most competitive person on the planet. And he's like, I am going to win this thing. And when he puts his mind to something he does it, as I'm sure you have seen in his career. So yeah, that was a pretty cool experience as well. And, it was sad. That was the one thing about moving to Kelowna is some of the clients that I obviously had to walk away from, it made me pretty sad.
Tish (33:15):
And I do miss the laughs and the joking and that is sometimes we get a little arguments too. You know, he's like my big brother, he got to be, a little bit of a protector of me. And he gave me a lot of good advice. He was a very smart person. And I'm very proud of him. So that was a pretty cool experience. And then let me quickly tell another fun story. So part of my business, as I mentioned in another podcast, is that I love to or I had the ability or changed my career a few times while still a trainer, but it changed how I trained so the first 10 years, I trained at Lindsay Park, second decade of my training was more mobile. So I would literally get in my car, bring the odds and ends to my car. I had a truck at the time. Most of my clients didn't have a fully equipped gym.
Tish (33:15):
Some of them did, but a lot of them didn't. And I literally would show up with like, sometimes my BOSU, my suspension trainer, maybe a couple med balls, but really it was more functional bodyweight training. And it was the hardest training that I've ever done not just for me, but for my clients. They worked way harder in those sessions that they did in the gym just because it was more functional, more compound movements. And using your bodyweight I mean, you're somebody they're pretty heavy, and the machine really does assist you so they're good. They're both good and bad. But really, they were some of the hardest sessions that I would put my clients through where those home sessions with very minimal equipment and but alternatively be cut or not alternatively, but because my business changed for the second decade into more of a mobile business I was able to a be in some incredibly beautiful homes, probably some of the nicest homes in Calgary, probably some of the nicest homes in Alberta.
Tish (33:15):
I trained some of the wealthiest people in the city. You know, training is expensive. It's not exactly, you know, $5 coffee. It is a huge financial investment to have a trainer after this had the experience that I do the education than I do have them to train you get in your car, get in their car and drive you all that cost money. So as you know, I have to say in the last few years of my boat, my mobile business, my clientele did shift a little bit just because of that is because it gets expensive. And because of that, I was able to see some incredible homes. I mean, there's about three or four that are popping up in my head right now. And they were nice enough to take me through tours of their homes. I mean, the nice thing about training people in their homes is it's very, it's allowing you to allow you into some of their personal life. And so it becomes a little bit more what's the word I'm looking for? I can't think of the word it's like, I'm sure I know.
Tish (33:15):
You're all listening and trying to tell me the word because you know what I'm trying to say. And of course, I can't think of it. But intimate. That's the word I was looking for. It just feels more intimate when you're in someone's home in their space. And so yeah, my clientele really changed. So there was a couple of years where I was spending a lot of time with Mount Royal kind of couple clients. I'll embarrass PA and ABA Valley like some of these homes that were just incredibly beautiful. And some of the gyms I was just completely like one of the clients I had; her gym was just incredibly beautiful. brick walls, mirror surround, I mean 12 seats, 12 foot ceilings in the gym, the lighting. It was her who were both defendants and her husband was an X pro football player. So obviously they had really wanted to invest in the gym because they were still very reactive. But wow. So envious of their gym. So anyway, as a result of training some of these wealthier clients, I was given tons of opportunity when one client invited me to a dinner one night and so she had invited Neil and I to go so of course we went and we showed up and the head chef of Mercado was preparing the dinner.
Tish (37:54):
There was a Somali a there from I can't remember but a very well known simile, pouring the wine pour per meal. And there were pairings. Each meal was like a six course meal. And there were four other couples at this table. So she had brought in flowers like the house was the bouquets the flowers it was I did not know that. That's what I was walking into. But wow, what a night. When we got in our car and left, Neil said because I am not into wine like he is. I like drinking it, but I don't understand anything about it. Just give me a glass of wine, I'm happy. But he of course, being the collector that he is, was like Tisch, we probably drank over $5,000 worth of wine tonight and okay, I should also clarify, we didn't drive, we got in a cab, because we were definitely not driving after that night. And I knew like some of the names that we were drinking, you know, the champagne and not not bubbles, we were drinking champagne. I wish I could have written down some of the names of some of the wine and champagne and the dessert wines that we're drinking but it was quite the night and quite the experience.
Tish (37:54):
And every single person in that room was so amazing. Lots of laughs, lots of stories. It's different. It is not any better or any worse being around people that have that kind of money. We're talking private gene, private plane money. It is just different. But everyone was just super nice, very, very down to earth. And it was an incredible night. So that was a really cool experience. And the other kind of fun experience that is sitting in my head right now that I'll share because I am obviously running out of time. My producer has said Tish tried to, you know, keep it till like 30 minutes. And I'm struggling with the 30 minutes. So I'll tell this one more quick story, even though I really wanted to tell one more, I'll leave that last one maybe for another podcast where I got to fly in a private jet to Montreal to watch Britney Spears with my client and two of her best buddies, which was pretty cool. I have to say, first time ever on a private jet. I think I've been on a jet three times, all three times because of clients taking me, which is pretty cool. Yes, being a trainer can be pretty cool.
Tish (37:54):
There's some awesome opportunities. When you will make an impact and impression, an imprint on people's lives for the better. They become very appreciative of what you have done for them. I don't want to take credit for that. They always say thank you, you've changed my life. When I always, always reverse that and say this has absolutely nothing to do with me, you are the one that made the commitment to make the improvements in your life, I show up, I tell you what to do. But you have done the hard work, I always say that to clients, don't give your trainer all the credit, you have to give your some and vice versa. You don't blame your trainer if you haven't got the results because it also is not their fault. When clients used to do a consultation, I always would sit down with the client before I agreed to train them. Because you don't really want to be committed to anyone too crazy. You could handle some crazy, but you can't handle too much crazy and vice versa. You know, sometimes clients would say, well, they never did. But I also didn't want clients to be stuck with me for a certain amount of time. They didn't like my personality. So I think consultations are also extremely important before you agree to sit down and or not sit down and stand up workout, but invest in a trainer. I think that's very important.
Tish (42:07):
You Yeah, so anyways, I got to fly on some private jets. This time, it was just me by myself with my client and a couple of her friends got on a plane. We drank champagne again, and flew to Montreal. And then when I got to Montreal, I didn't just have a hotel room. We stayed in the fanciest hotel in Montreal. I don't, I don't remember what it's called. But not only did we have our own rooms, we didn't even share rooms. But I was given my own room. It was not just a room. It was a suite. It was huge. I didn't even know what to do with that room. And not only did I have my own space, but I also was given a and you're not going to see this if you're listening but a gift basket that was like this big if you can see it. It's like I'm holding up my hands and making a big circle. It was a huge gift basket and it was full of wine.
Tish (42:07):
Champagne, champagne. Again. They were big champagne drinkers. Caviar, I'm not even lying cashews, chocolates that were so pretty. I didn't even want to eat them. I did. But I didn't want to because they were just beautiful. I mean, this gift basket was full of the fanciest, nicest things that I have ever seen. It was beautiful. I'm so overwhelmed by the generosity of what they have done. So then we had a couple of hours just to get ready, then we were taken out for a beautiful dinner. Again, never pay for a single thing. And then after dinner, we went to the Britney Spears concert. We had our own suite with our own servers. Again, we drank the fanciest of everything. It was incredible. It was incredible. The next day, we went shopping. I didn't do any shopping. You know, I was again pretty young in my career and had no money at all. And so I was but I was just loving life sitting in Holt, Renfrew watching these girls buy, you know, T-shirts that were $750 I just it was awesome. It was definitely a different experience to be around people that have that kind of money because it's clearly a way out of something that I had experienced before. I was super young. Like, was I even in my 30s? No, I was still in my 20s. So it was just an incredible experience sitting there thinking, wow, this is really a fun thing and how cool is this opportunity? So there are a couple of stories that I wanted to share.
Tish (42:07):
First one was just a funny story. The second, and third one were more about some pretty cool experiences that I've been able to have since being a trainer. I want these podcasts to be about learning, but also because the feedback I've gotten so far from the first couple of episodes is just, I do have so much to share, not just my expertise and my knowledge, but just stories. And I think sometimes it's refreshing to listen to a podcast from a trainer that's not, you know, giving you just a bunch of information all the time. So hopefully, you appreciated some of those stories. I do have a ton so that book someday will come out. It's just a matter of me doing it. So first things first, let's finish these podcasts, get these going.
Tish (42:07):
Please enjoy the rest of your evening or day if you're listening to this now, I really do appreciate you spending the time to listen to these. Until then. Make sure that you give someone and tell someone that you love that you love them and that they're important to you. Your words go a really long way these days. And I look forward to sharing more with you in the upcoming podcasts. Thank you so much for listening to today's episode. I hope that it leaves you feeling inspired and motivated and ultimately happier. Don't forget to check out my website train with Tish comm to learn more about me and the services that I provide. I also train you for free. If you just check out the link underneath this podcast. I look forward to the next episode. Until then, live happily, be well and tell someone today that you love them.