True Love for the Self-Employed

As part of a wedding invitation, guests were asked to write “what does love meant to you” on their response cards. This was/is an adorable couple: warm, loving, sincere, down to earth and each hilarious in their own right. I hesitated to contribute anything. My notion of love tends toward the practical and I suspected it might seem mundane. Nonetheless, I wrote: “Love is caring enough about another person to take good care of yourself.”

Being the couple that they are, they included these quotes into their ceremony. I told them later how touched I was to hear it. They shared that my particular quote had motivated the groom to quit smoking. Wow. What a beautiful idea.

As you enjoy Valentine’s Day this year, may I be so bold as to pass along the same advice. Consider caring for yourself as an expression of your love for those dear to you. You move through a very specific set of challenges as an independent personal trainer. The autonomy can be a beautiful freedom but the lack of network can often leave us with out positive feedback from peers or superiors.

Make the time to care for yourself today and this week. In fact I’m so interested in you pursuing this, I’ve posted different self-employed, easy, self-care suggestion on Facebook and Linked In. When we proactively care for our health and well-being, we have more energy to give to our clients, our business and most importantly our loved ones.

I wish you a day full of kindness and self-love for all that you do for your career and clients!