Life Coaching and Personal Training.
helping You become stronger.
Mind.
These days, you’re all about a two-for-one special. But hard as he tries, your hairstylist is no Dr. Drew. Cut to the chase with Curtis Speer. The cutie personal trainer won’t just help you find peace with your waistline, but your heart and soul, too. After years of playing life coach at the gym, Speer started a more formal operation. Today his helpful powers aren’t just taking place on the ab machine but in coffee shops (or wherever people feel most comfy), as well. Speer charges a not-so-outrageous $60 for 55-minute sessions (personal training classes are a tad more), which explore reasons for unhappiness from poor nutrition to self-esteem issues. Disclaimer: He refuses to dish personal advice. Instead, he poses insightful questions that require a serious emotional workout. That’ll really pump you up. Life Coaching sessions: 50 minutes
Change starts with your mind, the way you think and what you think about. Be it making a decision to go to bed early, to start exercising, to stop smoking, or to help someone. What is the one thing you have done today to help yourself, or even better, help someone else? This is where change needs to occur. If you think it, you become it. There is a quote that resonates with me and I am passing it on to you. “Thoughts become words, words become actions and actions make up your character.” How do you think about yourself? Do you like who you are? Do you like who you have become over the years? Do you blame others for your journey or have you learned to accept your wins and losses and have you learned the lessons so you can “pay it forward”? Start to look at yourself differently and you will start to look at the world differently. Set all of your judgments aside and look closer at YOU.
Practice getting through the day without thinking one negative thought about anyone or anything. Try doing this with your friends, coworkers, family, or even yourself. You will be surprised by how much negative energy you give off in a single day. This is directly related to how you view yourself and how others will ultimately perceive you.
Will You Change?
Daily Candy/ Dailycandy.com
Dallas, February 3, 2009
Weight for It
Curtis Speer Life Coaching Services
Orientation – free of charge
3 sessions - 180.00
6 sessions - 324.00
12 sessions - 648.00
for scheduling an appointment, contact Curtis Speer
cspeer@willyouchange.com
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| Oprah calls them "aha moments". Edison would prefer a reference to the light bulb, But for Curtis Speer, the instant everything clicked came with a big question mark and a simple question: Will You Change? Speer had always been overweight. At 13, he pushed 200 pounds and had a 38 inch waist. Although growth spurts in high school helped his proportions, by no means was he a small guy. Then in college he started taking exercise classes for the same reason we all took them - easy "A". But something stuck. "Thats how I got into it", Speer says. "That's when I started my journey trying to educate myself on proper nutrition and exercise". Today, Speer is a trim 174 pounds with a 31 inch waist . He lost a total of 51 pounds through controlled diet and exercise and now teaches his techniques to other people facing the same struggles. Speer was so inspired my his own transformation that he became a certified personal trainer through the Cooper Institute of Aerobics and the National Academy of Sports Medicine, as well as a certified Life Coach. His evolution from insecure, overweight teen to confident, fit young man was no easy task. Gym classes may have been the start, but it was a rocky road to the finish. In 2006, Speer had his second of two back surgeries, brought about by injuries from a serious car accident in 2001. During the post-op consultation, his doctor spewed bad news: vigorous exercise would be a thing of the past, and a desk job looked probable for his future - a far cry from his then profession as a photo stylist, doing projects for the likes of William Sonoma and Neiman Marcus. Speer was devastated. "I had reached a point where I had to ask, 'what are you going to do?'" he says. "Sit there and complain about it, or do something." Ultimately, Speer took the road less traveled and, as you might guess, that decision has made all the difference. Speer finally began taking responsibility for his actions. "It's about being more self-aware," he says. So he started at square one, measuring his food to understand proper portions and keeping a food journal to always be cognizant of his caloric intake. Exercise was more of a gradual transition; after his surgery, he could barely lift 5 pounds. Now, as a personal trainer at Energy Fitness, he's constantly in the gym. Looking at him now, it's hard to believe Speer ever had weight issues. The bright-eyed 35 year old with the fit frame and an inspirational book alays in tow is the image of health and wellness. It's even harder to believe that that his most significant transformation occured only in the last two years, but his experiences have opened the door to a new life for Speer. Now, through his personal training and life coaching, he is able to give his clients the insight and instruction of someone who's been there, met those challenges, and overcome them. There's nothing he'd ask you to do as his client that he hasn't done himself. In fact, he has all of his clients start their wellness programs in the same way he did: by keeping a food journal and measuring portions. "You know, I still have the stretch marks from being an overweight kid," Speer says, "but now I'm comfortable with it because that's where I came from and it's just a sign of how strong I am today."
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