Work Ethic, Speech Therapy, and Fitness
As many of our Fit True fans know I am a person who stutters. This past summer I went to the annual NSA convention (National Stuttering Association) as I do every year. In one of the work shops one parent asked a common question. It regarded whether or not they should get speech therapy for their stuttering son.
That’s when I recognized a prevailing attitude between these parents and people seeking to better their health and wellness through diet and exercise.
The thing you have to realize is that simply spending money and showing up is not going to produce results. There has to be an underlying work ethic in order for there to be any success. Especially the kind of success you can be proud of.
Currently, in the physical fitness industry there is a misconception about getting in shape. People think that if they pay a personal trainer money, show up, and go through the motions that their goals will be met.
Like anything worth doing or having it just doesn’t work that way. If the stuttering son doesn’t want to do the speech therapy, doesn’t do the required work, and otherwise is not interested then the parents are going to waste their time and money. On the other hand, if he decides to do the work and puts in the required effort then he’ll see results.
How often do you see out of shape people in gyms making no progress throughout the years? Unfortunately, for people with fitness goals just paying the money will not buy you results. Although having a gym membership is a vital step your physical state, so far, has received zero benefit. It seems as though people believe that by being in a gym they can absorb the essence of physical fitness and health through the walls and the energy of the few people actually working hard. This mindset is reinforced by the sales gimmicks and promises of gym’s marketing and advertising tactics. Its no wonder people lose interest and quit.
The same, of course, goes for speech therapy. If a person who stutters cannot absorb fluent speech through the walls of a clinic or through a therapist then no amount of time and money will produce fluent speech. It requires hard work. So, know what your getting into, or “count the cost” as someone famous once said.
The take away message here is simply spending money and showing up will not produce results. If you want change in your life then make the decision to put in the necessary work. Its fine to seek people for outside help especially in an area you are not knowledgeable in but they can’t do it for you.
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Good post, Tim. True of anything in life.
And, no, I didn’t know that about you, so you’ve mastered it well.
Bless you Lois,
CJ wrote this post. Now don’t feel bad because my mother just e-mailed me wondering how she had missed it.
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