30/08/2026
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There isnโt a person in the world that hasnโt had some point been stopped dead in their tracks because of fear or that chattering monkey in their head. ๐คฏ
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Hereโs 4 of the bigges barriers and see if you recognise any of themโ
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Everyone, including myself, has at some point felt like a fraud or a fake. โ โ Maybe it was at a new job or perhaps you had to do a presentation and you experienced โWhat if they find out?โ thoughts going through your mind.
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Even movie stars have these feelings.
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When these show up in my life, Iโll grab a piece of paper and write down as much as I can to ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ the theory. โ โ โ Iโll consider all my training, all the coaching and business mentors Iโve had and Iโll even reflect back from when I started and how far Iโve come.
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I know some people even feel this when they qualify and head out to teach their own classes and this is something I discuss with our teachers. โ โ โ ๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐ต๐ถ๐พ ๐ป๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐น ๐ป๐น๐จ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐บ ๐ฌ๐ฟ๐ช๐ฌ๐ท๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐จ๐ณ and by the time our teacher qualify they are chomping at the bits to get started - they are ๐ป๐ฏ๐จ๐ป ready! ๐คธโโ๏ธ ๐บ
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This can be a biggy for some people. โ That inner critic thatโs always telling you how rubbish you are or that youโre not good enough to become a teacher, sound familiar?
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Now, whether or not you can do the splits or stand on your head is completely irrelevant when it comes to being a good teacher. โ โ โ โ ๐พ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐
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There will always be judgement from others. โ โ BUT often itโs not the judgement we think it is. โ People in general are actually REALLY supportive. โ
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Yes, there will always be a troll out there, some keyboard warrior expressing their opinion. โ BUT guess what. โ That is exactly what it is. โ An opinion. โ โ And the bonus of social media is that you can block the person. โ โ โ
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You cannot please everyone all the time and itโs taken me a while to learn this and to be comfortable with it.
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Often when people express some sort of disatisfaction, itโs a reflection of THEM not you.
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I wonโt lie, getting yourself to the point where things like this donโt bother you does take time and it takes a lot of work on yourself.
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In fact two things have happened in the past couple of weeks that have given me the opportunity to see how far Iโve come. โ โ
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5 years ago I would have tried to bend myself into a pretzel to โfix thingsโ and to make these people happy, even though it actually showed that they werenโt the right clients for us - note you do need a sense of humour to work with us! ๐คช
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BUT โ the current version of me didnโt care two hoots! โ โ โ I didnโt even respond and deleted these people from our database. โ โ Itโs a wonderful place to be when ๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐พ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ rather than working with every Tom, Dick and Harry and then regretting it! โ ( I have done that too!) ๐
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Self Doubt can come from a few places. โ โ
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Lack of Confidence of your own knowledge and skill. โ
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It can be that you donโt believe in yourself.
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Or it could even be your ego is too s**t scared to try something as it knows itโs going to be something that scares you.
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For example, doing your Pilates or Yoga Teacher Training. โ โ โ ๐ผ ๐พ๐๐๐ ๐ต๐ธ๐ถ๐ด๐๐๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ด๐ ๐๐ธ!
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There was no way I could stand up in front of a group of people and teach and even to this day I have no idea how I actually ended up doing the course because I was so terrified ๐ฅด but I did it!
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So self doubt will creep in to keep you safe.
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I have to approach these things logically.
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Iโll think to myself what is the benefit to staying small and letting self doubt win VS what if I suck it up and do it, even if iโm terrified, what would the benefit be โ
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I wonโt lie, there have been times when self-doubt has won BUT there has also been times when Iโve smashed it. โ โ
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When I originally did my teacher training my intention was to teach private clients because there was no way I could teach a class full of people!
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I absolutely love teaching classes and running teacher training courses! โ โ And if ever I get a query for a 1-2-1 clients, I send them straight to Paul as he teaches all the 1-2-1โs.
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Things can change and the possibiliteis are endless IF you donโt allow self doubt to get in the way. โ โ
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We all have them, but we donโt all allow them to rule our life and stop us from having all sorts of experiences in this thing called life.
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Now that you know about these barriers, do they look familiar or perhaps you have your own limiting beliefs that are stopping you from becoming a Pilates or Yoga Teacher. โ โ
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What is the FIRST step you can take to overcome them and move forward. โ โ โ Perhaps its doing an internet search of training providers in your area or even speaking to some of the training schools to get a feel for what might be a good option for you.
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One small step every day will keep you moving closer to your goal and before you know it youโll be fully qualified!
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