Some Things Never Change

As much as I might change in some ways; the old James always comes out here and there. So I am well behaved, work a lot, eat healthy, study during the week and a lot of the weekend and generally lead a healthy, responsible life.

This doesn't mean that I am physically able to say no to going out for a 'quiet beer' and have it end up being a big night out where I inevitably run into Mr. Jagermeister. One of the other trainers at work asked me out for a few beers at the local and what started out as a few games of pool over a couple of jugs turned into a big pissy night with stupid dancing and pulling stupid faces in front of the camera. Sweet.

I got myself a new house-mate this week. After putting a couple of ads online I got about 50-60 calls/texts/emails about the room. Seems like the market is pretty tight right now. I narrowed it down to two girls and a guy and to help me make the final decision I got all three of them down to the Arcadia on Saturday night for a few drinks. Best idea I ever had. I was leaning more towards one of the girls but after a few drinks and a bit of normal conversation Ben stood out miles ahead of the rest. A 25 year old legal accountant from New Zealand and his two beautiful leather couches moved in on Thursday and so far so good. Seems like he keeps similar hours to me, has some study to do that'll keep me motivated to get mine done and is pretty keen on his training.


Last month I moved over to the role of a sales consultant with the temptation of commission being dangled under my nose. My first few weeks went really well and I hit my sales target and landed myself a tidy little bonus for the month. This month has been rough. It's one of those 'in between' months and with all the promotions we've been offering of late, it's been hard to find potential members. Looks like I have fallen shy of my target for this month. Not so sweet.

I have started taking on clients at work and I'm loving it. Still doing sales for the time being until I am fully qualified (still 6-8weeks away), the extra hours and experience certainly keep things interesting. Personal Training is a job you can have a bit of fun with provided you have the right clients. So far I have a couple of really cool people to train and because I am not relying on it as my source of income; I can be a bit picky about who I decide to train.

Practicing what I preach is a pretty important aspect of PT for me at this stage. Hopefully I won't fall behind like some trainers who eat crap and hardly work out at all. While so far I am taking my training seriously and being mindful of my diet, when I do go out I am still drinking a lot of beer and grabbing people and lifting them up when there is a camera around.

But hey, some things will never change.