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Do you know any really strong instructors?
Are they strong physically, technically,
or do they have a strong personality?
I'm Angie Miller, and, today, I want
to talk to you about strong instructors, not the ones who
have big biceps, but the ones we admire,
who have positive energy, and they act in ways we respect.
Strong instructors have traits that make them strong.
And there are things they would never say and do.
Today, I want to share three of those things.
Number one, strong instructors don't focus
on things they can't control.
They don't spend time and energy trying to control situations
and outcomes in people.
Because, really, how much control
do we really have, especially when it comes to other people?
Strong instructors know that the only thing we can control
is our attitude and responses, whether we go with the flow
or we fall apart when things go wrong, and what we take in
and what we leave behind, meaning that we can personalize
other people's stuff and make it about us,
or we can save valuable, emotional energy
and leave it with them, where it belongs.
Number two, strong instructors don't give away their power.
If they forget their choreography or they're late
or they say something they shouldn't say on the mic--
I've been there-- they own it.
They don't give away their power by blaming and making excuses.
They know that nothing can change
if we make other people responsible,
but everything can change if we take charge,
if we accept responsibility for what we say and do
and how we show up to the world and to class.
Number three, strong instructors don't
fear getting uncomfortable.
Strong instructors take risks, and they keep learning.
And they're even willing to fall flat on their face,
because they know that the reward of risk is that we grow,
and we get stronger.
They know that it's scary to stand at the edge of a decision
cliff, where you either jump in and you go for it,
or you turn around and you take cover.
But passion and possibility take us a lot further than fear.
So I'm Angie Miller, and those are my three things
that strong instructors never do.
Thanks so much for joining me today.
Let's continue to connect on social media.
On Instagram, I'm @angiemillerfitness.
And Facebook and Twitter, I'm @angiemillerfit.
My website's angiemillerfitness.com.
Keep being a strong instructor, and I'll see you next time.