Nino’s Mission

The No Excuse Personal Trainer

February 25th, 2007

Hey it’s great to see you came back! I only say that because I didn’t think you would be back after our last meeting! If my memory serves me right I came down a little hard on you because you were procrastinating…. on starting your own training program! Wait a minute I can’t believe my eyes…. is that tuna salad your eating! Gee I take what I said back! I think you just needed a little wake-up call to get moving…. because it seems to me that your eating alot healthier also you look like you toned up! Well this only tells me one thing…. you can expect me to continue to be tough on you! Remember I’m here for you! I’ll do whatever it takes to get you moving in the right direction….. without any EXCUSES!!

Actually you remind me of some of my clients… I used to train in my personal training days! Gee I think you just helped me out….. on what our next discussion is going to be about! I’m going to share with you…. what motivated me into becoming a personal trainer! I know what your thinking… your thinking what alot of people have told me! There question to me was simply this …. Nino how can you be a personal trainer with your disability? It’s just impossible to imagine! I guess they were in for another huge surprise!

Well it’s like I told you before when I was repeatedly told by critics…. that I wouldn’t be able to compete in bodybuilding and be successful with my disability! Well if I recall they were wrong because I not only became successful…. but was then known as “The No Excuse Natural Bodybuilder”! Well God told me this was no different….. HE was going to now also make me known as “The No Excuse Personal Trainer”! Gee I felt in a strange way “special” that God has given me these nicknames…. not by any means did I want special treatment! I believe what God was telling me was simple! I was going to be successful in both categories without making excuses….. for my disability!

In my next blog…. I’m going to share with you how God helped me once again to acheive what many have told me impossible!! I’ll be totally honest with you I was getting sick and tired of hearing that word “IMPOSSIBLE”! I sincerely hope that this will inspire and motivate other people with disabilities… to start accomplishing things that they’ve been told by others to be impossible! Like you heard me say time and time again if you just believe in yourself and in God…. nothing is impossible! Ok I think you get my point so let’s get moving!

Are you ready?

Here’s how I got the nickname “The No Excuse Personal Trainer”!

Well I knew the first thing I had to do was to get my training certification…. I also knew that I was probably the only one taking the exam with a physical disability! On the day of the exam the instructor said to me….. Gee in all my years of giving this exam Nino your the first! I knew what he was getting at…. so I just told him those famous two words “No Excuses”! So I passed with flying colors….. next step was to get a job! Believe me I knew it wasn’t going to be that easy for me…. let’s face it there aren’t too many trainer’s out there with a physical disability who work at a gym! I mean who would have enough nerve to even try…… remember it’s just impossible to imagine!

Well what do you know as luck would have it…. a new gym was opening up where I lived looking for some trainers! So I decided to go and apply…. but I was not expecting what was about to happen when I walked through the doors! One of the owners standing at the front counter…. asked me how could he help me! I told him I was here to apply for the personal trainer position! I wish you could have seen his expression on his face… it was a look of shock! So I filled out the application and gave it to him…. but I wasn’t expecting what was coming next! I guess you can say it was my turn to be shocked! He asked me….. Nino when can you start?

Well the news quickly traveled that this new gym called “VISIONS” had a personal trainer named Nino…. that people just had to go and checkout!! Well your just going to be amazed of what I’m about to tell you next! I couldn’t believe my eyes… there were a line of members who were signing up with me to train them! I’m sorry but I just had to ask a client why “ME”! This was the response I got….. Nino I’ve been looking for a trainer like you for a long time! Nino I’ve been making tons of excuses why I don’t have time to workout! I look at you and you certainly made the time for yourself…. with definitely no room for any excuses! Can you help me achieve a “No Excuse” physique and attitude like you? I knew that God specialized me with tremendous skills in those two areas…. I was ready to start changing peoples lives!

So there you have it…. Gods reason for giving me the nickname “The “No Excuse” Personal Trainer! I strongly suggest that my critics go back and define the word “impossible” in the dictionary! I know how I would define it…. there is no such thing as “impossible” for me in my life! I sincerely hope that this message was extremely inspiring and motivational…. for my fellow disabled friends! I’ll be honest with you I don’t like using the word “disabled”!

Listen all it will keep you from doing …. is to stop you from living your life to the fullest! I certainly know one thing I know I have to this point…. and I’ll continue thanks to God! Don’t you think it’s about time you find out…. what you’ve been missing out on in your life!! Well I suggest that you start proving to your critics…. about how wrong they’ve been about what you can accomplish in your life with your disability!! I’ll make one thing clear to you! I use the word “disability” very loosely in my life…. and so should you without any excuses!!

 

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