February 9th Marks 3 Years of Sharing My Dream with You

 

 

Wow. Can you believe it's been 3 years since we've opened? What a momentous event! 

I wanted to share the above photo with you. Here I am in my favorite room in the house, our Group Fitness Studio, & this was taken during construction (around December of 2007) as I witnessed my dreams coming true before my eyes.

Can you just see me beaming with happiness? A contentment as if "I've arrived" because I found what I was meant to do with my life & despite all external forces working against me, I made it happen. I love this photo for that - what it represents to me & how I feel when I look back at how far I've come.

I was once told by a business mentor of mine that the skills I needed to open my business were the exact opposite set of skills that I needed to run my business. How true was that!

So, I'd like to share the same concept with you, but apply it to your health goals or your weight loss goals. What it takes to get you there will shift into a different set of skills to keep you focused on managing your new way of living healthy towards continuous improvement, until it becomes second-nature & part of who you are.

So, if this "skill-set transition" weren't the case, you wouldn't see so many people piling it back on after a significant weight loss. It's about learning what to do & learning who you are once you "get there."

What's exciting about reaching the point in your life where you can say "I did it!" is that you then can allow other areas of your life to excel. It begins with YOU first. Deciding your physical health, your happiness...filling yourself up spiritually is so important, that nothing will get in your way (not even the Jersey Winter of 2011!!!)

Your personal success around your foundation of good health will inevitably, with no doubt, positively pour into other areas of your life. This is why I built Evolution. To be your rock-solid, yet soft & fluffy, landing zone for which all other pieces in your life fall into place.

I worked on opening evolution for as long as we are open now, 3 Years! So this is quite a momentous milestone for all the blood, sweat & tears I poured into this... uh... for lack of a better term, fitness studio.

I am still trying to find a name for what we are. Even after all this time, the problem is there are no industry terms for a place like Evolution. I mean, how do you describe us to your friends? If you have any words of wisdom here, please share! As you know, it's been quite challenging to share the concept of Evo with others so they understand the FEELING you get from working out with us. We just say, "you just have to come & see & feel for yourself." So, send me an email (dana@everybodyevolves.com) if you have some phrases or thoughts on this, I would love to share what everyone has to say in another blog post.

Words cannot begin to express my gratitude for my husband Steve, the Evo staff & the dynamic & talented team of professionals that truly make Evolution who we are (I am nothing without them!), along with the clients who "get it"; Those who have put their health first NO MATTER WHAT, just as I have dedicated myself to this service, NO MATTER WHAT.

A place like Evo is THAT important to changing the fitness industry & impacting our obesity issue. I do what I do, & with such passion, conviction & heart because of YOU sharing it all with me. I appear to be your teacher, but in fact I am your constant student.

I'd like to close with my favorite quote by Mahatma Ghandi:

"Be the change you want to see in the world." 

About 6 years ago, the day came when I stopped bitching about what I didn't like in the world & I did something about it. Thank you for believing in me & being here to celebrate this, celebrate YOUR Evolution!!

All my love and gratitude,

 

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Wow. Can you believe it's been 3 years since we've opened? What a momentous event! I wanted to share the above photo with you. Here I am in my favorite room in the house, our Group Fitness Studio, this...

[Angela Lamendola]

I tell people the Evolution is a community of health and wellness.

It's not a some over-crowded place where some anonymous person swipes your card when you arrive and you are essentially ignored by all the staff unless you really track them down. And even then, they seem bored answering your questions or showing you how to use something.

When you go to Evolution, it's like Cheers: everyone knows your name! You are greeted with a hello and warm smile. It doesn't feel like a chore, like going to the gym. It feels like you are pampering yourself, like going to the spa.