I'll keep this brief. I was involved in artistic gymnastics for 9 years, holding a Master's degree.…

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I'll keep this brief. I was involved in artistic gymnastics for 9 years, holding a Master's degree. I didn't pursue coaching—just got tired of it. I don't regret it a bit. I switched to dance. Sure, I was top-notch there, but I'm still an athlete. I didn't go to the faculty of physical education; instead, I trained as a construction worker, then worked as a seamstress. Thanks to my eldest daughter, I joined a dance ensemble and became an acrobatics coach. I've been working for two years now. I see my results firsthand, and the parents are noticing their kids' progress too. I lead aerobics classes and have already formed two groups. My plans? To expand the aerobics program. But! For about 15 years, I've been telling everyone that sports aren't my thing. I don't want to train kids. Yet, it's on the training floor where I get that real rush. Time just disappears; I'm like a fish in water. So why have I spent so many years trying to convince myself and everyone around me that sports aren't my calling?
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Elena
But why is that a question? You found yourself, be happy.
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Irina
Elena I tried to convince myself that this wasn't about me. But it turned out to be the opposite.
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Klinduh Ekaterina
Internal beliefs aren't always true; sometimes they need to be changed. I always thought sports weren't for me, but now I love strength training, cardio, and working with weights. I realize that sports are actually very much my thing, but I tried to convince myself otherwise for some reason. Perhaps there's a secondary gain in such a belief; I need to explore what that might be.
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Elena
Elena What? What does a curse have to do with it? We thought and thought, and it turned out differently, and for the better. Why all this moaning? 🤦
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Irina
Why didn't they go? The kids from the second year of school made such a breakthrough. They started feeling more confident about their bodies. They realized they could do more. And by the way, I managed to get requalified as a fitness trainer. My adult group has 15 people, and it's in a village, not a city.
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Irina
Klinduh Ekaterina Well, the gym with scales isn't really for me. Although I went for many years, I exercised for myself. But I still ended up working with children.
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Klinduh Ekaterina
Klinduh Ekaterina But not everyone can be the same 😁 I mean, everyone has false ideas about themselves, just in different areas
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Shashkova Anna
Damn it 😅
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Irina
Klinduh Ekaterina I have this feeling that my mom pushed me into thinking construction was what I needed. But in reality, I have a partner who is a builder. I found myself in the gym, in fitness. And at 34, I retrained as a fitness trainer.
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Nadezhda Zuevich
My daughter used to say she didn't want to be a coach and didn't like kids when she was involved in sports and choosing a career. But when she turned 18, she started working as a coach and loves it! She didn't expect there to be such high demand for sports university students. Almost everyone from her group is working, except for those who stayed in professional sports.
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Natasha
Imposter syndrome is
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Irina
Natasha Read it. Didn't find anything similar.
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Samsonova Anya
what a curse 🤐 really convincing yourself and everyone else that it's not yours, but enjoying it and being in your element, very strange
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