| Zig Ziglar is a firm believer in goals and goal setting. | | | | passed - but I had, and with flying colors. |
| He warns us, though, that if we don't take action on | | | | I did get 'round to it', and since then have attended |
| our goals, we are just another "Round-To-It." "I'll | | | | workshops and classes to earn the Continuing |
| work on it when I get `round to it." | | | | Education Credits necessary for renewal of my ACE |
| As I prepared for my move, I sorted through my | | | | Certification every two years. |
| myriad of books, and realized that, even though I | | | | I am telling you this, because last week I received a |
| feel that I am disciplined and a goal setter and getter, | | | | whiny call from another instructor at the club. You |
| I found quite a few good books that I started and | | | | see, the club has finally decided to follow through and |
| never got 'round to' finishing. What a shame! I | | | | suspend those who are not certified. This one, along |
| donated many of these to the local library in hopes | | | | with quite a few others are "up in arms" about this. |
| that someone else will read them through to the end | | | | She started right in asking me, "Are you certified?" |
| and benefit. | | | | When I answered, "Yes, with ACE, since 1995," she |
| A different scenario with the same "Round-To-It" | | | | asked how I got certified. I explained that I had sent |
| theme, but a happier outcome for me, concerns my | | | | for the study materials, studied and took the exam |
| American Council on Exercise (ACE) Certification as a | | | | (it was at least a 2 1/2 hour test). She went on to |
| Group Fitness Instructor. | | | | say that our club was pressuring her to get certified |
| One of the clubs where I teach the majority of my | | | | and the time was nearly up. Did I think it was fair? |
| classes has been sending out notices for the past | | | | I was the wrong person to ask that question. I |
| five years that as instructors we must be certified - | | | | asked her how long she had been teaching - five |
| either through their own certification program or | | | | years - and why she hadn't worked to become |
| another nationally recognized program. | | | | certified before this. She hadn't gotten 'round to' |
| I started teaching in 1991 and for four years was | | | | finding out how to become certified. Her excuse was |
| certified by one fitness group. At that time most | | | | that she didn't know who to ask. And now she was |
| clubs did not require certification. I felt that being | | | | in a bind, because the club wasn't going to put up |
| certified not only gave me credibility but also | | | | with "Round-To-Its" any longer. In her defense, she |
| knowledge that I could put to use in my classes. | | | | isn't the only one. There are many others complaining |
| Both have been true for me. | | | | bitterly. |
| In 1995, I set a goal to become certified by the top | | | | It made me realize how easy it is to be a |
| fitness organization, ACE. This involved taking the | | | | "Round-To-It" and made me sit down and write a list |
| hardest exam I have ever taken. I purchased the | | | | of goals that I have already started getting 'round to'. |
| study guides, sample test and the huge book that | | | | So, I challenge you to consider whether or not you |
| covered all the necessary material. I mapped out my | | | | have "Round-To-Its" lurking in the background. |
| plan of study - a chapter a week - and spent the | | | | Expose them, write them down and get 'round to it'! |
| whole summer learning everything my brain could | | | | You'll be glad you did. |
| remember. The test was so hard, I wasn't sure I had | | | | |