One day, while preparing for a conference for the wellness industry, Roman began to think about what he does and what the correct name for his profession is. Please do not misunderstand me, he knew what he does, but there are many names for this activity. You’ve probably heard of fitness trainers, nutritionists, health coaches, life coaches, wellness consultants, and other similar professions.
Let’s sort these out.
Roman has long used the term Wellness Consultant.
Wellness is the daily practice of healthy habits to achieve physical and psychological health and active longevity, that is, health.
Note that everything we do in life, whether we want to or not, is a consequence of our habits. We can change them, acquire new ones, or completely get rid of them. For example, he developed the habit of doing morning exercise every day and taking contrast showers, these are healthy habits. He had to work on himself, but it was worth it.
So, for the past eight years Roman has been practicing wellness. He constantly adopts healthy habits and eliminates harmful ones with the goal of improving his health. He has already achieved remarkable progress and continues to improve. Now he can confidently say that he understands this field. But that’s not all. Roman continuously studies and already shares his experience with other people who, like him, are interested in health, active longevity, and better quality of life. Therefore, he can call himself a consultant in this field. Put it together and you get: Wellness Consultant.
What is the difference between a Wellness Consultant and other similar professions? He gladly explains his point of view. The difference is in the scope of areas of human activity. Some specialists focus on your physical training, others on your nutrition, others teach you how to live properly, provide regular motivation, and share wise quotes. They all promise to solve all your problems by addressing only one of the areas of your life: physical activity, nutrition, mindset, etc. What Wellness Consultants do is unite all these areas into a single system of knowledge and skills that help form those healthy habits that lead to health lifestyle and active longevity. And most importantly, they themselves live by this system. Moreover, they provide the tools needed to use the system.
Roman walks the Wellness Walk himself, takes his friends to follow him throughout their lives, and leads them to results. Yes, we did not misspoke, he calls them friends. He could have said clients, students, consumers, but no, he intentionally says “friends.” Friends are those who share his goals and values in life, those who accept his life stance and lifestyle, who become his close circle in which the ideals of health, strong families, an active lifestyle, longevity, kindness, and self-improvement flourish. To paraphrase a well-known quote: our general standard of living equals the average standard of living of the five people we spend the most time with. Now each person can choose whom to spend more time with.
But let’s return to Wellness Consultants. How did Roman become one?
First, Roman realized that without changing his life, i.e., his habits, he couldn’t live a healthy and active life. That realization became the decisive factor in what he’s been doing for the past years. He began searching for information sources on health, adding healthy habits to his life: morning exercise, drinking the right water correctly, controlling his diet. On the other hand, he began to get rid of bad habits: nightly binge eating, a beer and chips in front of the TV with another pointless series that completely kills the desire to act.
Next, Roman found people who not only share his values but have been carrying and passing them on to others around the world for many years. He became acquainted with a holistic approach to health and life in general and realized that he wanted to be in such a circle. Then Roman began studying the system, its tools, communication skills, and how to convey this information. Of course, this didn’t happen in a day, a week, or a month. Moreover, he is still in the process of learning, which will last until his last breath. Dramatic or strange? No. It’s just that the volume of knowledge will grow forever, and we will either strive to grow with it or begin to degrade. The choice belongs to each of us.
Now, Roman has become one of those wonderful people who show by their example the possibility of a healthy life. Roman, with his team of partners, prepared multiple local, national, and international wellness conferences. He had been a host, co-host, and speaker at those conferences.
Was he scared?
Of course.
Does he know everything?
Of course not.
Does he know enough to share with others?
Absolutely.
Roman has lived and mastered what he now offers to others. He shares what he has. It is very difficult to give away something you do not possess.
Once he heard a thought that really struck him. When you think about who you are, ask yourself this question: what will the people who know you say about you when a stranger who has observed you from outside asks, who is this? He didn’t think long and answered for himself with one word: “Sensei.” Roman has practiced martial arts for over 30 years and has always seen deep meaning in studying martial arts, not as a way to fight, but as an endless path to fulfilling life and self-improvement. By the way, this is the difference between true martial art and sport. If you can do something your whole life and still have room to grow, that is art; if there is a limit, that is sport. So, “Sensei” in Japanese means “born before.” It is a person who possesses greater knowledge than someone else. One of Roman’s life goals is the popularization of martial arts, namely Aikido, as a path to self-development and improvement. His acquaintance with wellness and immersion in it allowed him to define another goal in his life: to help as many people as possible improve the quality and length of their lives.
So, Roman continues to call himself a Wellness Consultant, but in his heart he really wants one day to hear from others that Roman has become their Wellness Sensei.
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