Strength and conditioning coach Julia Balit on career changes and mindset

We sometimes choose a particular destination for our lives and as we move along the path we discover that it doesn’t quite fit as we originally imagined. Shifting directions is a part of life, and the things that once captured our interests, never really go away. Those interests have a way of finding their place in our new vision for ourselves. 

Julia Balit is a strength & conditioning coach and a personal trainer. She shares her story of her shift in interests from her university major in music, to health and fitness. 

This is a perfect episode for the New Year, as the conversation focuses on change, how to stop comparing ourselves to others, and we provide steps to building sustainable change. 

In this episode we discuss :

• Julia’s original studies at Berkeley in music and how she made the decision to transition into health and fitness as a career. 
• How she felt about leaving the direction of music after studying at a prestigious university. 
• University as a powerful place to network and meet people; more important than the actual classes you take. 
• What it takes to decide to follow a path of uncertainty that does not resemble a steady job. 
• When we discover a new career and the insecurity we can feel when we feel we are behind and starting late in a new career interest. 
• Navigating the artificial world of Instagram and image altering apps. 
• It is inevitable that we will want to imitate those we admire. How do we not fall too far into the comparison trap. Comparing ourselves to the success of others. 
• 3 steps to help us attain our New Years goals. 

You can connect with Julia on Instagram :

https://www.instagram.com/juliabalit/