We, humans, are strange beings, there are not two in this world who are the same. We also have to take into account the fact that what kind of trainer we will be depends largely on what kind of person we are – our strengths and weaknesses, fears, and values – our personality will be reflected in our professional life. That is why it is very important not to try fit into generic trainer models, but to develop our own original method. The benefits of this are that we will be special and specialised, so we will be able to reach the target group more easily, and we will refer to our competitors as our colleagues because there will be room for everyone.
What is a method? The way we do something. There is a method for brushing teeth, dressing, shopping, starting a car. It would be good if we had a method of working with people.
When developing a method, a seemingly irreconcilable difference between theory and practice, and deciding which of the two matters most, immediately emerges. What came first? Am I a trainer-theorist or a trainer-practitioner regardless of my learning style? It is true that one continually influences the other, and that together they create a method that works for us and brings us success, and the trainer determines the right ratio, just like gin and tonic – great together, while separately the tonic is a bit bland, while the gin is too strong.