As a Fire instructor I have faced many challenges, but a very memorable one for me was that of getting a rookie motivated. Normally this is very easy in the first year but then gets progressively harder.

  

This young recruit had been bounced around to several stations and had been with several instructors by the time he showed up at my station. For those getting or wanting promotions this is a good thing, if that is not the case than you are sent to me for walking the line week. This ends with you leaving the department! But this young man had everything I wanted in a firefighter, except that spark. by the end of his 5th day and no improvement I said how would you like to ride with my company, and I mean assigned as part of my crew every shift? I saw his eyes light up and Lassi come lately as he was nicknamed showed up 30 minutes early to shift and has become one of our departments best assets. When he had his annual review and was asked what sparked his turn around, he said was when Tommy made me part of a team. We all have different triggers for each aspect of our life, fitness is no different.