The alarm clock goes off. You slug your way out of bed, still half asleep. You glance back at the bed one last time and wish that the warm embrace of the covers was an option, but it's not. You jump into the shower, which only half wakes you up. You barely have enough time to get dressed, skip breakfast, and get to work 5 minutes before you're supposed to be there. On your lunch break, you finally have an hour to yourself. You hustle out to your car and you rationalize to yourself ...
Firstly, this isn't an easy thing to do. I have been working with my clients in the comfort of their own homes for a while and I've grown comfortable around them as I hope they've done the same with me. One practice I've always kept in play is keeping my client happy, no matter what it takes. When a client called out with a lackluster excuse (i.e., "I don't feel like working out tonight), I told them to feel better and I'd see them during their next session. During a session, if a ...