According to FT Masterclass Personal Training article by Barney Thompson in the FT Weekend Magazine this weekend, the top personal trainer in London Matt Roberts trained clients including David Cameron, Naomi Campbell and Tom Ford, to name a few. Matt adopts a tone (his voice but his body) of 95% encouragement and 5% uncompromising steel. “Robert’s tone is 95 per cent encouragement, 5 per cent uncompromising steel. It’s the 5 per cent that has my attention. I can see why he is good at pushing people who are used to giving orders rather than taking them.”
Indeed, there is always a balance between encouragement and discipline in learning and achieving your goals. The composition and mix will depend on the individual, but missing neither of the two elements will not work.