Saturday, April 17, 2010
Great.
I am so incredibly sore from hours of practicing this workout which I film in LA in a week from tomorrow. But it's so well worth it. It's important to practice, practice, practice in order to create a quality product. I started my career in fitness DVDs back in 2002 at the Lotte Berk Method in NYC (at the Puck Building in Soho which had a price of $25K for the week (just for one, albeit gorgeous, room)). Goodness knows what the rest of the production must have cost! But interestingly I found that I was more natural in front of the camera than I was in front of people. I don't know if that is true for when I am in front of the people in my studio. Because now I LOVE teaching. But back then I was a young instructor on the Upper East Side of NYC. Right? Can you say Intimidating? (Maybe it's true if you can make it there you can make it anywhere)... But honestly I just credit God for opening amazing doors for me as I look back on my career. Having apprenticed and taught at one of the most renowned studios in the country under the tutelage of greats (Lydia Bach, Fred Devito, Shawn McCormack, and Barbara Boolukus to name a few) in the industry is something for which I will be forever grateful. And to have met Andrea Ambandos of Dragonfly Productions on that LBM shoot is huge. She's the mogul director/producer of the fitness DVD industry. She can make you. She knows it. And I love her. And she helps rub off the rough edges for sure (and not without tears as those of you who have been through her boot camp can attest). But my time at the LBM and my time under her direction have really helped mold me into a person who strives for greatness. I wouldn't say I am great. I just like great. I want to give greatness to my clients and to the people who use my DVDs. So the soreness is worth it. Because I want my next DVD to be, well, great.
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