Kim Bickel - The Life Of A Joyful Heart And A Teacher Turned Wellness Coach

   Kim Bickel, a former teacher turnedwellness coach after retirement, has this bewitching joy that is a constant foranyone who meets her. She is the kind of person one wonders about in the backof their mind, “How does she do it? Is it her smile?” Well, I do believe thereis something within her smile that instantly brings light into a dark room, butthere is far more depth to this childlike wonderer.              Growing upBickel would describe herself as tomboy, living out in the country she couldride her dirt bike all around the yard, jump on unsaddled horses, and climbtrees with her siblings. Not only was she an active kid, but the love for goalsetting began around the same time.              “One time Ihad the goal of staying up till midnight and I was in grade school and my momsaid I could do it on a weekend. So I said, okay, well I'm going to stay uptill midnight. And that was a big deal because we had bedtimes and we weren'tsupposed to do that. But I had that goal and mom was going to help me. And whenit started getting late, I started getting tired and I was whining and I didn'twant to  stay up anymore. And she waslike, no, you can do this, you can do this. And she was telling me jokes andreading me funny stories and helping me get through it.”              After twistsand turns in college, Bickel settled into her seeming to be calling as ateacher, spending 33 years in various schools. When asked what she learnedabout being a good teacher, she mentioned many of her teaching heroes she ableto sit under but she also mentioned the biggest lesson she learned.  “When the people, the students,know that you care about who they are, that matters. And you're not justrushing through the answers. You're listening each time someone asks you aquestion. I like to end it with, ‘have I answered what you wanted to know?’with my students. Because It's easy to slip into, ‘I've heard that question1,000 times,’ And you slap out this answer, and you move on to the next kid,because there's several with questions. And that kid's thinking, but that's notwhat I was trying to ask. You listen with your eyes and with your heart to whatthey're saying to you, as if that's a brand new question. Make sure you'reanswering what they wanted to know.”              One thingthat is absolutely unmistakable about Bickel is her joy and positive attitudewhich stems from her faith in Christ and her love for fitness. In this episodewe discuss the importance about taking care of our body and some tips on creatinghabits that are long lasting in our every life.              Learningfrom this amazing woman, hearing some of her stories, and just listening to herspeak about fitness was such an encouragement. I cannot wait for you to hearthis full episode with Kim Bickel. Thank you Kim for just being completely youand an overwhelming blessing, I cannot say enough about you!  Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCePYAZfoV-YlH8fjg9S4w8w https://open.spotify.com/show/5K9eZC25ipFZHlpiubNoAi?si=ffc6cd30fcd84e2c https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/here-in-my-time/id1858774701 My Guest:  https://www.facebook.com/kim.a.bickel Contact Me:  www.hereinmytime.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583151527148 https://www.instagram.com/here.inmytime/