How to Work Your Dream Job Anywhere

This week was one that had a few hiccups, but I was totally fine with that. It allowed me an opportunity to unplug for a bit and really think about how my life has changed over the course of the past two years. To really think about my transformation with TurboFire, T25, 21 Day Fix and Shakeology. At that time I was the average 8-5 employee doing what I thought I HAD to do. The thought had NEVER crossed my mind that I would be sitting here two short years later as an Entrepreneur running my own business out of my home.  I have always just been a mom, or a working woman, or an average girl.  I didn't know how to dream bigger. I honestly was looking for a way out of my misery. I wanted to lose weight and was looking for transformation stories for motivation and I just stumbled into Beachbody much the same way that you stumbled onto my blog and are reading this article. Maybe you were just looking for a clean eating recipe above or maybe you were truly looking for a way to improve your circumstances. Either way I'm so glad you're here!

This week was one that had lots of little hiccups that kind of threw my work schedule off a bit, but in a good way. I had to make some adjustments and had a little more down time to log off and think about my life and my transformation with TurboFire, T25, 21 Day Fix and Shakeology over the past 2 years. When I go back to that time I NEVER would have thought in a million years that today I would be an entrepreneur. I have always just been a mom, or a working woman, or an average run of the mill girl. I thought the "normal" 8-5 office job was going to be "IT" for me.  I never knew how to dream big, how to remove the limits set on me by society or even fathom owning my own business.  I honestly just stumbled into Beachbody much the same way that you stumbled onto my blog and are reading this article. I was searching workout results and one page after another I landed on one that changed my life. Much the same way that you may have come across my page!You are here right now reading this post for a very specific reason. Maybe you want more for your life, maybe you just want to know what Beachbody is all about. Maybe you were searching a clean eating recipe above and happened to click on this. What ever the reason, I'm glad you're here!

When I joined the Dream Team 2 years ago, it was a very new team. I had NO idea the places we would go. In fact considering that in just 2 short years we would be the #1 team was NO WHERE on my radar!

I have committed my 2014 year to being the best leader that I can be. I have learned from the best leaders and mentors in the business.They have graciously shared every tip, trick and detail of their journey in a way that is so easy to duplicate I can do the same with new coaches who join my team! I have a coach site that offers 24/7 access to documents, resources, trainings, scripts, videos and more.  Seriously everything that you need as a new coach to get started is right at your fingertips.  Then as you move into a leadership role within your business there is leadership development, building a 6 figure income as a coach and more.  As a successful leader I strive to continually improve the system that we have created!  I love to collaborate with other leaders on the team to offer a variety of strategies, ideas and directions you can take with your business.  The best thing about this business is that there is no "RIGHT" way to do things. We are not all cut from the same mold and that's AWESOME!! We all bring something special and unique to the table.

The one thing that I have learned in this business is that the ones with endless hours to build a business are not always the most successful. The most successful coaches are the ones that have a jam packed schedule, possibly work full time already, maybe have kids, but are busy and dedicated and driven!  I have found that this business is not a one size fits all, it's a customizable business to meet your life! I can tell you when I started this business I was a full time working mom with an infant in daycare, a commute and long work weeks. If I could do it anyone can do it!

You can be a fitness instructor, a mom, a clean eater, a blogger, a social media expert, a teacher, a nurse, a lawyer, doctor or business man or woman. The bottom line is that no matter your education or credentials you have to have some WILL and WHY power in order to succeed!  You have to be able to see the bigger picture, to be willing to put in the time now so that you can build your future! 

Beachbody for me is my dream come true!  I am able to stay home with my son and raise him. I am able to work everyday when I want and for however long I want and set my own hours around his schedule.  I know that by putting in the hard work now I will be rewarded for the next 20+ years!!!!   And the best part about it is that I'm not confined to my house the way I was in my office. I make this work for ME! If I'm on a long drive I can take coach calls in the car. If I'm waiting for an appointment I can respond to emails and talk to new people. It allows me to travel with my husband and my family at the drop of a hat without having to ask my boss for a day off or wonder if I've earned enough vacation hours.

How would your life change if you could grow a business like that? What would your days would look like? For me, I can say that I'm in the best shape of my life. I can say that this is something my husband and I can do together, we brainstorm, share ideas and grow a future for OUR family. By doing this I feel that we are stronger than we have ever been before. Especially when the yucky issue of money or finances was a regular argument.

Just a few of the ways we have been blessed by Beachbody...
A free cruise to Grand Cayman and Cozumel
A free trip to Cancun
A newly landscaped back yard with beautiful patio furniture so that we can enjoy watching our children grow up
A chance to pay off credit cards and live 100% debt free
A way to have Christmas paid for in cash and not one single thing on credit cards

But this business isn't just about making it big. Sure the recognition is nice, having nice things is GREAT but at the end of the day this business affords you the flexibility to define how you want to spend your 24 hours a day 7 days a week and 365 days of the year! Maybe it will help pay an extra bill, stretch the groceries or allow you to take your family to the amusement park! The possibilities are endless, so allow yourself to dream big and ask yourself what are you willing to invest in order to achieve your future dreams!

If you have already made your decision and you do want to become a coach and you would like to be on my team then please apply by filling out the application below to be accepted into my coach apprenticeship program starting on September 1st.

I am limiting the number of coaches accepted so make sure that you don't delay on getting an application in.  I am going to teach you how to build a mobile business that fits your style, you will have access to an online group for daily support, weekly group calls, and 1:1 mentoring.

I can't wait to have you as part of the #1 team in the organization. I am truly dedicated to your success!
Hope to see you soon!

5 Fitness Tips for Busy Moms

We all know how important exercise and a healthy diet are but what do you do when you have to take the kids to school, after school activities, sports, church, PTA, Date Night and a million other things? You typically put yourself on the back burner, skip the workouts and hit the drive thru. And now that school is back in session it just seems like everything just got crazier! I know first hand how eating healthy and getting daily exercise makes your life just seem to run smoother, why? Because I've been there as a full time working mom and I'm still that busy mom now, I just work from home, but I make it a priority. So today I want to share with you a few ways I make time for my healthy lifestyle in this chaotic life we live!

1. Schedule a Meeting with Yourself. Just as if you had scheduled a meeting with your boss and DON'T cancel. You would never imagine canceling on your boss right?!?! But really take a look at your day. Don't schedule this meeting at 2:30 in the afternoon when you have to get your kids at 3pm. You deserve this time for you. So maybe it means getting up a half hour before everyone else or skipping the 10 o'clock news and doing it after everyone has gone to bed. Do what works for you and don't be afraid to ask for some help from a spouse. Maybe they can get the kids up and ready for school or they can do bath and story time.

2. Get an Accountability Partner. I know first hand if no one is watching it is very easy to skip the gym or not push play on your DVD and sleep in instead. But dreaming about results wont DELIVER results! So get a friend who will text you till you're up or come over and do the DVD with you. Its more fun with a buddy and you'll both be happier with the results!

Join an accountability group! I run these online each and every month. We are a great community of women all across the country coming together in an online group to keep each other accountable, motivated and reaching results!! If you'd like more info on these please shoot me a message.

3. Plan and Prep. This may even be my number one tip but we'll just roll with it. I can't express HOW IMPORTANT these two things are. In order to get anywhere in life we need a plan. You cant get in the car to go somewhere if you dont have directions right? So why would your health and fitness be any different? Sure you can wing it...throw together some egg whites for breakfast, grab a salad at the deli for lunch and hope to find some healthy left overs in the fridge for dinner but why would you leave all that to chance?

Taking some time out of your day on Sunday (or whatever day works for you) to sit down with a cup of tea and plan your meals and workouts for the week is absolutely setting yourself up for success! This gives you a no excuse action plan to tackle the week head on and set yourself up for success! Hit the grocery store with a well thought out shopping list, come right home, wash and chop your food. Cook and prepare as much of the weeks meals as you can and you'll not only save yourself a ton of time through the week but think of how you wont have to be washing dishes all week too!!

I literally take out a sheet of paper and start plugging in meals. I know I have my shakeology everyday for breakfast or lunch so that always goes first. Then I move to snacks and dinners. I keep things simple and always family friendly as I am not a restaurant (as my mom used to say). I cook one meal and we all eat together :)

4. Play with your kids! As moms we often find ourselves sending kids off to play so we can tackle the laundry or maybe catch 5 minutes of quiet time but why not get out there and have fun too? Take the kids for a nature hike and collect leaves and cool looking rocks. Play a game of hopscotch or leap frog. Heading to the park? Try some of these playground workouts and make it a friendly competition with the kids to see who can do more!! Everyone will have a blast and you'll be getting in a nice little workout too!

5. Exercise while getting ready. We spend a lot of time standing around waiting. Waiting for our breakfast to heat up, waiting for the shower to get warm, waiting for our kids to get dressed. So why not make the most of that time. Sneak in some counter pushups while your oatmeal heats. Plank until the shower starts steaming and lunge till the kids tie their shoes. It might now seem like much but I promise consistency will pay off and you'll start to notice some nice tone and definition in no time!

For more great tips like these on how to stay healthy and fit for the busy woman shoot me a friend request on Facebook or fill out the application below if you're interested in joining our next accountability group!

Healthy Living for the Busy Woman

 Fall is right around the corner and you know what that means.  Life is about to get super busy.  The kids are going back to school and life as we know it right now will erupt into chaos! After school activities will take up a huge amount of our nights as will homework!  The running never ends between school, fall sports, dance classes, its crazy!  Unfortunately, what ends up happening is our health and fitness takes a backseat.  We are a little more tired, start making excuses for our workouts and instead of planning ahead our meals we start ordering out, getting pizza delivered or hitting the drive-thru!

Well, not this time!! I'm going to help you stay healthy and set you up for success!  What is the biggest excuse for not working out????  TIME!!! Right, you don't have enough time! Well, it just so happens that Beachbody has at least 4 different programs that are 30 minutes or less and you can workout in your living room! No more packing up the kids and heading to the gym. Heck you can even work out in your PJs...I do!!

The last thing you want to do when you get home is try to figure out what to feed your family, let alone try to think of something healthy that everyone will like. So let me take the guess work out of it!! I have meal plans and recipes that are simple, budget friendly, kid tested and hubby approved!! Even those picky eaters!!.  My job as your coach will be to see you through to the very end of your program.  I believe in you and want you to succeed.

Honestly, I know how hard it is. I am a busy mom too. I used to work 40+ hours, long commute times and little energy. I want to share the tips and tricks that I've discovered to make my like a million times easier!!     Moms never get a sick day do we?  So taking 25 minutes a day for you is the best medicine around.

We kick off August 18th!  Get yourself into a routine right before Labor Day!  Message me questions or submit the form below to reserve your spot!

5 Ways to Boost Your Willpower

So maybe you polished off the donuts in the office break room this morning or maybe you slept in and missed your morning workout. Some might just blow it off and say "Oh I just dont have any will power, I'll start over on Monday". But is "willpower" something real inside of us or just an easy excuse to make us feel better when we've slipped up on our healthy choices? According to scientists and psychologists who specialize in this sort of thing, what we call “willpower” is actually just a combination of self-control and smart decision–making strategies.

This is a good thing!! It's good because it means you can hone in on your willpower like any other skill. And, just like your 21 Day Fix workouts or your PiYo workouts it gets easier the more you do it. Here are five easy ways to tap into your willpower!

1. Change what will power means to you.

Some feel that you are either born with it or you're not. That its just simply impossible for some to have any willpower or self control. But instead of thinking its something we were blessed with or not lets try to create a game plan for how we'll find it and use it! Let's look at different situations and try to set up a game plan for how we will conquer it!. For many people when they say "I cant go to the gym" or "I dont like veggies", " I dont like Greek yogurt" it really means they CHOOSE not to or maybe they havent tried it enough different ways to find one they like. Instead try looking up recipes on Pinterest for how to prepare veggies, try sitting down to evaluate how much TV you watch, video games you play or happy hours you attend. I'm pretty sure if you did a little rearranging of your schedule you'd find plenty of time to go to the gym! Believe in your willpower, find a few strategies that work for you to set yourself up for success, and voilá, you’ll have the willpower you need.

2. Set yourself up for success.

If you know certain foods are your trigger foods, the ones that will make you binge and eat the whole container, just dont buy them!! If you can resist buying chips at the grocery store, you only have to resist temptation once. If you buy the chips, you’ll have to resist temptation every single time you walk past your kitchen. Another great way to set yourself up for success is to buy healthy foods like fruits and veggies and prep them right when you get home. Wash, chop and bag them, but don't stop there. Dont stick them down in the bottom vegetable drawer. Keep them front and center so when you're feeling the urge to munch on something it will be right there when you open the doors!

3. Rest and De-stress

This may seem silly to some, like whats the big deal about getting 6-8 hours of sleep? Or how can my workplace stress possibly affect me at home. But the truth is it absolutely can!! When we're stressed we want comfort. We grab whatever whenever we can to make us feel better. This can easily derail our hard work and cause us to pack on some serious pounds over time. So take some time out of your day whether first thing in the morning or after you've had a chance to come home and change but sit in peace and quiet, do some stretching and meditating. Also get to bed at a reasonable hour. Staying up late watching tv causes us to gravitate to the kitchen and stare blankly in the pantry or fridge just looking for something to munch on. Head to bed early with a cup of tea and a good book. You'll thank yourself in the morning.

4. Keep an eye on your sugar intake.

So we all know when we are STARVING we are likely to grab the first thing we can get our hands on. But this is usually at a drive through window or candy bar at the check out isle. This is usually because we've waited too long to eat and our sugar levels have dropped and we need something NOW. So the trick is to not let that happen! Aim to eat small meals and snacked every 2-3 hours to improve your odds of resisting junk food or candy bars. 

It has been found that exercising self-control can actually lower your glucose levels. It’s possible that the more decisions you have to make, the more your glucose levels dip, and the harder it is to make a healthy choice the next time. In other words, resisting that donut on your commute to work might make it harder to walk past the candy dish in the office, or turn down greasy takeout at lunch. So rather than relying on sheer self-control, see if you can find ways to avoid tempting situations—for example, find a route to work that doesn’t pass your favorite bakery. That way, you’ll have plenty of willpower left for the temptations you can’t avoid.
 

5. Focus on tomorrow’s goal, not today’s mistakes.

When you're starting a new workout or healthy lifestyle change, it’s easy to obsess over the occasional slip-up—a high-calorie snack here, a skipped workout there—and lose sight of your long-term goal. But the ability to bounce back after a setback is more important than the ability to make perfect choices all the time.

So the next time you’re tempted to curse your lack of willpower, remember that self-control is a skill—and like any skill, you’ll screw up a few times while you’re learning it. What’s important is that you keep going. Determine your weak areas or obstacles and make a plan to overcome them. Put your plan into practice, evaluate it and adjust it if necessary. And expect to stray from the plan and know that you can keep moving forward. One bad day wont make you fat, just like one salad wont make you skinny. You need to find balance and know that you have the tools and support to get back on track the very next meal!

If you are looking for support and accountability on your own personal transformation I'd love to chat! Please shoot me a message on Facebook.

To join my next accountability group where you will get support, motivation, help with clean eating, fitness and more please fill out the application below to see if it will be a good fit.

Pecan Crusted Chicken Strips - 21 Day Fix

 

  Who doesn't love some fried chicken?!?!? But with all the fat and calories it's not something we can eat all the time! Especially since I've been eating clean those types of foods, even on my once a  week splurge, leave me wishing I had made a better choice. But the GOOD NEWS is that you dont have to completely give that up!! Heck NO!!! I'm all about cleaning things up and keeping those old comfort foods in the regular rotation!! Enjoy!!
Pecan Crusted "Fried" Chicken

Ingredients

·         1 chicken breast

·         2 slices whole wheat bread

·         2 blue containers pecans

·         ¼ cup Dijon mustard

·         1 tsp honey

Directions

1.      In a food processor, finely chop bread and pecans (until you get the consistency of breadcrumbs)

2.      Slice chicken breast into 6 strips

3.      Combine Dijon mustard and honey in a shallow dish

4.      Coat each chicken strip in honey-mustard mixture, then roll in pecan-breadcrumb mixture

5.      Take a cooling rack (like that you would use to cool cookies) and place that inside a cookie sheet. Place chicken strips on rack and bake at 400 for 20-30 minutes

6.      Serve alongside vegetables or add to your favorite salad
Fix Portions (per serving: 1 serving = 3 chicken strips): 1 yellow, 1 blue, 1 red

Red, White and Blue Berry Trifle

The 4th of July is officially here and so are the potlucks, BBQs and FOOD!! But if you're watching what you eat these days, have NO fear you can still enjoy the holiday and indulge in a sweet treat too!!

Whip up some of these Red, White and Blue Trifle's for your guests and enjoy!! Simply cube fluffy yellow pound cake (or angel food cake) and layer with vanilla Greek yogurt and fresh ripe berries!!

Beachbody Coach Summit 2014

FINALLY back home, settled and down to business after an AMAZING trip to Las Vegas for this year's annual Beachbody Coach Summit!

One thing that you'll hear from many top coaches and Beachbody corporate alike is that it doesn't matter how you get there, it doesn't matter where you stay, just GET TO SUMMIT!! With our move this year and Summit always being so close to my son's birthday and the cost that comes with that I just didn't think we were going to be able to swing it. We thought about skipping it, I told my hubby "it's not a big deal I can watch the videos at home its the same thing" but really inside I was dying to go, to be there LIVE in all the PASSION!! So we sat down looked at our expenses and did what we had to do to be there! We traded Shakeology for Summit tickets, bought another and shared room with our awesome new friends!! The first night we even stayed across the street at the Excalibur. Great hotel but SO far from all the action.

This year also in an effort to save on expenses my hubby and I decided that we would drive and make a fun little road trip out of it too and I'm so glad we did. It allowed for us to bond not only as a couple but as business partners too. I was able to share a little bit about what he could expect and by time we got there we were both lit up with a passion to learn and help others!!

Wednesday night was pretty much just a night to mingle with our teams, get in some sights and just relax before all of the madness hit. We walked the Strip for a while, after that 7 hour drive we needed to stretch our legs, and then we headed over to the MGM to register for Summit!! Beachbody surely knows how to give you the royal treatment!! Not only are you given exclusive check in lines but you are also recognized for all of your efforts through the year! This year I am a Diamond Coach, Success Club 5 All Star and Success Club 10 All Star! I know that may not mean too much to you now but it means that I am continuing to help others and that number grows consistently month after month!

 After registration we headed over to the Rainforest Cafe to have dinner with some of the members of the Dream Team. Many of us chat everyday on the computer but for most its the first time we've met face to face! Its so cool that we dont even skip a beat and it feels like we've known each other for years!! We even got to have dinner with my brother in law Angel who lives in Vegas and we don't get to see often! 

Thursday morning kicked off the festivities with our teams SHINE event. This was hosted my Lindsay Matway the #1 coach in 2013 and had a panel of many top coaches on my team including the current #1 coach, my personal upline coach and mentor Melanie Mitro. It was amazing to hear from so many leaders not only to learn new things but to hear that these are REAL people just like you and me. They have families, struggles, failures and successes but through it all they are able to successfully grow a business at home through helping others.

                 Thursday afternoon was our Opening Ceremonies where we were greeted with an amazing welcome from the top corporate leaders and several big announcements were made for new products that would be coming out over the course of the next couple months. Beachbody has really created some great new products including Chalene Johnson's new PiYo workout and the launch of the new 3 Day Refresh. They also announced a new Tony Horton program coming out later in the year called P90, this will be for anyone who's been thinking about starting P90X but needs a little transition before jumping in all the way.

We were rewarded on Thursday night with an exclusive Sequins and Studs party that was awarded only to those who had achieved Success Club 10 in their business for the months of April AND May. So if you know me you know that there was NO way I was missing that party! I worked my tail off to help as many people as I could to be able to attend that pool side party with my team and rub elbows with celebrity trainer Autumn Calabrese, creator of the 21 Day Fix!!



 
 

Another perk of earning Success Club 10 in my business consistently each and every month is that I got to be recognized on stage at the Friday morning session in front of 10,000 people AND sit in the VIP floor section for all general sessions with my husband!! I can tell you I get SUPER nervous presenting, talking in public or any thing remotely similar to that but walking that stage and seeing my name across the screen was so AWESOME!!! I was proud of all of my hard work and truly soaked up every second of that morning!

Friday night was another night to hang out with our team (and catch up on some rest lol, we were BUSY!!) So we headed out to Planet Hollywood and splurged on some burgers and fries at BurGR, Gordon Ramsey's restaurant. YES even Beachbody coaches can enjoy a good old fashioned burger and fries from time to time. And I'm not going to lie it was DELISH!!

Saturday morning started with a 6am Super Workout with all of the celebrity trainers!! We got to do some PiYo, Combat, P90X3, 21 Day Fix and T25 but the BEST part was that Chalene Johnson was running around the crowd of over 9000 coaches working out and I got to snag a picture!! This was SOOOOO COOL!!! Her programs are the very programs that turned my life around, helped me lose my baby weight and continue to challenge me to this very day!! Then it was back to class, learning from several leaders on how to be the best coach and mentor I can be. One thing I love about Beachbody is that they really stress learning. It so encouraging to hear the top coaches saying that they still attend seminars, read personal development and and constantly learning any way they can to be a better person and help OTHERS to be the best version of them. No one is trying to be cut throat and out do someone else. Everyone works together to help each other succeed!

And of course Beachbody can't end Summit with anything less than the BEST good bye! We attended the Beachbody Celebration where we saw two amazing people rewarded with $100,000 for their weight loss success, we heard MANY success stories that literally had me in tears for 30 minutes and watched the top 10 coaches be honored for their success. I left there feeling truly blessed to be apart of such an amazing company...I know I use that word amazing a lot but really there is no other way to describe a company that has developed a catalog of products to HELP people live the best versions of themselves. Their mission is not to create a world of hard bodies walking around with a six pack, but to simply END THE TREND of obesity. To help people add years to their lives, to be with their families and to live a healthy positive fulfilling life!!

So next year our Coach Summit is in Nashville and I would love nothing more than to have YOU, yes YOU reading this, be there with me! But the thing is...it's SOLD OUT!!! Don't worry!! Beachbody has a Success Starter program where they will get you started on the right foot to growing your business and give you a FREE TICKET!! Have you considered joining Team Beachbody?  Have you ever considered becoming a coach?  Join me and the Dream Team next year in Nashville for another celebration, training, and team building event that you will not want to miss!  We are currently the fasted growing team in the company and we have no desire to slow down!  My mission is to help as many of my coaches in my organization be successful as possible!  How will I do that?

By using a leadership program, continued face to face meetings, weekly team calls, new coach development, and mentoring plus personal growth to continually meet the ever changing needs of our team!

If you would like to chat to see if you would be a good fit for The Dream Team please fill out the application below and we will set up a time to chat!! See you in Nashville!!