The role MY SPONSORING COACH has played in my life.

I have known my sponsoring coach, Mindy Hord, for many years. We grew up in the same town, graduated High School (early) together & partied together A LOT! I remember her having her oldest child at a young age. I remember her leaving town & moving all the way to Texas at a young age as well. We lost contact for a long time. We reconnected on Facebook in 2008-9ish. I remember watching her go through her last pregnancy & being committed to eating healthy so she could walk out of the hospital in her regular jeans. I was in an eating healthy stage as well & I recall sharing protein smoothie recipes a few times. Never discussing exercise, that I can recall.

Fast forward to April of 2012. I just had my second daughter & was waiting to be released from the Dr to join the Gym. One day I saw her post that she was starting P90X. Didn't think much of it, because I too had attempted P90X a few years prior & never finished. In fact I knew several people who owned it & either never attempted it or never finished it, so I kind of thought that was just how it was. Then she posted about a challenge group & Shakeology. I remembered looking at Shakeology briefly when I purchased P90X & thinking it was an overpriced protein shake. I asked her about her challenge group & told her that I already owned P90X & that I was just waiting to be released from the Dr. She encouraged me to join her group. I asked about Shakeology & decided to order 1 bag to give it a try. I signed up as a coach that same week.

At first, I told her that I did not want to promote as she was. Just wanted a discount on the products. She said ok & was not pushy at all. She has always been very supportive & encouraging. I slowly decided to learn more about coaching. She was able to point me in the right direction for answers & was there when I needed her. She still made my fitness & health a priority & kept me going. I have watched her do amazing things with her Beachbody Business & I have learned so much from her. We have both grown in areas we never thought we needed. I have definitely learned a lot. Everyday I get a little something from her. It's been such an amazing, life changing experience that I cannot thank her enough for what she has taught me.

I strive daily to be a great leader, coach, friend, wife, mother, daughter, sister. Many of these things come from her & Beachbody's encouragement of Personal Development. The role that Mindy, has played in my life has truly become significant. I will forever be grateful to her & her support during this journey in my life.

Even if you did not know your coach before hand, that does not mean that they will not help you or play a significant role in your life. I have developed some wonderful friendships with people whom I have never met through this journey. If you have an open mind you can accomplish great things.

Thank you Mindy, for all you have taught me!

I will never give up on helping others!

I received this response today from a friend, whom I have not actually met in person. I blocked out her & her husbands name for confidentiality. 

I have been working with this girl on her health & fitness for a few months & she was making great progress. Her hubby jumped on board as well. Like anyone else she had some setbacks. She worked hard to overcome them. She decided to take the plunge & become a coach herself in hopes to open new doors in her life. Around that same time she had a traumatic life experience. She emailed me & told me that she was having a very hard time getting back on stable ground & that she was embarrassed that it was affecting her this way. She told me she needed to step back from the Coaching thing & focus on herself. 

In this business, my goal is to focus on others & help them grow personally. I told her that I would do whatever I could to help her & that I knew she would overcome this roadblock. We all experience things in life that throw us off. What makes these situations bearable is the people around us who give us constant support. I will do whatever I can to help her. I have no expectation in return, aside from expecting her to never give up! Reading this email tonight brought a tear to my eye because I simply cannot stand to hear that other people's negative comments affect some in such ways. It just goes to show how other people's insecurities can  affect people around them. 

Never give up on yourself.

Never give up on your hopes & dreams.

Never stop taking steps towards what you want.

Every day is a new day. 

One step at a time. 

A little SHOUT OUT for my recent Focus T25 Graduate!!

When I receive text messages like these:

I jump for freakin JOY!!! Seriously, this mommy of 2 little ones & part time Real Estate agent kicked some serious booty! She told me that she modified a lot of the moves so she wanted to do another ROUND before she moved on. I love that! It will be a whole new experience for her the second time around & I have no doubt that she will ROCK IT!

I love bragging about my challengers because these are people I watch daily with their struggles & victories. We are not perfect every day, NOBODY IS! And being able to share that & learn from it is invaluable. I can relate to these people on so many levels. Another part of this that makes my heart smile is that I did NOT know this woman prior to this. She found me via my Team Beachbody Profile & she reached out to me. Something about me connected with her on an intimate level & I was able to help her reach a goal. We have chatted over the phone several times & I feel as if I saw her on the street we would just pick up like great friends who haven't seen each other in a while. 

I never thought that I would connect with so many complete strangers that would seek me out & choose me to be their coach. This kind of journey, especially for women, is very deep seeded & most of us do not want to put it all out there for the world to see & I get that because I have been there. I was TERRIFIED when my coach told me to step out of my comfort zone & post my pics on social media. But, I did it. I do not regret it because I have helped so many people since then!