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Let's Puke Together in 2019

1/12/2019

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 Yep, that's right...you read it correctly. 
I said...let's PUKE together in 2019. 

Have you ever dreamed something that you NEVER thought would be possible? Or maybe wished for something that you thought would be IMPOSSIBLE or even made you feel like throwing up?

Well...it's time to stop wishing and dreaming and actually PUT IN THE WORK...to make those things become a reality. 

Tired of the job you currently have? Wish you had more time to travel? Yearn to have more money to pay for your kids sporting activities? Or maybe just want to be able to get your nails done monthly because you like what they look like?
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What Brings You Joy?

12/18/2018

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What Brings You Joy?

​Surrounded by these ladies...I was asked that same question this past Sunday. I was given just a few minutes to jot down ANYTHING that came to my mind that gave me JOY. 

Have you thought about that recently?
As in, truly thought about what makes you happy and brings JOY to your life?

I have...but not in that focused of a manner.

And...5 years ago...I'm not sure I had ever thought about it. I was just too busy with "life" and living the middle-aged, suburbia-woman life - (teens, travel sports, fast food, buffalo wild wings, 26 oz margaritas, NFL football, and driveway fire pit parties). 

Sound familiar?

When I quickly started jotting things down...you may think that I wrote words like: working out, healthy meals, helping others lose weight, etc.

While all of those things DO bring me JOY...they weren't on my list. 
  1. Taking vacations with my husband
  2. Coaching Lily's basketball team
  3. Getting my nails done
  4. Weekly date nights
  5. Cruising to tropical places
  6. Having a pool in my backyard (goal of mine)
  7. Being around people who push me to do more
  8. Hanging out with my nephew, Tommy
  9. Spending time with my step-son, Jake.
  10. Shopping trips with Kaylee
  11. Hearing about Samantha's upcoming wedding
  12. Spending time with my family.
The list could go on and on...but you see...none of those things were about a smaller number on the scale, or biceps, or ab muscles. 

Because DEEP in my soul...what really makes my HEART FULL...are the other things that don't involve fitness. 

So why share all of that with you? 
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From that day forward...life has not been the same. 
I wonder if you're reading this...thinking "she sounds just like me. I want to do more. I feel stuck in life."

Is that you? 
Let's chat! Maybe you've told me NO already...maybe this is the first time you've even been encouraged to make a change...all I'm saying is....If you don't have JOY in your life...then what's the point?

Let me help you find it. It starts with YOU making a change for YOU...the rest will fall into place. 

I think it's kind of ODD that the new pillows I bought for my couch this year...spell out JOY. :) It must be a sign that 2019 is going to be FILLED with all things that bring YOU and ME happiness and you. 

​You ready?
My team is ready for YOU.  Join us TODAY!

Your LIFE can change with one simple decision to invest in YOU. Let's do this!
I Want To Join The Team
Because if I had never been asked to join an online fitness challenge group and enjoy a discount on the products that I was going to be using...I'd still be sitting 45 lbs. heavier, content with my 26 oz. margarita EVERY Friday night, and being disgruntled that I had to work in my 1st grade classroom every single night until 6:30 and go in on Sunday to make sure I was prepared for the week. YUCK!!!! 

That DID NOT bring me JOY at all.
It actually sucked the LIFE out of me. 

She reached out to me AGAIN and AGAIN...because I didn't know life could be any different. I had no idea what joining a challenge group entailed...and I sure as hell didn't know how to run an online business. 

​So I resisted...until that ONE TIME...I actually said YES.  I said YES to myself...because I WANTED MORE. I wanted all of those things on my list. I wanted things in life that brought ME joy...not things that sucked the life OUT of my soul.
I'm Ready To Say Yes
I Need Help With Options
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New Me or Better Me?

9/27/2018

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I've been doing alot of reflecting lately.  I think that's what personal development does to you.  I also think that when something big and life altering is nearing...we tend to think about things a bit deeper than what we usually do. 

We all know that I've been on what they call the "entrepreneurial roller coaster" for a few years. I will agree...there are ups and downs, peaks and valleys, thrilling times and slow times. But for the most part...it's been an AWESOME ride that I never knew I wanted to be on. 
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What I know now...is that my life has 100% changed during these last few years.  I used to think...well...this is just the "new me".  I have a chance to start all over.  I can be who I want to be and be NEW! 

But, the more and more I think about...I'm not a NEW ME...the same girl that loves Mexican food, drinks on the weekends, watching corny high school drama shows on Netflix, and everything competitive in nature...is STILL THERE!  
I'm not NEW...but I like to think that over the last few years...I've grown into a BETTER ME! Someone that wants to do more in the community. Someone that wants to utilize skills and traits that she never knew she had.  I like to think that the way I handle myself with my family and closest friends...is one that is more in tune to THEIR needs rather that just my own. 

I don't let small stuff get me down - because honestly - who has time for that?  I know my new marriage is solid because I have matured in what I think marriage and love is all about. 

I'm not NEW...I'm just BETTER. I'm a better step-mom.  I'm a better wife. I'm a better co-worker. I'm a better daughter. I'm a better sister. I'm a better friend. 

Why? How?
This crazy coaching opportunity did all that? 

You may call me crazy, but YES...it did. I helped me realize that I want more out of life.  I want more for my friends and family. I want to help others know that YES...they can do something GREAT. This opportunity is so much more than workouts and shakes. It's truly life altering - for the BETTER! 

And maybe just maybe...I think my abs might look a bit BETTER than they did 5 years ago, too. :)

I can't even begin to think about my life without my team, my tribe, my vision, and my mission to be BETTER than I was yesterday. 
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​5 years ago...I was stuck in a unhappy classroom - thinking that I didn't have a chance in making more for myself. 

Fast forward a few years...and I THANK GOD that my coach continued to reach out to me and say - "I think you'd be awesome at this.  I think you should join our team." My life is so much BETTER now by being on this ride. 

I wonder what yours would be like if you got on the ride, too?
I Want To Get On The Ride
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