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April 1, 2013
01 Apr 2013

For Beachbody Coaches: 90 Days to Excellence Leadership Training with Craig Holiday

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90 Days to Excellence Leadership Training with Craig Holiday:

I am just jazzed to have found these mp3s for each of Craig’s training and share them with you!!!

In 2010, my time and energy was split between my Beachbody Business, taking care of my baby girl Livy, running a personal training company in two states, overseeing the fitness programs for the women’s ministry team at church, and taking  courses in nutrition and health! Needless to say, I was a busy woman!

Enter Craig Holiday, a business consultant Beachbody hired to work with some of their leaders. My coach, Traci Morrow, made sure that I was one of them. I am so blessed to have been able to learn firsthand from Craig, as his strategies helped me gain clarity in my Beachbody business as well as how to properly manage my time.

Following the same system Craig lays out in this very mp3 series, my Beachbody Business gained 30 new Coaches in 3 months and I learned what it meant to be a leader coach! Truly, his teaching is inspirational as well as applicable, and I hope you find it as valuable as I have icon smile For Beachbody Coaches: 90 Days to Excellence Leadership Training with Craig Holiday being the BEST Coach you can be is a requirement if helping people is your mission!

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Craig Holiday and Katy Gillis at the Beachbody Coach Summit

TAKE THIS TRAINING WEEK BY WEEK and spend time applying each into your business. You may also benefit from having an accountability buddy, and your own coach is always available to you for that!

Here we go:

Week 1: Getting started right.

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Week 2: Why Relational Marketing?

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Week 3: 10 Points to a Great Leader.

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Week 4: Managing Your Time.

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Week 5: How to Start a New Coach.

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Week 6: Passion- The Defining Difference.

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Week 7: The Glue- What Holds this Business Together.

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Week 8: Self Esteem- “Hand Me Downs” and Overcoming the Past.

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I would love to hear what you experienced in your Beachbody Business after applying these strategies, share in a comment below:

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January 28, 2013
28 Jan 2013

Ten Steps to Overcome Challenges, Bust Excuses and Get Fit

two women laughing Ten Steps to Overcome Challenges, Bust Excuses and Get Fit

Every woman who is healthy and fit has challenges and struggles. Many have been overwhelmed, and some felt hopeless at one point or another in their weight loss journey. But winning women do not avoid challenges; they overcome them. And it the challenge is too big to overcome, they walk around it. Either way, what separates the winners from the rest is their resolve to stay the course to the end.

This ten step model is simple and requires you to use your accountability partner (click here if you don’t have one and read how to select one).

Here are the ten steps you’ll take to overcome challenges in your weight loss or healthy living journey:

1. Set a meeting with your accountability partner / personal fitness coach.

2. Define the problem – be specific with what you’re struggling with.

3. List they ways you contribute to the problem.

4. List past attempts to resolve the problem that were not successful.

5. Brainstorm – pool your ideas and try to list possible solutions. Make it your goal to have at least 6 and up to 10 listed. Be open to your accountability success partner’s suggestions.

6. Discuss and evaluate each of the possible solutions. Be as objective as possible. Talk about how useful and appropriate each suggestion feels for resolving your issue.

7. Agree on one solution that you are going to try.

8. Lay out the action steps you’ll need to take in this solution, be as specific as possible.

9. Set up another meeting to check-in and discuss your progress. Schedule it at least one week out and within two weeks.

10. Set up a reward to claim if your solution works and you gain progress and your results show growth.

This exercise allows another person to come alongside you and be your “helper” because its been proven that women who have personal accountability are three times more likely to win and reach their goals than women who try and go it alone.

Weigh in: Do you think you’d reach your goals faster if you had an accountability partner?

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December 28, 2012
28 Dec 2012

A mother sets an example

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Mothers come in two forms – biological is one, and the other in the form of mentor: the woman we look to as an example and regard their character and the way they live their life with high esteem.

Personally, following my mentor “mothers” even from a distance is helping me make better decisions in my life. I thrive on simply watching their examples. The women I seek out live with grace, humility, and self-discipline. Not perfect women – but women who are purpose-driven and far above the average tier.

Whether we have children or not, we are still able to impact the lives of others by being a “mother” – a role model – to them. In fact, we all have people who review our lives and are either inspired by our example, or not.

Throughout my day I repeat the question: am I the kind of woman who is worthy of her following?

When we women live out our lives knowing that people are watching and being inspired by our actions, it usually prompts us to live at a higher level. I know for me, knowing people are watching and reviewing my example has made a big difference in how I live out my daily life…not because I want to impress them, but because I want to serve them. I believe God placed me in this season for a purpose, and I don’t take my roles lightly.

May I challenge you to view your healthy lifestyle through the lens of affecting other women?

If you are a Christian woman, your calling is to help the younger women make wise and healthy choices through your own example. If you are a leader in your home, if you have a key role in any organization, or if you own your own business: this is just as important for you my friend.

Your physical body is a testimony of your personal self-discipline, the respect you have for what you’ve been given, and the honor and value you place on yourself as a woman.

When your body is in tip-top shape, you have the ability to serve everyone better…and I’ve heard it said that it’s through serving others better that we are lifted up higher.

Here’s a quick inventory check for you to run through:

-          Are the daily decisions you are making shaping your life to be one that is highly esteemed by others?

-          Is your physical health “example” worthy of a following of younger women?

-          Is your example inspiring greatness in the lives of the people closest to you?

No matter your role, the life you live and the priority that you place on your health is affecting someone else right now, either positively or negatively.

So what actions can you begin doing today to bring your health to a higher level so that those who watch you are positively inspired?

Go deeper: If you would like a little guidance on eating healthier, please accept my free gift to you: Best Healthy Meal Guide. This meal guide will allow you to create your own meal plan, and since eating is 80% of your health and wellness, it will prove valuable to you no matter what your goals are. 

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September 12, 2012
12 Sep 2012

Marriage school: 3 Ways To Make Yours Go From Good to Great

Marriage is something that cannot be done right without going to school for it. We may think we were “born to be married” but actually, none of us were born good spouses. Good spousemanship must be learned. But what if there are no marriage schools around (or even in existence!)?

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Lying in bed one night a few years ago, I elbowed Andy gently and asked “Are you still awake?” he replied “Yes.” I got right to the point: “Babe, have you noticed that we still argue about the same things we’ve been arguing about for 5 years? I feel like our marriage is good, but it’s not great. I feel like we haven’t graduated to that next level. I feel as close to you right now as I did 5 years ago.” he agreed and we both wondered “How do we go deeper? How do we create a great marriage?” The answer: go to “marriage school”, where we learn how to be a better spouse, implement what we learn, and graduate to the next level of intimacy…and repeat the cycle for the rest of our lives.

If you feel like your marriage is not great, or not as deep as you’d like it to be, rest assured that you are not alone! Or, if you’ve never really thought about it before, many couples haven’t either and that’s ok too. But now is the perfect time to take your relationship with your soulmate to the next level.

Here are 3 simple tips on how you can do just that:

1) Enroll in school
Yes, there are no official marriage schools, but there are countless marriage-related education programs to join that create a comfortable, warm environment where you can learn how to improve yourself as a spouse. Check local churches and community organizations for them. Choose one and enroll. It’s best to have a real-time experience so you can ask questions and have specific help from a group of people seeking the very same thing: a healthy, happy marriage.

2) Buy your school books
There are a few books that are crucial to the education of my own marriage, and I promise will be key for yours as well. They are:

3) Become the model student
You know what makes students reach honor roll? They study, they seek council from teachers, and they apply what they learn. This trifecta guarantees results. So I challenge you to buy the study materials listed above, join the group and seek council, and then apply what you learn as you learn it.

Invite your spouse to join you in marriage school, but do not force it, guilt it, or use any other tactful methods to coerce them into joining you if they have no desire to (ladies, take note!). Your spouse may think your marriage is just fine, and it may be that way for them.

This is about improving your own self, not “working on” or forcing your spouse to be better. Just as Michael Jackson sings, if there is any change at all, the change usually has to start with you. You have to be the one who accepts that fact that you are not naturally good at marriage, no one is. As you work on your heart, your knowledge, and your skills, you will begin experiencing a deeper, more fulfilling marriage.

We welcome your thoughts and comments below.

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August 27, 2012
27 Aug 2012

Impressions On The Heart of a 4 Year Old

Livy and I enjoy painting together, and have started a tradition of choosing random canvases to turn into works of modern art. Today, we’re painting a cardboard box from Costco that delivered the mangos. As she swirled her brush in dark blue, she said “Daddy is going to be soooooo impressed!” Taken back by her word choice, I hold my brush steady “Yes, Daddy is definitely going to be impressed!” without missing a beat, she says “That means he loves me.”

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Dr. Gary Chapman is author of “The 5 Love Languages” and the source of my personal development for the past few weeks. He shares the we all have different ways of giving and receiving love. He calls these ways “love languages” and says that when our love language is understood and spoken by others, we feel deeply loved. Our primary love language may differ drastically from that of our closest friends and family, so the challenge is to learn to love them in their own language, instead of our own.

Livy confirmed Dr. Chapman’s philosophy in her cute, little girl way. She feels love like a laser beam shooting straight from her Daddy when he complements her work. So according to Dr. Chapman, the love language my sweet 4 year old is speaking and feeling is “words of affirmation.”

I am thankful that, as a parent, I am able to constantly learn how to be a better one! This morning while painting a mango box, Livy reminded me how important it is to communicate my love for her in the ways that she needs…and one of those ways is through my affirmation, encouragement, and validation.

Make it your goal to affirm, encourage, or thank 2 people today. Post one or both experiences below:

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