Getting back to it

It's been too long since I sat down to this.   I'm focusing on adding some muscle mass right now, pushing heavy weight and working hard.  It's a beating on my body, but I'm making progress.   I'm also fighting my right forearm hurting similar to what I dealt all last year with on my left arm.

I'm not going to let it sideline this year.  I am working to modify the moves to avoid the pain, but I know after I get through this phase I will give it a rest.

I'm OCD about this, and many other things, so I never will give it up.  The same is obviously true of my Beachbody business.  However I'm analyzing myself on a mental level, and trying to weed out my natural first response to a lot of things which tends toward the negative.  I've heard too many others lately who say only negative things, and have heard the same pouring from my own mouth, and that's just not who I want to be.

So in all things, I'm a work in progress.  The trick is moving  a small step forward every day, gaining momentum and working hard.  That's the Slight Edge at work. 

Making the Commitment

One of the things I've found that really sorts out those who will succeed at anything vs those who fail is the level of mental commitment they're willing to make.  Getting in the best shape of your life takes a lot of hard work, both in the gym and in the kitchen.   Many people will commit to the gym, but not the kitchen, and they don't get the results they want.

The same is true in the business of being a Team Beachbody Coach.  People say they want the success, but don't do the work, even when it's spelled out for them.  They sign up and wait for the business to grow, but just like fitness, doing nothing yields nothing.

If anyone wants to succeed at anything, they have to commit to it mentally.  There has to be that process in our minds that says "I am DOING THIS, no matter what."  There has to be a drive in their mind that says they aren't allowed to quit, because if you give yourself an out, you will take it.

Insanity is a perfect example of this.  The workouts are so hard they leave you feeling like you're going to throw up nearly every day when you first start out.  There is really nothing like it.  If you say at the start "I'm going to try this," you will quit because your mind isn't committed.   If you say instead, "I am DOING THIS all the way through," you will. 

You have to believe you can do a thing, have a goal of doing it, and commit to making it happen.  I'm committing to helping my Team grow physically, mentally, personally.  That's what I'm here for.  I tend to beat myself up if someone doesn't take advantage of that, but as Jim Rohn says, "Why do they do that?  I don't know, they just do.  I'm not signing up for the class that tries to figure it out."

Looking forward and driving ahead.  I'm committed and never, ever giving up.

After the holiday

The holidays are a tough time, nutritionally speaking, when you're conscious about what and how much you eat.  The typical fare we have to deal with is just chocked full of calories, fat, sodium, and it's amazing at the quantities people will pack away.

I did well this Thanksgiving though, for probably the first time.  It probably helped that I got home late from work, and in the middle of dinner.  I stuck to lean Turkey meat, and a 1/2 cup of stuffing.  I gave in and has a 1" slice of apple pie, but that was it.  No binge, no stuffing myself full of pre-dinner dips and chips, no calorie dense drinks.  For the first time I can remember I left not feeling stuffed and gross.

I also got in one of the Insanity workouts in the morning before flying: Pure Cardio.   Not being much of an a.m. workout guy, it was killer.

Yesterday was the P90X MC2 One on One: Base and Back.  REALLY hard workout.  Followed up today with my own Cardio Martial Arts program, that almost made me hurl. 

We have 2 new cats in the house right now, and they're a handful.  We have the youngest kitten integrated pretty well with Curi, who we've had for 7 years, but Boots is taking a bit longer.  I have to travel again next week so they will be spending the time apart until both Kim and I are back again.  Can't wait until they're used to each other and we won't have to worry about it.

Though it's been a holiday weekend, my mind is racing right now with developing an action plan to really grow my Beachbody business to the next level.  I'm already pulling in a decent amount of money, but I have a 3 year goal of $5000 per week.  I work at it, bust my butt, but I feel like I can be doing more... just need to figure out what that is.  That level of income is entirely possible, and I know I will get there, but it's something that is pushing me and I'm ready to keep it rolling and growing full steam ahead.   In doing so I'm ready to help my Team duplicate that process.  Seeing my friends get to that level of success as well is really what this is about.

Would you be willing?

One of our friends made a statement today that struck a chord with me.  She's a Beachbody Coach who is about to become Diamond rank on Thursday.   Her motivation and drive are a great inspiration.  She's working hard now with a 3 year plan that will put her in a great place.  She knows where she's going and how she's going to get there, along with the hard work it will take.


So the question is:  If you had the opportunity to seriously bust your butt, work really hard at something for 3 years, but at the end of that time you'd be financially independent, and never have to worry about money again, would you do it?   Would you seriously commit to the work it takes to make it happen?  

I know I would, and am.  That's what's gotten me to the 6 week qualification for 3-Star Diamond Coach, and built a Team that is growing by bigger and bigger numbers every week.  I know in 3 years or less I'll be pulling in $5000 per week, and I won't stop when I get there.

The opportunity is right there.  To make it happen just takes commitment and dedication. 

It takes work

I put this out to all of my Team tonight:

Hey Coaches,

Just a quick note to everyone.  We've had a lot of new Coach sign ups lately with the sign up fee waived.  Now it's up to us as Sponsors to get them started right and spreading the word themselves, getting them finding new Coaches of their own.

I was having a discussion with my Captain this week.  He, his brother, and their cousin all went in together and bought a marina on the Finger Lakes in NY.  It cost over $1 million, so their life savings, houses, first born children, etc. are all mortgaged and on the line for it being successful.  With that in mind they are busting their butts to make it happen.

Beachbody costs us considerably less, from a now free sign up, to around $100 per month with products and fees.  That's minimal by comparison, but there is something that is vitally important that is the same in both businesses:

It takes putting in some significant effort, doing the work every day, to build a real business.

For us, that work isn't back breaking, nor is it hard.  It's as simple as talking to people every day about Beachbody, giving out 3rd Party Tools, and following up.  That's 80% of it.  20% is teaching those who do sign up to duplicate what you're doing.

It's not difficult work to do, nor is it complicated.   The question is, are you doing it?   Are you putting out the effort to reach your dreams with this, or are you sitting back and hoping it's just going to grow on its own?   If you're not doing the work, I promise you it's never going to grow.  That's hard fact.   We can achieve anything we want with Beachbody.   My personal goal is to make $5000 per week with this in the next 3 years, and I know I'll do it.  But to get there I am busting my butt.



This same philosophy is true of your Fitness, though that work is considerably more physically demanding.  However, getting in shape is drastically more difficult than staying in shape.  If you put for the effort in the gym, and in the kitchen, you will see the results.


What are your goals?  Are you busting your butt to get there.   If you're stuck on what to do, how to do it, let me know and I'll be glad to help out.  I can't make you do it, I can't make you motivated to do it, but I can let you know that if you do the work, this will eventually pay off for you.   In the beginning we are grossly underpaid for the effort, but in the end we will be drastically over paid for it, both physically in business, and in your health and fitness.

A burning desire

I wrote this for some of my Team members tonight:

I've come to a conclusion over the last couple of days, based on reading books, talking to Leaders, etc:

We all know that if a man wants something badly enough he'll figure out how to get it.   What I believe is that each of us has the desire to achieve high ranks within Beachbody, but I think we all in this group could focus that more by programming ourselves for it.  What I mean by that is thinking beyond "It would be cool to be able to do this full time, and make 6 figures at it," and beyond believing that it's possible to get there, to be at the point where each of us wants it so badly that it becomes a burning desire, an internal need to achieve that success.

I personally feel that right now.  I don't just want to be a 5-Star, I don't just believe I can be if I work hard, I NEED to be.  I want it so badly I can taste it.  I want it so much that it almost hurts.  I'm like that little kid who sees the newest and coolest toy and has to have it.  That's me and 5-Star Diamond, and a 6 - figure base with this.

How did I get here:  It started with the belief that I could get that.  I've known for a long time that it's possible and I've been working hard to get to it. It's been a solid goal.  I've written it down, and read it every day.... but in doing that I'm putting a lot of personal feeling into it.  I'm closing my eyes and seeing it, clenching my teeth and saying "My God I want that!"  I am burning that thought into my head, over and over, and it has sparked a fire that will NOT be put out.  I know what I want, and I WILL have it.

Can you put that into your head?  Will you?

Part of what Craig Holiday has said for us to do as Leader and Sponsors is to give assignments to our new Coaches and our Teams.  We need to have concrete things for them to do and report back on.  This is one of those things.  I want you all to start doing the exact same thing.  I want you all to figure out exactly what you want to achieve, and start programming that into your heads every night.  More than just writing down a goal, I want you to solidify that with thoughts and beliefs that make it a burning desire.  Every night before bed, and every morning when you wake up, put those thoughts into your head.  When you do that, they will start to manifest into action.

3- Star Diamond Beachbody Coach

The single best part of being a Team Beachbody Coach  is that achieving all that I have is done through helping others get fit, healthy, and achieve the results I have gotten with Beachbody programs.  It's an amazing feeling to pay it forward, to have a pilot come up to me in our crew lounge and say "You got me started on P90X last year, and I've lost 56 lbs doing it!"  I had that experience on Monday and I LOVE THAT.  It validates every bit of hard work I've put into my workouts and my business, and in changing my life for the better.

I made another milestone leap in my Team Beachbody business today: entered the 6 week qualification status for 3-Star Diamond Coach.  By holding it for 6 weeks it gives me the lifetime rank of 3-Star Diamond.  My goal is to be a 5-Star Diamond Coach by the 2nd week in February, which will get me the 6 week qualification for that done by the end of the first quarter of next year, and thus qualify me for the 5-Star Diamond bonus.

This is a HUGE step for me in my business.  I feel like I'm truly gaining confidence in this as a Leader, as one who is and will distinguish himself as a powerhouse in the Coaching business.  Not is my income quickly climbing toward the 6-figure range with this, but my belief in myself grows with it. 

This is more than a dream, this is a reality that is coming around for me.  I want to help my entire Team experience the same things.  I want to add new people to the Team and show them the way to get where I am today and beyond.  That's my commitment to my Team, and to myself.