Friday, June 24, 2011

Tony Horton Wants YOU to be a Team Beachbody Coach

Tony Horton - yes, the creator of P90X himself wants you to become a Beachbody Coach. Don't believe it? Then read the following letter, taken from his facebook fan page wall:


"Boys and girls,

I'm unaware of your financial situation but I do believe that you're reading this page because you care about your health and fitness. If you have plenty of income and love your job then what I’m about to tell you might not be for you. If you're not thrilled with the way you make a living, would like extra income, love Beachbody products, like the way they make you look and feel, enjoy helping other people feel and look better, enjoy setting your own hours, get excited about being the captain of your own ship as opposed to working for the man - then listen up.

The reality is, your health and fitness moves beyond you. It impacts the people around you. You (whether you like it or not) have the power to change lives based solely on your own personal transformation. Inadvertently you become a catalyst for change. This is how I got started. I was clueless, asked a few questions based on my need to be strong and healthy, stayed with it and people in my life wanted to know what I was doing. Simple yet powerful.

If you want to share what you've learned with people in your life who want better health (and could use extra income in the process) then you should consider becoming a Team Beachbody Coach.   I felt so strongly about this program that I’ve encouraged many of my friends to become coaches, even my own sister.  She is doing great (even though my contract with Beachbody won’t let me help her).  She is a perfect example of someone who had plenty of doubt and hesitation regarding the coaching opportunity and still found a way to make it work for her. A busy working wife and mother with three very active kids doesn't sound like a good candidate to start an in-home multi-level marketing company. Did you say multi level marketing? What? Ick! You mean pyramid scheme right? Okay chill out. All these fears would be true if Beachbody were selling hats or kitty liter, but this is Beachbody people! The number 1 in-home fitness company on the planet! P90X is steadily becoming the most popular fitness system in US history. Shakeology is the revolutionary replacement meal on the market today. We sell life-altering change - not soap. Tens of thousands of regular folk around this country are doing something they love because of this coach opportunity.  

The unemployment rate still hovers around 10% but it doesn't have to be that way if more people were willing to see that new opportunities exist all around them. The Team Beachbody Coaching opportunity is one of them. Health care companies, pharmaceutical companies and our government are not capable of solving this obesity crisis and we can't wait around for them to do it. The crisis is now and the answer is YOU! I know that sounds a bit Rah Rah but it's true.

Cynics don't need to apply, but if you're sick and tired of the status quo and want to make a difference in your own life and in the lives of those around you, then open the door.  The two major issues of our time - the health care issue and unemployment rate could be resolved if a million more people in this country decided to get healthy and share the wealth. This is a brand new industry waiting to explode. It's not happening in boardrooms or factories – it’s happening in the homes of tens of thousands of Team Beachbody Coaches and in the homes of their customers.  With a tiny investment ... and a willingness to help people, the sky's the limit."

- Tony Horton (Creator of P90X)
Become A Beachbody Coach!

Whatever Happened to TACT?

I'm overweight.  I know I am.  It isn't something that I am proud of but it is definitely something I decided to take control of and I am doing something about it.  As a matter of fact, since I started P90X I have lost 11 pounds and a ton of inches off my midsection alone.  I feel fantastic, I have mega-energy and stamina - definitely a boon with a toddler - and I don't get as depressed as I did just a few months prior to starting it.  Those are major pluses in my book.

Monday, June 6, 2011

There's a Bump in the Road

If you've been reading my blog lately, you know that I've been sick for awhile now. Well, the antibiotics didn't knock out whatever is plaguing me.  When I called the doctor's office to let them know what's going on, I got an off-handed, "Oh, well, you don't have strep." from the nurse. Seriously? OK, then, what do I have? When can I see the doctor? This lady obviously had not taken a telephone etiquette course and had no idea how to deal with a very ill, squeaky-voiced patient. "I have no one here that can see you this afternoon," she told me tersely.  Yes, I know, I spoke to the receptionist this morning. She told me that there was a single doctor in and only for the morning. Perhaps you can squeeze me in to see her this morning?  She didn't even pause to pretend to look for a spot for me before repeating, "I have no one here that can see you."