Determination vs. Desperation

Today, as I was listening to Beachbody’s National Wake-Up Call, there was something that stuck in my mind as a key takeaway. I wanted to share it with all of you!

Determination VS. Desperation VS. Apathy

Which of these three words defines you and your business? Defines your life? 

Are you an apathetic person? Do you not care if your business succeeds? Is your life is going the right way? Are you doing anything to make it go the way you want? OR are you the type of person that’s going to sit back and let things happen to you? Are you reacting to the circumstances around you OR are you ENACTING to make things happen for you?! 

Maybe you are not apathetic, but...

Are you desperate? Do you feel that at work or in your own personal life, things are out of your control? Are you feeling like you would do ANYTHING to make happen what you want to happen? When you feel desperate, other people can sense that and you start to lose control. You also do and say things that you wouldn’t ordinarily do. Usually, desperation can been seen by others and it’s not a good sight to see. It turns others off from you.

These first two words are words that we want to avoid. Period. Being apathetic and being desperate are negative and we want to live a positive life!

Determination. 

If you are a determined person, things will happen for you because YOU BELIEVE IN YOURSELF. You believe that what you want has already happened. You have a non-negotiable attitude. If you say you are going to do something, you do it. You come across more confident and knowledgeable when you are determined to succeed. <---This is the type of person you should want to be in both your personal and your professional life. Determination will equal success. 

Applying this to my life

I have always seen myself as a positive thinker. I’m a glass is half full kind of person. This is reflected in everything I do- I’m definitely an optimist! Being an optimist has helped me to live a determined life. I am committed and determined to succeed in my business and to help others. When I was in my chosen career as a teacher, I was determined to be the best that I could be. I know that I hit that milestone when I was awarded Teacher of the Year in 2008. Success leaves clues. I am determined to apply my hard work and DETERMINATION to my current business so that I make Top Coach. To me, it’s the equivalent of Teacher of the Year. I want it bad enough, and I’m going to go for it. Not only do I believe that I can do this, but I believe that earning this title will prove that my goal of helping others was met. 

How Can I Help?

If you are determined to be successful and if you are determined to achieve your goals and dreams, I’d like to help you on your journey! Contact me so that I can help you, no matter what your goals are (financial freedom? weight-loss success? the ability to stay home and raise your children? the ability to lead a healthy lifestyle?) and let’s do this together! 

My Amazing Team

So today I added the 6th member to my team and I cannot be more proud. My team is growing and that growth signifies the amount of lives that are CHANGING. We are helping others become healthier and that is such a good feeling!

Each person on my team is unique and brings their own set of skills to the table. Looking at each one, I can say the one thing that pulls all of these people together is that they are each inspirational in their own way. Each one of them inspires me to push play, to focus on my nutrition, and to lead by example. As their leader, I do not want to let them down!

My Amazing Team

If you are inspired by these amazing people and you want to join my team of leaders and begin helping others, head on over to the top of this page and click on the “my team” tab. There’s a video there, and an application to join my team. We are currently accepting applications and we’d love to have you!

Thank You. In loving memory of my mother-in-law.

I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you to all of my challengers. Thank you to all of my friends. Thank you to all of you reading this! Thank you for being so understanding this week. Thank you for allowing me time to grieve, and for understanding that I am still grieving and that it will take time! Thank you for checking up on me!! I need your support, too! 

This past week has been tough for me and for my family. We lost my mother-in-law in her battle to cancer, even though she put up one heck of a fight! It was amazing for me to see the outpouring of love and support from people that know- and even from some who don’t know- my mother-in-law. We appreciate the kind words, the food (and for trying to make us “clean eating” food!), the thoughts & prayers (some of you have been our prayer warriors, praying for us since this all began back at the end of December!). The kind words that some of you spoke to me/us, and the kind words that were spoken at her funeral, have shown our family that LOVE is the most important thing in the world. It’s what my mother-in-law sought to cultivate in her relationships. She showed love and was given it in return by many. And those of us who were lucky enough to know her and hold her close will cherish that love that she gave us with all of our hearts. I know I will, because I felt her love every day.

For those of you who don’t know, my mother-in-law was one of my biggest supporters in this business. She was one of the first people to sign up for my first challenge group and she bragged to others about how great she felt when she completed my 7-day Shakeology challenge. She also proceeded to purchase a workout program from me- Slim in 6- and was planning on starting the program when her health began to decline. Even though she was unable to start the workouts as she had planned, she still encouraged me and encouraged others to put their faith in me to help them achieve their goals. I am not going to let her down. I WILL help others and show my LOVE for my challengers, just as I know that she would be proud of me for doing so. Many of my other family members tease me for my healthy lifestyle choices, and while they support me, they don’t necessarily “get it” or feel that they really want to make a commitment to changing their unhealthy habits. Karen was willing to give me the benefit of the doubt and try it out and I will always be grateful for that. She never made fun of me and she always had faith in me and that I could be successful in this journey. 

If she could hear me now, I would say to her, “Momma, I plan to do you proud. I will help everyone that I can, in any way that I can, so that they can lead healthy lives and fulfill their dreams & meet their goals. I love you!” ~Always & Forever in my heart. XOXO

The New Special: COMBAT

The Combat challenge pack is now ON SALE and looks amazing! I am super excited for this program. Check out the video & let me know what you think.

Get on the Fast Track!

Have you ever wandered into a store (Target perhaps?) for ONE THING and then an hour later, you walk out of the store with 150 to 200 dollars spent and you have bags full of stuff you don’t need! And most of the time, you wind up with JUNK that you shouldn’t eat or clothes that you probably won’t wear and gadgets that you definitely won’t use. The only thing this stuff can guarantee is that it will clog up your closets and take up unnecessary space!! UGH! Why is this an addiction? Am I the only one that falls into this trap?!

I don’t know about you, but I can sit here and think of a lot of other uses for my money than to watch it slip through my fingers and land on that big, red bullseye. One thing that I personally need to redirect my spending towards is my health. Recently, my family has been hit with some health-related issues. Issues that are life-and-death issues! I realize that now more than ever, I want to be here to see my children and even my grandchildren grow up! I don’t want them to ever have to worry whether or not I am healthy. I do not want to be faced with the medical bills that will build up if I’m not taking care of myself.

I have been working on my health goals since July 2013, however I was definitely knocked off track by the holidays. It starts with a few treats around Halloween and snowballs by New Years Eve until one chocolate here or there becomes a bag...(Hi, I’m Stephanie and I’m a chocaholic). I plan to END THE TREND and get my nutrition back on track. I am jumping on the fast track to getting my health back in check!! If this resonates with you, maybe you could join me? I’d love to have a partner for support! Want to know what I’ll be doing to fast track my success??? Keep reading!

So, I don’t know if you’ve heard, but the 21 Day Fix released on Monday. This program is super simple to follow & literally, anyone can be successful with this! I do not care what your excuse is- old or young, fit or not, this program can bring you results.

This program features:

*7 different workouts that are 30-minutes each

*A portion-control color-coded container system (easy to follow- requires no calorie counting or points! If it fits, you can eat it!)

*A list of foods that will fit in the containers (Wine & Chocolate included!) <--a realistic plan!

*Recipes

AND DELIVERS RESULTS!

I know that some of you are looking at this program and thinking “that’s too easy for me” because you’ve been doing Insanity/P90X for a long time and you know that you can BRING IT. However, I’m here to tell you that you will get out of this workout what you put in! If you give all your intensity to these 30 minutes, then you will see results.

What about those of you that are beginners? You might be thinking, “this looks too hard.” I am here to reassure you, it’s not!! There is a modifier for you to follow in every workout and you can adjust as necessary to meet your own needs. Remember, just because you can’t give it 120% doesn’t mean it’s not worth it. Do your best & forget the rest! The only bad workout is the one that didn’t happen ;)

So, if you are ready to jump on board with me & help me become successful with my nutrition- let’s do this together! We can keep each other accountable for the three weeks of this program and stimulate life-long habits that will keep us healthy for our children & our children’s children. 

Apply for my challenge below and Let’s Do This! 

Challenge Application: https://coachbendel.wufoo.com/forms/challenge-group-application/

Tony Horton Checks out Shakeology

This explains it all!