Squad Up!

I'm pumped!! Each day I am still in awe of how much of an impact improving my own life has had on others. This morning I officially gained a new Beachbody Coach and team member, my friend Brittney. Brittney and I worked together at Wamu, (Washington Mutual Bank), where we were both personal bankers. I actually trained Brittney from a teller to a banker, and she was great at it! Truthfully, Brittney is a bright and loving person with a big heart and a great attitude. She loves people, and that is why she will be an awesome coach, and I'm excited to be working with her once again and personally helping her get healthy and achieve her personal health and fitness goals.

Beachbody often hosts conference calls or "webinars" with celebrity trainers, and one of them that I actually was able to fit in featured Chalene Johnson. Now, we may or may not be conscious all the time about what we do that makes us successful, but the one thing she said that always sticks in my head is this: "Take an interest in people." Simple, but it is exactly the thing that we need to focus on. After all, we aren't in a fitness business. We aren't in a nutrition business. Many of you have jobs and maybe you work retail, sales, hospitality, etc, but you aren't in those named businesses either. We are in the "people business". Once you approach your life and your profession this way and actually listen to people and take a genuine interest on what people need, your sales, tips, etc, will come. Sales in particular is not stressful because it is sales, but it is because management pushes an agenda to hit higher and higher goals, and though it is not bad to shoot for goals, it is stressful to try to push people past their comfort zones so that you can keep your job.

The way I approach this Beachbody Coach business is to live the example by focusing on making my health the best it can be, and when people are inspired by me or other factors in their life and they are ready, then I am ready to listen to what they need and the obstacles they have, and only then can I attempt to make a relevant recommendation for their health goals. I focus on building relationships and friendships, and this makes my life and business more rewarding and meaningful. If you try to do the same, you will most likely agree. Please contact me by clicking on the title to this blog when you are ready to begin your quest to good health and/or when you are ready to help others and be in a true "people business." Thanks for reading everyone, and happy Friday!