Time to move forward and leave the past behind me.
MAKE TODAY GREAT!!!
BE YOU
My Heart Is Full!
Good Morning!
I know I have been absent from blogging for awhile, but it has been a busy season in my life. Work, home, wrapping things up from my Father’s passing, including working on my own closure for many things in my past, and then packing up me and 2 of my dedicated Beachbody Coaches and taking a trip to Nashville, TN for 2015 Coach Summit! We had an amazing time, but that is for another blog. Watch for it in the next few days. 🙂
Last night, I taught my first Zumba class since getting back. A full week off, and I was a little hesitant when we started, but with a full room, I quickly fell right into my groove and had a blast as usual!
Today, I woke dragging a bit from the whirlwind last week that seems to not be slowing down. But then I smiled. I smiled because my life is filled with wonderful people. Friends. Family. Students. My Beachbody Team. Children who look at me with adoring eyes and warm my soul. And even strangers who have come to me inspired or motivated to change their lives for the better.
Yup! My heart is filled with gratitude! I am humbled by the love I am shown each day.
And for that, I just want to Thank ALL of you who have brought something special to my life! 🙂
MAKE today GREAT!
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BE Unapologetically YOU!
And how do we get good at things?
We practice them over and over.
I needed this today! Not only in my life and with my health to continue to develop good habits that will serve the lifestyle that I desire, but in business. I believe that Beachbody and Shakeology can help everyone on their journey, whether it be in fitness, nutrition, or if they are working towards financial freedom, OR all 3 like me!
I also procrastinate out of fear! I fear that what others have told me, and what I have let the little “Doubting Thomas” living in my head tell me, is really true. BUT, I now see that I need to start seeing MY truth. I need to get used to the fact that I AM a leader and that I am the CEO of Body By Brenda! I have lived much of my life small and hiding in the back of the room.
I have let what other people thought me and said to me to rule what I thought of and said to myself. I let their opinions of me be MY reality. You know what? I am done letting negative people and their negativity rule my life!
Am I Right? 🙂
I AM a good Coach! I HAVE changed my life! I AM a growing leader! I AM going to live my passion! And I AM going to DREAM BIG and chase those dreams down and make them my life!
The doubters and naysayers can either come with me, or I will leave them behind. It is time to BE Unapologetically ME! And drown out the versions of me that other people think I should be, and that I have been trying to be, with who I truly AM.
And just think what we could do together!
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I WILL make Excellence a habit!
I am ME! And THAT is GOOD ENOUGH!
Yep, I am STILL here! It has been a crazy busy last few months! With a FT job, being a Zumba Instructor, Beachbody Coaching, selling our Dad’s house(and clearing it of 48 years worth of memories), and still trying to find time to relax occasionally with my friends and family so they remember what I look like, I have found little time to write. Which really stinks, because some of my best days always follow me spilling my guts on this blog and sharing myself with the world.
I am listening to the most amazing book on my commute to work this week, and I am finding it VERY pertinent to many of us who struggle with believing in ourselves and finding our worthiness to be the AWESOME people we have the opportunity, the desire, and the RIGHT to be! We just need to have faith in ourselves and take that leap! I KNOW I can be a magnificent Beachbody Coach, motivator, accountability leader, and all around Inspirational Badass! But I hold myself back.
WHY?
One reason I think of, is that I can’t do it as fast or in the exact same way that others that I have witnessed “make it”, so I figure my way “CAN’T” be right. It “CAN’T” work!
AM I RIGHT?
NNNNOOOOOOO!!!!!
If everyone was EXACTLY the same, and only connected to that ONE type of person, the world would be a pretty boring place. On my personal page yesterday, I posted a pic of Kurt Cobain with the quote, “Wanting to be someone else is a waste of who you are.” I am failing because I am trying to be someone else. I am trying to 100% duplicate what works for THEM, without adding any “Brenda” to it. Obviously that is NOT going to work.
In the book I am listening to, “You Are A Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life” by Jen Sincero, Jen says, “You are the ONLY You there is, and you are the only You there ever will be!” She goes on to say, “Do not deny the world the only chance it will ever have to bask in your brilliance.”
At first I giggled at that, and thought WHY would anyone ever want to “bask in my brilliance”? Do I even have “brilliance”? And is it REALLY worth basking in? Then I got to thinking about something someone said to me just last night. A person who I recently met for just a few minutes, told a friend, “…there is something special about her.” I of course just laughed it off as I do all compliments. But it really hit a spot in my heart that made me wonder….”Is he right?” Do I truly have these gifts to offer the world and help others SEE IN THEMSELVES what they truly can be? The old line, “If I can do it, anyone can” UGH! I heard it a thousand times when I was fat. Shoot! I have used it several times myself! I hate the way it sounds. So cliche, so insincere. BUT, I do believe that each person has a “WHY” deep inside them. And once they identify it, with that “WHY” in mind each day, they CAN accomplish what they long to achieve. Be the person they truly WANT to be.
It isn’t magic.
But it IS “MAGICAL”!
When I FINALLY found MY WHY deep inside of me, and I decided once and for all to lose the weight, quit smoking, become a casual drinker instead of a daily drunk, quit smoking 2 packs of cigarettes a day, fight to get past the depression and pain, and LIVE MY LIFE, it happened for me. When I finally realized that what I was doing was keeping me in a state of “Chronic Unhappiness” even though I was married to my best friend, had a job, a roof over my head, a car, family who cared about me, and so many other blessings, THAT is the day I was truly BORN! This IS the ME that I am meant to be! This is who I am being lead to share with the world.
Maybe you don’t need my help. Maybe you don’t need my kind of accountability coaching. Maybe you don’t need my services, products, or friendship. But that’s OK. Find those who you connect with. This is a BIG world! And there are people out there who want to help YOU grow to YOUR full potential.
If you would like to connect with me more on a daily basis, come where I live. And by that, I mean, please visit me on by FB page Body By Brenda, and follow me on IG and Twitter @bodybybrenda .
As Always, MAKE today GREAT!
And I will SEE YOU AT THE TOP!!!
