Oh happy day!

Yesterday was a super exciting day for me!

After 10 months of working my business with no working camera on my cell phone (I know my Coach friends are picking themselves up off the floor right now!!!) This mama is finally back in business!

Let the selfie taking commence!

Opportunity Alert!

On December 23rd, two days before Christmas, after desperately trying to figure out another way, I sat in a quiet office where everything was the same dull beige colour.
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“You think you can make this... what is it?...this 'Beachbody' thing work?” He asked.
My reply, “I KNOW I can!”
He slid me a paper and pen, I took a breath and signed my name to Personal Bankruptcy papers.
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As I walked out of the office I surprisingly felt different than I thought I would. I felt relieved, like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders and I knew I had just made the best decision I could have ever made for Train and I. I had just given us a chance to start over, free from that financial weight that I was carrying and made a way for us to MOVE FORWARD in life, instead of struggling every month to just stay in the same place.
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Since June of that year, my only income was the monthly Government checks for Train that I received AND very generous parents to live with! I was covering the few bills I had with the money from Train and the extra few hundred dollars I was making from my new Beachbody business barely made a dent in anything, but I spent every penny of it on food and diapers for Train, praying and trusting that one day I would NOT have to ask my parents to help me buy basic necessities for my own child.
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The first financial goal I set for myself was to double my very small income and you know what??? For the last 2 months in a row I have (and then some!)
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My Beachbody business has not been easy, it’s certainly not a get rich quick thing (those don’t exist!) I’m working hard every day doing something that has challenged me beyond anything else, and I am absolutely loving every minute!
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This company is FULL of Coaches with stories just like mine, it’s their stories that inspired me to start Coaching! The magic truly happened for me though when I stopped looking at them and thinking they were “lucky” or unique in some way and realized, “Wait a minute, I have the exact same opportunity in front of me as they did! So, if I work hard and don’t give up, and I just do what they did, why couldn’t I change my life too?”
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Here is what I KNOW; You CAN change your life. You CAN create financial freedom. You CAN have a job that doesn’t feel like work.
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Wherever you are at in life right now, know this, you CAN come back from ANYTHING!!
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If what I did to rebuild my life can help you with yours, if my story gives you even a glimmer of hope that maybe things could change for you too, I am SO SO happy to share with you anything about my life that I can! I creeped my Coach (and now friend) for years before I started Coaching. I wanted to reach out, but I was scared and it took something really awful to force me out of my comfort zone and cause me to take a chance. Don’t be like me! Don’t stay where you are feeling hopeless and scared of the future, when the truth is you can absolutely change things! Perhaps THIS is YOUR opportunity just like it was mine!

Paleo Banana Bread

I found this amazing Paleo Banana Bread on Pinterest that was perfect for Train during our Whole30 (and for both of us afterwards!)

Paleo Banana Bread
 
 Ingredients:
4 medium to large brown bananas
7 eggs at room temperature
¼ cup melted coconut oil, ghee, or grass fed butter
2 teaspoons vanilla (I didn't add this so that I could keep the ingredients Whole30 compliant for Train.)
3/4 cup coconut flour
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon baking soda

Instructions:
> Preheat oven to 350° and grease a 9x5 loaf pan.
> In a large bowl, mash bananas until smooth. A few small chunks are okay.
> Add the eggs, then the butter and vanilla, mixing well.
> Stir in the coconut flour, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda.
> Let sit 3-4 minutes to allow the coconut flour to thicken up.
> Pour into prepared loaf pan and bake 45-55 minutes or until the center is no longer "jiggly".