Life is Really Beautiful

My boys I hesitated posting this because this time of year can be hard for some. I've seen a lot of heart ache, breakups, divorce & death this year.

My heart breaks for those having a hard holiday season. Because I too remember those holidays I didn't want to be around for....hang in there and just know there are better times, not just ahead but in THIS MOMENT....

If you see a family member (or friend) snuggling a pet or being creative or helpful or working hard to provide be sure you stop and tell them how much they mean to you.

Life is really beautiful when you stop and take a MOMENT to enjoy it. Gratitude doesn't just go a long way...it goes ALL THE WAY to happiness.

Your Online Biz

Running your own health & wellness business is NOT hard to do. Making healthier decisions is NOT hard to do. what IS HARD is MAKING yourself show up for it. CONSISTENTLY.

Think about it- our schooling, our careers and GENERATIONS of our families have all trained us to work for someone else- as in if we don't show up- we get fired(or detention).

That's NOT the case with Your own Online Business & Health goals- we can show up whenever we DO or DO NOT feel like it. So yes, you have to be STRONGER than your doubts and weaknesses and well basically your genetics too. But YES you CAN do this too.

The ONLY way is to do it when you DON'T FEEL LIKE IT.(& I mean rest as needed, guys....I'm not a hustling, lack of sleep person here. I hope you know that about me by now.) #beachvacays #gamergirl #netflix

What I'm saying though is you MUST Get out of your comfort zone RIGHT NOW and you will have success - if you don't then you will remain stuck until you think something better comes along and then you will be faced with the SAME struggles. Trust me, excitement for something NEW only lasts so long...then you realize its a DECISION.

I've been in this biz long enough to see people jump in and OUT of this and they end up signing up for another company, business, health fad..etc...and then failing AGAIN, and AGAIN and AGAIN. It's not the business, your plan or your health....it's your mindset 100%%%%

Going forward and into 2021- do yourself a favor- stop breaking promises to yourself. If you want something- DO IT. You don't need to search for your answers- they are there. What you need to do is TAKE ACTION ON IT & this time- dive into personal development along the way.

Your mindset CAN strengthen when you DECIDE it can. Stop bringing the fails from your past into your present. Learn from them- begin again & when you feel the doubts creep in - face them. Don't run from the uncomfortable- go towards it and that my friend is where you learn you WANT to be. Trust me on this. And go do the thing you have been thinking about. Less searching. More doing. #yougotthis
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Paid to Workout

Get paid to workout?!?! Yea, that appealed to me so I became a fitness instructor in 2007.

7 years after that I became an Online Coach.

Almost 7 years later I'm STILL doing both because when passion, purpose and a paycheck come together then KEEP GOING!

The hardest part of both jobs though...
#1 showing up when ya don't want to.
#2 STILL showing up when others don't.

But the lesson I've learned is NOT TO TAKE OFFENSE when people say one thing, then do another.

If you are in the health field also then know this
You are in control of YOUR ACTIONS ONLY.

But also remember your thoughts are driving the bus, and the road you are on can lead to success, health & wealth OR bitterness, envy and emptiness. I know because I have e been there.

So check in with yo self. Take a few deep breaths. Make a list of what or who is not serving you right now. Set up some boundaries so you can make room for growth, positivity & fulfilling relationships. IIncluding the relationship with yourself.


Btw... I've got a New Virtual Health Club starting January 4th. If you are a fellow fitness lover, ya want to run this group WITH ME!?! Click here! Check it out if you are curious. No certs or licenses required
(Please reach out to your Coach if they are tagged).

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Get Out of Your Own Way

In case ya needed to hear this today...
If you want results in ANY are of your life, you MUST be willing to get outta your own way and stop doubting what you are capable of!

So decide...

" I will stop complaining and be content with where I am at.....

Or ...

"I am doing something about this and changing my story."

Stop the judgey you RIGHT NOW. Going forward you have the power to change your life by the choices you make TODAY.

So what's it gonna be?! Get out of your comfort zone or nah?! Do something that COULD end up GREAT or nah? Finally DO what you SAY you are gonna do..or nah?! Too many nahs!?!? .....yea..so lets say YES to doing something RIGHT for us.

2020 isn't just a year, it's a trial run....bc 2021 will be EXACTLY the same unless we make different choices. Don't procrastinate and say..."tomorrow, I WILL.." because your whole life will be spent WAITING AND WISHING.

I lived my life TOO LONG on the sidelines and that's not what I want for you. It wasn't until I took a risk, a leap of faith, a major life change that led me EXACTLY to where I am today.

A break up, a job loss and chance to fail and embarrass myself in front of others all led me to where I am today.. Yup, it was hard, but NOT making those desicions would have taken me down a much harder, unhappy, unhealthy and not wealthy path.

Remember All major successes happened from ONE decision.

If you are ready for positivity and abundance coming into your life then know that I'm in YOUR CORNER and even if you don't hear it enough, I'm saying it LOUDLY... YOU CAN DOHARDTHINGS and YES, you got what it takes!!! Don't let doubt EVER control your life. Again. And if you need a Coach, ya know where to find me

Growth

Yo. Let's talk about growth (& I don't just mean booty here) But I'm gonna talk about growing from what I thought to be true to finding ACTUAL truth.

It took me YEARS to confront my overtraining and binge eating and no, it didn't happen overnight. I had to find a NEW WAY and TRUST the process. Did I doubt it in the beginning?!?! Heck to the yes, but did my CONSISTENCY help me to BECOME a believer?! HECK TO THE YES

Ya see I became a Coach for OTHERS, but in order for this job to ACTUALLY work I had to do this for ME. I Had to be my OWN success story, and while I LOOKED fit, I definitely was being a hypocrite going about it ALL wrong.

Ya see, you can't judge people on appearances EVER. I so desperately needed to cut back on overtraining and stop using exercise as punishment for the "bad food" I was bingeing on.

I can now say these last 3 1/2 years of consistency has taken me from "faker" to "believer". Once I realized this COULD change me inside And out I then BELIEVED everyone needed this also. Because YES, I fully believe EVERYONE can benefit from these workouts, supplements, meal plans & our community.

So yea, if you get an invite from me it's because I want YOU to feel this good too. I want YOU to know there's a better way. And I want YOU to truly know what self care is...because it's freaking amazing. AND BABE, YOU DO DESERVE THIS TOO. *Virtual Health Club application here
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Sayings to Ditch and Adopt

What comes out of your mouth comes into your life. So speak wise & kind words friends.

What would happen if we decided, from this point forward, to ONLY speak POSITIVE truths about ourselves?!?!

I remember a time I laughed at mantras and "feel good" sayings. Yup, you could say I was skeptical and doubted EVERYTHING so the fact that now, I % believe that words have this much power is PROOF that if I can change my mindset, then I DO hold the power to change my life....and so can you.

SAYINGS TO DITCH...

"I'm always running late!"
"I am a huge procrastinator."
"I am not organized."
"I am so unhealthy."
"I am not a motivated person."
"I will never get that raise."
"I will always be poor."
"I am not loveable."
"I wish I could do that, but I'm too scared."

SAYINGS TO ADOPT....

"I AM on time because I value my friends time."

"I AM an organized and productive person because I
get what I need done in a timely manner!
((( The book "Eat That Frog and The 5 second Rule helps me with that.")))

"I AM a healthy person because I shop for foods on(give specific day) that will help heal my body from the inside out."

"I AM a healthy person because I will get up and move today at(give specific time)."

"I AM a positive person because I focus on developing a positive mindset by everyday(give specific time) diving into personal growth/development for 10 minutes."

"I AM worthy of more and I show it in the way I show up to my work."

"I AM worthy of love and I show others how to love me by showing it to myself first."

"I AM brave and willing to try new things, after all that is the ONLY way to grow and learn!"

Hope that helps you today friend. If there's one mantra/affirmation that stands out to you more than others then I encourage you to dive deeper into it.

You DO have the power to change your life. We all need a hero...so let's become one.

Sex and Money

Hi, I'd like to sit awkwardly in a pile of rocks and leaves and talk about uncomfortable things today...
Sex and money.

Ya see, these 2 subjects have ALWAYS been taboo....especially if you are a midwest "nice, Christian". Quite often I would hear "EVIL" as an adjective used to describe these words....and tbh it is CRAZY hard to change your belief system when you have had decades of your life telling you one thing.

And maybe you are the same....there is MAJOR GUILT AND SHAME around these subjects and I've come to find out WHY and it seems to be the SAME reasons we judge a LOT of things...

There are people in this world doing BAD things with sex and money. There is sex trafficking. There is greed. And there continues to be selfish people NOT doing good in this world. When we see that then our belief of "BAD" and "WRONG" is solidified.

But the story and the REAL truth is this...those are "BAD" examples. Let's take for example, ME & YOU.
Are we GOOD people? Are we GIVING people? If we had the love and money to GIVE to make our relationships and this world a better place then isn't it up to US to TRY to do what's RIGHT?!?!

If we had MORE money couldn't we give it to those in need MORE?! If we thought sex was beautiful rather than shameful wouldn't it be easier to love?! ( & Yes y'all, 5 love languages includes this )

What if MORE good people could give more time, energy, love and money towards bettering the world?
Supporting organizations, stopping sex trafficking & feeding the hungry? Would it help save marriages when there wasn't shame around the way we looked at sex or our bodies?!


Anyhow, no I don't have this all figured out but a few things are certain in my life. I AM a good person and because of the better relationship that I now have with sex and money I am kinder and more loving to myself & those around me.

If you need to dig deep in these subjects too then do it. We CAN see other perspectives and tbh I feel MORE worthy to have love and money in my life NOW more than ever. I hope you see you are worthy for these things too.

Rest and Repair

Rest and repair is just as important as hustle and hard work. I don't know about you but there's a feeling of fulfillment when you work hard AND you put in the time to STOP and fill Your cup.

It's like the reward is greater bc of the hard difficult work you put in FIRST....

Kinda like a hot shower after a hard workout.
Or an AMAZINGLY RIGHT relationship after a TOUGH & WRONG One.
Or finding a career path that fulfills you rather than drains you.

It's taken me YEARS to create this kind of life, but I would def do it all over. Including the mistakes I made, because I learned as I went. I failed forward and didn't short cut and shy away from the hard.

I'm leaning in and learning as I go. I hope you are too. Step into who you are always meant to become rather than dreaming of something better. Do it for you NOW. Your future self, your past self...and for the lives you will change along the way.

If you have been watching me for a few years you might know that I'm an Online Coach and I help teach people to do EXACTLY this. Have you ever thought about helping people get healthier and working for yourself?!!?

Being the fitness rebel I am, I was ALWAYS looking for this, but just doubted myself too much. It took me almost 2 years before I did this....but while I waited I watched those crushing it and I went from jealousy and envy to inspiration and curiosity. If that's you then let's have a conversation. Because working for yourself and figuring things out does NOT have to be a lonely gig. I gotchu babe.

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My Right Arm

Sometimes I don't have the most motivated words and I'm just gonna say it like I see it....I really need to stop taking selfies with flexing only my right arm.

Clearly my left is not as defined so here's my left arm. And I'm still gonna give it love bc gosh darn it, it still tries. PS, speaking of not having a balanced body my left femur is a little longer than my right which affects my running, but gives me cool swagger if I do say so myself.

I have one eye that opens wider than the other. But that reminds me of my brother and I think it's a fun trait we have in common. And if I think about it I can name hundreds of things WRONG with me...but ya know what’s RIGHT about it all!?!?

I love my imbalanced imperfect body. We aren't meant to be perfect, but we are meant to love ourselves and NOT judge ourselves. I did that for YEARS with overtraining, binge eating, lack of sleep & decades of nail biting which basically showed my body how much I hated it.

Not no mo!!!!! I love it and I love the imperfections. And I hope we ALL stop judging ourselves and start embracing WHO WE ARE inside and out. That’s TRUE health people. When we show our bodies love we START treating it right.

What’s an "imperfection" you love about you!?!?! I wanna know, come on, let's start a brag board

Take a Chance on You

Reflecting back these last few months I realize something ...if I didn't take a chance on myself I would have had to miss out on people, places and experiences that bring me joy.

Ya see you aren't going to be able to achieve NEW experiences in life if you decide to NOT take chances.

We legit ALL have fears of failing in front of others but we also have a small amount of hope in the unknown & the "what ifs"....

So ask yourself...

"What if I truly loved who I am...how would I take care of myself better?"

"What if I start that Online Business & stay true to my word with the time I say I will put into it?"

"What if I ask for the help I need instead of letting my ego and assumptions of others cloud my judgment?"

"What if I could provide more for the people I love?"

"What if I succeeded?"

What would ALL that really look like for you? What it FEEL like? Sit in those thoughts for a bit because God doesn't give us dreams if He thought we couldn't achieve them. #mondaymotivation #sweatwithsarah #healthyandwealthycoaching