HBD!

Guess who's birthday it is today?!?!? Yup, it's Eddie's!!! Happy birthday Eddie, love you so much!!! Btw, ya know how horoscopes say that Scorpios shouldn't date and aren't compatible!?!? Well that's crap, bc we are freaking awesome together, and mostly because Eddie is genuine and sweet and supportive and makes me laugh everyday. happy birthday babe, love celebrating birthday week together.

Good Morning!

Good morning!!! Just wanted to say thanks so much for the birthday wishes y'all know how to make a girl feel loved! We made it to the beach and I'm pretty sure Batman thinks it's HIS beach because he's already barked at passerbys Btw, sunrises here are magic. Yes I'm getting up every morning to watch them

And We're Off!

And we are off!!!! We are headed to South Carolina!! Let the birthday shenanigans begin It's mine and Eddie and Batman’s birthday month

I'm so stoked, this is Batman’s first road trip and we are taking him to the beach! Do your doggos love the ocean? He's such a scared pup, but I'm sure he'll learn to love it!! I found a sweater at target for him and he's so chill wearing it now, so we are off to a good start

My Worst Nightmare

My Worst nightmare..(probably for most) is being in the spotlight when I'm feeling vulnerable.

Our Coach retreat was amazing but also HARD....

During a team call, I was Coached in front of others and the spotlight was on me.

While I love helping others, I rarely accept help from others (Unless you are giving me food. Then I always accept)...

But when I don't accept the help I hope others know I don't do this to be mean but I find that others need more attention and guidance more than I do....I've also been stubborn and a rebel most of my life so I want to do it my own way.

I find that it's those that show up volunteering the most to give fully to others rarely take the time to ask for the help they actually need. You might relate to this too bc we are the teachers, the instructors, the givers and those that love being appreciated for serving.

Back to sitting there on the floor surrounded by my peers..there I was, being asked what I was struggling with in my business in front of 9 other Coaches most of which I had just met in person the day before.

At first I deflected, saying .. "I just needed to be better at asking tougher questions to help others see their vision better." (Again, trying to not make this about me)."

He wasn't having it and dug deeper. So I broke down, my voice cracked and I could feel the tears welling up. I said "I don't want to lose people so I avoid asking them those hard questions. I don't want to be hurt, so I don't open myself up either. If I offend others, they will leave me. Just like people in my life that I loved have left me."

Ok, ouch. Was I actually living my worst case scenario by NOT allowing others into my life!? To me, I though if I don't get close enough to someone and I lose them, then it won't hurt so bad. But that means I have put boundaries up and I am never able to help others fully because I don't know their story and they don't know mine.

Why was I doing this?!? I realize that I've ALLOWED this trauma to hold me back in so many ways. Because this was the story I kept repeating in my head and my actions in my Coaching business were fear based bc of this belief.

This truth about this fear seemed obvious but also really hard to admit. I know I need to be more vulnerable. I know I need to accept the help others offer & I need to allow more people in.

No one can hurt me bc YES, I am brave enough to put up boundaries if needed. I can't assume and expect the worst anymore. Most of us share in these same struggles and if I truly want to give this love to others I need to accept it for myself too.

I am getting better and everyday I decide to put down my shield I know it will help me to accept love rather than run from it.

I think anytime you feel like you lose your loved ones through loss or divorce EVERY one involved goes through trauma and it leaves scars on the other side.

If you have pushed people away, and not accepted help willingly, I get it. It's time to realize it, forgive yourself and others so you can be open to a better and more loving life. I'm willing to admit it and I think the tougher part is going to be acting on that belief, but I'll willing to try harder.

Also thank you to my team mates who didn't judge but showed so much love. I accept it. I really do. & I love each of you so much

Preach It, Yoda!

"Do or do not, there is no TRY"... while I love me some Yoda, I DO believe that whenever you start ANYTHING NEW you need to accept something....

You are gonna suck. But that's where the "TRYING" becomes super important.

Before you actually DO accomplish something great you have to fall 99x and get up 100x because just like anything great in life it takes WORK but the person you BECOME starts to welcome those challenges and dude, that's such a great feeling.

I didn't always have that confidence in myself but I KEPT trying I KEPT failing and I KEPT showing up.

So don't quit just because you THINK you will fail. We ALL think we are failures until the action we put in gives us the CONFIDENCE to keep going.

You won't get that confidence without taking a step in the right direction. No one is born with it. Confidence and motivation is CREATED everyday.

You CAN and WILL succeed and if you need that belief I am here to give that to you! Whether you want to grow an Online Health Business or you want to get your healthiest in body and mind... I'm just a message away and YES if you happen to get any of my invites in your DMS it's because what I do has helped me SO MUCH and yes, I know it can help you too....and tbh I'd be a jerk not to tell ya about this...BC THIS LIFE FREAKING ROCKS!!!!

Prep week starts Monday, you down!?!?!?!?

Not Home Yet

I’m not even home yet, but just going through so many pics of this retreat gives me all the feels. Life is short friends, if you don't love the job and the people you are doing it with then consider going outside the norm.

You might just find your greatest & bestest internet friends and realize that THIS IS what living really is about. It's about ACCEPTING being supported and loved and also giving that love right back to others.

Love you ladies so so much, thank you for reminding me that YES what we do matters because there are people that NEED a tribe that uplifts them too.

Thank you all for being willing to join some strangers for a Beach Coach retreat. let's continue to change something lives and live life to the freaking best, TOGETHER!!!!

I Want You...

It's times like these I remind myself why I do this.

There's only ONE REASON that each of us are here & this vacay would have NEVER happened if we didn't first say YES to this Coaching Opportunity.

And that's why I CONTINUE to show up...not for myself, but for others.

So when I ask YOU if you have ever considered Coaching with me I ask because I want YOU to succeed at this too.

I want YOU to be able to work your own hours.

I want YOU to be able to see your loved ones more.

I want YOU to travel with us and realize how freaking amazing THIS IS. Because it is.

So you down for the next retreat? DM me anytime.

I've got an info group where I will share all things Coaching if you are curious (in bio)

You just need a willingness to TRY and I will teach you the rest.

#coachlife #noboss #letsgoplaces #wanderer

Love & Props

Happy Friday friends! Wanted to say hello from my new painted bathroom.

Also I wanna give major love and appreciation to Eddie. He's recently painted this room, patched a wall and earlier today started to build the back yard pergola. And I'm so freaking grateful for him.

He is one of reasons I decided to dive into this Online Coaching job and he's beleived in me since the beginning....he even bought p90x LONG before I became a Coach & I would steal his workout booklet and take it to the gym to personal train my clients I should have known back then these programs work!!

Anyhoo, I'm just so happy that we have the freedom now to be at home together, now pursuing what we both love. I will never take Eddie or this job for granted.

Feeling thankful for my sore back

While I might not be able to do this move currently, I'm SUPER grateful that I am able to rest my back. On Friday I practiced my Freaky Friday Dance Fitness Class for 3+ hours then went ALL OUT when I taught and towards the end of it I could feel it start to get sore.

The next day twisting was out of the question and sadly I had to cancel my Saturday class. While I was super sad about it - it also made me realize that I was SUPER Thankful to be able to rest for the next few days...and here's why....

Just a few years ago if I didn't teach classes I wasn't paid....which makes sense right!? But if you have a gym job, that means there's no such thing as PTO either.... So I over-trained my body for 10+ years from teaching SO MANY FITNESS CLASSES. Resting my sore body was NOT an option because I NEEDED to pay bills.

I knew I couldn't keep it up, so when I thought about partnering with a health & Wellness company I thought LONG on this decision.

If I was going to work Online I needed to KNOW I was offering people something that would bring them real and long lasting results. I had a few things that I needed to meet that criteria.....

• I wanted to offer REAL HOLISTIC Nutrition. Not just some pill, or wrap, or shake.

• I wanted to offer supplements that ACTUALLY helped people.... including myself.

• I wanted to offer workouts that I didn't have to teach at all the hours that worked for my clients.

• I wanted to offer community and support so that EVERYONE felt they could achieve goals, whether it was more strength, mobility and/or understanding nutrition more.

• I wanted the tools to be able to help others with their mindset through meditations, affirmations and a book club

Yes, you could say I found what I was looking for & when I say I'm grateful to be an ONLINE COACH, I MEAN IT.

Just so you know, when I first joined this company I doubted myself. I too struggled with emotional/binge eating and I used exercise to out train the "bad" things I ate.

Guys, there is no good or bad when it comes to eating. I needed to learn that. I also learned how to heal my body.

If you think you need to have it all figured out, you don't. You learn WITH ME.

This week on my stories I'm going to be sharing exactly what Coaching is about and just like from this pic exactly one year ago, I'm heading back down to Florida for our next Coach Retreat!

If you want to chat about working Online I'm just a message away. Fill out my Coach info HERE and we can see if this type of job could help you supplement your income too. January is coming, so NOW is the time to lay a foundation for this.

Fearful of Our Failures?

I never really understood the saying, "We aren't fearful of our failures, it's our success that we most fear." (Or something like that)

I never really understood that saying until I started TRYING to change my life.

Ya see, I would always find excuses to stay stuck. I would blame others, or compare myself over and over to people who seemed lucky. My stubborn self would also self sabotage bc I had this belief that I CAN figure this out on my own only to discover that I was putting a ceiling on every one of my goals by not allowing myself to grow & learn from others.

When we try to do anything good for ourselves too often we think it won't workout anyhow, so why try....or we think if I do this DIFFERENT thing, will I be judged for it?

So we sink back, dim our light and dim our dream to make others feel comfortable. We don't want to shine TOO bright in fear that others will feel judged by it if they don't ALSO try to change themselves. So we stop before we even really start.

We choose to stay stay stuck. We stay frustrated. We stay MEDIOCRE and we envy those that are doing that different thing. We could choose a different path. Even the THOUGHT of change gives us anxiety over what our day to day would look like.

So instead we stay inside our comfort zones because when we do not move away from the familiar we at least know the outcome is somewhat comfortable....or should I say "kinda bearable?!?!"

So the BIG question is ...what causes some people to change and some people to remain stuck?

I think it's in the TRYING. Change happens over time out of small trys that eventually become small wins, which add up BIG CHANGES in the years to come.

Time will pass regardless, TRY friends. Just TRY. It's not going to be easy but over time you eventually become the type of person who CAN handle the challenges that arise.

If I can believe you were put on this earth for greatness then I need to believe it for myself too. And not just believe it, but ACT on that belief.

We can do this friend. I've decided & I've committed to this and if you need a friend to support you over judge you for your decision to TRY just know I'm here for you.

Btw, maybe we are similar and you are also looking for something that could help you too. If you would like to chat about what's helped me (physically, emotionally nutritionally and even financially) then let's chat ❤ Please fill this out and I will be in touch soon. ❤

XOXO

Sarah