Christmas Break

I just realized something this morning.

As today is the kids last day of school before Christmas break, I realized that this will be our FIRST CHRISTMAS BREAK as a FAMILY since we were able to retire Chris last March.

It's weird - sometimes it still feels like a dream having him home and that tomorrow he'll wake up and have to go work overtime this weekend, or Sunday night I should be packing his lunch for his 13 hours being away on Monday. Sometimes I still remember those days when he had to work Christmas Eve and I dreaded it.

But it's not a dream that I only play out when I'm sleeping like I used to. Those 2 years of me building this with 3-4 little kids at home while he was at work paid off.

And now as we start Christmas Break, we don't only get to have him home on Christmas Eve night and Christmas Day. We get to take these 2 weeks and build Gingerbread houses TOGETHER, and go Christmas Caroling TOGETHER, to dance around and sing Christmas songs in the house by the Christmas lights...and as I try to type this with tears rolling down my cheeks....

I wish I could go back and tell that overwhelmed Mom who didn't believe in herself and who was so scared to fail and who thought this isn't for people like me, that it's for THOSE successful people who this comes easy for. NOT ME.

I wish I could go back and tell her THAT THIS IS FOR HER! This IS for those that have a dream deep inside, this is for those that WANT SOMETHING MORE, and your STRUGGLES ARE YOUR STORY! This is for those that want SOMETHING DIFFERENT! So CHIN UP! Pull up your big girl panties, wipe off the tears and USE YOUR FEARS to KEEP GOING.

I can't go back and erase my roller coaster journey though.

I CAN tell YOU..

You that's reading this.....

that doubts yourself too - that this is FOR YOU.

This is YOUR TIME to take a chance on your dreams. To quit that job and stay home with your kids. To overcome your struggles and turn them into triumphs. To reclaim your health and strength. To allow your husband to go do something he loves and be home more. To climb out of the OVERWHELM, whatever that is, and create FREEDOM.

I fought for it, during the hardest and move overwhelming stage of my life so far. Because I dreamed day in and day out what freedom of TIME, freedom of FINANCES, freedom from DEPRESSION, freedom from being OVERWEIGHT AND TIRED....

I knew what that would feel like. And for once in my life I took a chance on me, and I took a chance to change everything for my family and ran. And some days I could only walk. And some days I gave up. But I never gave up longer than that day.

I will cherish this Christmas Break and give a virtual hug to that Mom that I was back then and thank her for believing in herself to make this possible. But I will also fight for YOU so that you can have it too if that's what you dream of.

Let me help you get that freedom, whatever it looks like for you. YOU ARE WORTH IT.

XOXO,

Mindy

Post Baby Awesomeness

Brianna's Story:
I was six months postpartum after having my first baby. I gained 65 pounds during my pregnancy. I was still 60 lbs. heavier than I had been before getting pregnant. I was tired, my self-esteem was lower than it had ever been, and I just felt plain unhealthy! I was and am still breastfeeding, and I was so upset that I wasn’t losing the baby weight like people said I was going to. I was almost to a point of no return, I had almost just accepted that this was going to be my post-baby body. I thought I had tried everything. Almost hopeless.

I chose the 21 Day Fix EXTREME! I loved it because of the amazing meal plans and portion control containers; the 30-minute workouts were perfect for a busy mom like me. It was easy to follow and gave amazing results! I love that it has completely changed my lifestyle and the way I think about food!

I’ve lost 45 lbs. and counting! My energy levels are at an all-time high (even when running on only a few hours of sleep with a teething baby). I’m stronger than ever, I can actually see muscle definition, and it is something that I have made a lifestyle! My confidence level just keeps rising, and I’m back to my happy, healthy self, but even better. I am in a consistently better mood; I’m way more positive. I treat myself and my body like the work of art that it is.

Ready for your transformation?? Add me on facebook.com/mindyjrose and we can get you in an accountability group and get you where you want to be! 

Freedom

I believe our ability to dream, is our heart's way of telling us what we're meant to do...we wouldn't have that dream, if it didn't connect with us, if we didn't already have what it takes inside to make it happen.

Ever since I was little, I always had a dream to save everyone. I wanted FREEDOM to go wherever I wanted, whenever I wanted. I wanted to save animals that were abused, I wanted to go save all the homeless and starving children, I wanted to make a difference and I knew in order to do that, I would deserve to be financially free. My heart BREAKS when I see someone or something hurting - and somehow, I knew God would help me create a way to be an instrument of CHANGE. I had no clue how to make that happen, and after getting married and being BROKE and having children so quickly - I started to lose myself. I started to lose those passions and I knew I never wanted to work away from home. Being present with my kids is top priority. I wanted them to be able to chase their dreams and expand their talents and take them to explore the world...but that took money, and we didn't have that extra money to provide that. There HAD to be something I could do from home that MATTERED, that I LOVED, that would supplement our income.. But that seemed impossible...almost TOO good to be true.
Yet - I dreamed of that FREEDOM anyway.

Enter Beachbody Coaching....here's where the happy tears come in....
Not only does this:
>Change our HEALTH
>Provide extra accountability for us to reach our goals
>Allow us to be part of an incredible mission that changes lives
>That has not only supplemented our income, but allowed us to retire Chris and do this together full time
>Allows us to go on vacations whenever we want
>Allows us to meet people from all over the world via social media
>Allows us to share our struggles and help others
>Allows us to provide medically for Camden
>Allows us to bond and build a team that is like FAMILY

The list can go on and on - but we get to LIVE our DREAM. I still get to help people...I may not be saving homeless children at the moment, but there are times when I'm talking with women, and I'm saving them. I've been in those dark places like they are, and I get to share how I pulled myself out. I get to BE a BETTER Mom for them because of coaching. And as I pay that forward - families are changing.

This picture may seem so silly and simple - but taking our kids to Disneyland for the first time and to make those memories on the rides, see their faces when they hug characters, go to the ocean - it was a DREAM. I wanted that freedom of TIME to go anywhere for a week and be FREE.

I can't NOT pay this opportunity forward. Everyone deserves that freedom, whatever that may look like to you. I'm opening a FREE COACH SNEAK PEEK today, where you can see what coaching is all about.

Click here to join the group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1588967651349309/

If you're ready to have freedom, I'm personally mentoring 5 new coaches this next month, and you can apply here: https://unbreakablenation.wufoo.com/forms/coach-application/

Each new day is an opportunity to make the changes that you deserve.<3 Don't ever give up on your dream!

Our Beachbody Income Progression

~~~ Vulnerable Post ~~~~~~

I have NEVER shared a post like this in my life. It makes me extremely uncomfortable, but this feeling has not left me the last couple months and I've learned to listen to those feelings. I pray that the emotion and gratitude can be felt through this post of what Beachbody Coaching has provided our family and that whoever this post is meant for - will know that this same opportunity is there for them. I type this in hopes of inspiring..and of showing what is possible when you draw a line in the sand and say NO MORE to the negative thoughts and limiting beliefs that have held you captive...and take a leap of faith and jump, knowing you DO have the wings to fly.

I'm the girl who grew up hiding in the shadows..the girl who never had that belief system...the girl who hated looking in the mirror. I'm the girl who failed at college, who got her dental assisting certificate but never did the internship because she was scared of messing up and failing. I'm the Mom who lost herself while having 3 kids in 4 years, where during that time we survived on food stamps, medicaid and my husband did everything he could to get us in a better situation working 2 jobs and going to school.

We got a job after he graduated, moved away from family to Las Vegas where we didn't know anyone. Things were improving, we were paying off debt, but living paycheck to paycheck and I woke up one day wondering if this was it. If I was going to always have this eating disorder that kept trying to come back after each kid. I was wondering if we would ever be in a position where we could go on dates. If I would ever be able to put my kids in dance and soccer and piano lessons. I caught myself losing my patience so often and I thought, "this isn't what I want my kids to remember. This isn't the Mom I thought I would be."

Long story short - we found Beachbody and I felt that flame inside of me come alive a little bit. That flame that always said - THERE'S MORE. I knew this decision was going to change our health, but I had no idea as I shared my journey from day 1 that it would turn into a passion that brought me alive again. 6 months in, Chris and I had lost 100lbs combined, he was weaning off his depression medication, I was no longer taking naps, I was waking up with excitement for the day, I was playing with my kids and I felt ALIVE as I was talking with other women each day and finding myself again as my feelings about myself changed.

Fast forward to our 1 year mark...I was matching Chris's income, I was coming home from a Leadership Retreat I had earned and at our 20 week ultrasound we found out that our baby boy had Spina Bifida. Our whole lives took a 180 turn, and over the next couple months I was undergoing a fetal surgery that was a risk to my life, because we knew without a doubt that this would greatly benefit Camden's life as they went inside and closed up his back and tucked him back inside of me. I was then on strict bed rest in the hospital away from my family, and I had to take a step back from coaching. In those days - I had never been so scared in my life. I was scared that since my water had broke that Camden would come any day and it was just too early for that. I was scared because my husband was at his lowest time with his OCD and anxiety...I couldn't be there to take care of my kids and I couldn't be there for my team. I was so completely overwhelmed.

After Camden came and we came home from the NICU, I battled jumping back into coaching. After a few months, I found myself with dark thoughts again, and I wanted to quit because I didn't know how to do it all. But I realized that I missed what coaching did for me. I missed the personal development, I missed the daily interactions with my team, I missed talking with my challengers and seeing them succeed. I missed what coaching did for me, and so I revisited my big goal to bring Chris home and made a schedule with how to do this with 4 little kids at home, doctor appointments, and everything else and dived into Personal Development and quickly found my passion again.

Chris retired in March of this year. We moved to Utah to be closer to Primary Children's Hospital and Shriner's and through all of this I can't help but see God's hand in our lives. He prepared us for this time in our life with Beachbody.

~Because of Beachbody...I was healthy enough to qualify for the fetal surgery.
~Because of Beachbody....we were financially prepared for these surgeries and endless medical costs.
~Because of Beachbody...we had a weekly paycheck coming in while I was in the hospital.
~Because of Beachbody...Chris was able to find and have calls with the top OCD expert in the world each week and overcome this and be FREE.
~Because of Beachbody...We can get Camden the care he deserves and both work with him at home to help him walk and take on the world.
~Because of Beachbody....We have the freedom of TIME to be together as a family,  the time to serve more and do what we LOVE which is meeting and helping others.
~Because of Beachbody....I've been able to learn about food, realize my strength and face my eating disorder head on and take care of myself in a healthy way.
~Because of Beachbody....I've been able to meet people from all over the world, create a team that are like family to me, and see them succeeding, see them growing and see the ripple effect that each one of us can have in this world.

I could go on and on, but as we approach our 3 year anniversary with coaching, I smile to see God's hand in our lives. He knew what was coming and he prepared us mentally, physically, financially and spiritually. When times came that would have been easy to quit, I got to draw on that strength that I knew I had. When the road ahead looked impossible, I looked at the only option that was available to me and that was succeeding. I knew that there were still people out there that I could reach and help, and I was never going to quit on them.

I am beyond grateful to do something that I LOVE, and where FREEDOM is possible and what you do each day MATTERS. I love our team, I love the mission we're on and I want everyone to lock arms and do this too. You can apply here to have top training: https://unbreakablenation.wufoo.com/forms/coach-application/

To keep compliance happy:
 "Beachbody does not guarantee any level of success or income from the Team Beachbody Coach Opportunity. Each Coach's income depends on his or her own efforts, diligence, and skill."

YOU are your motivation

I used to look at fit people and think, 

"It comes easy for them." 

"I wish I had their motivation." 

"I wish I had the time by myself to go do that."

I had a long list of excuses that I justified for why I couldn't workout and eat healthy consistently.

When I became a coach, my whole mindset shifted and I realized the power we have of what we do with the thoughts in our head.

I realized that we can use everything in life as a roadblock or a launchpad.

I realized that I can keep wishing or I can claim my power and make things happen no matter what.

I can workout with kids in the room, or I can wake up early and do it.

I can say I don't have the time to make my dreams come true and keep scrolling Facebook wasting time (just keeping it real!) or I can make the most of my time and do the activities that bring success.

I made ME my motivation. I reminded myself that each day either gets me one day closer or one day further away from my goal. I FOUGHT for where and who I wanted to be. Motivation doesn't come.. You create it!

I was kind to myself and remembered that each new is a clean slate. I gave myself a cheat meal each week. I was patient and when I got there...

It was SO WORTH IT! The journey that got me there made me so much stronger inside and out. I craved the empowerment that came after each workout.

Start now.. Why not today?? Why not tomorrow?? Why wait to FEEL the best you possibly can!!

Zucchini Banana Muffins

I just shredded some of my Mom's FRESH zucchini from the garden and created a DELICIOUS muffin recipe and had to share!!

I absolutely LOVE baking and creating healthier recipes that taste good AND make us FEEL good! With Chris having Celiac's disease and me having a Thyroid disease..we both feel better eating Gluten Free and cutting back on dairy, sugar and grains.

This was my creating today! They're not exactly pretty, but they're so moist and my kids have already ate 9 of them! :)

1/4 C ground flax seed
3/4 C warm water
2 C shredded zucchini
2 mashed bananas
1/2 C melted coconut oil
1/4 C pure maple syrup
1/4 C organic cane sugar
1 TBSP pure vanilla extract
1.5 C coconut flour
1 C any gluten free baking mix flour
1 TBSP baking powder
3/4 C applesauce
2 TSP cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt

coconut oil for oiling the pan

Preheat to 350
Rub coconut oil in the muffin tins

In a small bowl, whisk together flax seed and water and let sit while you blend other ingredients.

In another bowl, add zucchini, bananas, coconut oil, maple syrup, sugar, vanilla, flax seed mixture, and applesauce.

In another bowl, combine flours, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Add to wet mixure.

Transfer to muffin tin, fill 3.4 full and bake for 15 minutes, or until done.

<3 Feel free to share or save on your page for later use! <3

#glutenfree #dairyfree #healthymuffins

Embrace your Journey

:Vulnerable post:

The last few months, I've resented this line up. This is the behind the scenes. I've been bitter that my body would basically crash and burn after what I went through the year we found out Camden had Spina Bifida and the following year after he came. My body shut down, and has struggled to absorb all the nutrition I WAS/HAVE been taking in. I was frustrated because I had finally gotten in the best shape of my life 2 years ago. I was fitter, leaner and stronger than ever, and I've longed for those days. I've fallen back into negative thinking about my body and feeling insecure as a coach that I'm not there anymore.

Hypothyroid, adrenal fatigue, hormone imbalances and deficiencies are no joke. I've never felt so depleted, exhausted, out of whack and crazy in my entire life. I have to catch my breath after carrying groceries in the house, I forget everything and have had crazy up and down swings. I felt like I was trapped in a body that wasn't mine!

Here's the silver lining ......
This mess is my message -
This test is strengthening my testimony.

The last couple weeks, I've worked really hard through Personal Development and positive affirmations to love me. To love this lesson I've been blessed with. To love the growth process this will take me through. To love me at all shapes, sizes and health stages.

I can do this. I will heal. I will get back there. I will love this lineup that is natural and will get my body level. I will count my blessings. I will take it one day at a time. I will remember that nothing can take my power from me. My spirit is who I am.. Not my body. I'm a fighter. I'm a survivor and I will come out of this stronger than ever.

Nothing can dull your sparkle.

Everything happens for a reason.

I am unbreakable❤

Growth

I remember working 12 hour days, pregnant and rushing from the front desk to the bathroom constantly because my morning sickness was so bad. I remember working late, not getting time off that I requested over holidays, and more than anything...feeling unappreciated, not valued, and thinking I deserve so much better. This isn't how I want to live my life!! I would go above and beyond hoping for a raise, only to hear - it's not in the budget this year. It was a miserable feeling to not have any freedom and to not feel valued.

Fast forward to today. I've found something where I feel valued and recognized constantly. I've found a company who notices and gives back to their coaches. I've found an opportunity where I decide who I work with and when I work, how I work, where I want to work and be my own boss. I've found an opportunity where my income is a direct representation of how many people we get to meet and help change their lifestyle. I've found something where my income growth is up to me, and the sky is the limit. This has blessed our lives in SO many ways!

Numbers are not my thing - I rarely check our growth..but Chris was crunching numbers and realized that each month for the last 6 months, our income has increased by an average of $566 a month. That compound effect is POWERFUL and AMAZING and it's EXCITING to realize what can happen as we put ourselves out there even more and get outside of our comfort zones and work even harder. I've stepped back for a few months and I'm ready to kick it up a notch and really work on ME and become the best coach possible. I want to invest more time in those I work with and dream even bigger and help others create this freedom that they deserve. Things are still just getting started and it gives me BUTTERFLIES to realize what we're truly capable and to work on living UP to that potential!

You deserve the absolute best. You deserve to live life by design and to be in love with every minute of your life. If you're not - have the courage to change!!
I invite you to check out what coaching is all about in a SNEAK PEEK starting TOMORROW on Facebook!

Be your own boss! Create the freedom that you deserve!

Comment below to join or tag a friend that deserves this as well!

Reminiscing to 1 year ago...

When I first started coaching,  I made a dream board with things I would like to accomplish in the next year. One of those was to get a new vehicle. It didn't happen in 2013, so it went back on my dream board for 2014. I don't believe in giving up. I don't believe in quitting when things get hard, or quitting when you don't have success as quickly as you'd hope. I don't believe in taking the easy way out. And I don't believe in EVER giving up on your dreams. I've hesitated posting this because of all people - I'm not one to go get nice things. I like to save, I like to get the most for my money, I hate having debt. And some may think that it's silly to have a new vehicle as something on a dream board.

BUT when it comes to the comfort of my family - and when it comes to me proving to myself that I can do something - I'm going to do it.

So a couple months ago, it came time to check another dream off my dream board and I've cried many tears over it for lots of different reasons. I had major buyer's remorse because I've never in my life had a brand new vehicle. I felt guilty over getting something new. But I also cried because I made this dream come true. I cried because I looked back on my life at all the times I quit. I looked back on all the hard times I've had as a coach, but knowing that THIS is the time I'll never stop. Because I've finally seen my potential and I want to show my kids how to believe in themselves and never stop dreaming.

When we first moved to Vegas, we had to buy a van within 24 hours to fit our growing family and we didn't have the money then to get anything remotely nice. It was put on a loan, and we were blessed to be able to get the van we had, but there were so many things wrong with it. It didn't have rear AC and in Vegas - that's not cool if you have to sit in the back. Our kids faces would be beat red until about the time we made it home when the AC would finally be making it back to them. The sliding door didn't close all the way so when we would go on long trips the wind would blow through it extremely loud. We took it in several times across town for repairs, But it served us well and we were grateful to have it. But in the back of my mind..I knew I could work to get us something comfortable, something that we wouldn't worry about breaking down and that would fit our new family of 6 and allow room for carpooling and be comfortable for all sizes to sit in the back or middle. I wanted something safe. And as selfish as it sounds..if I was going to pay for it, I wanted to get my dream car, but still I didn't need all the bells and whistles. Just something nice. We spent lots of hours comparing vehicles and going back and forth and researching and reading reviews. And then I did it. I went and test drove and negotiated my way into coming home with our very first ever new vehicle, a 2014 AWD GMC Acadia.

What makes my heart pound, is that I did it..this isn't a joint income with Chris and I - it's what my part time, 2 hour a day Beachbody income has provided us. Something that just started out as me wanting a 25% discount on their products...something that helped us lose over 100lbs combined...something that taught us a lifestyle that is maintainable....something that gives us butterflies each day as we help people become healthier and happier. Something that has changed us inside and out.

What we do as Beachbody coaches is life changing. Literally. Watching people that are told by Doctors that they need to change their lifestyle or they'll be in serious trouble...DO THAT, and are then no longer at risk. Watching people go from ZERO belief in themselves, to making their dreams come true. Watching people that are just in a funk - they want more out of life, and then they find it through coaching..and now they just SHINE! I absolutely love what I do. I love my team of coaches that are my FAMILY and seeing our team grow and seeing the ripple effect they create as they help people is just amazing.

So yeah - getting a new car may seem silly - but to me it's a representation of so much more. It's never giving up.

Our kids are now thrilled to have their own air control in the back where they can turn the fan to blow on each them. No more red faces smile emoticon They're thrilled to have more room and fit Grandparents and friends with them smile emoticon

And for me -whenever I look at it, I see the for the first time in my life what can happen when you stay consistent and remember WHY you started and believe in yourself that you CAN make your dreams come true. It may not happen the first time around - it certainly didn't for me..
...but NEVER EVER EVER GIVE UP! 

Camden's FIRST Splash Pad experience

Camden had his first splash pad experience today. We figured out a way to let him get wet and protect his casts still, and that little fish was in heaven wheeling around getting splashed. ❤
Only 3 more weeks of the casts for his club feet and then he'll get his AFO braces and we can practice standing and walking!! 

It was SO MUCH fun to get together with our other Spina Bifida Fetal Surgery friends and talk and let the kids play. I remember when we first got the diagnosis, we were scared- we didn't know what to expect ATALL.. But then we found the Facebook group for those who've had the fetal surgery for Spina Bifida and everything changed. We felt supported, understood, we had hope seeing other kids who were older and we had other parents to talk to who just get it.

I love these Moms and their kids so much and loved seeing them take over the splash pad together 😍. 

Hear my Pandora ad?? Read this!

Guess what -  I'm just a small town Idaho girl who decided to GO FOR IT.
No special DNA,
My life didn't stop to make this is timing perfect or easy, actually I started this during the most stressful time of my life!
I didn't have a huge network of fitness peeps or business peeps-- quite the opposite!

I'm just me, over here connecting with normal people, MOMS like me-- who just want more out of life.

I'm not some special case who lucked out.
Just a hard-worker who had AMBITION and saw the VISION that my DREAMS really could come true if I worked hard enough. And guess what, those dreams are coming true as we speak! It's an amazing feeling to watch it all unfold. Even better? Watching my TEAM's dreams come true- THAT is true success.

Are you AMBITIOUS? DRIVEN? MOTIVATED? 

Do you DREAM and find yourself thinking about bigger things??  

Do you love fitness and health and want to help others with that PASSION?

If that describes you- then you're exactly the kind of person that I'm looking to personally mentor to joing our team! Our team is PASSIONATE about what they do and are focussed on changing their lives, and helping others do the same.
SO - Why not YOU?

Have you ever thought about being a Beachbody coach?
Now is an INCREDIBLE time to be a coach- with the un-matched products that Beachbody has released in the last year (21 Day Fix, Insanity Max:30, Online streaming workouts--just to name a few), and the exciting new product releases happening in just one month (21 Day Fix cookbook and Beachbody Performance Line!)
Why not YOU?
Why not NOW? 

My favorite part about this company and our team? We focus on SHARING, never 'selling'- no one likes an icky salesman!!! It's about about the PEOPLE.‪

If you're Interested in what the coaching buzz is all about and how I built a 6 figure income in 2 years, working from HOME, running online challenge groups?? Join our free 'COACH OPEN HOUSE' group that runs this week

and see what we're all about and if coaching would be a good fit for you!

>>>>>>>>JOIN GROUP HERE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1588967651349309/
When you decide to jump in and change your life through coaching, you will receive one-on-one mentoring with me and learn how I was able to build a coaching business and how YOU can do the same.

Ready to change your life?
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My everything

My heart could burst looking at this picture... 

💜💜💜

 

We're just hanging out watching basketball after a couple hours of playing out in the water.

I feel like the luckiest girl alive. These faces are my everything.. When I look at them I see unconditional love, I see devotion to truth, I see persistence to stand up for what they want and what's right, I see happiness over the little things in life, I see big dreams and they are my WHY.

I want them to experience the world and to chase their dreams, and to show them how to never give up when you want something bad enough.

They are the peanut butter to my chocolate, the hummus to my veggies, and I love that they love snuggling while we watch the NBA Finals 

❤😍🏀

Think you have to be perfect to be a coach???...think again...

Ever thought you could never be a coach because of your "failures" or because you're not "fit" or "perfect?"

Let's take a look at my "resume":

If we walked around with signs that were like our resumes for life...It kinda stinks looking at mine. Not exactly the "IDEAL CANDIDATE" to teach people how to overcome negative thinking, or how to eat healthy, or how to finish a workout program, etc. wink emoticon haha! Kinda funny how I'm helping people with things that are my struggles and failures right?? If I had to apply to a BOSS, and show him my resume, I can guarantee you that no one would hire me - especially for what I do right now!

So I'm pretty grateful for a job that I can do from home, where I didn't have to have someone look at just my "victories" or my "successes" to see if I would be an "ideal candidate." After all, how many bosses want to hear about your behind the scene victories?? I'm grateful that with what I do, it's all about being REAL, and I'm able to help people because I'VE BEEN THERE! I've been in the trenches, and somedays I STILL AM! I'm grateful that I'm able to share these FAILURES, and show how I'm working to overcome them. I'm so grateful that I'm able to use my trials to help others in this way. I'm so grateful to be part of a company where they have the BEST products available to literally change people's lives. I'm SO GRATEFUL for this job where I'm able to work on myself every single day.


Was it completely natural to start sharing my story and be vulnerable?? NO!! Did I start out with a lot of social media experience?? NO! I didn't even have a smart phone when I started, didn't know what Instagram or Twitter was and I re-opened by Facebook account after having closed it for a year and just jumped in and learned and shared my ups and downs of Mom life! Since then, I've had people in challenge groups month after month, sharing what I've learned, sharing my recipes, sharing what we eat as a family, sharing how I make this work with young kids, cheering people on, pushing them to break down their barriers, and watching people's health drastically change. It's been AHHHHMAZING! This has turned into something that has more than doubled our income, and is continually growing. A full time income from home - I never DREAMED that was possible! It's been something that I know Heavenly Father was preparing me for because That's what has allowed us to have the fetal surgery, pay off debt, get caught up on mine and Camden's medical bills, get a new reliable vehicle, go on family vacations etc, SAVE SAVE SAVE and ultimately RETIRE Chris from his government job and now he's able to chase HIS dreams. This has shown me how something I've always dreamed of..making a difference in this world, can come to pass when you get VULNERABLE and realize that your personal battles are there for a REASON! We're not alone in these...everyone has them, but when we unite together, we can fight them together and succeed. This has been a tender mercy in our lives.

So I'm grateful for my failures. My big giant life full of things I was once so embarrassed by, - I'm now grateful for. They used to be my labels..but now they've refined me into someone I'm learning to love. I wouldn't be the same without them. And there's a reason you have the ones that you have too!

You may not want me as your coach because of them, but I'm showing you that no matter what YOU struggle with or look like, YOU can coach too. Because your story is there to help others. You will be able to help people that NEED you to be vulnerable. And your income will always be a direct reflection of those lives you help change. There are people all over the world that are at home struggling just like you and by a simple post on social media, you could be the one that pulls them out. That's how it happened for me.

I want to talk to 5 people that want to WORK on themselves inside and out.
I want to talk to 5 people that want to inspire others.
I want to talk to 5 people that OWN their failures and struggles.
I want to talk to 5 people that are ready to get our of debt and secure their future
I want to talk to 5 people that have dreams and goals for their future and want to make those happen.

You can apply for our training here: https://unbreakablenation.wufoo.com/forms/coach-application/

No more being scared.
No more hiding .. it's YOUR time to break out of that shell and start LIVING <3.

I am possible!!

Start something that matters..

*No matter how small you start, START something that matters*

You may not be good at first - who cares?

You become what you want, by EVERY DAY LIVING THAT!

There are things in your life that you never even imagined were possible, until you started marching towards them..for days, weeks, months years...who cares how long it takes, because when you get there it's WORTH IT, and the person you become in the process is WORTH IT.

I didn't know ANY OF THIS was possible, this life that Coaching has provided... We were working 2 jobs, making minimum wage during our first 3 children and thanks to Medicaid, that covered the healthcare. If someone had told me that in a couple years we would have a baby that needed hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of medical care, I would shrivel up and cry because that wouldn't have been possible. I pour my heart out in gratitude each day for the courage to march towards our dreams. Heavenly Father knew this would be possible for us thanks to coaching. He knew we would jump at this opportunity and He knew what it would do for our family. And He knew that we would be vulnerable and share it with the world so others could be blessed as well.

I didn't think anyone like ME, could be successful doing something like this. I didn't have the "experience" or education, and that doesn't matter. What I do have is HEART, and LOVE, and I have a desire to learn, and to START.

I JUST STARTED. And I marched towards my goals every single day. Embracing failure, embracing the criticism, embracing my brain's negative thoughts that tried to keep me complacent...

But I knew that there was so much more out there and I wasn't going to stop.

Sometimes the real ambitions, the real fulfillment OPENS UP TO YOU as you are marching towards your dreams. That's when the goal gets clear, and your yellow brick road opens up.

IT'S ONLY IN MOMENTUM THAT THINGS GET CLEAR!

Sitting down and THINKING and guessing and doubting..there's not going to be an epiphany THERE. It's only in that action in moving towards the goal that the path becomes clear.

I saw where I was supposed to go as I started moving...Heavenly Father opened up my eyes to everything that was possible and to my purpose and my abilities to make a difference, to do something that matters after I started moving.

Where you are RIGHT NOW, has nothing to do with where you CAN BE. Stop believing that you can't, just because it SEEMS impossible. Everything seems impossible before you start.

<3 Once you start moving - you see that it's possible. <3

What can happen in 4 years....

It was interesting to see facebook show me a post from 4 years...it said:

"11 more hours and we get to spend a couple days with Chris!!"

It took me back in time to when we were living apart for a few months. Chris was doing his internship in Vegas, and I was in Idaho Falls getting ready to have our 3rd baby in 4 years. Those months were hard to be separated like that. I found this picture that was just a couple weeks before having McKinley..I was taking Addison and Mason to a carnival alone, and I remember how overwhelmed I was. I was praying that the induction would work out okay so that Chris could be there for the birth. I was dreading the thought of him heading back to Vegas soon after. I was worrying about what we would do if he didn't get this job. We were living on Government aid, skyping with Chris at night, and praying that he would get this job so we could get out of the hard times that we were in.

4 weeks after the delivery, we took a leap of faith and the kids and I packed everything up and moved down to be with him. We didn't have the job yet, but we were believing that he would get it, and we just wanted to be a family again. We lived in an extended stay hotel, then in an apt, and then we finally got the job and were able to rent our FIRST house. The years of apartment living were finally over. Things were looking up, but there was something inside that said, "there's more."

We wanted to feel good, we wanted to be healthy and strong, we wanted freedom of debt, to have savings, freedom of TIME, freedom to vacation and to see family, and to secure our future, and freedom of depression and anxiety.

10 months later we signed up as Beachbody coaches to work on ourselves and get the coach discount. Everything changed from that moment forward. Together we lost 100 lbs, we got in the best shape of our lives, the depression was lifting, we were becoming positive, ambitious, productive and started dreaming big.

That picture 4 years ago reminds me of how far we've come. It reminds me that no matter where you are, how low you are, the despair you may be feeling like I did....

There is light at the end of the tunnel if you BELIEVE, if you take opportunities, and if you FIGHT for your dreams.

The picture on the right is everything I had dreamed of. To wake up and LOVE my life, to have that freedom mentally, physically, financially, and most importantly TIME. Was the journey easy?? No...we experienced some of our hardest times of our lives along the way, but because of everything we had learned as coaches, and the mental strength we had developed - we went through those trials with a different perspective.

And now - 2.5 years later Chris is retired from that government job, chasing his dreams. We are making a solid 6 figure income from home, with the freedom to live where we want, pay for the medical care that my youngest son with Spina Bifida needs, help others and live life by design.

It doesn't matter where you are - you can start NOW to fight for your dreams and for the life you want to live. It made ZERO sense to start coaching when I did. I was home with 3 kinds under 4 by myself for 13 hours a day..but I KNEW that I could do this. I KNEW this would help me turn into the person I always wanted to be, and I fell in love with the journey of helping others. It's a DREAM COME TRUE.

Take this leap with me, and let's make your dreams come true. You can apply here: https://unbreakablenation.wufoo.com/forms/coach-application/
and join an incredible team with TOP TRAINING, FUN and amazing friendships <3.

Me, a Speaker?!?!

This is so CRAZY for me to see...my face on a countdown for a team call with thousands of people. Me.. a small town girl, who is just now finally connecting with who I am at the age of 29. I get major anxiety even giving a talk at church, or standing in front of people. That's not where I'm comfortable...but I also know that we can't grow unless we are continually getting uncomfortable.

So I'm embracing this opportunity and I'm speaking about "letting obstacles EMPOWER you, not DEVOUR you."

Now to practice breathing.... :) :) :)

Clean Eating Cookies!

Soooo...

Sometimes my concoctions totally fail and sometimes they rock. #justsayin 

I'm really bad at measuring and following a recipe, I tend to raid the cupboards and dump and stir. And tonight it was a WIN! 

After going gluten, sugar and dairy free my cravings have been out of control!!! 

So tonight in my attempt to stay on the bull, I came up with these. And the amounts are a guess FYI

😉

1/4 c melted coconut oil

1/2 c applesauce 

1/3 c pure maple syrup

3/4 c almond milk 

3/4 c coconut flour 

1/2 c almond flour

1/4 unsweetened coconut 

1 scoop vegan chocolate Shakeology 

1 mashed banana 

1 tbsp cinnamon 

2 tbsp chia seeds

1 tbsp ground flax seed 

Mash and Mix until thick and moist. If you need to add a little more liquid, do so. Scoop with small ice cream scoop and bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Voila! 

5 Day Sneak Peek into Beachbody Coaching

I used to be the girl who stood in the back of a crowd, when something was scary I would turn around and leave..when opportunities arose, I declined for fear of failure. I passed up a lot of amazing opportunities. 
And that's okay, because everything in life has a purpose, and I'm grateful for everything that has brought to where I am today. 

And today - I live with courage, I soak up opportunities, and I work hard to make the most of this ONE LIFE. I don't want to miss anything anymore. And when I think of what life would be like if I had passed up the opportunity with Beachbody Coaching,
I shudder.
I'm a different person now, my family's life is different..everything is different, and for that I am so grateful.

Coaching provides an environment for you to work on you. It doesn't require expertise by any means. I'm just a small town girl from Idaho, who is a college drop out, who quit almost everything that would come along because I was scared of failure. My house has milk spills, cheerios, and unmade beds. My kids have cold cereal for dinner more times than I'd like to admit. I forget pajama days at school, and really need to clean out my car ;). I'm just ME...flaws and all, but I have a passion in having this time to ME each day where I get to talk with other Moms and we get to make this world a healthier and happier place.

It holds you accountable for your health and fitness, it pushes you to stay consistent, it pushes you to GROW yourself internally through personal development. Through this you learn how to have an unshakeable belief in yourself, you learn how to have a better attitude, you learn how to BELIEVE in those around you, you learn time management etc. All of these things help you come up out of the dirt and start to bloom. We're all like little seeds trying to fight through the dirt to pop up, get air and breathe and then start to grow and bloom into something bigger than we ever imagined.

That's why I believe we're here. We are here to have dirt thrown on us, we're here to get stepped on sometimes, and have weeds take over us and choke us sometimes. We GET to have that happen in order to REALIZE our strength, our determination, our FIGHT that's in us. We all WANT to be more!!! We all want to make a difference!!! None of us want to stay the same. We all have big goals deep inside of us that we want to happen.

Well, as coaches - we start to believe that those dreams don't need to stay inside anymore. Every goal in life deserves to be worked towards. Because as you're working on YOU through health and fitness and personal development, you don't just dream anymore, you make it a goal and you BELIEVE that it can happen! You have a team surrounding you to lift you up, to push you, to believe in you and you start feel this amazing FAMILY feeling. You feel a part of something HUGE and AMAZING.

I not only FOUND ME again, I learned how to CREATE me. I pulled that shy, let me stay in the background, girl out and I started to realize that I had a passion for helping people realize their self worth, their divine nature, their significance, their value, their belief in themselves. I want them to feel empowered. I want them to realize that a health and fitness journey is anything but the scale..it's the opposite. It's about becoming STRONG, and unstoppable. It's about leading the way as MOM's for our family to live a healthier life. To FEEL AMAZING while we're here.

So yeah..it's changed my life physically, emotionally, financially, and spiritually and I post this because I know there are others out there who want more..who have been where I was and I want to tell YOU that I want to help you on your own journey. That you can coach too..you can be IMPERFECT just like our team is..we all fail every single day..but we get back up and keep moving forward to BECOMING WHO WE ARE.

So if you've ever thought about coaching, I'm running a 5 Day FREE SNEAK PEEK that will explain all the nitty gritty into what Coaching is. This group will be in a private group on Facebook, so please message me.

I will personally be mentoring 5 women who are ready to make this change in their life next month. These women must be:
*want to work on themselves with their health and fitness journey
*want to gain a stronger belief in themselves
*want to earn extra money to pay off debt or more
*put their excuses out the window and be willing to WORK
*excited and passionate!!
*care about others, and want to make a difference

Sound like you??
Send me a message on facebook.com/mindyjrose or mindy.rose07@yahoo.com OR click here to fill out the application!https://unbreakablenation.wufoo.com/forms/coach-application/ 

Monday Night Selfie

Monday night means Family Home Evening at the Rose house. (CrAzInEsS) 

We talked about the temple tonight and have decided to build the Salt Lake City temple via Legos (http://brickemyoung.com/) together for the next several Monday nights along with lessons and testimonies about them. Then after its built, we'll go visit Temple Square.

With 4 crazy kids, having these nights to sit down and talk can make us feel like referees sometimes. But I know it's worth it. I know they'll look back and remember these times we set aside to have together. 

I'm so grateful that Chris and I were married in the Idaho Falls temple for time and all eternity and are sealed as a family forever. I'm grateful that I can escape the craziness of the world and go find peace in the temple and feel that closeness with my Father in Heaven. I know as Chris and I attend regularly we can have protection as a family and be strengthened and receive answers.

I'm grateful for my little family. They're my everything, and I'm so grateful that we have each other to learn and grow together in this life. My prayer is that my children will be best friends, that they'll always feel safe in our home to express themselves and be who they are and always feel love. They teach me every day about  unconditional love and forgiveness. I'm so lucky to be their Mom. I'm so grateful for Coaching in our lives to provide the freedom to be present with them each day, and to provide a future for them to chase their dreams and have opportunities to serve and help others.

This just might be a favorite picture of mine of all of us <3. 

Welcome to my Blog!!

I'm so excited to be back up and blogging!! I'd neglected it for awhile, but now I've got time to dive in and just TYPE!! I love how therapeutic it is for me, and how many answers I get when I just let my fingers fly and all my thoughts seem to make sense.

Today - I decided to start making videos...HUGE STEP OUTSIDE MY COMFORT ZONE!!! AHHHHH!!

But I decided I was going to make a rule for myself. Only ONE TAKE, and I don't re -watch and critique myself!! ;)

So here the world gets to view and see ME, in all my imperfections, quirks and hear part of my story!!

Here's a sneak peek into ME and just PART of my journey as an Independent Team Beachbody Coach!

What is Beachbody Coaching?!

I'll admit, when I was little my dream was never to be a Beachbody Coach when I grew up :). But what's funny is I could never put a title to that dream I had of the kind of life I wanted. The kind of freedom I wanted. Something that would allow me to help others, yet also work on myself. Because let's be honest...when we start having kids - it's so EASY to put ourselves last. I didn't think a job like this existed!

So when I found myself at the end of my rope after having my 3rd baby in 4 years..feeling that depression and desperation for change, I knew it was time to find SOMETHING.

I found Beachbody, and signed up as coach simply for the discount on Shakeology. I knew I had to have that in my body,  and the 25% discount was too good to pass up. Before I knew it, I had my challenge pack and was about to start my transformation journey, posted about it on Facebook and had 5 other people that wanted to also start theirs, and in that moment I started a business from HOME, from my kitchen table, with babies sleeping on my lap. Simply from working on me, and helping others work on them.

2.5 years later, I've been able to retire my husband from his Federal Government job, bring him home so that we can be a full time family, he doesn't have to miss out on our kids' activities, and he can chase his dreams and also work from home. We can travel and see family, we can secure our future, help others and live our life by design. I've found my childhood dream...and I thank my Heavenly Father every day for placing this opportunity in my life and for giving me the courage to help others have this same opportunity.

So that's what I'm doing..I'm paying it forward. You can have the freedom and opportunity to chase your dream! If you'd like to listen in on a webinar where I explain the ins and outs of coaching with my team, click here! https://unbreakablenation.wufoo.com/forms/coach-application/
You can also add me on facebook or email me and we can talk more!
www.facebook.com/mindyjrose
mindy.rose07@yahoo.com

Ready for a change??

Maybe you're like me 2.5 years ago and you've found yourself stuck in a rut. You wake up each day tired, you try on different outfits, only to be uncomfortable in everything you put on, you pin things on pinterest and WANT to get healthy and in shape, but you just keep starting and stopping. You find yourself with little patience with your kids, cravings that get the best of you, and sometimes a voice in your head tells you to just give up because making a change is just TOO hard!!

If this sounds familiar, please know that there is HOPE! Because I DID IT. I changed my life, one step at a time, one day at a time.

The first transformation on the bottom left is ME. I didn't have the money or time to go to a gym, I tried videos on my own at home only to stop after a week because I wasn't there yet to hold myself accountable. I was running outside at night after my husband got home from work, and it was helping but I was still STUCK!

Then I found a challenge group with my Beachbody coach and everything changed from that moment forward. It was a sacrifice to get my challenge pack, but I made it work because I WANTED CHANGE more than I wanted to STAY THE SAME. And when you really want something, you make it happen. I dived into researching clean eating, how to read labels, how to make my meals healthier, and we found Shakeology through that. I knew after reading that ingredient list that we couldn't get these super foods and whole foods at the store, and I knew that our bodies desperately needed this nutrition!! So when my challenge pack came, it had a 30 day supply of Shakeology, the workout program Insanity, and I had a challenge group that I had committed to check in with each night to report my day!!

60 days later, I no longer needed naps each day, my cravings were gone, I had more energy, clarity, I was happier and I was 12 inches smaller, and 8 lbs lighter. It just continued to get better from there :)

2.5 years later I've helped other women reach their goals month after month by passing on everything I've learned. I see women getting off migraine medication thanks to Shakeology, cholesterol and blood pressure medications, those with autoimmune, it's helping their symptoms, etc.

In these groups I share my favorite recipes, my grocery shopping trips, sample meal plan ideas, I have them check in each day with what they ate and how their workout went, and sometimes sweaty selfies. And I see the light come back in their faces. Their confidence increases, they see how STRONG they are..and best of all -

THIS LASTS! This is a full circle LIFESTYLE CHANGE!

And lucky for you - if this sounds like what you deserve right now to make a change in your life, I have 2 spots left in my group starting next week! Let me know if you want it and I just might send a bonus workout dvd to you in the mail as well ;) Add me on www.facebook.com/mindyjrose and we can talk more and get you added in the private challenge group which is on facebook!

Our DREAM is REAL!

Today is a day we'll never forget...with tears streaming down my face, I struggle to find the right words to share with the world just how much today means to us. 

I remember as newlyweds, I was pregnant and sick and yet I was working 12+ hour shifts, taking breaks to run to the bathroom due to morning sickness, Chris was working and going to school and we were doing everything we could to make ends meet. I then had to come home because I was so sick and for the next several years, I watched my husband work so incredibly hard so I could stay home with my 3 back to back kids. Those years were a whirlwind. I hated watching him work multiple jobs, and come home and do homework and I hated living in government funded housing and use food stamps to help get groceries. I hated never seeing my best friend and I dreamed of a day when we would be FREE. I dreamed of a day when I could say YES to friends when they wanted to go out, because I could actually afford it someday. I dreamed of a day when my kids could go do dance classes or play soccer and pursue their talents. I dreamed of a day when I could buy a car full of HEALTHY groceries and a day when I could go visit family whenever we wanted without saving up for the travel costs and not worrying about losing those days off of work.

Fast forward to 2.5 years ago...we had hit a point in our lives when Chris DID have a great job, and we were finally able to make all of our payments by ourselves, but there wasn't much hope of SAVING. We were at a point where we knew it was time to CHANGE. I didn't know who I was anymore...I was depressed, so uncomfortable in my own skin, and scared of the example I was setting for my children, but didn't know how to get out of that hole. I saw some posts on Facebook of this girl who spoke to me. We messaged, I felt hope, and I signed up as Beachbody Coach. The moment that would forever change our lives.

TODAY...I know without a doubt who I am, my purpose here on earth, and I feel a never ending fire burning within me to be a lighthouse for others who are in that same hole I was, to help them see that they have the power to change their story in this very moment and write the rest of their life story. I feel a burning mission inside to help people KNOW WHO THEY ARE, and to empower themselves through health and fitness. The past 2.5 years have been some of the HARDEST and most life changing years of our lives. I overcame an eating disorder, Chris was able to go off depression mediation and go through some intense OCD therapy and find freedom, I went through a risky fetal surgery for my 4th baby and was on hospital bedrest afterwards. I've learned how to juggle 4 young kids, and go to all the appointments that come with Spina Bifida, find out I have an autoimmune disease and still build this business while my husband was an hour away at work working 12 hours. I had more moments than I could count where I doubted that I could do this. Through all of those trials, I kept my eyes on WHY......

WHY is today so significant???

Because thanks to this incredible opportunity, Chris was able to put in his notice at his job. In 3 weeks - our dream will be a reality. The dream I would day dream about...him not leaving before the sun comes up, him seeing the kids for more than 2 hours a day. I DREAMED about having a FULL TIME FAMILY. I dreamed of having him home to help with Camden. The thought of him being able to help take the kids to school and coach their sport teams, and do this business with me at home and pursue HIS dream. I dreamed of him being able to use his story to help others, and to have the FREEDOM of TIME! TIME is PRICELESS. This is our ONE LIFE and I wanted to live it to the fullest! I thought of how many more people we can reach as we combine forces. After all, that's what life is all about...helping others. #everyonematters

So today..I will write in my journal how much gratitude I feel for this dream coming true. To bring our family this freedom of TIME. I'll write of how we're moving to Utah to allow Camden to get the care he deserves at the Spina Bifida Clinic in Salt Lake City and how I get choked up thinking about how we're able to help him in this way. I'll write how much gratitude I feel for a loving Heavenly Father who has prepared us to be able to do this, and who has place those promptings in our hearts to make this decision NOW.

We are truly moving forward with faith and jumping and spreading our wings.

Thank you Carl Daikeler for this opportunity that has blessed our family more than you'll ever know. Thank you to my amazing team, who are like sisters to me. This is just the start for Unbreakable Nation