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

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!

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!

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?
>>>>>>>>>>>Apply here:https://unbreakablenation.wufoo.com/forms/coach-application/

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.

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.... :) :) :)

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

Kids, Homework and Clean Eating

My thyroid got the best of me today and I forced myself to STAY DOWN. I was so tired of laying down all day though, although I definitely benefited from the rest.. So when Addy got home from school, I made them Strawberry Shakeology with spinach and fruit in it, and spinach cakes for an after school snack. #MomWin! 

They were in heaven!! 

And then we turned on our favorite educational playlist on YouTube and did some homework. Mason and McKinley got to trace letters and numbers and Addy did her 1st grade notebook from school. This doesn't happen very often, so I soaked in the 20-30 minutes that they ALL STAYED FOCUSED! 4 kids under 6 can be so chaotic sometimes!

That was my success for the day 😉.

Always recognize your successes!!! As Moms we easily find all the things we didn't do - instead focus on all the things you DID DO! <3