The Game Plan Beachbody Leadership Event is approaching this weekend. We’ll be going out to Dana Point, CA for a rather luxurious trip to see the latest and greatest from the minds that run Beachbody. I have to say that I’m really excited. Certainly any opportunity to meet with company leaders and take your business to another level is an exciting prospect, but there’s a lot more going on. Beachbody events are like family reunions for us.
In 2003 Monica and I bought Power 90 and invited Tony Horton into our home every night. It changed our physical lives and was one of the best decisions we ever made. When I look back at how much that decision has impacted us, it is really hard to believe. Monica got more out of it than I did. Sure, we both lost weight, but Monica also gained a group of incredible friends through the Beachbody message boards and by attending some of Tony Horton’s Fitness Camps. I, unfortunately, did not…until last year. Like many things in my life, I should have listened to my wife.
In 2008, I decided to go to the Summit with Monica to meet all of these people that she had been raving about. I met some of the most incredible people and wondered why it had taken me so long to become a part of the community. After that we went to Hawaii with Beachbody and I got to know a select group of them even better.
But really, what is so special about these people? The short answer is that they truly love each other. I don’t mean the kind of love that Monica and I share…that would be weird. I’m talking about a genuine caring about other people, their fitness, their lives, their struggles and, of course, their victories. These events are an opportunity for us all to get together and talk about what we’ve been doing, and the new things we’ve experienced in fitness. P90X propels people in all sorts of directions. There are runners, triathletes, MMA fighters, kettlebell masters and a whole host of other athletes that have used P90X and Beachbody as a springboard to a fitness lifestyle and have in turn dedictated themselves to bringing that message to others.
Who are “these people”? The short answer is that they are Beachbody Coaches. Yes, Team Beachbody is a business. We sell products like P90X and Shakeology; but we do more than that. Team Beachbody, in my humble opinion, is about helping people to get in the best shape of their lives and it is rewarding in a way that simply cannot be measured with anything beginning with a dollar sign.
Oh…and we get to workout with Tony, which is always something I look forward to. He’s just one of “those” people in the world.
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