Special Edition :: Brand New Workout Program!!

Our #Countdown2CDF is in FULL THROTTLE.

Seriously... I am getting goose bumps thinking this program will be available to everyone on October 31st. Just a few days away!

If you need to know WHAT IS CORE DE FORCE?? Learn more here : Intro to Core De Force 

As an Elite Coach perk with Beachbody, they spoiled me with an autographed copy of Core De Force a WEEK before it releases. AND I was invited to San Diego last week for a Leadership Training with these top trainers and had the privilege of working out live with them 3 days in a row!

Like, what?? Yes!! It was so cool.




I've shared all about it within our #Countdown2CDF Launch Group on Facebook. I recorded the workouts to showcase the high energy you can expect: WATCH LIVE WORKOUTS 

As if that wasn't cool enough, we had several VIP receptions and had the chance to get to know Joel Freeman & Jericho McMatthers (creators of Core De Force) even more. They are simply down to earth. Kind. Genuine. Willing to chat. Brainstorm. They are incredible motivating.

They even made some live videos with me to explain more about what program and how completing the Sneak Peeks this week will donate $$ to the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. This week, Beachbody raised over $250,000 for kids all across America!! Incredible!



Knowing this program is bringing out my best... I have to be BOLD & STRONG. I decided to do a LIVE workout on Facebook of this Sneak Peak. Did you see it? I was drenched in sweat #sorrynotsorry



Can you tell I am excited?? I am ready freddy!

Be the first to get all the details here: CORE DE FORCE INFO GROUP 

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Want to know what comes in the Core De Force Challenge Pack?

This is what you will need to get to join our Core De Force group.

What is included in a Shakeology Challenge Pack?

The following products are included in a Shakeology Challenge Pack: 1) Beachbody program base kit* 2) Shakeology (choice of 30-day supply on Home Direct) 3) 30-day trial to the Team Beachbody Club with Beachbody On Demand** 4) Business Starter Kit & first Business Service Fee waived (included with new Coach enrollment)

*The CORE DE FORCE + Shakeology Challenge Pack includes portion control containers and shaker cup and the 22 Minute Hard Corps + Shakeology Challenge Pack includes portion control containers, which are not included in the base kit. **The Club + Shakeology Challenge Pack includes a 90-day premium membership to Team Beachbody Club with Beachbody On Demand, in place of the base kit. Such a steal for $140 ------------------------------------------------ To get it FIRST and join my exclusive Launch Group (where we will have special guest appearances and webinars WITH the creators of the program themselves IN OUR GROUP!)  --- Get on the waiting list NOW. It comes out on October 31st.  CLICK HERE TO JOIN WAITING LIST!  Tell me all about your goals -- your thoughts -- your questions -- your excitement. YES, we will talk about the exact workout schedule. You pick the time you workout each day. But we will tell you which workouts to complete. YES, we will talk in detail about the eating guide and exchange meal plans & recipes. YES, we will keep each other accountable with daily check-ins and weekly giveaways. YES, you will have the chance to be featured on Beachbody's blog & the future Core De Force infomercial with your amazing results. I just see this as a win-win-win.  See you in our LAUNCH GROUP !! JOIN HERE TO GET YOUR PROGRAM RIGHT WHEN IT COMES OUT!

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6 Reasons God Wants Us To Be Successful

I don't know about YOUR God, but MY God wants you to be successful.

He doesn't want you to be stuck in a rut or to settle for a mediocre life.

Perhaps this video will stir up a passion in you to be your best. I recently shared this with my team (#WeAreMoxie) to cast a vision that I feel we are all obligated to put our best foot forward in everything we do.



Ahem... ever heard of this...every time I want to throw away my big dreams or think I am not capable.. or if I want to be lazy... I think of this verse!

Here are 5 Reasons God Wants Us To Be Successful: 

1. God wants to bless you!

Psalm 35:27 says:
"Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause... Let the Lord be magnified."

To be responsible with the gifts and talents God has given each of us, I know from His teachings that I need to be a good steward of those things. God wants us to pay our bills, feed our family, stay out of debt. But He is not a lottery.  And aligning my desires with His, He wants to bless me and my family in order to make Himself more known!


2. Jesus came to give you an ABUNDANT life... not just abundant luck.

John 10:10 says,
"The thief's purpose is to steal, kill & destroy. My purpose is to give you life and that you may have it more abundantly."

Does this mean God will make me rich? Once again.. God is not a lottery.

1 Peter 4:10 says,
"Each one should use whatever gifts he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms."

If you belief that, then identify your gifts, your passion, your strengths... and RUN WITH IT. I bet you will notice God's blessing upon you once you start performing with excellence.

3.  God will give more to those who are responsible with little.

Matthew 25:29 says,
"For to everyone who has been wise with their talents more will be given, and he will have an abundance. But from one who has not, even what he has will be taken away."

This is a tough lesson. But one you'd be lucky to absorb early on in your life. If you desire success, my question for you, are you doing what you need to do RIGHT NOW with what you've currently been given. Are you a good steward of your time? Or your money? Or your skills?

4.  God wants you honoring Him through your financial success.

Proverbs 3:9-10 says,
"Honor the Lord with your capital and sufficiency [from righteous labors] and with the firstfruits of all your income; so shall your storage places be filled with plenty, and your vats be overflowing with new wine."

I just love this. When we are successful, will we accept all credit? Or will be surface level thank God but know it was your blood, sweat & tears that accomplished big things. I encourage you to evaluate how you got your relentless passion & skills & drive & opportunity in the first place.

This quote is a great fit:

"When you drink the water, don't forget who dug the well."

5.  God wants you to be a consistent tither and giver.

Malachi 3:10 says,

"Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do," says the Lord, "I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won't have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put me to the test!"

With the wealth that you may accumulate, be wise. Give back to whom gave it to you. This is a hard discipline but when God says, "Try it! Put me to the test!" -- I'd believe him!

6. God wants you to have BIG influence.

Deutermonomy 28:10-13 says,
"And all people of the earth shall see that you are called by my name..."

How powerful will it be if all the great leaders in our country professed their faith in Jesus Christ? We know that God's will is for everyone to hear of his mercy & forgiveness... why not use the platform we have as a leader to honor Him!

An important token I want to leave you with,

He will bless the work of our hands. However, he can't bless what we aren't doing. 


Check out my LIVE Facebook video below for a new perspective on this same topic:




If you found this helpful or motivational -- if you realize now that to BE YOUR BEST and STRIVE FOR SUCCESS is an act of obedience. Let's take that seriously!
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How 57 women just earned MONEY for working out!

And that's a wrap!!

In September, I hosted a Challenge Group called the Health Bet Challenge. I rallied several dozen women together to set health & fitness goals + commit to a work out program + commit to drinking superfoods each day = and if they complete the challenge, they split a giant pot a moolah.

That $$ total was $1,634,950.

And guess what??

100,273 amazing-dedicated-people completed this challenge!!

Therefore, we each earned $16.31 !!

Now, will that send you on a vacation to Bora Bora?? No ... but I will tell you want, being a part of the Health Bet Challenge gave us what MONEY CAN'T BUY!!



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"I was just noticing... my clothes fit better. I need to buy new jeans!!" - Colleen Butterfield

"I'm noticing my clothes fitting loose. Plus, other people are starting to notice that changes in me!!" - Jennifer Michaels

"Sleeping MUCH better and the clothes are loosing up." - Shannon Holcombe

"I got to go shopping for jeans. One size smaller! Whoop whoop!" - Leslie Crose

"With each day comes a little more motivation than the day before to keep going." - Ashley Guthas

"I've noticed muscle gain. Things that used to be really heavy don't seem so heavy anymore." - Miranda Plumtree

"I'm feeling more energetic!!" - Christine Rego

"I woke up not feeling as bloated!" - Jessica Mitchell

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These are gains money can't buy! You can PAY for life change. You have to fight for it!

Check out some of their WEIGHT LOSS trackers below... 

           

Congratulations Health Bet Challengers!! What an incredible journey together. I know this can be JUST the beginning of a wonderful transformation!

If you want to be a part of an Online Fitness Group, I'd love to help. Fill our the registration form below to apply for our next group. I start one the first Monday of every month. Is it time? Are ready?

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Top 12 Coach Retreat: INSIDE LOOK!

We are rounding the 3rd week of the POST RETREAT mourning.

I joke. But what a fabulous time we had. Last month, I invited 12 coaches from Moxie (our coach team) to join me at a 3-story pink beach house in Indian Rocks Beach, FL.

Interesting how things unfolded... hear me out...

I used to be a professional event planner. My Corporate America big girl job (prior to becoming an online health & fitness coach) was being a Marketing Director of a publicly traded company. My main role was to run a million dollar budget and organize, coordinate, manage 26+ national events a year.

It was intense. The stress level caused me to cry myself to sleep too many embarrassing nights to admit. I developed heart palpitations. Adult acne. And I was even one of those weirdos who got Swine Flu (circa 2009).  The worst part though was leaving my newborn baby with a nanny and having to secretly pump in dark closets at work between meetings.

Glam life, right?

I digress... this blog is about my TOP 12 BEACH RETREAT.... let's go back there...

Even though I decided to retire from my event planning days, you can take the girl out of her events but you can't take the events out of the girl. I love people. I love the experience of gathering like-minded people together. It's unique. The synergy cannot be fabricated. I've developed deeper bonds with women on my team from these quick weekend retreats than I would have if we had just chatted online for years.

I love the awkward first few hours where the girls don't know each other. I love watching them open up. Share. Laugh. Drink wine. Feel safe. Loosen up. Be free.

There is only SO much you can do to virtually connect. And running an online business with a team of over 1,000 online entrepreneurs to mentor... I gotta get creative.

INTERLUDE: Laugh at me if you'd like. But legit, my heart is pounding right now as I type because I am reliving how much I love connecting people to a community. And our Beachbody Coach team is indeed that... a big ol' warm fun encouraging community. 

I invited the the TOP 12 Coaches to our retreat. Due to ... life... 6 were unable to make it and graciously gave up their spots to 6 other lucky Moxies would have the chance to attend this life changing weekend. How it panned out was beyond me. Way better than anything I could have orchestrated. I don't believe in coincidences.

I handpicked 4 honorary guests who have proven their determination & I saw a spark in them. And the remaining 2 spots, we ran a People's Choice Award vote. All coaches on our team had a chance to nominate coaches who have inspired them and deserved to have a weekend giveaway.

Unbelievable. We had a blast! Here is a recap below ... 

Moxie headbands I gave everyone 

One of our lovely guest speakers during 1 of our 2 training sessions 

Dawn being Dawn. Incredible. 

Customized engraved bracelets I gave the girls with their family's names on them.

Surprise paddle boarding afternoon 

Group shot with our incredible guest speakers from Saturday morning.  

Sunset shot during our last night together

A custom hoodie I gave the girls to snuggle during these upcoming cooler months. 

My food & flower prep at Cosco the week before

We went out Saturday night & broke bread together.

Being in love. 

After our beach workout Sunday morning. 

A peek at our house decorations. 

After we ran into the ocean post-workout. 

Snapshot of us on top of the bridge during our walk/run.  

Awkward selfie with the greats (our guest speakers Friday night) 

As the girls started pouring in, I snapped a few "pre" in love pictures. 

My incredible husband who cooked, cleaned, ran errands and played full-time dad all weekend. 

I gifted the girls each a photoshoot - their headshots were amazing. Here is a fav of mine. 

1/3 group shot under our Moxie banner. 

Sitting around our living room during the first few hours. 

Group shot with an incredible line up of TOP COACHES & Corporate mentors. 

Pre-bridge run... that turned into walk.

If you are still reading, you are a pal. Perhaps you feel the same way I do ... that being a part of something big is powerful. That being a part of a community is a necessity. And albeit frightening to attend a girl weekends with ladies you've never met in person ... once you spend months working with them as Coaches, you become sisters you never knew you had. Trust me. It's magic.

If you need a momcation or want to join our team as a Beachbody Coach (or want to know what that even means... "Beachbody Coach") --- then that is your que. You need to be bold and reach out to me simply so we can chat.

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8 Tips for Running a Successful Business with your Spouse

I stumbled across this topic as my next blog post because... to be frank... running a family business takes an incredible level of teamwork.  Teamwork that can only come from deep trial & error.

Meet Nick. My adorable husband. He is 33 years young who is a poster child extrovert. He would rather rip his fingernails off (one-by-one) than sit behind a desk and work-from-home. True.

Meet me (Laura). I am 30 years young who can feel completely satisfied sitting at home in my yoga pants, kombucha in hand and a laptop enabling me to build my dreams.

We are opposites.

He loves sweets.

I love salty.

He loves music.

I love silence.

He is a talker.

I am a listener.

He has a fabulous sense of direction.

I don't know my lefts from rights.

You get it.

But it's true what they say: Opposites attract! We fell in love in 2005 and the rest is history. Fast forward to 2013 and we started an online business. Originally, this was my brain child as an attempt to replace my corporate america income (so I could quit my job and be at home with our 8-month old). Not 6 months after my online adventure started, my husband lost his job and we made the bold decision to pour our hearts into my growing online health & fitness business. It was new territory. It was fun. Scary. Risky. Mind blowing. Rewarding.

We've been full-time teammates now for 3 years. I love him more today than the day we got married. He makes me stronger. He gives me wings. I want to pinch his head off sometimes... and other times I don't think I can take one more breath without him by my side. It's a weird-romantic-obsession. We just want to be best friends.

Building a family business did not come without blood, sweat and tears. If you and your spouse are on the edge of diving into business together, I wanted to offer my TOP 10 TIPS that will keep your romance strong and business sharp.



1. Decide WHY you want this. I cannot count on all my hands and feet the number of times we've revisited this topic. The days when we feel drained. Defeated. Confused. One of us tries to fix our posture and brings our decided mission back to the surface. And we persevere.

2. Know WHAT you want. Is there a certain level of income you need to survive? Are you being responsible and pulling your weight so you meet your financial needs? Nick and I would love to make 4x what we make. Who wouldn't. But we pay all our bills, put good food on the table, enjoy frequent family vacations and give generously. When you put it in that perspective, your "I need to be ____" bare minimum becomes more clear. We want freedom. We want to do the work we love & be fully present with our two young boys. That's what we want.


3. Communication is everything. Communication is the key to any good relationship. But with family, it can take a little more effort, as there are often dynamics at place that make communication more complicated. We can have a tendency to feel like a loved one knows us to well that we shouldn't have to voice our feelings or expectations. But if you want your partnership to work, it's important to let go of these assumptions and communicate clearly & openly.

4. Priorities are important. We all want to be successful entrepreneurs and make a lot of money and change the world. But it's important to prioritize your family relationships over business. It's heartbreaking to hear of families that have been ripped apart by financial or business disputes. At the end of the day, you can build another business or make more money, but you've only got one family for life. Remembering that can help put disagreements into perspective (and avoid the nasty fallout of a family business gone bad.)


5. Have compatible strengths. THIS ONE is like jackpot for us. As we've grown up together (been together for 11 years), we learned how hilariously different we really are... but this is to our benefit. Write out what it will take to achieve your said business goals. What responsibilities and to-do's will it take daily. Which of you should do what? Who can learn new skills to take over certain unfamiliar areas (i.e. Taxes! Nick handles all our taxes and payrol and, boy, am I grateful!). Do you all have realistic expectations of the work hours it will take... can you all manage your home AND run your business? Talk it all out and commit to contribute fairly.

6. Put some space between you. In love or not... spending 24/7 with someone will make you feel looney. It can make you critical of their every move. Instead of appreciating what they bring to the table, you may start thinking how you could do XYZ better. Rather, let your spouse do their thing. And bring up progress and goals at your next business meeting. Not on a date or around the dinner table. Make an agreement to give each other girl time and guy time. Maybe even a momcation & dadcation every year. Refresh. Recharge. Set aside money and patience to gift each other space.

7. Understand what you're getting into. Entrepreneurship isn't a 9-5 job. It's a lifestyle choice. A couple who wants to go into business together needs to realize what this entails and prepare to devote themselves to it. It's easy to "leave work at work" when you actually... LEAVE work. But if you are working at home (like we do), it means you need to be that much stronger to endure the roller coaster ride of being a business owner.

8. Visualize the win. Imagine 5, 10, 15, 20 years from now... sitting beside your family celebrating decades of hard work. Looking at each other's eyes knowing that when no one else believed it was possible... that you guys stuck together. You focused on your mission as a couple & family. And now you've proven to your kids that they can do anything they put their mind to. It will take sacrifice and growth. But visualize the life you want and run after it each day.

Running an at-home business with my husband has truly been a blessing. I am stronger for it... Wiser for it...I matured faster because of it...We are in a better place financially because of it... And we get to raise our kids our way because of it. It may seem off to some (or most). But to us, we'd rather be the crazies chasing a dream that fulfills us than punching the clock and spending our life apart.

Is it for everyone? Nope. But if you have the tickle in your heart, go for it!

Do like us... learn how to fly on the way down!

Through running our online health & fitness business, we aim to inspire a movement in people to step back, slow down and love others. That is wrapped up in a little 4-word motto we try to live by: Love Fast Live Slow.

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