The Magic of Challenge Groups

Can I talk about Challenge Groups for a second????

There is something pretty magical that happens when you join a challenge group, and it is the REASON why I run them in the first place. Of course I want to help my "customers" aka best buds lose weight, get muscles, look hot, and be the best them ever... BUT there is an even better reason. 

Let me first say, I am beyond humbled that ANYONE would trust me with such a huge task. I will forever be grateful to have people in my life that respect me so much that they will spend their hard earned money on a workout program, Shakeology, and trust me to help guide them through that journey. That is huge! I was that person who trusted someone with my money... I put a lot of faith in them because I really didn't have the $150 to spend on a dvd???? It sounds really crazy... but that is just the surface of what that money went to. 

Back to that magic!!!!!!!!!!

I have two challenge groups going right now and we basically just started, and already I am seeing it happen. I get super nervous starting a group, honestly I never really ran a group until last summer because I was afraid of FAILING. I had my friends spend money on something, I wanted to just hide because what if it didn't work out?? They would be so angry with me! So I get pretty nervous that no one will participate or everyone will hate their workout programs.

This is where the shift happens. We go from just a group of my customers, you know my buds, to true teammates. Warriors. Soldiers. Sisters. Brothers. These people who probably never met before are cheering each other on, telling each other secrets, and trusting them with pictures of their bodies as they make their way through a 30 day journey.

I am unbelievably floored by the amount of strength hidden inside each of these people... from divorce to cancer to MS to loss to abuse to neglect to self doubt to post partum depression to all kinds of medication.... I have a challengers who face so many obstacles in their lives... but yet they show up each day, ready to take on the day. They give me their best, and I am always there for them.

I love when I turn on my phone in the morning and see conversations already going... two people who never met bonding over a common goal of just finishing something, maybe for the first time in their lives! 

If we never lose a single pound, I can walk away know I still did my job, because the inner confidence is really what I strive for. Remember when I said I spent $150 on a dvd? I actually spent $150 to RESTART my life. And the ride that is has taken me on has truly been magical.

In the end, I want to say I lived. We all have our STUFF... but I do not want to waste one second regretting not living to my full potential. They have DVRs for a reason... for after your workout! lol 

This video really touched me... I hope you watch and feel inspired to soak in the moment and remember that regardless of what you have going on... you have a support system that is waiting to help you out. If you ever considered joining a challenge group but felt scared of failing... I can tell you... there is no such thing in my groups. Showing up is 100% winning!!