Team Call... Master Your Mindset

I seriously sound like a broken record talking about these amazing team calls that I get to sit in on... but they are for sure the bread and butter of my business.

No other company would set standards like this... without even really setting them! No one at corporate said that we have to get on team calls, have guest speakers, take time away from our business to pay it forward for another team.... but we do! And we do it with a smile.

I love that Beachbody is all about SHARING. Sharing our experiences with the products, sharing how it has changed our lives, and sharing the information we find with other coaches. There is no ME... there is only TEAM!

A great example of this occurred on our team call last night.... usually it is just us sitting around talking about how our businesses are going... but last night we had a surprise guest speaker. She is not even a member of our team, but she took time away from her team to talk to us about MINDSET... and I am forever grateful for this call.

I myself and on the STRUGGLE BUS when it comes to mindset, but she really helped me get out of my negative nancy talk and into a more positive light.

Here is the call...

Enjoy!!!!

And as always... here are my notes!!!!

• Surrender to the fact that running this business will be hard, having to have an open mind/heart, and trying something NEW for a change. The same stuff that got you places before will no longer matter here. 
• The only difference between successful people and not successful people is MINDSET - GOOD THINKING! Every single morning, THINK about your THINKING. How will you DECIDE to go about this day? Because it is a choice.
• Success is 50% mindset and 50% action
• You reap what you sow = you reap what you SOAK.... in other words, be a sponge!
• Empower yourself, because no one else can do that for you. Stop being a victim and start being a VICTOR! 
• Whatever you put out there, will be what you get in return. If you are putting out negative vices, you will attract negative people. 
• Try this... replace the word FAILURE with the word STUMBLE. Doesn't seem so bad anymore right? Instead of "I am afraid to fail" which is a really valid concern, you can change it to "I am afraid to stumble." That is a lot easier to work through mentally. 
• The only time you FAIL is when you QUIT. 
• Look for lessons in every stumbling block... like Carl said in the previous call... every NO is an opportunity to just ask "how can I do better?"
• Live in a 2 year world... imagine how life will be 2 years from now... will what you are going through this very second MATTER 2 years from now? If not, then don't stress about it. Be the SOLUTION to the problem, instead of waiting for others to help you solve it. 
• Compound effect... what can you control? One little step today, and each day, will be what truly effects your business in the long run. 

Personal Development:

"Lean In" by Sheryl Sanburg

"You are a Badass" by Jen Sincero

"No Excuses" by Brian Tracy

"The Go Giver" by Bob Burg 

"Thinking for a Change" by John C Maxwell 

Bombshell Dynasty Call with CEO Carl Daikeler

Last night was a pretty awesome night for my team... I hosted a little team chat prior to our larger team call, that happened to feature the CEO of Beachbody: Carl Daikeler. It is certainly not every day that the top dog of a company hops on a call to chat with a team for 45 minutes!

But that is just how loving and caring our "boss" is here at Beachbody. He had a scheduled call with Lindsay Matway, and instead of it being a one on one, they decided to host a call for our entire team. I think nearly 1000 people attended that call... crazy!!

My team is made up of relatively newer coaches, and this was the first LIVE team call, not just listening to recordings... so it was extra special to have them on, hear them chat at the beginning, listen to Carl, then chat afterwards!

Here is the recording of the call.....

Enjoy!!!

My Notes:

• If you fail 100% of the time, but decide to get 1% better each week... then in one year you will be a little over 50% better than where you started. You just went from 0 to 50 in a year... and that is pretty amazing. Small steps add up to big successes.

There are 4 responses you will get from a potential customer... write these down on a notecard along with answers or responses on the back....

1. They say "YES!" and are all in! 
2. "I'm not sure..."
3. "No." - but will offer you a referral
4. "No." - but refuse to offer a referral.

1. Move forward and get them started with a Challenge Pack!
2. Solve a problem for them (weight, time, consistency), match their goal to the product ("I thought you said you wanted to lose 10 lbs before summer"), you have just started coaching (not selling to them) and your journey starts now before the actual sale, offer the money back guarantee!
3. Ask them for a referral of 2 people who might be interested, and tell them you will always be right here when they have questions.
4. Use this as a learning experience, "Can you help me do better next time?" 

~ Be an active business person, do not take a No as a failure, but as a way to learn!

• You cannot save people! They have to be fully willing to commit, or else you will just be going over the same things with them every single time and getting nowhere! "I'm all in, if you are willing to do the work!" 
• "I am not a limo driver, I am the traffic cop." You cannot shuttle people to their destination, but you can point them in the right direction. 

Coach Information Call

Hi everyone!

So tonight I had the PRIVILEGE of hopping on a call with a bunch of my awesome friends who wanted to learn a little bit more about what I do as a coach.

Interested in hearing more?

I recorded the call so that you can check it out!!!!

https://youtu.be/zR-T-epNQcY



Contact me for more info!
www.facebook.com/erika.levarse

Email: mommyburgh@gmail.com

Bootcamp Challenge Group!

May is just around the corner, so really people, it is CRUNCH TIME. Both literally... and literally lol!!

The month of May is a huge time for fitness, because everyone starts to scramble to get in shape for June/July... the hot months for family vacations. The pool will open by the end of the month, and before you know it, you'll be watching fireworks at the 4th of July bbq!!!

So really, procrastination has hit CODE RED!

But I am here to SAVE YOU from trying to do it all on your own. Yep, I'll be doing it with you, and we'll whip our booties into shape for Memorial Day!

So what exactly is the Bootcamp Challenge??? Here are all the details....

• You choose the Beachbody program you want to do for 21 days (T25, 21 Day Fix, Fix Extreme, Piyo, P90, Max 30, Turbofire, etc)
• If you do not own a program, we will talk about what is right for your needs and goals!
• You will drink Shakeology, your daily dose of dense nutrition every single day for this challenge!
• We will meal plan, I'll provide grocery lists, and recipes to help you set up your kitchen for success.
• There will be mini challenges within the challenge
• PRIZES for those who participate!
• Free tshirt for join us!
• Access to Beachbody OnDemand for free if you purchase a NEW challenge pack! (over $2000 worth of workout programs loaded right into your phone or ipad)

The Bootcamp will last for 21 days. It will start Monday May 11th with a preseason starting the Friday before that.

You must have your program ready to go by the Saturday before we start! That way everyone can start on time and get to work.

There will be mini challenges, mostly fun, some are extra workouts for you to get in super awesome shape!

Who is this for???

Don't let the word "bootcamp" scare you. This is for YOU! I will cater this group towards everyone's needs. Whether you want to lose 10 lbs before summer, just tone up, or recover from a recent injury and gain confidence. I will accept you, as long as you are clear about your goals and are willing to participate!

Want to join us for a 21 day bootcamp????

Please fill out the application and I will be in contact with you soon!

Looking forward to working out with you!!! hehehe!!!

Application: https://beachbodyerika.wufoo.com/forms/application-for-challenge-group/

Find me on Facebook!!! www.facebook.com/erika.levarse

Leadership Training: Your Inner Circle

Hi team! So I wanted to talk to you guys about the importance of a TEAM!

You may have thought that you signed onto a team, and get to check in every so often, and get some great ideas from the other members. When in reality, you signed on to be apart of something a lot stronger and better!

I am reading this amazing book Leaders Eat Last, and wanted to share some takeaways from it.

Let's start with this example.
There is a pack of lions in Africa that keeps a close eye on a family of oxen. Every time the dominant lion would try and approach the oxen, they would turn into each other, back sides facing each other, in a circle and show their horns. Everywhere the lion looked, there were horns keeping him from being able to attack.
He waited though, and kept trying, until one day, the pack of oxen decided to separate and go look for some food. This was the lion's chance to attack... and he did. He took them down one by one until the whole family was gone.

So what can we learn from this and how does it help us??

When you signed on to be a coach you signed up to be a member of a family. This family takes care of one another, we share ideas freely, and look out for each other's best interest. Of course things will not always go as planned, but when push comes to shove, we will protect each other from the lion.

So here is my point... there is always going to be outside forces trying to come at you and break you down. We live in a fast world where things change daily. There will be new workouts, new trainers, new fad diets, new competitors, better technology, a failing economy, personal issues, and it just keeps going. That stuff WILL NEVER GO AWAY. It as always attack our tribe.

But here is the thing... because we are SO STRONG and band together when times get tough, those things WILL NEVER get through to our circle of trust.

Nothing can bring down a company faster than problems from the inside. No outside force is stronger than the forces that are on the inside. If we do not work together, and find solutions to problems quickly and become stronger because of it. Those outside forces will eat us alive.

So when people come at us and say, "Well I heard your customer service is awful and people get the wrong order all the time."

Do we throw our company under the bus and tell them yes we hate our service?
No! We come together and make a great solution to the problem. There is always be customer service issues with a growing company... but that person will not get better one on one service from their coach like we can offer!

He goes on to talk about the Spartan army. Each soldier went to war to protect their own, and would die to do so. They went into war with two things... a sword and a shield.
Which one do you think was considered the more important item to have when in war? The shield. It was a symbol of protecting not only yourself, but others. Shielding them from harm.

It is our job as LEADERS to create a culture inside our organization where people feel welcomed, recognized, and important. You are all super important to me, and important to this group.
Without that, we would have nothing.

Think of yourself as your own personal circle of trust.... do you love and honor yourself enough to be protected from the outside forces?

Personal Development and Proof the Product Works are two really great examples of how you can empower yourself from all those outside forces.
The doubters, haters... all the NO answers. People saying this is a scam and they want to go with another company.

Let it just roll off your back... because you protected your inner circle enough to know that it won't get you.

Success Club Trip 2015

Wowzers... seriously that is the only word that currently describes my recent trip to Cancun! It was everything I could have asked for... and a lot more!

Let's dive in shall we???

So what is the Success Trip? Beachbody rewards it's top leaders in the company with a free trip to a fun location every year. You have to earn your way onto the trip, it is not just given to you, so you work hard throughout the year to earn your spot! I signed up last January 2014 for this trip to Cancun, then spent the year earning points so my trip would be completely paid in full!

This was my first Success Trip... and it felt so good to be on a tropical vacation that I EARNED and got to spend with the other Beachbody leaders!

The resort was gorgeous!!!!! Our room was literally right on the ocean, so when you opened the curtains to the floor-to-ceiling windows, it looked like we were floating right on the water!

The trip was designed to reward us for our hard work, but to also serve as a leadership conference... so there were plenty of trainings to attend, as well as LIVE workouts with Autumn Calabrese, Shaun T, and Tony Horton! I went to Tony and Shaun T's workouts and they were so amazing to see live! We spend so much time watching these guys on tv or our dvds... to see their energy in a room was amazing! 

There is something pretty spectacular about seeing these people in person, and being in a room full of like-minded people who feed off their energy as well! I had the best time struggling my way through the workouts! lol! But it was so worth it!

Shaun T even gave me a HIGH FIVE for my efforts!

I also got to sit in on some leadership panels and hear about the newest products that are coming out later this year (summer to be exact!!!) I cannot begin the explain how awesome it is to sit in a big room and hear the CEO of your company announce a new product. It is like seeing the preview of a movie you want to see for the first time... seriously remember when the Batman previews came out and you got chills thinking of how amazing it was going to be? 

Yeah well that times 5000000000 hehe!!!

So here is the lowdown on the two new products expected this summer...

I am certainly no dancer but that Shaun T program looks pretty fun right?? It makes me want to secretly learn some moves then show up at a club and dance like in Save the Last Dance! hehe! Yeah right!!! 

I was talking with some girls about the trip last night and there are a few highlights that we all agreed on....

• It is so empowering to be in a room full of leaders and feed off of their excitement!
• If you are an Emerald, Diamond, coach, Star Diamond, or #1 coach... everyone is super genuine about wanting to share their information and help one another out! There is no me vs you... it is "how can I help you succeed??"
• The workouts are so hard, but everyone is struggling, and that makes it awesome! 
• No other company would treat their employees like this and not expect anything in return!

I just wanted to say that if you are on the fence about going to events, stop hesitating! I waited over a year to go to my first event and totally regret it! 

You will be shy and nervous, but once you are there and start to mingle, all of that will melt away and you will get absorbed into the amazing world that is Beachbody coaching.

I had so many AH-HA moments at these events, and each time I leave really understanding and reaffirming WHY I became a coach. 

Why not YOU?????

I never thought something like this was for me. I thought it took a really special and different person to deserve to go on trips and have these amazing friends. I jumped from opportunity to opportunity, and hoped that one would just stick. But nothing ever did, because I never felt connected to it.

I feel connected to Beachbody and am so grateful that someone reached out and told me I would become a great coach some day. I didn't believe her, and for a year, I put it on the side because I didn't think I would be good. Because I didn't succeed right away.

But success comes in so many shapes and forms, and I started to understand what it meant in my life as I figured out my WHY and my life purpose. 

I love being a coach... and think it is crazy that EVERYONE doesn't do this!

Want more info on coaching???

Email me! mommyburgh@gmail.com

or find me on Facebook

www.facebook.com/erika.levarse

Cancun Bound!

Moon Palace Resort, Cancun

I am sitting in my living room with my two daughters just reflecting on my life right now, and seriously, I don't think it has fully set in.

Let's rewind a bit...

Last January I got a notification in my Beachbody office that registration for the 2015 Success Trip to Cancun was open. I really didn't think twice about it, I clicked the link and signed myself up to go on the trip. 

See Beachbody has these fabulous yearly trips that are rewards for how hard you work the year before! So by signing up for this trip, I then had to EARN my way there throughout 2014. You earn points each month that convert into dollars that pay for your trip. I figured, I'll give it a shot, if it doesn't work out, that's okay.

But that attitude slowly started to drift away as points began to add up, and reality of going on a trip FULLY PAID FOR by my hard work really drove me through the year. Each month I gathered points and that dollar amount to go no the trip got lower and lower. Soon... before December... my trip was fully for plus extra money for travel expenses!

I was seriously shocked that I did it. What started out as "okay let's see how this goes" turned into "I need to get there," And I did it!

I feel like that is a really great metaphor for my business... I started out saying "we will see how it goes, I'll try." And slowly but surely my reasons for wanting to try harder started to take shape. What was a hobby quickly became my lifestyle and what saved me from my awful retail job. 

So now I am sitting in my living room, enjoying time with my kids, before I leave for this amazing trip in the morning. I am so excited to go relax, learn in some trainings by corporate, and workout with celeb trainers (Autumn Calabrese, Tony Horton, and Shaun T). This is seriously a dream come true! I really need my Beachbody tank filled by seeing my friends and surrounding myself with people who also worked super hard last year to earn the trip! 

I am beyond thankful for this opportunity and thank everyone who has supported me along the way. This year certainly had its ups and down and a lot of trial and error. But I truly feel like this is where I need to be, and I am excited that my family is starting to see the benefits. It is way more than a free trip, it is proof that this works and it is working for me!

xoxo