When we got there early Wednesday, we got to spend some time by the pool as a team. Funny how talking about work with these ladies and gentlemen doesn't feel like work. It comes as naturally as talking about where someone got their cute swimsuit. Coaching is weaved into the fabric of who we are so talking about it flows as easily as the water in the MGM Lazy River! It brought us even closer together. That night, a few of us indulged at The Cheesecake Factory after exploring Caesar's Palace. Having been a Las Vegas virgin, I was just taking it all in - holy moly, right?!
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| Selfies at Tiffany's! |
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| Sam, Laura, myself, and Cody - best roommates a girl could ask for! They even gave this prego the best sleeping spot! |
Thursday was when the magic really started to happen! First up was Lindsay Matway's SHINE Event. Lindsay was the Top Coach in 2013 and is the fearless leader of our larger team, the Bombshell Dynasty. She put together an amazing panel of coaches to speak with us about how to become better coaches and better people. Lindsay and company also arranged for us to have some amazing guest speakers: Autumn Calabrese, creator of the 21 Day Fix, and Carl Daikeler, CEO of Beachbody! I came away from it with 10 pages of notes, a full heart, and a feeling in the pit of my gut that I am meant for greatness. It was an awe-inspiring event!
At the end we all got these neat electric candles and by the end of the song they played, everyone in the room was holding up their light - letting themselves shine! It was such a great moment!
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At the opening general session, we were treated to info on all of the new products Beachbody has been working on - some have already released and another is on its way! First of all, we got to hear about PiYo, the newest fitness program that we are offering. I bought my copy at Summit after hearing Chalene Johnson, the program creator, talk about how much it has been able to help her test group. It is the program I will be doing for the rest of my pregnancy! It is a mix of pilates, yoga, and Chalene's own style - high-intensity, low-impact! She designed it for beginners and also for fitness junkies that never take the time to stretch and lengthen their tight muscles!!
Then we got hit in the head with this whammy: The 3 Day Refresh. If you've ever done a cleanse, you know three days in the magic number. I myself have offered and completed a three day Shakeology cleanse. Shakeology created Isabelle Daikeler has designed a cleanse that provides your body with all of the nutrition that you need for the entire three days to keep you full & focused the whole time!!! Test group participants lost 5 pounds in three days!! The results blew me a way. I will be sharing more about this soon and looking for some test participants to try it out for me since I can't be cleansing while pregnant! Pay attention for that!!
Finally, they shared P90: the prequel to P90X, X2, and X3! This program will be launched this fall. It is going to be an on-ramp for fitness beginners that preps them for extreme home fitness programs while still getting people major results! If you know anything about Tony Horton, you know that he is all about results!!
On top of all the excitement, the company execs also announced that next year's Summit will be in one of my favorite cities: NASHVILLE!!! There was an overwhelming response and the goal of selling 10,000 tickets before the weekend was over was surpassed - they capped sales at 15,000 and started a wait list while Beachbody formulates a plan! AHHH-MAAAAZING! So many people committing to their business - gives me goosies! (If you are a coach, get on the wait list NOW -- coachsummit2015.com)
That night there was an invite-only party at the MGM Grand Pool. The theme? Sequins & Studs. It was a fabulous party. Hors d'oeuvres and cocktails for everyone - and let me tell you that bartender made a mean Shirley Temple. It was such a beautiful evening! Everyone was in such good spirits and looked fabulous!
Friday was another day JAM PACKED full of learning. The morning General Session was highlighted by one of our two keynote speakers, Darren Hardy. If you have never read one of this man's books or seen him speak, it is be time to do so! (The Compound Effect is an amazing book and it is super inexpensive - buy it NOW!) There were so many takeaways from this speech. It left my insides altered - I am better equipped to live my life because of what he taught. Darren teaches that life is about choices. You cannot control what happens to you but you CAN control how you CHOOSE to handle it. Choices lead to behaviors which evolve into habits which created a compounding effect on your life. I could write another blog post on his talk... actually I think I will... so I will stop here but, WOW is all I can say about that.
The afternoon was filled with breakout sessions lead by top coaches in the country. I didn't get to attend all of them that I wanted to (who is making that machine to make being in two places at once possible?!), but the sessions I attended Friday and Saturday were so beneficial. Just being there in that atmosphere alone is worth the price of the ticket!
Friday night, my wonderful upline Start Diamond coach, Cody, asked me to be her date to the Invitation Only Star Diamond Reception at Hakkasan night club. It was an amazing party. I am so thankful that she invited me along and I cannot wait to pay it forward when I am a Star Diamond coach! Mingling among the best of the best was amazing. We even got to chat and take pictures with Carl Daikeler (CEO of Beachbody), Autumn Calabrese (21 Day Fix Creator), and Chalene Johnson (Turbo, anyone?!)!
Slides from Darren Hardy's Keynote Presentation
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| Some of our team at the Star Diamond Reception |
Saturday started EARLY! Our 4:45 alarms went off and a half an hour later we were on our way to the Beachbody Super-Workout. 9,000 coaches, 6 celebrity trainers, and a few dozen water boys to come spray us down in the heat. Chalene Johnson, Tony Horton, Joel & Jericho (of PUMP and COMBAT), Autumn Calabrese, and Shaun T graced us with their presence and worked us into an hour+ long sweat. There's something about working out with 9,000 people that makes you push a little harder!
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Our final General Session was Saturday morning. At this session, we were treated to our second keynote speaker: Diana Nyad. This woman and her story are inspiring to the core. Listening to her talk about all of the failures that led up to her amazing success was so moving and such a privilege. If you don't know her story, I encourage you to read about it. It started long before she reached the shore of Florida from Cuba on national TV!
Saturday afternoon, I got to take advantage of one of the perks I had earned prior to the trip: a celeb-trainer photo-op! Ahhhh-mazing again! That amazfest was followed by more "small" group breakout sessions (if 2,000+ is small!) and then a little team R&R by the pool! Of course, the whole time we talked about how we could apply all of this knowledge and inspiration into our businesses, but it was in bathing suits by a pool in sunny Las Vegas weather, so it was totally relaxing!
The weekend was rounded out with the Elite and Top Coach Celebration along with the awarding hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Beachbody Challenge finalists! The Challenge Grand prize winners each took home $100,000 and the 8 other winners each took him $25,000. Even their coaches got rewarded! It was so inspiring to see a company give away so much to people for simply bettering their lives! These winners were just people that submitted before and after pictures to the company! After we celebrated our Elite Leaders as well as our beautiful Top Coach, Lindsay Matway, the party rolled on to another ballroom! What a weekend!!!
As I rode to the airport with my girlfriends - oops, I mean coworkers - I couldn't wait to get to where we needed to be so I could sit down and start working. Summit changed my outlook on my life and my business. I am so thankful that I took the opportunity to go. My one piece of advice to anyone in this company: make Summit happen. Make all live events happen. It is worth putting on a charge card (and if you know me you know I don't do credit anymore!). The atmosphere sparkled with inspiration, wisdom, and excitement. My gut feeling that I am on the right path is wholly reaffirmed.
In closing, I leave you with this thought that Darren Hardy implanted in my head:
You can be the best any anything if you just outlast everyone else Be consistent, push through, work hard. Use your adversity to your advantage and you WILL see success!
Cheers!
Christina
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