Helping People

Do you read books or listen to podcasts for personal development? This is something I have learned to make time for each day. 15-20 minutes is all that I need into order to fill myself with positive energy that I can pass on to the people I am around that day. 

On Monday mornings, I have the opportunity to listen to a National Wake-Up call from Beachbody. And if I can’t make the 8am call, I can always call in later to listen or I can download the podcast. I love to use these as a form of personal development because they always have someone inspirational speaking- an underdog, or an everyday person like you or me who worked hard to get from point A to point B. 

I also love listening to these calls because it reminds me of what in incredible company Beachbody is. You hear about people becoming financially successful for sure. But more often the reoccurring theme that I hear over and over again is “helping people.” Helping people achieve their health and fitness goals, helping people stay motivated, helping people achieve financial freedom by becoming a coach. 

Since becoming a Beachbody coach I have discovered that my job is not so much to sell you products. I am in the people business. I can help you find the products that you want or the product that is best designed to fit your needs. But at the end of it all, my job is to help you, to work with you, to talk to you about your health and fitness goals, to listen and learn about you so that I can help you make the dream a reality. 

You don’t actually have to have a “beach body” to do this job. You just have to love what these programs can provide for personally, and see what potential the have to help others. And you have to have a desire to share it with everyone you know. And if you have seen results, I can almost guarantee that you will want to share with others. If you found something that worked, why wouldn’t you want other people to know about it? 

If you are interested in learning more about what I have been doing as a coach, please feel free to PM me. Or even if you are just interested in learning more about a Beachbody program. I can help you find the perfect fit for you and get you started on your own Journey to meet your personal goals. Let’s do it! 

Recipe: Easy Crock Pot Chicken and Mexican Fried Rice

It is pretty much summer weather here in Washington state. When you live in the Pacific Northwest, often times your house does not have A/C. I mean, we seriously would only NEED to use it about 2-3 months out of the year, tops. It's actually a rarity that is has been above 80 these past few days, considering it's only mid-June. So a lot of us just make do without!

The only times I  get seriously upset about not having any A/C (other than when it's time to go to bed and my room is still too hot) is when it is time to cook dinner. I don't want to eat salads and sandwiches until September, but I seriously do not want to turn on my oven when it's 85 degrees in my house. 

So today I thought I might use the crock pot and see if that helped. I threw together one of my all-time versatile favorites. I hope you like it!

Shown in this picture: 1 yellow container of Mexican Fried Rice, one red container of Easy Crock Pot Chicken, 1 blue container split in half between cheese and avocado. I also added 1/2 purple to my tally sheet tonight to account for the salsa/tomato sauce in both recipes. 

Easy Crock Pot Chicken

2-3 lbs. chicken (I use breasts because it is what I always have on hand, but it turns out well with thighs too)

2 cups salsa

2 Tbsp. taco seasoning (I blend my own so I can leave out the salt and other garbage! But a taco seasoning packet would work too)

Optional:

1 can black beans

1 can corn

(if you add these ingredients, you may or may not want to add more salsa, but you really can't go wrong either way!)

Put all ingredients into slow cooker and cook on low for 6-8 hours. When chicken is cooked all the way through, pull apart using two forks and stir to allow chicken to absorb the salsa/taco seasoning juices. 

Various Ways to Serve:

• My favorite way to serve this chicken is with my Mexican Fried Rice (see recipe below) in a bowl with a little cheese, avocado, and/or sour cream. 
• My husband likes to just dip into it with chips.
• My son likes to put it on nachos with cheese. 
• It also makes a good (but somewhat messy) burrito filling. 
• Sometimes we use the leftovers to make quesadillas. 
• I will also use the leftovers to make a "taco salad."
• My husband has even thrown it into his scrambled eggs before!

You get the idea- it's very versatile!! 

Mexican Fried Rice

3 Tbsp. oil

1 cup rice

1 diced onion

1 tsp. granulated garlic

salt/pepper

1 tsp. ground cumin

1/2 cup tomato sauce

2 cups chicken broth

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add rice. Cook and stir constantly until rice is puffed and golden. Sprinkle with garlic, salt, pepper, cumin. Add onion and cook for 2 minutes until onion is tender, but do not overcook the rice. Stir in chicken broth and tomato sauce. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer on medium-low heat for 20-25 minutes or until all liquid is absorbed. Fluff with fork. 

So I am not gonna lie- I always use long grain white rice with this recipe. Technically it is not 21 Day Fix approved, but I have tried to use this recipe with brown rice before and I just cannot figure out what I need to tweak in order to get it right. If you find success in re-creating this dish using brown rice, PLEASE share with me your secrets!! 

Coach Training and Finding Your "Why?"

I recently joined a coach training group. When I first signed up to be a Beachbody coach I did not ever think I would be interested in being a coach. I never thought I was in good enough shape or was the kind of person who looked like a coach so how could I be one? But Beachbody coaches are not nutrition experts or fitness gurus. They are normal people just like you who have found something that they LOVE and they cannot help but share it with others!!

Part of my coach training was to get outside of my comfort zone and make a video to share with our training group. The video was supposed to be about your "why." Your "why" is your driving force- it is the deep rooted reason for doing what you are doing. 

What is your "why?" Typically people will first respond with weight loss or getting healthy. But this is probably not really your "why." These are actually your goals. Your "why" is the thing that will help you preserver when you lose your motivation (because this happens to everyone!) Your why is the reason why you get out of bed each morning, the thing that you would sacrifice to protect without thinking twice. Your "why" is what helps you to achieve your goals!

Today I want you think about your health and fitness goals. What are they? Write them down. Then I want you to take a good look at your goals and think, why is this so important for me? Why do I want to reach these goals? And write that down as well. 

If after doing this activity you feel empowered, I want you to take your goals and your "why" and I want you to hang them up in a place where you can always look at them. Maybe it is on your mirror in your bathroom, or on they wall next to your computer, or next to your kitchen sink where you wash dishes. Hang it up where you will look at it everyday and it will help you on those days where you can't help but think, "I don't want to try today."

I want to help you to achieve your health and fitness goals. Please reach out to me and let's find a way for you to work towards them every single day!