Bailing the Wax Under My Wick As Fast As I Can

Do you have a vision of your life or your body that the light of hope is quickly going out on? My light of hope revolves around my ability to run, which has become so challenging that I thought that the melted wax under the wick of the candle of my life was going to extinguish the flame.

I had, in fact, already started saying things like, “I will be a role model” or that it had become “pointless” to keep track of all of those things that revolve around running.

Are you faced with the same dimming hope or have you given up already and assumed that your “light of hope” will go out? I don’t know what your dreams are or what your vision of your future is, but I do know that success could be near at hand and you will never know if you give up.

In my case, I am trying a new approach - a new way to solve the problem that I have been faced with for years. If they are right when they say that repeating the same thing over and over and expecting a different result is a sign of insanity, then what I have been doing qualifies as insane. I don’t give up, ever, but perhaps I have been making the mistake of assuming that if I do what worked before, then it will work again.

Are you trying to lose weight and about to give up because you simply aren’t making any progress or the challenge is too great or you have simply lost hope after too many failures? My advice would be to try a new approach before your flame flickers and goes out and all hope is lost.

Are you an athlete who has let yourself “go” and find it too hard to get back in shape or can’t believe that with work you will regain most of your competitive prowess? Have you thought of trying a new approach?

Are you older and think that the best of your life has been experienced and now you will have to accept the aches and pains of being older and slower and the rest of the things that are now accepted as part of the aging process - when in fact they don’t need to be?

I’m 57 and I am bailing the melted wax under my wick as fast as I can so that the ever shortening wick doesn’t drown my flame in that accumulating melted wax. You can lose weight, you can be fit again, you can be competitive again and you don’t have to let your body age unnecessarily.

Take charge of your life and try a new approach to solve your problem and overcoming your challenges. I did and I am already seeing results. My strength training workouts on DVD are giving me strength, flexibility and a level of overall fitness and conditioning that I never anticipated and it is making my running easier. Although I just do a very short run after my strength workout, after over 40 years of running, I can see and feel subtle changes that give my hope and keep my flame alive.

Find your new approach to the challenge that you are facing and maybe, just maybe, you will have the same success that I am experiencing and it will be enough to keep your flame of hope alive. And I would definitely recommend bailing that melted wax under your wick in the meantime, though, so that you can buy some more time!

Fitness Success Coaching is the Ultimate Lifestyle

Turning the Corner That Never Came

It would be good for you to first understand what I was doing in my last job before you know what my job is like now. Up until last year, I was a Polar Authorized Internet Dealer, selling Polar heart rate monitors and accessories on the Internet. To be competitive, I shipped 7 days a week (we have full service Post Offices open 7 days a week in Albuquerque), 362 days a year. Many orders were shipped be Express Mail Overnight to be competitive and I had to run Google Adwords for the same reason.

In 2006, I spent over $34,000.00 on shipping and over $39,000.00 on Google Adwords advertising. Although I worked 7 days a week and had one of the top Polar Internet sites, I went heavily into debt to keep the business going, always hoping to turn the corner on profitability. And the stress was killing me…

They Say That Opportunity Only Knocks Three Times

And you never know if you have already missed the first two knocks…

When I heard about Million Dollar Body in December 2006, I gave little thought to it as an opportunity, but saw it rather as a way to offer more to my Polar customers. After they bought a heart rate monitor, I could tell them about this great website with workout programs, personalized meal plans, healthy recipes, access to fitness experts, a wealth of information and fitness tools, etc. It was a perfect compliment for someone wanting to take the next step in their fitness and weight loss program.

I knew about BeachBody, which is another company owned by Product Partners, the parent company. I was an affiliate and had banner advertising on my site for their workout DVD’s, which were very popular. Since BeachBody was ending its affiliate program and I wasn’t going to be getting any ad revenue, I also thought I would be able to replace the small income that I would be losing from being an affiliate.

Oh No - But It’s Network Marketing

If you think that it is inconceivable that someone in the 21st century could never have heard of network marketing, never heard anything bad about network marketing, never heard anything good about network marketing - then think again. I am that person. It also took me three months to realize that a Million Dollar Body Coach was part of a national network of coaches dedicated to helping Million Dollar Body Club members achieve their fitness and weight loss goals - we are in effect marketing fitness.

Now that I know that I am a network marketer who markets fitness in such a unique, fun and effective way, I am thrilled and proud to be part of this network that is working to revolutionize how people get fit and healthy.

How’s Your Day Going?

My day revolves around helping other people, being with my family and working out and my stress is really low now. I love getting emails from Million Dollar Body club members and guest members who need answers to fitness questions or nutrition concerns or who might just need a pep talk and a little motivation. I love getting emails from members who have lost weight, started feeling better, having more energy and a brighter outlook on life. That, too, is a thrill and always brings a smile to my face. I love talking to people who call me and say, “What exactly is a Million Dollar Body Coach?” “What do you actually do?” “Are you actually helping people achieve their goals?” “Are you making an income?”

And you know what else I love? I love having a successful home based business that promotes fitness and gives me the opportunity to support my family and be at home with them. My parents were farmers and we were home on the farm all the time. But instead of tending the herd and nurturing the crops, I care for and nurture my own “flock” of Million Dollar Body Club members who not only get a wealth of benefits, but also each get a Personal Coach as dedicated as me!

I “preach the gospel of fitness” and practice what I preach. Are you ready to have your own flock of successful members? Are you ready to have your own team of successful coaches? Are you ready to have a business opportunity come your way to make some extra income or to eventually turn it into a successful, full-time home based business? Can you see yourself being a lot less stressed, enjoying life more, spending more time with your family and feeling more confident because your “job” is helping other people achieve their goals? Do you want to have a lifestyle that includes working out and being fit and getting paid for it? If the answer is yes to any of these questions. then please call me toll free at 866 797-7336 and let’s talk. Million Dollar Body has been a great opportunity for me and we’ll see if it can be a great opportunity for you.

A Journal of a Runner’s Rebirth as a Role Model

Over the past 25 years (in a 42 year running career), I have used probably a dozen different ways of tracking my workouts and my progress. Ranging from the Runner’s World Runner’s Log to my first computer that had a printer with paper with the little holes on the side to little pads of paper. I recorded every workout, every mile run, my times, my splits, my pace, the weather, you name it. I listed every race in chronological order, by distance, by pace, etc.

And then I just stopped. Health issues and life issues were foremost in my mind and it all seemed pointless.

What could I record anyway? I ran fast times, great races, had a great streak, I’ve run over 45,000 miles - all the things that matter to a runner. I would never be able to run as fast or as far or for so many days in a row. I have bounced back from adversity many, many times, but could never bounce up to the level that I once was able to achieve.

So why start another journal. Because maybe its not the running that is important, but rather what I might be able to do with my body this time. I have been repeating the same thing over and over and expecting a different result (you know, a sign of insanity) and maybe it was. Going out the door day after day and running somewhere, but going nowhere. Dumb, a waste of time, call it what you will, but it was all I knew. It worked once, so it should work again, right?

Wrong. Let me give you an example. I ran seven days a week from July 28th until just before Thanksgiving (which is nothing considering that I have run 7 days a week for over 4 years and most of that time averaged about a 10K a day). We’re talking less than 4 months and I was running okay, but then I picked up a bad cold from my daughter during Thanksgiving week, broke a tooth on December 8th (I remember because it was my birthday) because my calcium had gotten so low, had oral surgery on Christmas Eve and didn’t recover until after the first of the new year. New Year’s Day is important to some people because they start things that day and then try to keep them going. I couldn’t even start running again until January 3rd and then it was back to the same old routine of trying to get in shape again for the 100th time.

Although I always look like I’m in shape, as the years go by, it is getting harder to fake. But once again I started to count the miles and think about pace and having a streak. Well that only lasted until the morning of February 4th when I woke up in the middle of the night knowing that the pain I was feeling in my stomach wasn’t hunger pangs. A flu like stomach virus robbed me of another week. It also meant that my plans to start P90X for the third time were derailed and I changed my start date to February 11th.

That day may be significant for another reason, but I won’t give it that significance for another 3 months. One thing that it does mark is my departure from doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. This time, my “log” doesn’t mention running and only includes my P90X workouts and I follow the online program provided with the program. I do run as part of the workout but don’t think about or record the workout in any way.

Is there anything to report after a week? Well, actually there is. Both my three year old and my 1 year old got sick this week, one with a stomach virus and one with a bad cold and I didn’t get either. That is remarkable for someone with a chronic illness whose immune system has seemed to be irreparably damaged and who had so little continuity in his life because of it. If you want to read more about the nightmare of my life, click here. But this is not about the past. It is about today and tomorrow and if I am doing something that may be improving my immune system and may be giving me some optimism about my health, I need to make note of what I am doing.

My running stories are all in the past, but if I can help someone today to have hope that they, too, can feel well again, then that is something to journal again. It is something to chronicle to give hope and provide some optimism for someone who may have had their own health nightmare and need to know that it is possible to recover and go on with your life. I won’t know until I know what tomorrow brings…