Where I'm Going From Here with My Health and Fitness Plan

Thanks again to our thoughtful daughter, Liz Brown, for giving me for Christmas a renewal to The Oprah Magazine subscription. As she said, she likes to know we’re reading the same thing each month!

Starting with the cover of the January, 2012 issue, Dr. Oz is quoted as saying, “Every person has the right to look and feel like a million bucks!.” Inside the article, Oprah Talks to Dr. Oz, he says, “We need a wholesale reevaluation of what health feels like. Most people don’t even know what that feels like anymore.”

I know I had become complacent about my health. My cholesterol medication was keeping my numbers in check and most of my clothes still fit. I was satisfied. What I’ve learned in the past year, since becoming a Team Beachbody Coach, is that through improved nutrition and daily workouts, I can feel a whole lot better, control my cholesterol through diet and exercise, and upgrade my wardrobe as I get slimmer and stronger.

My plan for 2012 is to continue to drink Shakeology each day for lunch. I can’t wait to try the new 100% Vegan Tropical Strawberry Shakeology, which will be available as of February 14th.

I’ve made great physical conditioning strides through daily Slim in 6 workouts. By late February, Bruce and I plan to begin the new Team Beachbody Tai Cheng program, a progressive program built on the fundamentals of Tai-Chi and Qi Gong, ancient wellness arts that focus on improved mobility, strength, muscle tone, and balance.

And we can workout wearing the new Team Beachbody apparel!

Thanks to Team Beachbody, every day I’m feeling closer to a million bucks (and it’s also nice to see our bank account growing with our year-old business!). Team Beachbody is fulfilling on its promise to help us get physically and financially fit.

I look forward to inspiring more and more people to experience the feeling of being healthy again. We have a massive course correction to make in our society. It’s well worth the effort, because being physically and financially fit causes more positive ripple effects in all aspects of one’s life.

Thanks, Team Beachbody for allowing me this opportunity to help myself and many others achieve our goals and life happy, fulfilling lives! Let's all feel like a million bucks!

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Why Team Beachbody is a Great Fit for My Top 5 Passions!

Why Team Beachbody is a great fit for my top 5 passions:

1. Loving, creating and having fun with Bruce.

* Bruce and I are soul mates. I love him and I love his commitment to Team Beachbody. We are on this journey together.

* We have different personalities, passions, and skills. Through many years of discovery and practice we have learned to combine our respective talents to create more and more for our community and our family. Team Beachbody is yet another vehicle for us to continue to create together.

* Team Beachbody has brought a new element of fun and enthusiasm to our marriage. We compare our new svelte bodies, encourage each other to keep getting stronger and healthier, and honor each other's personalities in this process. We're getting younger each day!


2. Loving and playing with kids, grandkids, and friends.

* I have made new friends since joining Team Beachbody. These are people who share my passions for getting physically and financially fit. I'm grateful for these new friends and look forward to meeting more like them!

* So far we have enrolled two of our three adult children in our Team Beachbody business. Our daughter and her family love Shakeology and we've worked out with our grandkids! How fun is that! We look forward to leaving a Team Beachbody business as a legacy to our extended family.

* It's important to me to model a healthy lifestyle to others family members and friends who might decide to join us on our Team Beachbody journey when the time is right for them!

3. Enjoying excellent physical, spiritual, emotional and mental health.

* Since becoming a Team Beachbody Coach, I have lost 17 pounds and have stopped taking prescription drugs to lower my cholesterol. I feel great, have plenty of energy, and am looking forward to mastering more demanding physical workouts in 2012.

* Feeling good is the key to achieving all your dreams. When I feel good physically, I notice a positive impact on my mental, emotional, and spiritual health.

* Since I have unlimited potential to feel better and better in all these areas of my life, I intend to enjoy feeling good to a greater and greater extent. That's how I know all my dreams will come true!

4. Living a life of financial freedom and abundance.

* A TBB business offers me unlimited income based on my commitment, consistency, excitement, leadership, being a product of the product, and an unwavering desire to help people.

* A TBB business offers me a flexible lifestyle - the ability to work from anywhere. I'm my own boss and own my own business. We are already creating the lifestyle of our dreams around our Team Beachbody business.

* A TBB business offers me the chance to continue to grow personally and professionally in order to achieve abundance in all areas of my life.


5. Leading and inspiring others to achieve their Why.

* I can use my special gift as a Certified Passion Test Facilitator to help TBB coaches discover their Why and stay connected to their Why as they grow their business.

* Because of my lifelong commitment to personal development, I can help others become more aware of obstacles that are keeping them from their goals, help them focus on what they want, create an action plan, and make their dreams a reality too!

* By following my own passions and achieving my own dreams, I am inspiring others to do the same.

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This is a Confession

This is a confession about my 2011 fitness and nutrition transformation.

In January, 2011 when we enrolled as Team Beachbody Coaches, I went along for the ride. We were looking for a new business and were approached at just the right time. (Timing is everything - it' true!)

Bruce has always been the exercise and nutrition fanatic in our family. While I have been supportive of his passion, my enthusiasm did not run as deep as his did.

I always tried to serve our family healthy meals, but didn't shy away from also stocking the cupboards with unhealthy snacks and "feeding" my passion for baking sweet desserts.

My whole life I've enjoyed exercise, but not with daily dedication. I like to walk and swim and did it more as a convenience than a regimen.

So all of a sudden I was a Team Beachbody Coach! What that meant to me was that as a serious business owner I needed to become a role model for our future customers and coaches as we built our business. That requirement translated to drinking Beachbody's Super Food, Shakeology, each day, and committing to completing a daily Beachbody fitness routine and logging it in the Beachbody online gym each day.

Ok, I can do both of those things. The Shakeology drink really simplified our lunch routine because all I had to do was get out the blender, milk, and frozen fruit to mix with a packet of Shakeology. I like efficiency and now I was saving lots of time at lunch and simplifying our grocery shopping. This Team Beachbody thing is working out better than I expected afterall!

The exercise part was not difficult either. Bruce was pushing play on his DVD player in the garage so I did the same in our sun room. What a great way to start each day - getting our energy up and accomplishing something important before we began our official "workday".

The year advances - fast forward to about June. Wow, I've actually lost some weight and people are starting to comment. This feels good! My clothes fit better and I have all the energy I need to meet all my commitments and still take a walk each afternoon. Life is good.

It gets better. In August I go to my doctor for my annual physical. He's so delighted with my weight loss that he gives me a high five, calls in his nurse who game me additional kudos. Then, because my blood tests were so improved, he takes me off the cholesterol lowering medication I've been taking for too many years to count.

This Team Beachbody thing is really working out for me!

Then I started listening to more of the stories from our new Team Beachbody coaches about their own positive health improvements with Shakeology and exercise and now I'm really convinced that Team Beachbody is more than just a new business for us.

My "workday" starts when I push play on my DVD player to do my workout. My body is my business, as they say in the Team Beachbody videos. And I'm more proud of how I look each day.

It's now become a lifestyle - one that we'd like to share with so many others! I've learned more about the "spread" of obesity and diabetes (of course they're related) in this country and how Team Beachbody is on a mission to end this deadly trend. Now I'm on a mission! This is much more exciting and fun than running a "business". We can truly help thousands of people and make a difference in their lives both physically and financially. (Did I mention that we get a deposit in our bank account each Thursday and it was been steadily growing all year as we continue to share the Team Beachbody products and business/mission?)

Those are the highlights of my Team Beachbody journey in 2011. I look forward to getting even more healthy and fit in 2012 and beyond. Not just for me, but for my family. Bruce is committed to live a long, healthy life, and I want to be right there by his side giving him a hard time and enjoying our amazing life together. We have designed the best decade ever and we can't wait to make it a reality. Our fourth grandchild is due in early March, 2012, and you better believe I have a lot of motivation to be the best grandmother I can be to her (yes, we already know it's a her) and our other three beautiful grandchildren.

I can't wait to help more people and to help more of our coaches help more people feel and look better today and in the months and years to come. I hope we're the oldest and longest running Team Beachbody Coaches in the company when we tell our story to our great grandchildren!

Be a Team Beachbody Coach!

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31 Days to Network Marketing Mastery

Here's a free excerpt from our latest Kindle ebook, 31 Days to Network Marketing Mastery, by Bruce and Marge Brown

To get all 31 tips, click here.

#1–Your Big Why

Your dreams are precious. It’s no accident that you’ve chosen network marketing as the mechanism to allow you to fulfill your dreams.

Your dream is what surfaces for you when you are quiet and connect with your heart to describe what your life would look like with the full expression of your success. Goals are the stepping stones you need to accomplish to manifest your dream. Marcia Weider, Founder and CEO of Dream University (www.dreamuniversity.com), aptly describes this process as follows: “Put your stake in the ground and then put yourself in a relationship with that stake!”

Start with the end result. Describe what your destination looks like as if you are already there and why you want to arrive there. How will it feel? Put yourself in that place. Focus on what brings you joy, not on what brings you relief. This is a very important distinction to connect to your heart.

Share your dream with your sponsor with positive emotion and paint clear images with your words so you communicate where you are going with your network marketing business. Together you can then create a powerful action plan to make your dream come true. As your business grows, add more specific details to the picture of your end result. Continue to share those with your sponsor.

When you sign up a new distributor, guide them through this same process so you have a clear image of their dream and motivation.

Keep a strong belief that if you have this dream then the means to accomplish it already exists. Your job is to stay in touch with your dream and to stay in action with your business with feelings of joy and service.

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Make Your Body Stronger

I watched a Tony Robbins video today and in it he reminded me of four important components of success.

First, develop emotional fitness by feeding your mind with personal development programs. Emotional pain and weeds grow automatically if you aren't proactive with this tip.

Second, make your body stronger and take care of it the best you can. The mind and body are connected and you need to care for them both.

Third, find a role model who has succeeded on the path you're following and create a plan of action to meet your goals.

Fourth, help others who are worse off than you to keep your own life in perspective.

As a Team Beachbody Coach, I'm working on all four of these tips from Tony. I have made significant strides in making my body stronger this year with Shakeology and the Slim in 6 workout program from Beachbody.

Bruce has been using P90X from Beachbody. I have seen an amazing transformation in his physique and physical confidence. So much so that I am thinking of trying it myself as soon as I reach my weight loss goal (only a few more pounds to go!).

So in the spirit of helping those who want to make their bodies stronger, please read on!

The good news is that P90X2, long awaited by many is now available on a pre-order basis. That means you won't be charged for it until it ships, sometime later this year (Beachbody is promising delivery before December 25th for those thinking of holiday gifts).




We don't know how long the overall pre-order period will last because once the pre-order inventory slots are taken, the super deal (free shipping, a savings of about $40) will be gone, plus they company won't promise delivery before next year.



P90X came out in 2004 and has been the best-selling home fitness program ever. This new version includes fitness and nutritional developments that have occurred since 2004 and has been highly anticipated.

Order now to:

• Get free shipping
• Get two extra workouts included
• Get delivery prior to December 25th

The quickest place to order it is on my website: www.MargetheCoach.com.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me. This opportunity won't last long.

Thanks, Honey!

Testimonial from the August, 2011 Challenge:

“I like the taste of Shakeology and I found that within three days I had noticeably increased energy. My clothes are also beginning to fit better after just 10 days into the program.”
- Honey Martin

Thank, Honey, for the testimonial you gave as a participant in our 30-Day Healthy, Happy, Hot and Fit Challenge.

This Challenge is designed for anyone who wants to develop more positive nutrition and fitness habits. It doesn't matter where you are on your personal journey; you'll make progress if you decide and commit to the 30-Day Healthy, Happy, Hot and Fit Challenge! We hope you join us!

The deadline for the September, 2011 Challenge is August 25th.

A Map and a Call to Action!

If this map doesn't get your attention on the rising trend of obesity, then nothing I can say will!


The bad news is that the obesity rates in the U.S. have risen dramatically in the last decade for both adults and children. Obesity is a national epidemic and a major contributor to some of the leading causes of death in the U.S., including heart disease, stroke, diabetes and some types of cancer.

According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 33.8% of adults are obese and 17% of children ages 2 to 19 are obese. The childhood obesity rates have tripled in one generation!

Beachbody has been recognized as an advocate of the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award (PALA), created by the Presidential Council on Fitness.

You'll automatically be issued your Presidential Active Lifestyle Award, issued by the Presidential Lifestyle Council, when you purchase any Beachbody fitness program or Shakeology by August 17th.

Join us and help yourself to a healthier lifestyle!






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How Does Tropical Shakeology Sound?

How Does Tropical Shakeology Sound? Click here to get the idea.

With this steamy summer weather, it sure sounds good to me! I can't wait to order mine in August!


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Annabel's Got Shakeology!

I didn't know our 3-year-old granddaughter was such a fan of chocolate Shakeology until her last visit. When I made my lunch shake she insisted on having her fair share!

This photo says it all! It's nice to be sharing Shakeology with three generations in our family.

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Slim in 6 - It Works!

In about 2 seconds I was able to list 10 Reasons Why I Like Debbie Siebers' Slim in 6 workout program.

1. First and foremost - It works! You can steer your way through the three phases to gradually build up to a stronger and stronger daily workout. My body is quickly changing as a result of doing the Slim in 6 program six out of seven days per week and drinking Shakeology each day for lunch. On my Slim in 6 "day off" I use my Elliptical machine for 20 minutes of cardio.

2. Debbie features workout partners in her DVDs who are everyday folks just wanting to look and feel better. They are inspiring success models because of their before and after photos and their ability to master all the moves and make it look easy.

3. Debbie is a very encouraging trainer who seems to know just how I feel at various points in the workout and she says just the right thing to keep me going.

4. Slim in 6 is a comprehensive full body workout with cardio, stretching, and light resistance moves to help you burn fat and sculpt your body.

5. Little equipment is needed; the program includes a high quality resistance band and you can start with filled water bottles for weights.

6. The program has upbeat music to keep you moving.

7. There are convenient time and segment trackers so you can monitor your progress during a specific workout.

8. Thankfully, Debbie allows one swift water break about midway through the Ramp it Up! segment. Hopefully she will offer breaks in Burn it Up!

9. I love the way Debbie says, "See you tomorrow," at the end of the workout so you feel obliged to meet her the next day in front of your TV.

10. There's helpful emphasis on diet as well as exercise with this program.

I'm midway through Slim in 6 and probably taking longer than most folks to go through each phase. That's all right with me. Soon I'll be using the third phase, Burn it Up! and I can't wait to get my body to the next level!

Proud to be an American and a Team Beachbody Coach!

Living and working (really playing) as a Team Beachbody Coach is one of the best decisions I've ever made, other than marrying my loving husband, Bruce, and raising our three incredible children to adulthood.

As we're enjoying summer activities in this time between our two powerful patriotic holidays, Memorial Day and Fourth of July, we're also appreciative of the dedication and sacrifices of our military forces and those civilians who also sacrifice personally in order to keep our military forces strong. Our brother-in-law, Bill Crowell, who is in a civilian support role for the military, recently left his family for the summer and deployed to Afghanistan.

Circling back to Team Beachbody, there are two points to this post.

First, over Memorial Day, we had a national coach call with U.S. Army Captain Mike Mullaly, who is serving in Iraq. Mike is successfully growing his Team Beachbody business while deployed with the help of his wife, who is holding down the home fort stateside. Here's the audio link to Mike's inspiring story.

http://click.websitegear.com/track/1636942

As a further testament to Beachbody's support of our military forces, one of the exciting announcements from the recent 2011 Summit is that anyone in the active military can become a Team Beachbody coach and the company will waive the $39.95 Business Starter Kit fee and monthly Business Service Fees for the entire time they are active in the military. If you or anyone you know is eligible for this benefit, please contact me asap.

I'm proud to be an American and a Team Beachbody Coach!

Thank you for this testimonial!

"Marge hits the nail on the head! I especially like the journal aspect of this book. There are so many good nuggets in this book. Be careful while reading lest your find the entire thing highlighted!"

From Kristen J. Eckstein, Imagine! Studios, ArtsImagine.com, High Point, NC

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Take 10!

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Invest in Yourself!

Book 1 of the Shakeology Series

I just completed Book 1 of the Shakeology series by Darin Olien, the ingredient hunter.

Those who know me would not describe me as someone who is interested in agriculture. However, I could not put down this little book!

Darin Olien travels the globe to find the best in class farmers for the 70 nutritious ingredients in Shakeology. Book 1 of the Shakeology series describes the perils and successes of his travels to Peru for Sacha Inchi, to China for Astragalus Root, to Costa Rica for Papain, and to Canada for Wild Grasses.

The book is entertaining and educational. I had never heard of Sacha Inchi, Astragalus Root or Papain before reading this little travel log. Wow, am I even more impressed with the quality of Shakeology and what's it's doing for my daily nutrition!

Best of all...the book is free with Shakeology Home Direct orders. The sequels are coming soon: Book 2 covers Darin's hunt for world class Goji Berries, Maca Root, Quinoa Seed, and includes a section on Beachbody's programs to help local farmers. Book 3 covers Darin's hunt for Chia, Yacon Powder, Cordyceps, and Amaranth.

Thank you Darin and thank you Beachbody for supporting me in my own wellness program and in providing me with the vehicle for helping others as a Team Beachbody Coach.


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No More Oreo Cookies for Me!

This is a simple message to all those who have an Oreo habit. I'm a chocolate lover from way back and couldn't go through a day without a few Oreo cookies to satisfy my chocolate craving.

In January, 2011, I started having chocolate flavored Shakeology each day for lunch as a meal replacement. Not only did it reduce my cravings for Oreo cookies, but it has pretty much reduced my cravings for sweets altogether. This is a major lifestyle change for me. With the combination of daily Shakeology and a good workout, I'm over half way to my weight loss goal. This is again a major lifestyle improvement for me and I would love for everyone to experience the same benefits.



Shakeology is an amazing super food that tastes delicious and nourishes your body with the equivalent to five trips to a high-end salad bar in one serving.

Click here to get your Shakeology super food and see what craving you're able to eliminate!

There's a 30-day money back guarantee so even if you consume the entire month's supply you can still get your money back! I doubt if you'll want to though!

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Networking Event Tips

I'd like to share the testimonials my husband and business partner, Bruce Brown, received for his business coaching book, 31 Days to Networking Event Mastery.

From Jordan Adler, author of Beach Money and #1 Team Builder and Money Earner in SendOutCards:
" Bruce Brown nails it in this book. Your network is your most valuable asset and this simple book wastes none of your time. Although the principles are foundational, most business people miss their greatest opportunities to meet people and make quality connections. I will recommend Bruce's book to all of my 48,000 networkers.''

From John Milton Fogg, author of The Greatest Networker:
"Bruce Brown knows networking inside and out, and this book will soon become your secret edge in marketing your business. Implement just a handful of the 31 tips in this quick guide and I guarantee you will see better results from your next networking event!"

One more...
From Curtis Lewsey, co-author of Appreciation Marketing:
"31 Days to Networking Event Mastery is a must read, especially in this day and age with so many business professionals in desperate need to reinvent themselves. There are 31 excellent tips that cost little to no money to implement."

Don't attend another business networking event without reading 31 Days to Networking Event Mastery first!


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Fun Can Change Human Behavior for the Better

Fun can change human behavior for the better!

As I was editing my latest book this week, 31 Days to Transform Your Work into Play, I enjoyed rereading examples from Volkswagon's The Fun Theory Project (see the book excerpt below).

Another example of how fun can change human behavior is something I'm enjoying each day - Team Beachbody's online WOWY Gym. Just for working out each day, as a Club Member, I automatically get entered into a sweepstakes for daily and weekly prizes of cash ranging from $300 to $1000 and technology awards, such as DVD Players and iPads. When was the last time your gym entered your name in a sweepstakes just for working out each day? It's definitely a strong incentive to change human behavior for the better.

There are two ways you can enter Team Beachbody's daily sweepstakes. The first is to enter your name each day at this link.

The second way is to join the Beachbody Club and you're automatically entered each day as a club member. All you have to do is to log in your workout.

On the topic of fun changing human behavior for the better - enjoy this tip from my upcoming book!

31 Days to Transform Your Work into Play (excerpt)
# 18 - Learn from the Big Players
I saw an interesting Facebook post about a group of engineers who tackled the challenge of enticing pedestrians to use a set of wide stairs instead of a narrow escalator in the Odenplan subway station in Stockholm, Sweden. During an overnight project, the engineers transformed the traditional staircase into a set of musical stairs that function like a piano keyboard and play a different note as people put pressure on each step. Because they made exiting the subway station more fun, the engineers prompted 66% of the subway riders to get more exercise! They proved their theory that fun can change human behavior for the better.

This project is the brainchild of Volkswagen, which launched a Web site called The Fun Theory (www.thefuntheory.com). The purpose of The Fun Theory project is to elicit more ideas to change life for the better. A standout submission is the Speed Camera Lottery, an idea from an American named Kevin Richardson. Every car passing the speed camera in Stockholm has its speed and registration recorded. Drivers of cars exceeding the speed limit are fined and those abiding by the speed limit are entered into a lottery to receive cash prizes from the collected fines. During the first three days of the Speed Camera Lottery there was a 22% reduction in speed. This successful project changed human behavior for the better.

Look at your business for opportunities to both amuse your customers and change their behavior for the better.

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Staying Ahead of the Curve

Here is the front and the inside of the thank you video card I created for our kids and grandkids for the gifts they sent to me for Mother's Day.

I can't believe how easy it is to make a video card! All you have to do is make your video, upload it to YouTube, upload the YouTube URL to SOC, and then insert the QR code in your card.

I've got to keep our kids and grandkids on their toes by staying ahead of the curve with technology!

If you'd like help creating a SendOutCards video card, just give me a call at 910-431-1508.

You can try it yourself at www.FatCityCards.com.

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