Answers at Last ...or...Ain't Nothin' Gonna Break My Stride!

As many of you know, I have no insides!

It's true! I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis when I was 10, had a massive flare up when I was 40, and, at 44, had to have my colon and rectum removed, my insides reconstructed and my plumbing reattached! Check out http://www.j-pouch.org/ for the nuts and bolts (literally!).

So...that's one chapter of life read. And I turn the page today and:

I've been diagnosed with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. Basically, my body had decided not to recognise my thyroid gland. My pituitary gland is still sending out its...errr...thyroid goop but my body says, "Nope, don't know what that is...what is that?" so my pituitary starts acting like a jockey with a whip squeezing out more goop. A couple of the results of all this are 1) fatigue and 2) depression.

Which is good to know because I thought I was 1) lazy and  2) crazy!

Some of y'all can attest I've be very down and negative for a while. It has gotten better but I was thinking of changing my middle name to "Eeyore" for a time. Also, and many of you don't know this, for the past six months to a year I have felt exhausted. It is a struggle for me to get out of bed in the morning..which is bad because the only time I really have to workout is first thing in the morning. My arms and legs feel like lead and I lay there saying, "Get up, you bum!" but that dosen't work.

So...I'm starting medication now. Even though I'll have to take it for...well...ever, I'm not to depressed about it. I will be feeling more energy. I'll be more myself.

And at least I have an answer!

Joe

Some day is Not a Day of the Week

Some day...I'm going to lose 15 pounds.

Some day...I'm going to start my own business.

Some day...I'm going to Paris.

Some day...I'll pay my credit cards off.

How many of you are waiting for Some day? I know I'm guilty of it. And I finally realized something that could be life-changing. Are you ready? Here it is:

Some day never comes.

There are people who say looking to Some day is a goal. No...Some day is a wish. I wish I could lose 15 pounds. I wish I could go to Paris. I wish I could start my own business. I wish I could pay my credit cards off. 

A goal is something you work at, something you write down everyday. Something you set a deadline for. Something that's definite. I will lose 15 pounds by... I started my own business on... I am on a plane to Paris on... I paid my credit cards off on... These are goals not wishes.

So, set your goals. Write them down. Set a date. And you'll notice something odd happen: Your subconsious mind starts to work on it and somehow, someway events begin to align and you lose 15 pounds, you start your business, you go to Paris and you pay off your credit cards.

Your goals are any size, any shape. And they are all in your grasp.

Not Some day.

Today.

Joe

So...I'm Fine!

Hello everyone!

Had my physical today and I passed with flying colors. I'm 50 years old and everything is spot on...cholesterol, sugar, PSA, every little thing you can think of is great. I'm even at the lowest percentile for having a heat attack or stroke. Its good to know!

So why is this so good? I mean a few years ago I was lying on an operating table having my colon and rectum removed and now I'm probably the healthiest patient my doctor is going to see all day (if I do say so myself)! What changed? Well...I was fat and now I'm not. I'd hate to say it was something that simple but I think that's what it all boils down to.

I found Beachbody...or they found me...the jury's still out on that one...but I started working out to Turbo Jam. Then I moved on to P90X. Then Insanity. Then Tony Horton's One on One series. Then a hybrid of everything. And I'm using the supplements like Shakeology and their whey protein and Omega-3. And eating right...better.

So, after all the studies, after all the research, after billions and billions of dollars spent on testing and trials it seems three little words are responsible for saving lives, transforming health and reducing medical costs:

Diet and Excercise.

Who knew?

Joe

An Invitation to Your Future

I Am The Shy Guy

It's true...I Am Shy.

Not debilitatingly shy. I mean if someone introduces me or if someone says something to me and such, we're off to the races and having a conversation.

I talking about the kind of shy that makes it near impossible to just walk up to someone unknown to me and just strike up a conversation! Even, "Hi, how are you? Some weather we've been having." is stuck in my throat. Odd. I wonder what I think is going to happen? I mean, I'm pleasant. I'm not Hunchback of Notre Dame ugly. I can speak intellegently on a variety of topics.

What's holding me back?

Fear, I suppose. Fear of Rejection. Fear of Failure.

Which all boils down to Fear of Nothing, really. Ah Ha! An ephifany! What's the worst that could happen? Nothing ...to me. "No" can't hurt me. Rejection? Their loss, not mine. Failure? Failing leads to success. (I was going to say that "Failure is the shadow that Success casts" but that dosen't make any sense, does it?).

So I resolve to be less shy and more outgoing.

And if Rejection and/or Failure happen to follow, what do I do?

Say, "Isn't that Interesting." and take another step forward.

Joe

Integrity

Hi everyone!

This is going to be a bit longer than you're used to from me. Today I'm going to talk about Integrity...a little bit about Beachbody's and then about me.

Beachbody is a Multi Level Marketing company. I know what you're thinking...Amway. (sort of.) Pyramid scheme. (absolutely not!) The people at the bottom don't make the money the people at the top do. Well...that's true. I mean do you make as much as your supervisor/manager? Does he make as much as your company's Vice-President? Does he make as much as the CEO? So...technically...everywhere is a kind of multi level marketing.

The only difference is at Beachbody, if I put the effort in, I can make as much or more than your CEO! Let's face it...if you're making $10 an hour and you come in and are the hardest worker, doing more than everyone else, become the go to guy that the boss comes to every day...you're still making $10 an hour. There are Coaches here who are making thousands of dollars a week. Am I one of them? No. Do I want to be? Sure. But money is not the be all, end all to me or Beachbody.

True story. As you know, Shakeology, Beachbody's Ultra Premium health shake, is taking the industry by storm. Sales are through the roof and growing. It comes in two flavors...Greenberry and Chocolate. And everyone from the Coaches to the customers have been clamoring for another - Vanilla. And at the Coach Summit earlier this year they unveiled the Vanilla flavor. The crowd went wild. And then the CEO, Carl Daiekler, said, "And we're not going to do it. We may never be able to do it."

You see, Beachbody prides itself on making Shakeology completely natural. When the fella who formulated Shakeology asked the manufacturer how they were able to get this fantastic vanilla ice cream cone taste a dirty little secret came out. Because vanilla is such a delicate taste and very hard to get naturally, the FDA allows companies to insert a certain amount of chemicals to attain that taste and still call it "all natural." All well and good but some of these chemicals are unpronounceable and are even used in photographic processing!

So Beachbody said "no." They are going to keep the product pure and forgo hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars in sales. For Integrity's sake. That's the kind of company you and I are involved with.

Here's a link to the video of that moment.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhqSqsmOgEc


As for me, every so often I'll post something at the end of one of these notes asking you to consider become a Beachbody Coach. It is a fantastic opportunity and, believe me, now is the time. Big things are happening here and they're only gonna get bigger. Would I like you to sign up as a coach on my team? Sure! By the way - you are all members of Team Transform - Transforming Mind*Body*Fortune. I think I'm gonna have some T-Shirts made! :)

But the most important thing to me is helping you. I was talking to Carl (yep...first name basis with the CEO!) and he said Beachbody is not a MLM (Multi Level Marketing) company. We're a PHP company. People Helping People. I want you to reach all your goals. If you want to get fit? I'm here. If you want to be a Coach? I'm here. If you have questions? I'll get the answers.

But my most important job as a Team Beachbody Coach is this - to believe in someone before they believe in themselves. I'm sitting on top of a wall and I've got my hand out to help you over. You can do it. You can achieve anything.

Stick with it. Keep pushing play. I believe in you.

Joe Koelbl

Stick With It!

Hello everyone!

Hope all of you are having a great year (so far) and are pushing play regularly. I've really decided to commit to bringing it this year - eating clean, pushing play and leaving it all on the training room floor. Although I'm sweating so much my eyes are red! People must think I'm sick, stoned or crazy! (I'll never tell!)



Remember - 2010 is the year we stick with it. Just think - the summer season is literally right around the corner. I know I want to look good at the beach and the street and I'm sure y'all want to do the same. Show up, get outta your head about it and keep pushing play! As Mr. P90X Tony Horton says, "Rome wasn't built in a day and neither is your body." Consistency is the key!



Stick with it!

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Keep at it!