Coach Summit 2010

The 3 day summit was the best experience I have ever had because it was so rewarding to know that others are out there doing the same thing I am doing.  Helping one person at a time become more health conscious and to exercise daily.  My friend Brad, Andrea and myself arrived at separate times at LAX and grabbed a tiny rental car and were headed straight to the Beachbody headquarters.  I was surprised that traffic to the place wasn’t that bad but we saw black Mercedes everywhere like it was just normal.  On top of that every 25 cars anywhere in LA was a high end car like and Lamborghini or Ferrari.  So we finally arrive at the headquarters and all I could think of was how cool is this going to be.  We passed security and headed on up to the third floor and the tour began.  After spending an hour and a half we headed back to the hotel to check in and eat.  I was starving because all I had to eat was a P90X bar and that’s only good for a few hours.  After checking in we headed to the outdoor mall across from our hotel and ate some good Thai/Chinese food.  After walking past all the expensive shops we went back and picked up our welcome package.  Our first workout was at 5 and it included 15 minutes with every Beachbody trainer.  I have done RevAbs and P90X so I was super pumped for those but the most anticipated workout was Insanity.  We got down to the room a little early because it was limited space and trying to fit 1,000 plus people into one room sounded crazy.  I had videotaped a little bit of each trainer and separated them into two posts named Trainers I and Trainers II.  The workout went well and set the tone for the rest of the weekend.

After the workout we had very little time to clean up and head to the exclusive Diamond Coach reception.  This was an event that was limited to diamond coaches and above.  Here I had an opportunity to feel extra special as the guest trainers were Tony Horton and Debbie Siebers from Slim in 6.  I shared a beverage with Carl Daikeler and Jon Congdon the founders of Beachbody.  I hit it off really well with Debbie and her boyfriend Tom.   The poor guy was taking pictures of her and her fans for the two days.  It was comical in a way but he was being a good sport.  The night ended around 1 am in Blake Warrington’s (upline coach)suite where we discussed strategy moving forward and where we all wanted to be within the company.  See anyone can be a coach but not everyone can be dedicated so I look for people that believe in the products first.  We got about 6 hours of sleep and to be honest after having a few cold ones the night before I wasn’t looking forward to Insanity.   I was actually nervous because I was a little under the weather and I knew I was gonna get my butt kicked.  The workout was so intense that I fell to my knees during the last 10 minutes and could barely breath!  Damn I thought after doing two rounds of P90X and 1 round of RevAbs that I would be in awesome shape.  After the workout we had a chance to meet Shaun T and take a couple pictures with him.  There was about a 1 hour gap between the workout and the breakout sessions.  That morning they were letting us try Shakeology for breakfast and I have to admit it was fantastic!  The chocolate was the best because they added peanut butter and banana’s to it.  I am now a big fan and include it in daily meals.  They let you order it as a Home Direct so shipping is free!  I had a chance to shower and make it to the first session which was about Shakeolgy.  After Shakeology we moved to a few more breakouts where we learned more about the business and the opportunities in the future.  We were given about 3 hours before the awards dinner so I went up to the room and crashed falling a sleep to golf.

The dinner was fast approaching and I had an opportunity to sit at a table with Debbie Siebers and the table next to us had Tony Horton and Brett Hoebel.  I didn’t win any awards that night but I enjoyed one hell of a dinner and good conversation.  Lots of money was given out that night including 2 checks for $120k each!  Oh that was just there bonus checks and didn’t even include all the other ways they were paid.  The ceremony also included future workout programs like TurboFire and Body Gospel, the new Diamond Pack, future award trips and the 25K winners of the success club.

We stayed up once again until 1 am and got up early to make it to the last day of the summit.  This was the most important day for me because Chalean, Tony, Carl, and motivational speaker Darren Hardy spoke to us.  There were a few other key note speakers but the few listed were the most intriguing.  Chalean discussed better business practices and how social network sites can help grow your business.  Tony discussed his 11 laws and Carl closed it out with a fantastic message and gave me confidence that Beachbody is not going anywhere.  Why?  Well because Beachbody has been around for over 15 years and they didn’t even get into the affiliate program until 2 years ago.  Darren Hardy was good as well and he gave us some good information on how to keep striving for success.  The funny thing was when he presented his little package of videos and books.  I knew it was coming but I guess everyone has to make a living.  We wrapped up at noon and had 9 hours to kill before my red eye back to Grand Rapids, MI.  My friends Brad and Andrea had never been to LA so we headed to Beverly Hills for some lunch.  Sitting on the patio in the hills made me think that someday I want to live this life.  Not the rich high class life but not having to worry about money at the end of the day.  I think I counted over 100 Porsche’s, 20 Ferrari’s, 10 Lamborghini’s, and random high end Bentleys and Rolls Royce.  We checked out the Kodak theatre and the street performers before finishing off with a tour of the celebrity homes.  If there wasn’t anything more motivating then to see some of the sizes of homes and how people lived out here.  We got back after an hour and a half and headed to the airport.  Shared a few moments of the weekend and headed off home to Grand Rapids.  The red eye was not fun but the face on my little girl and boy as I approached the waiting area was amazing!  Keep pushing play and try a program out already!