“Look at her results! She’s a real person!”
I had to laugh when I read that comment on my recent “Results” post on Facebook.
OH my, how real I am!
You may see this positive blonde pop up in your newsfeed, sharing my fitness journey and my passion for nutrition and you might not know the depth of my transformation. It didn’t happen on the outside, though yes, I am loving having visible abs. But that’s not what changed my life.
Just over a year ago I hit rock bottom.
I’m talking, suicide letter writing, no way out, rock bottom. Or so I thought.
I had an affair and lost the respect of friends, family, and my church.
I filed for divorce and left a comfortable life.
I broke the family my precious son was adopted into.
I was financially stuck from debt I accumulated trying to go back to college to figure out my life.
My immune system was a disaster from the stress.
I was scared and on my own for the first time in my life.
I became a single mom.
I needed one easy thing in my life and that’s how I found Shakeology. I just wanted this fancy superfood shake so I would have one less thing to think about, but my Coach insisted I should become a Coach.
“No way in hell!” I thought.
I believed that I had absolutely nothing to offer anyone. No one would would want me to coach them on anything! My life was in pieces. I was a total mess, crying in public, depressed and hopeless.
I don’t know how my Coach saw what I couldn’t see, but he told me I could get a discount and I thought, well, things can’t get any worse! I took a leap of faith. I instantly became healthy and happy. I had a healthy shake, but I didn’t “get” what becoming a Coach really meant.
About a month later, a Friday night happened that changed my life forever.
I was scanning Netflix trying to find a distraction from my life when I decided to text my Coach and ask what he was up to. He said he was reading a book by Napoleon Hill. I was so impressed that he was reading a heavy book on a Friday night and inspiring people with his life, while I was deciding on the latest “Street Dance” movie to waste my time with. I expressed this to him and he said something magical…
“Here’s something GRAND to listen to.”
I turned off the TV, grabbed a basket of laundry to fold and started listening to Jim Rohn. Jim asked, “How many books are you going to read, seminars are you going to attend, classes are you going to take to change your life?”
Honestly, I didn’t know I could change my own life.
I decided to try. I started reading. I started learning. I started changing. A few weeks later, I listened to a top Coach who shared her success story and I thought, WHY NOT ME?!
I took off running! I read every book my mentor suggested. I tuned in to every call. I went to the events, the seminars, and the trainings. I gobbled up every chance there was to grow and guess what happened? I grew!
People started saying that I was an inspiration!
Hot mess, broken, single mom me with only an associates degree, inspired people. But it’s because that is not who I became. I transformed. I went from depressed to dedicated. From broken to dreaming BIG. From lost to LEADING. From insecure to inspiring.
It has been a long, long road to get to the place I am now… a Diamond coach with a passion for paying this forward — but I had to do a lot of growing. Now, my business and my life are thriving. My dreams are even bigger and I am thrilled daily by the success stories of my customers and Coaches.
Now, on a Friday night I no longer care to waste my time watching other people live because I am too busy living.
Team Beachbody has given me a life I never dreamed was possible, and this success story ain’t over yet…
Katie Kelly is a new Diamond Coach on our Body Electric Team. She is also a full-time employee and mother to the amazing Noah. She’s a true inspiration in so many ways!
I continue to pray for you. Life is a journey we all take. We disappoint people, stumble, and find there is always at least one more thing to learn (often through people that also have disapointed us). I love to learn, but have found that sometimes learning is painful. BUT – there is always joy that follows! God bless you in your travels. And thank you for what you teach! Love you, Aunt Deb
A great gal here! Inspiring, Courageous, Strong, and Passionate. Couldn’t ask for better qualities!
Thank you!!