My BodiBuddie Mentoring Success!
by Jen
When I was thirteen, I went through a lot of body issues. When my class would run during PE, I noticed that my knees would start to ache. Due to a health diagnosis I was excused from PE for the rest of junior high and high school.
Because I felt so bad about myself and my body all the time I allowed people to influence me in negative ways. I started to go out with friends often and drink alcohol with them because it lifted my self confidence, so taking care of my body and myself in general was not what I focused on when I was younger.
When I was 18, I made a conscious to clean my body of all toxins and work on the things that I never really had, and those things were self confidence, self respect, health, fitness and a love for myself that I had never experienced before. When I started that decision, I was definitely working from absolutely nothing in those departments.
I got a gym membership and I started working out at least three times a week, mainly focusing on cardio. I didn’t see much of a difference at first and I got discouraged but I continued to work out. Around September of that year, which was last year, a life changing situation happened and I grew to be completely stressed. My menstrual cycle wasn’t right and I was losing sleep, but I continued to work out and continued to try to become healthy again. I actually started to take different classes at the gym such as Zumba, Kickboxing, and Body Sculpting. I was working out anywhere between three and five days. I started to read labels of food instead of looking at calories, and since then I have dropped fifteen pounds, and am continuing to work towards my goal of at least ten more pounds.
Then I met Jeri Ross, and she hired me as her assistant to help her work on BodiBuddie.com, the website and let me tell you, it has changed my life. Because of her mentoring in business, health and wellness, I have gained more than I could ever have asked for. My self-confidence has grown from 5% to 95% over the last few years and I feel like I am a changed, better, and more improved person.
I really understand how important it is being self motivated..it is all based on having self esteem and loving yourself. Thanks of telling me your story. It is inspiring!
Thanks Susan! It IS what its all about and thanks for your comment! Motivation is a huge key to life and fulfilling your dreams, so I try to think about that if one day I am feeling a little bit lazy and unmotivated!