Financial Freedom With The Carrs

From RAGS to RICHES…. Why summit was the best financial investment of my life

Before you roll your eyes and think this is a story on how to just get rich financially… I want you to read why Summit made my life RICH with people. Without Summit, I would not be where I am today.

In June of 2011 I attended my very first summit. I had been a coach for a month in a half and was at Diamond Status. I knew NO ONE but my guest Tara & that I was meeting there my sponsor Lauren, whom I met over Skype. I was still living in Okinawa Japan. My second son, who was only 2 months old still didn't have a passport so they had to stay with close friends. 

 I was only showing up because I was chosen as a Top 2, Million Dollar Beachbody finalist. It's now called "The Beachbody Challenge." It was due to my Transformation of losing 62 lbs in 90 days. I had no interest at first of being a coach, but helping people FEEL how I felt seemed rewarding. I didn't win the grand prize however, the trip in itself was enough for me! 

It was the BEST experience of my LIFE. I met like minded people. I set SCARY goals because I shook the hands of those who had already paved the way for me.

 I shopped at the exclusive summit store and got my hands on the most awesome gear, EVER!

I met the CEO, Carl Daikeler. Seeing his passion for ending the trend of obesity only fueled me more. 

I promised him, I WAS GOING TO PUT OKINAWA JAPAN ON THE MAP!  

              I got to meet all of the celebrity trainers! 

 My husband left 5 days after I had my son in February of 2011. So many people told me that I couldn't do it. I was not even 3 months postpartum from having Jonah when I was selected as a MDB finalist. I didn't do it to WIN (Heck, I didn't even know this "coaching thing" existed.. I just wanted to get my confidence back…well, and to win this free T-shirt!!) 

When you challenge me, you set me on FIRE…Trust me when I say...I got pampered non-stop. I made my very first infomercial to be on T.V for TurboFire and I literally felt, on FIRE!

I attended insanely amazing seminars at The Platinum Presenters

meeting that taught me how to work my business better. 

I took notes a million pages a minute. I wanted to be up there. I wanted to INSPIRE someone. 

I made a goal that I WOULD speak next year as a LEADER on that stage. I told this woman above that goal. Her name is Christine Dwyer and she is the FOUNDER of Platinum Presenters. 

I also set a goal to be a 5 star diamond coach at my next summit in 2012. Go big or go home, right?

I left this event with a financial HOLE in my pocket but BIG dreams in my heart. I knew, that dreams were simply goals with a deadline and I was GOING to hit them. That HOLE was an investment! 

Why? Because of THIS moment...

 Most of you see a stage with 18 people standing on it. I saw people who beat obesity. I saw a CROWD of individuals where their CAREER was helping others FIGHT it. I saw people with tears…tears of joy, tears of raw emotions wanting to fight it too. I saw my mom cheering me on… I knew in that moment it was my mission to cheer HER on too.

This seat placement holder WAS reserved for Tarah Carr…. A plan so great that only God could have reserved it FOR me! I was never a fitness individual.. in fact.. I HATED working out until I found Chalene Johnson. 

After summit quite a few things happened in 2011. 

The biggest one was I formed what I call, MY WHY. It was to retire my husband Adam, who is a Green Beret in The United States Army and to match his 6 figure pay by APRIL of 2012. 

Adam came home in September of 2011 and met his second son for the second time.. when he was just 6 months old.

but to keep the only normal life I knew consistent, he left shortly after in August of 2011 on a deployment until December 2011. I didn't let that stop me. I woke up every day on a mission of my own! 

I got asked to speak on the Platinum presenters call as a BRAND NEW 1 star… yup.. I ADVANCED! 

I decided I wanted to WIN the team cup challenge..

…and we DID!!!! 

 More leaders that I looked up to asked me to speak on their calls… even though I was nervous, I just kept saying….YES! It was so humbling!

People kept joining me.. wanting my help with their health.. I just kept saying, YES!

I started a fit club in my garage and I feel like the rest is history….. a history I must share with YOU!

Before I knew it, BEACHBODY CORPORATE asked me to speak on THE National wake up call! (You can listen to it here!)

I was getting closer to my WHY………..but this moment just made it all real.

THE CEO FRIEND REQUESTED ME?!?! WELL, NOW THIS IS GETTING SERIOUS! 

If I thought THAT was being on top of the world… this just happened 2 days later… I WAS SELECTED TO BE A TURBOFIRE CAST MEMBER… yes, I know.. Like, BE in the ACTUAL DVDS. I almost peed my pants! 

to put the cherry on top… My kids got to see our family (some for the first time ever with Jonah!) Beachbody paid for all 3 of our tickets since Adam was deployed! 

 You may be thinking… why would you have not just flew home on your own before Beachbody? Well- we were broke. I mean, $35,000 dollars in DEBT broke. Living pay check to pay check.

It was an experience of a lifetime to be selected! I was in both of the new HIIT workouts and pushed my fitness to a level I didn't know existed! I just wanted to help MORE people.

My life felt so RICH with PEOPLE. 

I qualified to attend Beachbody's Leadership event in October of 2011. Looking back, seeing my newly made friends was what excited me the MOST. It helped me keep my mind off the fact that my husband was deployed.

The people I talked to most on Facebook were now becoming my extended family. Ironically, the people I talked to the LEAST God kept showing me their hearts MORE. People stunning on the outside but even more beautiful on the INSIDE!

They kept reminding me that I was exactly where I NEEDED to be! 

I was for once bragging about my boss rather than feeling nagged on.

I was getting CLOSER to my goals of becoming a Success Club 10 All-Star!

Every time I panicked about "How will I pay off all of our debt, attend all the events in the U.S, be a great mom and stay sane.." God showed up more… 

I got published in a book called "Successful people are full of C.R.A.P" by Rachel Luna (Google C.R.A.P to see the meaning!) I truly felt like somebody needed to PINCH me. 

Then this happened…. my MOM lost over 40 lbs with Hiphop abs. If I only helped ONE person through my journey as a coach, I was praying it would be her! 

Now I know this all seems like smooth sailing with butterflies and roses… but deep down, I had some really rough days. I mean, really rough. Like, knees on the ground with my hands in my face CRYING. Don't forget, my whole drive was to bring my husband home and I was doing this all alone, in a foreign country where Beachbody was not even open for the coaching opportunity. I would post a "release" status to make me feel better. Not to complain but just to, get it out of my system… and every time I thought…"Can I REALLY do this"..

God would show up even more.. 

I didn't make it into the top 10 my first 8 months of coaching… I fell short on making 2 star but I did hit the top 10 on those leader boards and that was ALL I needed to see…. I had the POTENTIAL to try again next year in 2012! 

Time was ticking for my husband to come home… every moment working became more REAL and worth it. It has never felt like a "job". It has felt, rewarding. My Christmas cards were even helping people get HEALTHY!

I knew that even though Adam was shortly returning he would be quickly leaving again right after. Having a job where I could take off during those entire 3 weeks to be present was, priceless...

…...and so was this moment…. 

I could see in his eyes though that he was T.I.R.E.D…. My body was but my mind wasn't…Not for him. I refused to slow down. I was just warming up and getting started. My WHY was becoming even BIGGER. I decided after seeing this picture, 2012 was going to be the year I would SHOW him he could retire.

to be continued……….