I Don't Sail With Pirates

Good afternoon, my friends!!

Today I'm going to set down an important rule for myself, as it's really important to set some boundaries when one embarks on setting up a business, or are just plain tired of getting stepped on. I have come to find in the last few days how saddening it is to be taken advantage of. It truly puts an ache in my heart to discover this when I'm on the verge of some serious mental breakthroughs with turning my life upside down (in a good way!) and wholeheartedly reaching out to helping other people who can relate to my journey. Today, my friends, I am going to lay down my rule for what I expect from people if/when they want my professional help. Now, I am MORE than happy to give advice, offer a helping hand, and be a good friend. As a matter of a fact, I aspire to improve in these areas of my life every day. However, after having started my business as a Beachbody coach, and taking on this new road in improving my lifestyle, I've also come to find that my free time is shortened by the new responsibilities I have at hand, and the time that I have left, is being wasted on few people that are placing their investments in the wrong places.

When I have clients coming to me for business advice or expecting my coaching strategies for free, this presents a problem for me. For one, they are getting some valuable information and some valuable strategies, and I am getting nothing in return. In caring for my body through healthy eating and exercise, I also need to care for my heart and soul. In order for me to do this, I need to set a ground rule that people need to understand. And here it is...

If you received your Beachbody program in any illegal manner (it's a burned disc, it's a copy, etc), I can not allow myself to coach you, and you will be hard pressed to find another coach who will.

1. First of all, this is incredibly illegal, and you could get into serious trouble for acquiring/producing an illegal copy of these products. It's immoral, and I can not be associated with any part of it. To me, this is no different that walking into any retail store and shoplifting, because that is what it is. Stealing.

2. Secondly, this squashes my efforts, and the hard efforts of other coaches like me, who strive to provide our clients with the best training, the best service, the best products, and the best health they can possibly recieve from us. By purchasing a workout program through the Beachbody website or through my Beachbody coaching website, depending on the workout you choose, you are receiving good quality discs, workout gear, a nutrition guide and the most important item in the box, the program guide, that walks you through the program from day 1 to your finishing date. It is WORTH the investment....that is, if you're in it for the right reasons.

3. Finally, what using an illegal copy tells me about your character is that you are just looking for a cheap, illegal way to invest in yourself, and that the program will probably inevitably start collecting dust on your bookshelf after you attempt it and give up. If you put your hard earned money into an investment like this the RIGHT way, you are MORE likely to invest 100% of your time and efforts into it too. Otherwise, it's just something you got for free, and who cares if you don't finish it, right? If you don't invest in your health nobally, please don't expect my assistance. I need to protect MY investments, too. When clients come to me for help, I am investing 100% of MY time, MY knowledge, and MY compassion into them.

Please don't view this as offensive. I did not write it up to be portrayed in that manner. However, people who expect my help must also respect the fact that I am running a business here, and that I can not be giving out free handouts or else I will be taken advantage of, time and time again.

I DO coach for free. That is something I offer to anyone and everyone. But if you start asking me for professional advice about a Beachbody program that you've acquired unethically, I can not produce a beneficial response. It is against what I believe in, and I'm sorry that you feel you've been inconvenienced.