Verona, PA
I am a full-time Husband, Father of 4 beautiful children and Police Officer. Yet, despite having all of this on my plate, I still have an innate desire to help others. So I have chosen to add "Full-Time Beachbody Coach" to my current resume.
I have been an avid fitness guy since the age of 16. I was always in pretty good physical shape. Then I managed to fall into the trap that
I am a full-time Husband, Father of 4 beautiful children and Police Officer. Yet, despite having all of this on my plate, I still have an innate desire to help others. So I have chosen to add "Full-Time Beachbody Coach" to my current resume.
I have been an avid fitness guy since the age of 16. I was always in pretty good physical shape. Then I managed to fall into the trap that many succumb to, I started making excuses. I would find any and all excuses to NOT workout. Before I knew it, I was 26 years of age and 202 pounds!!! Ok for some, this is a good thing, but for me being 5 feet 8 and 3/4 inches, that is WAY too much weight to have on that frame. Quite frankly, I was fat!
Although I was grossly unhappy with my own skin, I chose to ignore the issue for longer than 4 years! I would just buy bigger clothes and attempt to "hide" the issue. I would do my best to publicly "give off the impression" of confidence, but the reality was I was insecure about my physical appearance.
Fast-forward until I was well into my 31st year of life. By this time, my life had hit a major brick wall. Within approximately a 6 month period, my first marriage ended in a divorce, my mother was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of colon cancer, one of my good friends and colleagues was killed on duty and many of my personal friendships had began to disintegrate. I had hit an all-time low point, for me, in my life.
I wish I could say it was all undeserved. Although some of the occurrences were obviously out of my control, many of my problems were brought on as a direct result of my actions, or lack there of. I lived a very selfish and inconsiderate lifestyle. I put my career and many of my personal interests above all that truly mattered, my family. Oh sure I would tell you that my family was number one in my life, and I probably genuinely believed those words. However, my actions were not only suggesting otherwise, they were proving it. I love my children with all of my heart but, at this particular time, I was not the father I should have been for them. Only by the grace of God was I one day allowed to "wake up" and realize this cold hard fact.
Enter Beachbody. Up to this point, I had all but forgotten my love for fitness. I then saw the P90X infomercial and thought to myself "why not?" So I ordered it and awaited its arrival with the synergistic feelings of enthusiasm, anticipation and excitement! Now I wish I could say it all went as planned. It did not. I would do the videos every other day, but never truly followed them as the schedule suggests. However, those videos along with this company changed my life permanently for the better!
After ordering the P90X videos, I started researching Beachbody. Some time later I discovered I could be a coach. I saw, my current coach, Josh Spencer's video on Youtube and signed up the following day. Since becoming a coach, I have had the opportunity to meet some of the most positive and inspirational people. This platform allows me to continue to meet like-minded people, as well as share my experience with others in an effort to help them. I read a minimum of 10 pages of self development books every day in an effort to allow me to continue to grow as a person. I choose to put truth, love and integrity at the top of my priority list. Because I do this, I now dedicate the proper time to my family, friends and career. I have become a person who has learned to shine and rise up above mediocrity. I have discovered that success is based on one thing, my ability to realize my potential. I now lead a much healthier, happier and complete life.
For all of these reasons and so many more, I am eternally thankful to Beachbody for assisting me with discovering the proper path to take in this life. I will continue to grow as a person and a coach so that I can help others find their path. I feel everyone deserves to be the best person they can be. Therefore, I will do my best to assist them with their health, fitness as well as their personal development. I will be doing this not just to say thanks, but to pay it forward. As it is my strong belief that this is the only way to live your life.