35 Doctors Don't Lie

When we launched Shakeology, we had broken every business rule in the nutrition-marketing book. In fact even within the company I was being told this product would probably never sell.

We put more and more active ingredients in it to maximize its health benefits without compromising benefit in order to cut costs. We made it taste great despite those complex and potent ingredients which are not easy to mask. We didn't add a single preservative or artificial sweetener. And we made sure the source of the product was top notch and that the maximum amount of nutrition that an ingredient could supply was preserved without the normal destruction in mass-production processing.

This was a real feat. Yet even today, people look at it and think "it's expensive".

That's because their context is based on the junk we have been taught is "passable" as a meal replacement. That's like saying a computer is expensive when your little calculator has been working fine for you. There just is no comparison (unless all you want to do is that which a calculator can do.)

Personally, I don't just need a primary source of protein in a shake. I am a-ok with protein! It's the vegetables and fruits, the fiber, digestive enzymes, antioxidants, prebiotics etc that I don't get enough of! And that's why Shakeology is best in class.

Compared to what little nutrition you get when you drink a canned meal replacement or spend as much as $6 - $10 for lunch or breakfast at a fast-food place, it's an incredible value!

Our entire organization was blown away when doctors began volunteering their support for this product. But it makes sense; They see patients all day long and beyond prescribing drugs, a doctor has very few alternative they can recommend to a patient to build their baseline of health. Until now. Shakeology is truly a game changer.

The following presentation is going to evolve as more doctors give us their comments. But after just it's first year on the market, Shakeology has over 35 doctors can be counted not just as fans, but ongoing users as well. You can see the complete comments and letters from these doctors on this page at Shakeology.com!

Thanks Jennifer Love Hewitt and PEOPLE!

Publicity like this happens to Beachbody and products like Leandro's Brazil Butt Lift without paying a PR firm because the products just plain work. (I wonder if Jennifer Love Hewitt wants to submit her photos and join us in Brazil! If not, how about you?

Thank you to Jennifer Love Hewitt and People!

Healthiest Dessert of The Day?

Fourth of July weekend can be a set-back for many people who worked all spring to get their body in summer-shape. Barbecues, pot-lucks (more like "bad lucks") and over-indulging at the beer cooler can add a few thousand calories to the weekend and less "Independence" from the stored fat than you want.

It's also a time that some people might not know how to introduce the Team Beachbody business without making things uncomfortable. So I say mix up a couple of batches of these two recipes, bring along some "Watch This" DVD's and Shakeology samplers, and you should be able to surprise yourself with the number of exposures you achieve.

I got these two ideas from Angie and Blake Warrington, two founding coaches from Boise, Idaho, (where they clearly know how to make health and fitness fun!)

Angie calls this her "Gooey Shakeology Oatmeal Bar"

3 cups Oatmeal
½ cup natural Peanut Butter (you know the one that is just ground up peanuts – no added sugar or oils)
1 cup Skim Milk
Dash Cinnamon
Splash of Vanilla
1 teaspoon unsweetened Coco Powder
4 scoops of Chocolate Shakeology
(Or you can break it up this way if it’s too intense in the Chocolate flavor
2 scoops Chocolate Shakeology and 2 scoops Beachbody Vanilla Protein Powder)

Directions
1. Mix all of the dry ingredients together first.
2. Mix in the skim milk and vanilla to blend all the flavors together.
3. Add the peanut butter last because that’s when things really get sticky
4. At this point remove any and all rings, wash your hands really good and get busy!
5. After all the ingredients are mixed together really good use a spatula to get the mixture into an 8x8 pan.
6. Press the mixture into that pan so that it lays flat. Use plastic wrap on top of the mixture to help make it easier to flatten.
7. Put it into the refrigerator for a few hours before you cut it into squares … and that’s it.

And here's Angie's "Healthiest Cocktail of the day"

Greenberry Shakeology

4 oz of water

4 oz of Malibu Rum

Ice



Blend, enjoy, and be prepared to answer questions!

P90X One-On-One

We've changed the name of “One on One with Tony Horton” to “P90X One on One” because the entire concept has been upgraded -- effective now!

We announced at Summit that Tony Horton was developing “P90neXt”, a whole new series of 12 P90X DVD’s created to keep the Muscle Confusion going after you master the original P90X. Tony is developing the programs with new experts, new moves and a whole new level of results. And for the first time ever, One-On-One subscribers get to try them first as Tony puts it all together.

When it’s all done, it will be called P90X: MC2™, but for now, it’s between you and Tony to work out the kinks, one-on-one style. And customers who subscribe to the entire twelve months will get a special offer and be first in line to get the official P90X: MC2™ program when it is released!

Love Letters

I love when I get letters like this from Beachbody customers and Team Beachbody coaches. It's the kind of reward that I bet CEO's of fast food and oil companies don't get to enjoy, but I do.

This one is from Monica Ward, a former teacher and woman who started in this business with no network marketing experience. But she stayed with it, learned from leadership, and is now one of the true leaders of the business. I want the kind of success and joy she described for every single one of our coaches - but it does take focus on the Game Plan and patience to get there. I am telling you, you can have this too!


Carl,

I just wanted to take a moment to say how grateful I am each day to live a life of freedom.

Each day I choose to participate in this amazing opportunity you have given us, I create better relationships, help more people and get rewarded for my efforts.

I’m taking a vacation with my family for the first time in YEARS. We are going to drive up the coast to camp through Sequoia and Yosemite. Then, we’ll venture up to Crater Lake and end up by spending a week on the Oregon Coast.

The easy/stress free part is that we get to take our business on the road, making friends and contacts along the way. Check in with the many coaches we’ve connected with through this journey and HAVE SO MUCH FUN moment by moment.

This has all been the result of the game plan and the simple tools that have been created for me. It has taken me about a year to wrap my head around this, and through many failures I feel like I am slowly starting to master it.

The coaches who have duplicated my lead are now seeing the results in their lives too.

You have given me back my mojo. I feel like my talents are not only utilized, but fairly (or generously rather) compensated.

I love living in the now. My children are so fun and Dave and I a closer than we’ve ever been. It is just happening and I am really happy ,

Monica

P.S. THANK YOU and I REALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLY want to earn my way to the Captain’s trip

Donna Richardson Joyner Appointed To President’s Council

We’re joining forces with The White House to end the trend of obesity, sorta!

Beachbody’s newest celebrity trainer and Body Gospel^® creator, Donna Richardson Joyner has just been appointed to the 2010 President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition! And she is the only cabinet member to be reappointed under two different administrations from two different political parties!

This year, President Obama has broadened the scope of the Council, issuing an Executive Order outlining the new changes.

The Council’s function is to “develop and coordinate a national program to enhance physical activity, fitness, sports participation and good nutrition,” as well as “function as a liaison to relevant State, local and private entities to advise the Secretary (of Health and Human Services).”

“This year we’re expanding the work of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition to include not just a focus on active lifestyles, but on healthy eating, too,” First Lady Michelle Obama said. “The Council will play an important role in our effort to help combat childhood obesity in this country and I am grateful to the athletes, chefs, doctors and nutrition experts who are volunteering their time on the Council to help make a difference.”

Needless to say, it’s a great to be able to say one of OUR trainers is on The President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition. The President and First Lady’s increased focus on this issue comes at a time when we are gaining serious momentum and continue to build the Coach Network. It won't be long before they see that the real power to end this trend of obesity is in the hands of the people themselves, and that they are now taking control thanks to you Team Beachbody!

Congratulations to Donna on receiving this honor! (That's her in yellow and pink cheering on Michelle Obama as she jumps rope)

And here's to a great launch of Body Gospel as we expand Team Beachbody and introduce efficient weight loss and fitness programs to more people every day!

(See the official press release here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/first-lady-launches-president-s-council-fitness-sports-and-nutrition )

My Summer Vacation

Sure I'll do some fun stuff when I travel to Canada and Hawaii with family this year, but what I really need are more photos of you and me to use on the Facebook fanpage!

So the Team Beachbody Game Plan team has been kind enough to let me tag along for the "Summer of Success" events below as we count down to the big Leadership Event this fall!

This summer isn't all "playtime" for any of us. This is about maximizing what you get out of this opportunity and maximizing the number of people you help get healthy and fit.

You are a pro, you are relentless and I know you want to be a leader!

Let us show you some bast practices - live and in person. I have seen the agenda, and this is an event that will absolutely sharpen your tools and keep you on track as we blaze new trails to end this unnecessary trend of obesity.

Here's where I'll be:
Dallas, TX – July 24
Honolulu, HI – July 31
Nashville, TN – Aug 14
Las Vegas, NV – Sept 11
Chicago, IL – Sept 25

(The details will be in the coach's back office.)

I promise to comb my hair nice for photos, so I want to see YOU and your team at one of these events!

Are You in the Running for the Biking?

Just before the Summit, Brett and Michael came into my office and proposed a new incentive trip called “The Chairman’s Club Adventure!”

Then they asked me what kind of vacation I would like to plan for me and the top ten Elite Coaches of 2010. Vacation? I was stumped. My idea of a great day off is working at home. But then it came to me; a week long bike ride through some of the most beautiful cities in France!

We knew this was “it” the moment the idea was proposed. As Michael put it, “By day we will cruise through France. (It’s not a race, it’s a ride.) And at each strategic stop we will enjoy gourmet meals and exclusive sightseeing.”

I am counting on there being laughter, photo ops, baguettes and wine, um, "tasting"! A lot of wine-tasting.

At night, we’ll rest our legs in luxury boutique hotels and enjoy more food and business strategizing. It’s truly my dream week!

So, are you in the running for the biking tour?

Here are the current Success Club Leaders through May. These are overall Success Club points accumulated since we launched in January. If the Top Coach for 2010 were crowned today and he met the Elite qualifications, Josh Spencer would be wearing the coveted belt and climbing on a bike to ride with me*.

And if we were sending out invitations to the Chairman’s Club Adventure right now*, we would be booking flights to France for the top ten below.
But there’s still a lot of time, and I bet that Tom and Tommy are not going to sit in a two-way tie in 11th place with this exclusive trip on the line!

Keep driving your business forward, keep helping people, keep building. And I’ll hopefully see you in France!

So if you want to rack up some miles with me in the French countryside, let’s get busy! "Le Bring It!"

January 1 - May 31

Coach -------- Success Club Points - Consecutive Months in SC

Josh Spencer -------- 111 - 3
Hillary Kelly -------- 102 - 5
Monica Ward -------- 66 - 5
Mike Ryan ------------ 65 - 5
Lee Ratterman ------- 57 - 5
Alegria Vicencio ----- 54 - 5
Barbie Decker -------- 52 - 2
Mindy Wender ------- 52 - 5
Traci Morrow -------- 51 - 1
Thomas Mygrant ---- 50 - 3
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Tom Birkenmeyer ----- 49 - 5
Dallas Carter ---------- 49 - 5
Robert Hudgens ------- 46 - 5
Lisa Jahred ------------ 45 - 2
Taryn Perry ------------ 44 - 4
Tami French ----------- 43 - 5
Aaron Mathis ---------- 42 - 5
Brian Murray ---------- 42 - 3
Julie Schulte ----------- 41 - 5
Michelle Myers -------- 41 - 1

*To qualify for the Chairman’s Club Adventure bike tour through France, coaches must also be Elite, which means they:

• Must qualify for Success Club 5 or 10 for 9 consecutive months in 2010 or 8 consecutive months if qualified for Success Club 10 in May.
• Must be a paid 2 Star Diamond or higher by the end of the qualification period.
• Must have signed up 24 New Active Coaches. Coaches must achieve Active status at the close of the contest.
Must have produced an incremental Advancement Team Volume of 100,000 points for the 2010 qualification period compared to the 2009 qualification period.
So, of those who qualify for Elite, whoever generated the top ten most Success Club points is on the trip!

Beachbody® Adds Veteran Chief Science Officer

SANTA MONICA, June 4, 2010 – Health and Fitness portal Beachbody.com, a division of Product Partners, LLC is pleased to announce that Dr. William E. Wheeler, Ph.D., has joined the company as its new Chief Science Officer (CSO).

Dr. Wheeler brings over 30 years of experience in the nutrition industry, during which he developed over 6,200 nutritional products worldwide.

Dr. Wheeler is recognized worldwide for his broad knowledge of nutrition and is a highly sought-after speaker on the topic. Dr. Wheeler served as the Staff nutritionist to The President of the United States from 1976 – 1981. In addition, Dr. Wheeler has advised professional athletes about dietary supplements, with clients in the NBA, NFL and MLB. He was Staff Nutritionist to the 1996 U.S. Olympic Decathlon Team and Staff Nutritionist to the 2002 U.S. Olympic Snowboarding Team.

Prior to joining Beachbody, Dr. Wheeler served as Chief Science Officer at both Isagenix International and Peak Performance Nutrition, Ltd., as well as the Vice President of Research and Development/Technical Services at Global Health Sciences, Inc. He is currently a Professor of Nutrition at Capital University of Integrative Medicine in Washington, DC.

“I am convinced that the combination of exercise, nutrition and excellent supplementation is how the trend of obesity will end in this country. With popular fitness programs like P90X®, Beachbody is in a very unique position to improve the health of this country, and I am excited about the opportunity to help our Customers achieve their health and fitness goals,” Dr. Wheeler said of his exciting new role.

“Nothing Beachbody does is ordinary,” says Carl Daikeler CEO of Product Partners. “To continue to be game changers in nutrition as well as fitness, we needed a leader who had enough experience to leap frog the state of the art. We’re focused on giving the customer the results they expect, and Bill Wheeler is the absolute best guy to make it happen in a way that’s safe and effective.”

About Beachbody: Beachbody® the health and fitness division of Santa Monica, CA based Product Partners, LLC, is the creator of the nation's most popular in-home fitness and weight loss solutions including P90X®, Slim in 6®, INSANITY®, Turbo Jam®, Hip Hop Abs®, Yoga Booty Ballet®, Kathy Smith's Project:YOU! Type 2®, and ChaLEAN Extreme®. Their products combine challenging DVD-based home fitness programs with easy-to-follow diet guidelines, superior nutritional supplements like the breakthrough Shakeology™, and an unparalleled online support community.

Cool Moment From The Summit

That's Why They Call It "The Summit!"

"Help people achieve their goals and lead healthy, fulfilling lives."

It’s the Core Mission of Beachbody. As I look back on the Coach Summit 2010, and all the inspiration (and perspiration) we encountered, I am more committed than ever to this vision.

Those of you that were there know what I’m talking about.

Those that missed it missed some truly special moments. We had amazing speakers like Darren Hardy, Publisher and Editorial Director of SUCCESS magazine.


Our Celebrity Trainers spoke, including Chalene Johnson and Tony Horton, providing insight and inspiration (and no small amount of humor).

We even had a marriage proposal onstage in front of more than 1,000 people!

We introduced the new Diamond Pack configuration which is showing just who is serious about taking advantage of the Game Plan and it's component strategies.

So much information was shared, so much excitement generated, so many fond memories made.

Now the fancy lights are gone and we get back to business. Your actions not only affect your life, they can also affect the life of others, sometimes thousands of miles away. We are a nation in crisis as we battle the trend of obesity. We’ve got the tools and the support to end this trend. But more than that, we’ve got the heart. We have incredible tools at our disposal – our catalog of products, nutritionals and, of course, Shakeology – but it’s up to us to use and share them. It’s not about gimmicks or flashy presentations. It’s about taking that Core Mission and getting out there and connecting with people in a real way. The smallest act of reaching out to someone can have a profound, even life-changing effect. So let’s get out there and change some lives. We’ve got work to do!

Oh, and in case you want to make a declaration that you intend to be here a year from now, get signed up for next year's Summit and watch your commitment play out in success all year long!

Click here: https://www.regonline.com/2011coachsummit

What A Fitness Expert Says About Shakeology

I read this post below the other day, written by a professional who teaches for one the most respected kettlebell training communities in the country. It was written by Dr. Mark Cheng in response to some of his students and peers who were questioning his vocal support of Shakeology. He gave me permission to reprint it here:


Shakeology (R) - A shake that's too good to be true?
Lately, I've made mention about my use of the nutritional product, Shakeology, and some folks have been questioning if I've abandoned the RKC ranks and gone "P90X" on them. So let me set the record straight... definitively... once and for all.

I heard about Shakeology before there WAS a Shakeology directly from the mouth of its inventor - Isabelle Brousseau. The wife of Beachbody CEO, Carl Daikeler, Ms. Brousseau is a singularly talented coach and highly educated researcher. She's spent years studying the advanced principles of elite human performance from authorities around the world, and I was honored to have the chance to share Pavel Tsatsouline's Hardstyle RKC kettlebell training method privately with her. As adept student, she was on the fast-track to preparing for her RKC instructor certification when she decided to take time off upon learning she was expecting her first child.

During the times I spent training her, Isabelle and I spoke about Chinese herbal medicine, and she mentioned she was researching ways of combining all-natural foods with the highest possible nutrient values into a meal-replacement shake designed for athletes and people on-the-go. When she mentioned wanting to put in high quality Ayurvedic herbs, Chinese herbs, antioxidant rich fruits and vegetables, prebiotics, and a host of other vitamins and minerals, my initial reaction was.... "Yeah, right!"

My doubts were not unfounded. Having spent years studying (and consuming) Chinese herbal medicines, I had a familiarity with a good deal of what Brousseau was talking about. The ingredients she'd mentioned sounded like a wishlist that only insiders would know of and only the filthy rich and well-connected could afford. On top of that, the taste of such a mixture, I surmised, would probably make even the least sensitive tasters wretch with disgust. To make a mixture that would contain the type of ingredients she mentioned, be stable enough to ship & store, and not taste like the bottom skim of a Los Angeles sewer was a pipe dream as far as I was concerned. So I filed the conversation away in my mental round file. A couple of years later, when I met with Carl to discuss a project idea, I saw the finished product on his shelf. Eager to see how far from the initial ideal the finished product had to compromise, I was in for a shock.

Not only did Shakeology have EXACTLY the type of ingredients that Isabelle had mentioned during our training sessions, but it had MORE!

Some notables...

- Astragalus: widely used in Chinese medicine as an immune system regulator
- MSM: one of the most popular supplements for joint health
- Chia: the Mayan super-seed with more calcium than whole milk, more Omega 3 & 6 than salmon, and more protein than kidney beans
- THREE different proprietary blends and some vitamins & minerals that actually exceeded the US RDA.

This stuff looked like it was fit for a king for sure. So I was damn curious to put it to the final 2 tests - taste & performance. I wanted to know if it smelled or tasted anything like what I thought it would and was damn curious if it'd make a difference for my high-velocity, high-output, high-mileage lifestyle.A little background... I'm a caffeine junky by virtue of workaholism. Ever since discovering the "joy" of all-nighter homework sessions in high-school, I became keenly aware of the value of being able to work harder and sacrifice sleep. So when the No-Doz, Vivarin, & Mountain Dew lifestyle needed an adult turn after I'd graduated & started writing, teaching, treating patients, travelling, training, and trying to spend time with my family, I dove hip deep into energy drinks like Red Bull & Monster and caffeinated energy bars like Pit Bull. When I speak well about a nutritional product, it's for one reason - it helps me get my work done while keeping me healthy. Another bit of background... I'm a glutton. I love food, especially food that tastes good. I never met a filet mignon that I didn't like, and never met one that I didn't like better wrapped in bacon, with a side of bacon-wrapped scallops, and mashed potatoes... topped with bacon. If it doesn't taste good, I don't care how good it is for me. I'll STILL probably not like it well enough to be disciplined about taking it.

The Shakeology greenberry bag that Carl gave me turned my ball of preconceived notions and stood it on its ear. From the moment I opened the bag, the scent was wonderful, like a dessert that you're eager to tear into. So I dumped some ice & water into the blender and dropped a scoop of the bright green powder in with it. I didn't add juice or other fruits because I wanted to know exactly how this taste by itself, unadulterated. The next sound I heard after taking my first sip was, "Yum!" It passed the taste test.Next was the travel test. I wanted to see how it kept me going while travelling, so instead of my usual chain-drinking habit of Monster or Red Bull, I tried a shake or two during the day, usually with one in the morning. I brought Shakeology with me to New York, New Mexico, & most recently to Australia to see how I'd do with it, and the results were remarkable. I had sustained, stable energy, but without the jitters, aggression, and hard drops afterwards. When I travel, I travel to teach, and I have to be up, energetic, strong, and focused. My days here in LA revolve around teaching, training, treating patients, and trying to steal moments with my family. So if something doesn't give me the energy to do what I need, I can't waste my precious time or hard earned money with it. Shakeology has proven itself to be able to give me all of that on multiple occasions, both while travelling and here in Los Angeles. You can draw your own conclusions about any product you want, but I'm sharing my experiences with Shakeology here openly. And if you think I'm endorsing it only for financial gain, you couldn't be more wrong. I signed up as a "coach" so I could buy the product for myself! If you want to try it, you know where to find it, and get ready to be surprised how little such high quality nutrition costs!

Posted by Dr. Mark Cheng at 10:11 PM

"Bringing It" To Phoenix!

If you live in the Southwest and you're around on Saturday, Feb 20th, meet me in Phoenix!
The Game Plan Tour events are leaving a wake of momentum as we are seeing huge growth from the sites of prior events like Las Vegas, Lincoln, Portland, OR, Boston, and Chicago.

If you want to grow your business and can get to Phoenix, I'll be there with the crew to turn up the heat!

The event kicks off 9:00 AM with an opportunity meeting - a great place to bring your coach prospects. Then we continue with an intensive training session on the ten points of the Game Plan.

I'll see you and your friends at the
Embassy Suites Phoenix-Scottsdale
4415 East Paradise Village Parkway
(602) 765-5800

Register for the event here >>> https://www.regonline.com/gprtphoenix

If you haven't seen Game Plan Larry do his thing, it's like you are missing a virtuoso business builder in action.

Shakeology will be served! New fortunes will be started. And Phoenix is where it's happening on Feb 20th!

Haiti Relief Update

UPDATED on Thurs 2/4 -- Just Ten Days Left To Max-Out Our Matching!



As previously reported, my company Product Partners (aka Beachbody, Team Beachbody and Breakthrough in Beauty) is matching employee, customer, and coach/distributor donations to various Haiti relief efforts up to $50,000.

Here's an update:

Thanks to a person who contributed a substantial sum to our matching plans, we have also increased our match to $60,000 and extended the match deadline to February 15th!

Our new total is $35,035 (as of 2/4/10)

We have broadened the charities we accept as qualified for the matching, but here is a primary list:

· Go Campaign

· quixote.org/haiti

· http://www.pih.org/

· doctorswithoutborders.org

Send proof of your contribution by email to this new dedicated address: helphaiti@beachbody.com

Let's show our compassion and our willingness to act as soon as possible!

Week #3 - We Got A Winner!

Mindy Kinsella is our Week #3 winner of the "Try Shakeology Today!" weekly $1000 giveaway!
She's a coach that's been drinking Shakeology for 5 months. She originally wanted to try it because she was having trouble losing those stubborn last few pounds, and was able to do just that thanks to Shakeology! The most surprising thing to her about drinking Shakeology how much it increases her energy levels and how she feels it got rid of her daily morning headaches.

She says she's excited about Shakeology and shares her enthusiasm with everyone she knows, asking them, "Do you want to try the healthiest tastiest meal you will have today? It's not only a meal replacement shake, not only a protein smoothie, not just a drink full of daily fruits, veggies, vitamins, minerals, but it's the whole package! So, here, drink this!"

She says she's also excited to share the news of her winnings with her Coaches & Customers so that they'll submit their entry forms, too.

Thanks Mindy. Way to spread the word! This stuff is saving lives by feeding people what their body craves to operate the way it was designed.

Fourth Time's The Charm!

National Phone Call -- 1,000 Phone Lines. New System. New Number!

We've been through the ringer on these weekly phone calls. So we stepped our game up and established a new Team Beachbody® Conference Center to manage all future National Coach Calls.

To ask you to give us another chance and start the week off with the momentum this opportunity deserves, I'm putting up another $500 and a ticket to the 2010 Summit to a coach who is relentless enough to join us on Monday!

Larry Zimberg and his special guest, Diamond Coach Dallas Carter will discuss how to use the Success Club to drive organization growth.

Dial in at 9:00 AM PT/12:00 PM ET on this new number:

1(605)475-4408 – Password: 90405.

(Congratulations to Coaches Dan Lusk, Julie Wainer, and Sean Dorsett for winning the first three $500 drawings and 2010 Summit tickets.)

Shakeology Winner!

More and more people are enjoying the health benefits of Shakeology, as more people are enjoying the $1,000 we're giving away each week through March!

Our second winner is Dottie Wood, a Team Beachbody coach from Grapevine, TX who's been drinking Shakeology for over 4 months!

She writes that Shakeology is a "great way to fight junk food and sweet cravings, increase energy, get regular and it tastes fabulous!"

Thanks Dottie, and thanks to everyone who entered. There's another contest each week, ending Thursday at midnight - so get your entry in! And of course the monthly $5,000 contest is coming up soon!

Help Us Help Haiti

Our help is needed in Haiti, right now.

Will you meet the challenge and help your brothers and sisters in Haiti?

We're asking our employees and Team Beachbody Coaches and Members to join us in sending aid to Haiti ASAP! The company will match every dollar you give*, with a goal of matching up to $50,000 if we all take action!

That’s $100,000 in aid if we match the $50,000 put up by the company.

As you know, on Tuesday the catastrophic earthquake killed thousands, injured hundreds of thousands, and stranded many many more. As many as 3 million people have been affected, including thousands of Americans.

If you remember the suffering of people in New Orleans in the wake of Katrina, this is like that, but on steroids. And we need to step up and help these people.

*We are committed to sending cash for aid immediately. And if you join us, we will match all contributions up to a $50,000 match of donations made by employees, Coaches and customers to Haiti relief at the following sites:

· http://quixote.org/haiti

· http://www.pih.org

· http://doctorswithoutborders.org/

NOTE: The least known is Quixote, but they come highly, highly recommended by Beachbody President, Jon Congdon and some people he knows who do work in and around Haiti. These organizations were selected because they are effective and a maximum percentage of contributions go to aid, rather than administration.

Send proof of your contribution by email to bcarpender@productpartners.com.

Further details to be added here from time to time, but all you’ll need is some form of documentation showing that you’ve contributed, and Product Partners will match! BUT WE MUST ACT NOW!

Stepping up and contributing can turn this tragedy in a unifying, "do good" moment for us all. Your GENEROUS donations will:

· Deliver necessary food and supplies to Haiti

· Engage in the long-term rebuilding efforts

· Fill the gaps between the massive deliveries of supplies and what our partners on the ground tell us Haitians need

· Help with urgently needed medical help to those most in need.

· Provide temporary hospitals in areas most traumatized

· Be matched by Product Partners up to $50,000 – meaning together we can be responsible for $100,000 in relief money that will go directly to Haiti -- BUT ONLY IF YOU HELP US NOW!

Thank you!

The 1st Shakeology $1,000 Winner!

The have our first winner of the "Try Shakelogy Today, Win $1000" contest!

David Calkins, a Shakeology customer heard about this breakthrough from his girlfriend who showed him "the Breakthrough" video (she is also a Shakeology customer who heard about it from Hillary Kelly, a Team Beachbody Coach that left one of those DVD's with her in case she knew of anyone who would want to try it. Way to use 3rd party tools Hillary!)

David’s only been drinking it for the past 4 days, but says in his entry that it makes him "feel awesome". On He also checked off that Shakeology had improved the following areas of his health A LOT:

> Energy level

> Hunger/Cravings

> Digestion and Regularity

Plus he reports it had helped reduce headaches he was suffering from.

Four days of consuming the healthiest meal of the day, he's already feeling healthier, and he's $1,000 richer for it!

There's a new $1,000 winner every week, so take your picture, send it in, and let Shakeology enrich your life!

You Want Results? Get a Plan

Here's what happens when you have a plan to make your hair lighter. I put peroxide on my dark hair for a week in Kauai, HI. Bingo!... strawberry-blond CEO. (But it only happens if I follow the plan every day.)

You want results when it comes to growing your business? Use the strategies of the Team Beachbody Game Plan. (But it only works if you follow the plan every day.)

Right now the nation turns its eyes away from the fridge, and down toward the scale and you hear this reaction: "WHAT THE?!!"

Enter, the Game Plan strategy: By posting the 3rd party promotional videos from your coach back office onto Twitter and Facebook, and giving copied of our third party DVD's ("Decide", "The Invitation,". and "The Breakthrough") to your contacts, you are generating Game Plan "exposures". You want to expose the material to at least two people a day - especially now!

With all the attention on weight loss, the demand for the messages on these tools is stronger than ever! Demand makes it more likely you will make sales. But YOU have to create the exposure to get the benefit of that demand!

If you want first hand insight into how to make it happen, join me and the team in Boston on Saturday Jan 9th. If you need proof that the Game Plan is a sure thing, log on to the Facebook page and just watch success as it happens. These coaches are relentless. They put their faith in the Game Plan and are recruiting new people to help us grow the business like crazy! Coaches are diving into the "Getting Started Right" plan, and the "90 days to Diamond Plan", all using the ten tenets of the overall Team Beachbody Game Plan to get predictable, reliable results. You can have that success too!

You and your efforts are VERY valuable and vital to us reaching our "Billion Dollar a Year" goal. We see who is making things happen, and we see who is putting in the effort to get people healthy and focus on Shakeology. Your efforts make us proud, and your efforts deserve the reward. With consistent use of the Game Plan, you could reach the Success Club, earn the $50 bonus, and be on the path to getting on the next big coach trip!

Now is the time to make it happen. It's not just about short term results, but that doesn't mean you can't get short term results. It's about getting people healthy and fit for the long haul. And it's about building a business that will pay you dividends over the long haul. Take advantage of the timing, and work the Game Plan now!

Et Tu Monsanto?

Beachbody health and fitness advisor Steve Edwards wrote a great blog on who is trying to control the food supply. Makes me crazy that one company can strangle us like this: http://bit.ly/67JcT4

Get Serious. Get Into The Success Club.

People who sign up to be Team Beachbody Coaches are becoming the "CEO" of their own health and fitness business. My goal is to motivate a million people to do just that, and turn around the health care crisis by sheer volume and enthusiasm of those CEO's across the country talking up the Team Beachbody mission. But it will take leaders who step-up consistently to be successful.

We'll be able to tell who's leading by the new monthly metric that will highlight those who are tapping into the Game Plan strategy, and that metric is called "the Success Club", a monthly assessment of who is recruiting new coaches and who is retailing Shakeology on monthly auto-ship (Home Direct).

Your goal is to get in the success club by scoring enough points, and stay in the club from month to month.

String together a winning streak of 9 months in a row, and you earn your way onto the coach trip! That's how every Coach regardless of rank and tenure, can earn two tickets to our annual Coach trip.

All qualified Coaches who have strung together 9 consecutive months in the Success Club in 2010 will be heading to the next amazing Coach destination with a guest.

Prior trips included Maui, Cancun, and this spring we're all headed to the "Garden Isle" of Kauai, HI! Where will we go next. I don't know - but I want it to be off the hook!

There is no limit on the number of qualifiers, and that means you can get your whole team on the trip! There will be first-class recognition at all corporate events, in the newsletters and online office... the works!

Being a member of the Success Club means consistently following the Game Plan, and in turn, consistently growing the business - YOUR business!

Here's how I know that the coaches who use the Game Plan are the ones most likely to be in the Success Club and on the trip: In November, the coaches who purchased the Game Plan's 3rd party tools like the "Decide" DVD, "The Invitation", and "The Beachbody Solution", outperformed the rest of the coaches - including some of our founding coaches, by TEN TIMES! That's how I know who the leaders are - the monthly numbers tell the story.

Here's what you need to do to get into the club: Earn at least 5 Points a month.

> You get 2 points for each new Personally Sponsored Coach enrolled with a Home Direct order(s) of 90 PV or more.
> You get 1 point for any new customer Home Direct order(s) of 90 PV or more.

Get five points to get into the club for 9 consecutive months, and you go on the trip! And there are two levels of success club:

Success Club 5:
• You and a guest go on the next luxurious (and tropical) Coach trip!
• Airfare/transportation reimbursement up to $500
• First-class recognition at events, etc.

To get into Success Club 5 you need to earn 5 points a month for 9 consecutive months in 2010 (goes up to a full 12 months in 2011) and you must be enrolled with a Home Direct order(s) totaling a minimum of 90 PV (i.e., Shakeology) for every qualification month.

Success Club 10:
All the above, but etra recognition, Airfare/transportation reimbursement up to $1,000, plus i will personally give you a high five!

To get into "Success Club 10" you need to earn 10 points a month for 9 consecutive months in 2010 (goes up to 12 months in 2011), plus the rest of the rules on the official rules/regs page.

Qualification starts with results starting January 1st, 2010. There will be more bells and whistles added as we get more creative, but for now - get familiar with the Game Plan, get those third party tools, and build your business!

For official rules and regs, check the back office. But in the meantime, if you are serious about wanting to generate income out of the Team Beachbody Coaching business and you want to enjoy the "inner circle" benefits of being in the Success Club, learn the Game Plan and work the plan!

Sick of Feeling Sick

Last weekend sitting at my desk, I had one of those cold sweat, "uh-oh-here-it-comes" moments, I felt like I was getting sick with something. I felt my head getting foggy, my throat beginning to feel scratchy, and my stomach not feeling altogether settled. All the warning signs were there, I was coming down with something.

As the day progressed, it slowly got worse. I could have crawled comfortably into bed at any time, but it wasn't bad enough to call it a day. My mind started to imagine where this was headed. Was it the flu? My turn to get H1N1? Did the bug ripping through Ava's elementary school finally get to me?

I got to bed early enough to rest and see where things stood the next day. Sleep was difficult, with body aches and mild sweats. Something was definitely up. I think I finally got to sleep around midnight, and the alarm that is my 18 month old went off at 6AM.

As I got up, I realized something was different. I did a quick bit of surveillance. Head; sharp. Energy; good. Throat; clear. Stomach; settled. I had dodged the bullet!

Here's why that is a big deal to me;

In the past, I was not a "get a little sick" kind of guy. When I get sick, I get SICK. But ever since I started taking better care of myself and drinking Shakeology every day, everything about my general health is stronger.

The point is not that Shakeology is some cure-all. The point is this, and it's important that you read this carefully: When your body has the nutrition it needs to operate, you will get sick less. Whether it's Shakeology or you have the discipline and patience to eat well, nutrition feeds your body what it needs to thrive.

When your body has a foundation of great nutrition, when it does get attacked by a virus, your immune system will be in better shape to defend itself, so you will be sick shorter. And as you age, when your body has a foundation of good nutrition to continue to build healthy new blood cells, keep connective tissue healthy, and to fight inflammation, you will feel younger, and enjoy the benefits of youth longer. That is the pay off with good nutrition.

I am thankful there are medications to help us overcome severe sickness. But I would prefer to treat my body in a way that avoids getting sick in the first place. And if I do get sick, I want to know that I have built a foundation of nutrition that will go to work and make my turn around as fast as possible.

If you're sick of feeling sick, then take action to give your body what it needs to thrive. That's what fitness does. That's what better diet choices can do. And that's what the Shakeology program is!

If you are sick of feeling sick, give your body the fuel it needs to protect itself!

Success Story Zero

If a disease has it's traces to the so-called "Patient Zero", then perhaps I am "Success Story Zero" when it comes to the health benefits of Shakeology.

My family has a history of brutally high cholesterol. In June 2006 with a cholesterol reading of 258, far over the acceptable range of 120-200, my doctor put me on the drug Lipitor. By October, my cholesterol was down to 226. Then I married Isabelle, an admitted health nut, who brought to my attention some of the reported liver side effects of prolonged use of the drug, so I stopped. By September 2007 I was up to 262!

Then I started to take Shakeology every single day.

One year later, I am happy to report that my cholesterol is down well into the safe zone, 172, with no drugs! As the first guy to take Shakeology every day, I know that makes me the very first healthy success story!

Now, I will be the first to say, this is by no means scientific proof and every body is different. I exercise, I eat better, I take Fish Oil and Red Yeast Rice, and I consume less alcohol than I did a few years ago. But I know I am not living the "perfect cholesterol reducing lifestyle" either, so this performance is quite gratifying for me.

As we look at the cost of health care in this country, my nutritional supplements cost less and are better for my OVERALL health than the prescription I was taking. Each daily dose cost almost the same as one serving of Shakeology - and the Shake gives me an entire meal at the same time! It's crazy!

This week as we celebrate all we have to be thankful for, in addition to so many things, I am thankful to be affiliated with people that created a product that goes so far beyond good daily nutrition and weight loss, but which actually completely improves my health and energy.

Shakeology, I am exceptionally thankful!

A Special Birthday Request

Dear Team Beachbody Coach:

I am having a birthday party and you're invited! I am asking for a special birthday present too. No, not a pretty new pony. I would like to break the record for the most coaches present on a Game Plan call since we started them. (I think the first call had 300 on it.) I am hoping you will be there to make that happen for me.

My birthday party Game Plan call is at 8AM PT Monday, Nov 23rd. All I ask is that you and as many coaches in your up and downline can join me for my Game Plan party, and help me celebrate our growth (and my receding hairline and increasing age.)

Please mark this in your calendar: 1(605) 475-6400 passcode: 354-5248

I hope to see you on the call!

Carl

Great Idea for the Gift of Health

We had a great coach call this morning discussing the big training in Dallas, the upcoming event in Vegas on Dec 5th (be there and get people there!), the importance of home parties, and the opportunity to use the products in the Beachbody catalogue as healthy gift ideas this year.

After the call I was thinking how smart it would be for people to give Shakeology instead of a bottle of wine.

What if you committed to give at least two bags of Shakeology to two people who you would otherwise struggle to find "the right gift" for? A gift that is actually good for the recipient... That's the real spirit of giving isn't it?

And when I arrived at the office, I got into the elevator with our Senior Director of Training and Development, Sandi Bouhadana who trumped my idea with her own: Between her kids and their school and activities, she has ten teachers who she will buy gifts for this year. Instead of the traditional "basket of soaps," she has decided to give each of the teachers a sampler pack of Shakeology.

As an idea for a coach, that's a great one for a few reasons:

(1) You are showing you truly care about someone when you give them this special, healthy shake. Bio-available nutrition for healthy energy. It doesn't get better than that.

(2) People who try it as a gift are very likely to want to buy more.

(3) Teachers are great coaches - They need and appreciate the extra money and they are great at networking. You might find that gift leads to a mutually productive business relationship. But that is a distant third to the top priority of giving someone a gift that is truly meaningful this year. That's the point!

I think it's a great idea. From giving Shakeology or a program P90X, Insanity or Chalean Extreme to anyone on your gift list, I am sure there are a thousand other ideas that our coaches will come up with.

But the important thing right now - like, today - is to get the word to your team of coaches ASAP. There truly is no better or more timely gift, than the gift of health! Coaches just might not think of it - until it's too late! Don't let that happen - our mission needs your energy and focus right now!

Every little action we all take toward getting people focused on healthy behavior vs. a neutral or negative habits is productivity toward our goal. That's what this is about. "Slight Edge" thinking, where we gradually gather improvements in our productivity and health and that of the people around us. That's what this is about!

Pass this great holiday concept on, and let's keep the momentum growing!

Are You Serious About Success?

If you REALLY want to make extra money, you need to get serious. If you REALLY want to help more people get healthy and fit, you need to get serious.

Are you willing to invest just six hours to learn the steps that will put you on the same path as our top coaches? We are seeing impressive, compelling evidence that the Game Plan is generating new coaches, new sales, and a lot more awareness about the health and fitness movement that is Team Beachbody. But it's important that get trained on it so you get the most from this powerful tool.

The guy to learn it from is Larry Zimberg.

What sets the successful people from the everybody else? I know first hand - the difference is going the extra step, doing more than "normal", going the extra mile. This is one of those defining moments. What are you willing to do to succeed?

Larry is holding a Game Plan Training this Saturday (11/14) in Dallas, TX. People who attended the Leadership Event a month ago or the first stop on the Game Plan tour in Tacoma, WA compared it to a seminar for which they would have paid thousands of dollars. We're charging $10. Six hours of step-by-step training in how to apply the proven action steps of network marketing to getting out the word of our health-changing, life-transforming programs!

If you would have been willing to go to a four year college that was a long drive or a plane ride away to secure your future, why not make an investment in one road trip, one plane ticket to Dallas, and one day to absorb the information that could completely, and quickly, get your business on track?

Maybe it's just my nature, and maybe it's why I have been successful, but take from this CEO: If I were you, I would get to the very next training possible. No excuses. And I would lean on my primary leaders to meet me there. I would take pages of notes. I would review the information with my team immediately after the event, so we all worked the system together. And then I would work my tail off to use the system to generate the most productivity. I would not accept anything less from myself than that. So why not you? Now is the time to get serious about YOUR success.

REGISTRATION LINK: https://www.regonline.com/gprtfortworth

ADDRESS:
AA Training & Conference Center
4501 Hwy 360S
Fort Worth, TX 761551
(817) 956-1000
www.aa-conference-center-dolce.com/
PARKING:Complimentary!

AGENDA:
10:00 AM Opportunity Presentation (Bring your prospects!)
11:00 AM Game Plan Training Part I
1:00 PM Lunch Break & Shakeology Sampling
2:00 PM Game Plan Training Part II
5:00 PM Close

If you can't make Dallas, get to Vegas:

Las Vegas, NV December 5th

REGISTRATION WEBSITE:
https://www.regonline.com/gprtlasvegas

VENUE:
Gold Coast Hotel & Casino
4000 West Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, NV 891031
(800) 331-5334
http://www.goldcoastcasino.com/

PARKING:Complimentary

Now That's a Plan!

What a week, and what a plan! Team Beachbody is on fire and the new Game Plan protocol, modeled on decades of success from some of the most successful network marketing organizations ever. It is a complete revelation!

And what blows me away is how this simple ten point system has already become a foundation coaches are using to plan day-to-day activities and even pursue business building ideas that have been brewing within the business for years.

The people who qualified for our Leadership Event at the Ritz in Dana Point were deluged with reinforcement on the ten points, proof that with just two months of application it really works.

Plus we launched a challenge to put it into action for an unprecedented 60 day push. If you're a coach and you're not participating in the 60 day challenge, I suggest you go for it and recommit to your success!

Almost 1,000 coaches have already signed up on the Facebook page to share their experiences using the Game Plan. People are updating on every facet of the plan, including productivity at soccer games, birthday parties, listening to great audiobooks, exploring the new 3rd party tools, starting home parties... It's on!

Coaches are once again using the network to help cash strapped charities raise funds, because now they have a system to hand off to the leaders of PTA's, church groups, and others who are motivated, but never knew how to apply our programs and products in order to make serious money. We even have a coach planning on holding a regular Sunday "Open House" complete with signs just like the real estate folks use. Imagine the flags and balloons around the neighborhood: "Healthy Open House - Free Shake!"

Coaches who have been watching the rest of the team have success while they struggled to sign their first coach are shocked to see how powerful the step by step system is.

Even coaches at the event, who were unsure what it would be like to commit to "Two Exposures a Day" were so encouraged when they started a conversation with the hotel maid, or the waitress at the restaurant, got interest, and they were not demoralized if they heard "no"!

I am so excited about the future I can barely contain my enthusiasm. This is how we increase the decibel level of healthy habits! Two exposures a day!

Do the Game Plan faithfully, and your business will finally get traction.

And I am so proud of the work that the company did to prepare these tools, especially Larry "Game Plan" Zimberg, Denise Needham, Sandi Bouhadonna and the rest of the team all under the guidance of GM Michael Neimand. The "3rd party tools" created by Natalie Barandes and the production team are world class. The new coach starter kit (especially the requisite "Getting Started Right" guide) created by Maria Gitto and her creative group are simple and easy to follow. And the new website finally brings the coach landing pages inside the Team Beachbody look and feel.

Shakeology sales are taking off using the sample packets and "Watch This" DVD, as more and more coaches are discovering how much better they feel within days of starting this daily health program. Coaches are showing their confidence in Shakeology by challenging prospects to try it by adding; "You will feel amazing in 30 days, or you don't pay!"

That's the way to leverage Team Beachbody's 30 day money guarantee guys! Nice work!

Thanks to all our coaches who have had faith in us to this major launch into stage two of our growth. It's the right time to get in position as start to look ahead to stage three; international expansion. That's when you'll be glad you got in, got your friends in, and properly positioned yourself for the spike.

And the Game Plan tour is about to hit the road. I'll be there to help kick off the first stop in Tacoma, WA. It's a combination of opportunity-meeting for prospects in the morning, and then an intensive training in the Game Plan the rest of the day. Do you know someone in the Northwest - Get 'em there!

It's time to make things happen, and I am proud to work beside you to rebuild the health of our country, and in the process rebuild the middle class by creating a million "CEO/coaches", running their own health and fitness business as part of Team Beachbody!

"That's my son, P90X"

I am hearing more and more things about how the fervor around P90X has become even more iconic than any of us could have imagined.

A prominent investment banker got in touch with me to tell me how big a fan he is of P90X, and that he knew we were doing something big when he saw a guy at his gym sporting an actual tattoo across his arm with the P90X logo! A permanent tattoo of our product, on his body! And since then, I've received a couple emails of customers who prove the premise... people are more committed to this program than ever!



Yesterday I read on Twitter about Donny Osmond saying ballroom dancing is harder than a P90X workout. And I also heard rumor that American Idol David Archuletta is now twittering about the program.

This week a customer contacted me through Facebook and told me that he and his wife are so pleased with the program and how Tony Horton presents the workouts that they are giving their soon-to-be-born son the middle name "Anthony" in honor of Mr. Horton himself. (I suggest they make his first name "P90X"... doubt he'll go for it.)

It's really unbelievable, and the new show about P90X should be out by the end of the year which demonstrates even more unbelievably how amazing this program is and how it has transformed what people think of home DVD workouts. I am grateful to every customer, to Tony, and to everyone at the company who never gave up to create the greatest fitness program ever put on DVD!

We're On TV!

If you subscribe to DirecTV, I've got great news -- no more channel surfing through lame movies and reality shows when you want to watch great TV... there's always something to watch! Beachbody infomercials!

At least that's the way it is from 12AM to 12PM EST on Channel 341! Channel name: "BB" featuring daily Product Partners programming scheduled with WOWY promotion spots and other short for programming between each show.

We're blacked out on Sunday’s 6:00a-12:00pm (necessary for bandwidth issues relating to NFL Ticket), but otherwise, sit back, and enjoy the direct marketing fabulousness with over 18 million other happy DirecTV viewers!

Lemonana

Had to share a Labor Day special Shakeology recipe that we just created that my daughter absolutely loves: "Lemonana"

One whole scoop of Greenberry Shakeology

One scoop of The Fiber

6 oz of Organic Lemonade (organic matters)

2 oz of Rice Milk(also organic)

8 oz of ice

Half a Banana

Blend. Enjoy.

I swear, Ava downed this in minutes. And now I know my nine year old got a complete dose of fruits/vegetables nutrition today!