Guest Post: Just One “Yes”

Hi! Today we wanted to feature one of our sponsors and fellow blogger friends, Jessie. We think you’ll love her story – we sure can relate with the whole prior athlete turned couch potato turned wanting to get back in shape thing! Enjoy and make sure you introduce yourself to her :)

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Hey guys! I am so excited for my first guest post for Hudson and Emily! So much has happened in the last two months of my life. I went from leaving my job of 6 years in Seattle, which has been my home for 28 years, to traveling to Ethiopia and then God just threw in moving to Phoenix! My mom always said God has a sense of humor and I am finding that out everyday day. I am also discovering just how good and faithful God is every single day. This is my short story of how I was able to move down to Arizona to pursue my dreams.

As I wake up everyday in Arizona, I still cant believe where life has taken me
This is my story how my one “YES” to AdvoCare changed my life
Some people want to lose weight, some people want more energy, some want better health
A healthier lifestyle
I needed ALL of the above
I was a former student-athlete thinking I was living a “healthy lifestyle”
Except I wasn’t
You mean late night runs to Taco Bell and cheesecake everyday isn’t a healthy lifestyle?
I was lacking direction on my food, my workouts and being healthy
It came to a point where I knew I needed someone to show me
I needed help
Insert AdvoCare!
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I contacted my friend Stephanie who took the products and got great results
I talked to her about my past being a student-athlete, fitness goals
My dreams and desires about where I want to go in life
She just listened
She then told me about the AdvoCare 24 Day Challenge
Her exact words were,Whether you want to lose weight, gain muscle, gain energy 
or overall health the 24 Day Challenge provides a jump start to reaching your goals.
 
Gain energy? Yes
Gain muscle? Yes, please!
Overall health? Yes
Lose weight? Do you even have to ask?
January 1st, 2013 I started “The 24 Day Challenge”
It was the morning I drank my first Spark, I knew my life was going to be different 
I ended the challenge losing 8 pounds, increased energy and decreased cravings
I was trained WHEN and WHAT to eat to best enhance my goals and workouts
I finally felt I was in control of my eating, my cravings and on my way to a healthy lifestyle
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I thought to myself,
“If I didn’t know how to live a healthy lifestyle as an athlete, how many others might not know either?”
 
How many people need more energy?
How many people need to lose 5, 10, or more pounds
How many people need better overall health?
 I wanted to share with more people!
I started with my family and close friends
My parents lost 30 pounds combined, my sister back to pre pregnancy weight and helped a friend quit her 9 Diet Cokes a day (yes, 9!) 
Because of the business opportunity attached to AdvoCare, I started receiving income,just from casually sharing with them
My first check from AdvoCare was $150
I used to to buy a plane ticket to Nashville to run in a half marathon for St. Jude Children’s Hospital
A dream fulfilled!
It was that moment I saw AdvoCare as a vehicle to pursue and accomplish more dreams of mine
You see, I sit here tonight writing from Arizona
How did I get here?
Yes, I believe God led me down here
However, when I circle back to HOW I got here I believe it started with that one “YES”
For the last year and a half while I was working a part time AdvoCare business in Seattle
While I was coaching and helping others achieve their fitness and financial goals through AdvoCare
While I was dreaming about BIG goals and dreams I never thought possible
 I was building a business that would help me accomplish my dreams and provide in the next chapter of my life
Last spring when God called me to leave a job I loved
When God called me to go serve in Africa
When God called me to Arizona
 
I could say “YES” 
 
Not only has AdvoCare provided my health goals and provided financially
The culture of AdvoCare is unmatched to anything I have been a part of
I have met leaders who fight for your dreams
Leaders who will fight for your health goals to be accomplished
Leaders who fight for your financial freedom
 Leaders who call me out of my comfort because they believe in me
They know abundant life exists right outside your comfort zone
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Am I 100% perfect on my eating?
No
Do I workout daily?
No
Do I eat a piece of cake every now and then?
You better believe it!
Is it always easy?
No way!
People will always have opinions of what we are doing
People will judge and the world will be harsh sometimes
But when I receive messages like below- it makes it worth it
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I do know is that with AdvoCare I am in control again
In control of my eating
In control of what dreams I want to accomplish and not my bank account
And I know I love helping others
AdvoCare is not a “get rich business”
The business is quite simple really but takes hard work
  Add in purpose and passion Advocare will get paid what you are worth
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So, what am I doing in Arizona?

I am still not entirely sure
I know I was led here for a reason and because of AdvoCare I could do that
I also know I never grew up wanting to be a “vitamin salesman”
I did grow up wanting to live a life of significance
 
With AdvoCare, I have the opportunity to change lives daily
I get to help others accomplish their health goals
I get to help others define their purpose and dreams
I get to lead others to lead their own team of champions
I will continue to pursue my purpose here in Arizona
Whatever that may be
And I will continue to help others with AdvoCare
And I will continue to dream
Dream BIG
Living a life of true significance
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If you are wondering what the heck the  “AdvoCare 24 Day Challenge” is and if it could help you,
 I would love to share more information with you!
JessieChristensen11@gmail.com

Thank you Emily and Hudson for allowing me to guest post and share a little of my heart and what I am doing. I love meeting new people so please don’t hesitate to head on over to my blog and say hello! And if you live in the Phoenix area I am looking for friends :)

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