green apples and broc stalks smoothie

Sometimes you just gotta get stealthy with your taste buds. So, one of my mottos for any fruit or veggie that is nourishing for your body but perhaps your palette isn’t quite a fan of is, “throw it in a smoothie!” It’s just a matter of getting the formula right so that you don’t taste it but can still enjoy the health benefits.

Personally, I’ve never found broccoli stalks a food I’m excited to mow down on. However, they are just as recipe-worthy as those cute little florets. Check it out:

• loaded with more vitamin C than a medium sized orange
• boost immunity
• keep gastritis, ulcers, and stomach cancer at bay.
• loaded with fiber to improve digestion and satiety so that you’re better able to manage hunger and cravings.

I say, opt to toss ‘em into your favorite liquid concoction rather than the composter.

Try this deliciously nutritious smoothie from my up-coming 9 Minutes To Awesomeness recipe book to reap the benefits of a ‘stalk of broc’ and amp up your digestive mojo:

what you’ll need:

• 2-3 organic green apples
• 1 broccoli stalk, chopped
• 1 fistful swiss chard
• 1/2 avocado
• 1 organic lime, pulp
• 1/2 cup walnuts
• 2 tablespoons chia seeds (my personal brand fave is Mila)
• 2 tablespoons pure organic maple syrup
• dash cinnamon, to taste
• dash ginger powder, to taste
• 2-3 dash sea salt
• water and ice, as desired for consistency

how to make it:

1. Place all the ingredients in a high-powered blender.
2. Blend for 30-60 seconds.
3. Add water and ice, as desired for consistency.
4. Enjoy and share with the people that make your mojo smile!

 how to awesomize your leftovers:

1. Store leftovers in a sealed glass jar (never plastic) in your refrigerator for up to 24 hours.
2. Throw the jar in a cold lunch cooler for a delicious and nutritious afternoon pick-me-up.

There are moments when we are bold enough to take big risks — and, we are never the same again.

Two days ago was one of those moments for me. A serendipitous trip to the mountains and a little nudge from my friends inspired me to create an exercise in embracing fear and pushing through comfort zones.

The birth of revolutionTRIBE

In less than 24 hours I created, launched, and sold out revolutionTRIBE – my 4-week, remote, small group fitness and wellness mentoring program. It was one of the most challenging things I have ever done. Over the summer I had the privilege of coaching rockstar entrepreneur-esse, Amber Rae, and being a part of her life accelerator program for world-changers and high-potentials, The Bold Academy. One of my biggest take aways from the experience was an exercise in focus, resourcefulness, and committment. It was called The Bold Hustle, where 18 entrepreneurs had to take to the streets of Boulder to raise as much money as they possibly could by creating value for the community. 24 hours later the winning team came back with well over $20, 000!

I’m a HUGE believer in creating abundance through intension-driven, heart-focused service to others. When we hone in on what we can give genuinely from our hearts and create things and experiences to share with others, magic unfolds.

In my self-induced 24-hour Bold Hustle I was blessed with family, colleagues and friends I hadn’t spoken to in ages come forward to support me. Just writing this is making me tear up; happy, blessed, inspired tears. The support and love I received means more to me than any money I could ever make. And, the opportunity that I now have to help my revolutionTRIBE revolutionary beauties achieve and excede what they believe is possible of themselves has me little-kid-going-to-Disney-Land excited!

There are many things about launching a new program that I’m still learning about. What I do know is this — it is no different than life. When we reach into our hearts to give the very deepest essence of ourselves to those around us — the I’m-Scared-I’m-Going-To-Fail-But-I-Really-Want-To-Do-This-So-I’m-Digging-Deep-And-Doing-It-Anyways part — our life experiences enrichen and thrive well beyond our imagination.

Life becomes juiced with opportunity, abundance and pure, wonderFULL love!

Thank you Bold Academy, Amber Rae, Libby Payne, Andy Drish, and Phil Drolet for inspiring me to leap beyond what I believed possible. Loads of love to everyone who helped spread the word to make this personal breakthrough my reality. So much gratitude to each of you for believing in me and my vision. I am beyond psyched for the amazingness that’s about to go down this year with this pioneer tribe of revolutionary beauties!

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Are you getting that little nudge from The Universe that the time to revamp and renew your New Year’s resolution for the body and life you want is NOW?

Awesome, it’s time to listen to it!

Although my 24-hour “Jumpstart 2013 with revolutionTRIBE Deal” is over I still want to help you create the fitness and wellness changes you’re craving and know you deserve.

Click here to make 2013 the year YOU make it happen!

Harness the courage to take on the unknown. The impossible. The thing that makes your legs tremble and your heart exclaim, “Yes!”

Challenge is the heat that forges desire, will and strength. Embrace it.

You weren’t born to exist as a mere shadow of what you are capable of. Your soul came forth to experience your awesomeness. To express your heart’s desire. To create the life that calls to you. You know you hear it…

Go ahead. Yearn for that brilliance that exists within you. And, allow your tenacious spirit to ignite it. It is time.

You. Are. Ready.

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Does that sound like you?

• What if, you could learn easy-to-implement strategies that instantly boosted your energy, focus and mood?
• What could you accomplish if you had the tools to transform your body and hone your mindset for awesomeness? 
• How would your relationships, work and life be different? What would do? Who would you become?

If you’re not jazzed about the body starring back at you in the mirror it’s time to do something about it. Because, life is short. And, YOU, my dear were not born to live as a reduced version of yourself. You were meant to experience life fully juiced about YOU.

revolutionTRIBE is your portal to change through the power of community. You are not alone on your fitness and wellness transformation journey. Join the TRIBE here.

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Thank you, Morgan and Master Tran, for inspiring this post.

Be uniquely awesome, be uniquely YOU!

Do you often go through life believing that you constantly need to be more, do more, have more in order to be happy?

Release the idea that everything about you has to be “perfect”. Even though there are things you still want to work on, you are enough just as you are.

Embrace your gifts. Nurture them. Your heart is waiting patiently for you to share them with the world.