Tell us about yourself:  I married my best friend, James, on May 24, 2008. He pushes me closer to Jesus on a daily basis. We are very excited about being parents whenever God chooses to bless us with a child, but for now, we enjoy spoiling our labrador/Border collie mix, Bauer. (Yes, he is named after 24′s best CTU agent, Jack Bauer. That is our favorite show.) James and I graduated from Southwestern Seminary, in May 2010, and he now serves as the young adults pastor at Fielder Road Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas. We are blessed to serve alongside some of the today’s best college students, young professionals and newlyweds. If I’m not with family or friends, I’m probably reading, writing or working out. I’ve just written my first book that is set to release in August 2010 about my 4-year battle with anorexia. The book details my downward spiral into the disease as well as God’s grace and mercy of restoring me to full health through a personal relationship with Him. I’m very excited about the opportunity to share my story of His glory to a wider audience. I teach group fitness classes every day of the week but Sunday. My favorite formats to teach are TurboKick and Hip Hop Hustle. I genuinely love helping others realize that working out is FUN! The secret is just finding an activity that you enjoy and will do with consistency.

Give us a description of your company:  Michelle Myers’ life revolves around faith, family, fitness, friends and fun. Myers Cross Training combines her roles as a pastor’s wife, seminary graduate and fitness professional to live her passion: encouraging others to be physically and spiritually fit. Our bodies are God’s temple (1 Corinthians 6:19), and we should treat them as such. By keeping God as the focus of our lives, incorporating healthy (and yummy) nutrition and being consistent with exercise, we can have the energy to be all who He has created us to be. Michelle works with each individual to find the perfect plan for their body and preferences. That may mean a home workout plan like P90X, Body Gospel or TurboFire. It may mean personal training sessions or group fitness classes. No matter the plan, her goal is to make sure that your workout isn’t just something else on your to-do list. It will be something you look forward to each day!

How long have you been in business? I started my business in December 2008.

 How long have you been a Christian & share a little about your faith: I grew up in a wonderful Christian home, and I accepted Christ at the age of six. When I was 13, I dedicated my life to full-time Christian service. I thought I was rock-solid in my faith. However, when my family moved before my junior year in high school, I really began to wrestle with God. By college, I was serving him with my lips, but not my life. I put all of my time and energy into my appearance, and I became extremely self-absorbed. Before long, I was dealing with a full-blown eating disorder. I knew all of the Sunday School answers, but I wasn’t living for Him at all. I was living for me. Eventually, it all caught up with me. After collapsing on a run, I slowly began piecing my life back together, beginning with the biggest missing piece: God. Just 18 months later, I began working on my master’s at seminary and met my husband. God continues to reveal Himself and becomes more real to me with each day. My life purpose is to know Him and make Him known.

 How has your faith in God inspired and helped grow your business? 1 Corinthians 10:31 says it all: “Whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” No matter what career path God has set before you, we all are to work as if we are working for Him. That verse renews my passion each day. Particularly in my line of work, I’m constantly asked, “Where does your joy come from? You’re just so HAPPY and full of energy!” They are waiting on me to say, “Oh, it’s Shakeology!” While Shakeology is a great product, I take it daily and firmly believe in its health benefits, Shakeology is no match for the joy that comes from a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. It’s always amazing to me the doors that the Holy Spirit opens for me to share His love with those around me. I can also flip this questions. “How has your business helped inspire and grow your faith?” Well, in my line of work, I’m constantly telling people about our products and the opportunity to start their own business. I’ve made it a personal challenge to myself that if I am bold enough to share my business with strangers, why wouldn’t I share my faith with as much enthusiasm? Having a business that is based on sharing what I am doing with others has made me more passionate for evangelism.

What Advice can you give to other moms thinking about starting their own business?  1. Get involved in a business that you are passionate about. When you regularly use the products that you “sell,” working simply means sharing part of your life with others. Sharing products or services that you use is easier to do than selling! 2. Get in business for yourself, but don’t be in business BY yourself. That is the best part about my business. I choose when I will work and what I will do when I work, but I never go into it blindly. I work with a team of other coaches who are extremely helpful. We have tons of resources to help us – including a website full of documents and presentations, webinars, conference calls, and live meetings around the country. 3. Plan to work, and work the plan. Many people get into home-based businesses, but they never set aside time to actually “work.” Then, they question why their business never got off the ground. You do have to put in some hours in order to be successful. However, when you find the right business match for your life, it won’t feel like “work,” and the time you put in will pay off!

What are the start up costs and required purchase to stay active: It is $39.95 to begin your business. You pay $14.95/month to maintain your website and ship orders to your customers. To stay active, you must sell 50 PV every 5 weeks.

 Are you willing to allow other Christian moms to contact you if they would like to know more about starting their own business? Yes

 What specials can you offer Moms visiting from CMB Resource? I will do a free fitness consultation for anyone who registers for a free membership on www.myerscrosstraining.com. Just email me, I will verify that you have registered on my website, and we will set up a phone/Skype appointment for your free fitness consultation. Also, for anyone who purchases a workout program from my website, I will send you a free sample of Beachbody’s revolutionary product, Shakeology, in either the Chocolate or Greenberry flavor.

Visit Michelle’s Website!

www.myerscrosstraining.com