I bet you didn’t have to think very hard or for very long to come up with something. Yep, our instinct that we’ll be able to be happy when we fall in love, when we lose 15 lbs., when we move to the city of our dreams, when we make six figures, or when we find inner peace is hard-wired.
Though seductive, the idea that we’ll be happy when something happens outside of us is totally backwards.
The way it really works is that we find ways to tap into our inner happy and then our life actually begins to look and feel the way we’ve always wanted it to. It’s an inside job.
We’ve all been trained to get our duckies in a row. Find the guy. Get the house. Have a baby. (Ideally by the age of 30.) Join the PTA. Lose your belly fat. Have lovely landscaping. And nice window treatments while you’re at it. Dress well – not too sexy, not too matronly. Give back. Do work you love. Make excellent money. Travel. Be well read and educated but not too opinionated. Check off the boxes and then you’ll be happy.
We’ve all been sold a bill of goods, a hill of beans, a load of crap. Happy is here and now if we choose it.
Deep, lasting happiness can be yours at any time, but it can only come from one place…
From within YOU.
Sure, our circumstances trigger our fleeting Happiness. But circumstances are not SUSTAINABLE because they are totally out of our control.
We HAVE TO source Happiness from something we have total control over…our thoughts, feelings and actions!
That’s why I wanted to fill you in on this FREE interview series I’m doing with Bec Robbins called Secrets to Lasting Happiness. The Secrets you’ll learn here are INVALUABLE in sourcing that LASTING Happiness. Also included in the series are
Even if you’ve mastered ‘fleeting Happiness’ in your life, you will not want to miss this because it will totally take you to that deeper level of Happiness you’ve always craved.
I had so much fun doing the interview with Bec and I know you’ll love the series! You’ll also get to hear from some of my other friends including Tanya Geisler, Barbara Carrelas, Lissa Rankin, Dyana Valentine, Molly Mahar, and Hiro Boga.
You and everyone around you deserve to tap into your endless, inner source of happy. Happy is your birthright.
I consider Marie Forleo a friend, a mentor, a way-shower, and a damn good time to be around. Spending time with Marie personally, learning from her through her weekly show MarieTV, her event Rich, Happy and Hot Live, and her online course Rich, Happy and Hot B-School has had a profound impact on both my personal and business lives.
I increased my business revenue by over 100% after taking B-School. And I’ve also learned some great relationship tips that from her that have played a big part in keeping things with my man hunky dory. She’s wise, she’s sassy, she’s loving, and she knows her sh*t.
I caught up with Marie last week on a trip to NYC and today I’m sharing her fabulosity with you via Glimpse TV. Today Marie is launching a never before seen, free video series for women who want to learn how to market better and sell more online. (Click HERE to get instant access to the free content.) She gives a sneak preview of her new content TV episode below. In the episode you’ll also learn:
how being a control freak can actually serve you
the exact place to start when you’re putting a business idea into action
the one practice Marie does to ensure both spiritual and business growth
In this episode Marie also reveals a $200K business mistake she made pretty recently that she rarely talks about. Tune in to find out what it was, what she learned from it, and how you can avoid making the same mistake in your business.
If you want to learn to make money AND change the world with your online business (whether you have one yet or not) CLICK HERE to get access to Marie’s free, life-changing content. Here’s some of what you’ll learn in her first video:
Why women, in particular, are wired to succeed in the digital era (men, don’t think this lets you off the hook, there are lessons here for you too)
The shocking changes that’ll take place online in the next few years (if you have an online presence, you need to know this!)
Marie’s step-by-step 6 Pillar roadmap to online success with a PDF worksheet included
To check out Half The Sky, the book Marie mentioned in the Glimpse TV episode, click HERE.
Don’t forget to head over to Marie’s site for instant access to her free video training by clicking HERE. This content will be more valuable to you and make you more money than some of the other things you’ve paid for. Trust me on this.
How do you feel about marketing?
What was your biggest business mistake and what did you learn from it?
What did you learn from Marie in this Glimpse TV episode and how are you going to put it into action?
Leave a comment!
P.S. If you’re at all interested in video marketing, you have to see what Marie does in these videos. She’s just raised the bar for our entire industry – worth it to take a look for this reason alone. http://www.enrollinbschool.com
***I'm a very proud affiliate of Rich, Happy, and Hot B-School.***
KC Baker and I first met when we worked together in Team Northrup starting in 2005. This well spoken, poised, champion for women has been a dear friend of mine for seven years. And today I’m so thrilled to share the work that she’s doing in the world with you guys via Glimpse TV. I’ve seen KC through many iterations of her personal and business life since I’ve known her. What all of her pursuits have had in common is that she’s deeply committed to supporting women in bringing their highest selves into the world AND that she’s a total rock start entrepreneur.
Within the last year KC launched The School For The Well Spoken Woman, a place where women on a mission can come to learn how to rock their message AND delivery.
Because if you’ve got something to say but you don’t know how to say it powerfully and in a compelling way, your mission will be thwarted from the beginning. But if you combine your mission in the world with poise, confidence, grace, presence, and superb communication skills, then people will really be able to hear what you have to say and you’ll make a far greater impact.
I’m sure you’ve heard it before: most people fear public speaking more than they fear death.
So KC certainly has plenty of people to support in moving through their discomfort and fear towards grace and power. As a prep for her upcoming events, Speak Up For Your Business (an 8-week speech writing course that I’m thrilled to be part of the faculty for) and The School For The Well Spoken Woman LIVE, KC is rolling out a free video training series covering the following juicy topics and more:
the secret that all charismatic public speakers use to captivate their audiences
the single most important perspective shift to turn your fear of public speaking into grace
the one question to ask yourself that will make writing your next talk EASY and have it turn out EPIC
KC is doing such critical work in the world. I’m overjoyed that The School For The Well Spoken Woman exists because helping women clarify and turn up the volume on their voices couldn’t be a more compelling mission. I’ll never forget doing Team Northrup presentations with KC back in 2005 and being struck by how much grace, elegance, presence, and power she had as a public speaker back then. So let me tell you, this woman knows her stuff!
Back in February KC flew across the country to snowy Wainscott, NY to snuggle up with Mike and me for a week because she got a download in her meditation one day that this would be the perfect thing to do. We cooked, we talked, we walked on the beach, we all wrote around the fire, and of course, we filmed Glimpse TV
Watch our episode below to find out:
KC’s perspective on what is going to move us forward as a species
how to stop what KC calls “innocent narcissism” from preventing you from speaking succes
and how to use your breasts to enhance your impact as a speaker and a change-maker (I’m serious and it’s not what you think!)
What message do you want to get out into the world? What are you on a mission to say? What freaks you out the most about speaking in public? Leave a comment here!
“The universe loved me enough not to give me what I wanted so I could find out what I really wanted.” ~Agapi Stassinopoulos
The first time I remember becoming aware of Agapi Stassinopolous was when I saw a picture of her falling backwards onto a couch wearing a red dress in sheer bliss on her Facebook profile. I knew nothing about this woman, but I knew I wanted to know her.
And of course, as luck would have it, I found out that I would be speaking along with her and an abundant handful of other impressively inspirational folks at the Hay House Ignite conference coming up in March in San Jose (and again in November in New York City.)
I could go on and on about how warm, loving, genuine, hilarious, and contagiously joyful Agapi is (which you’ll see for yourself when you watch our interview below.) Since you’ll get a taste of it yourself, though, I’ll stick to a few juicy bullets on Agapi as an appetizer. Agapi is:
Not only Greek herself, but also an expert on the Greek Gods and Goddesses and how we can use them to enhance our daily lives
Very close with her sister, Arianna Huffington
A trained actress (she trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London)
Beautiful, inside and out
My dear friend, and previous Glimpse TV guest, Rochelle Schieck introduced Agapi and me and I was thrilled to have the chance to chat with her for Glimpse TV this past weekend. I walked in the door of her apartment and she immediately offered me lunch (so sweet!) and our conversation ran the gamut from love to spirituality to generosity to money to fame.
Tune in for this special Valentine’s Day episode of Glimpse TV to learn how to unbind your heart, a secret technique that Agapi uses to feel more free (she very rarely shares this with the public!), how acting in a bus changed Agapi’s life, and more. Then check out the links below to get a copy of Agapi’s book, connect with her on Facebook, and attend one of the many amazing events she has coming up to promote her book. I may see you at one or two of them!
Tweetables from this episode – simply click to share the love!
The day after I’d left Austin, TX this fall on the final leg of The Freedom Tour from Scottsdale, AZ to Wainscott, NY (where I currently reside – there’s been some confusion about that so I’m clearin’ it up) I got a very sweet, very cool email from a woman named Carrie Contey. She said such lovely things to me that I couldn’t help but head over to her website and find out what this woman was all about.
I was delighted to take in not only Carrie’s gorgeously designed online presence (yay Jennifer Elsner of Viewers Like You) but also the fact that she’s a parenting expert. I was immediately drawn in by her contagious smile and her unusual, yet refreshing perspective on parenthood, and really, humanhood:
By guiding, supporting and inspiring her clients to live the life they are here to live, Carrie‚ encourages living with a wide open and courageous heart.
How awesome to guide people to be amazing parents through guiding them to be amazing human beings? It makes perfect sense, yet I’d never thought of it that way before. Granted, this is most likely because I don’t have kids yet. However, I bet I think about parenting more than the average woman who doesn’t have kids, except Carrie perhaps, because I’m so clear that being a mama is on my future path.
Because I’m so enthusiastic about kids and because being a super present mama was the reason I began pursuing financial freedom I was really psyched to talk to Carrie more. We had the most delightful and insightful conversation just before the holidays that we captured for you on Skype. We chatted about:
conscious parenting
the whole reason I started my business in the first place
how kids are actually here to grow YOU more than you’re here to grow them
what to do when you’re a mom and you find yourself not liking it very much
how to resource yourself and why
Carrie’s Evolve 2012 program where she’ll guide you in rewiring your brain, nice and slow
a HOT parenting tip you can try immediately (that I’m going to be using with my boyfriend and everyone else in my life) that will make your life easier as soon as you implement it!
Tune in and leave a comment to let us know about your own parenting foibles and tips, how you consciously are becoming better at humanhood, and anything else you want to share!
Click HERE to find out more about having Carrie as your personal trainer for your emotional health this year in her Evolve program.
More Carrie:
Personal training for your emotional health: Evolve 2012
Glimpse TV has been rocking the airwaves since June 2010 and yet, somehow, I’ve never interviewed my mother…until today! She’s not only an amazing mama, she’s also a NY Times best-selling author, has had several very successful PBS shows, and has been a guest on Oprah 10 times! But, Glimpse TV really is the big time so I had to wait to have her on the show until I really felt she had proven that she has what it takes to be a guest
Seriously, though, I think my mom is my biggest fan and I’m pretty sure I’m hers.
Our relationship isn’t perfect, but as far as mothers and daughters go I think we’ve got it pretty good. She’s paved the way for my sister and me, not to mention millions of other women, to be more free. Not only do I have my mom to thank for giving me life, I also have her to thank for putting me on the path to financial freedom early on when she first handed me Robert Kiyosaki’s bookRich Dad, Poor Dad(If you haven’t done so already, buy this book and read it. Life. Changer.) So if it weren’t for her in more ways than one, The Freedom Tour wouldn’t ever have existed.
Here’s my favorite thing to do with my mom: LAUGH! Laugh so hard that we can’t breathe. Laugh so hard that we pee our pants. Laugh so hard that our faces hurt. Laugh so hard that we fall down.
Watch the video below if you want to laugh your face off with us. If you don’t giggle like crazy at the story we tell together I think you should double check to see if you have a pulse. Tune in to this very special episode of Glimpse TV to find out:
how to take an incredible picture with a real smile every time,
what my mom means when she says she was “born funny”,
how to break the mother-daughter chain of pain,
how family members keep one another stuck and how to get yourself unstuck,
the scientific reason why we are so desperate to please our mothers,
Spread the love and tweet about this episode of Glimpse TV:
I think as we get older we get funnier.~@coachoncall to @drchrisnorthrup via @katenorthrup #glimpsetv http://bit.ly/sbsGB2
If it’s worth taking seriously, it’s worth making fun of. @drchrisnorthrup to @katenorthrup #glimpsetv http://bit.ly/sbsGB2
@DrChrisNorthrup’s fail-proof tip for looking good in every picture you take: #glimpsetv w/ @katenorthrup http://bit.ly/sbsGB2
Scientific reason we want 2 please our mothers + what 2 do about it: #glimpsetv w/ @DrChrisNorthrup and @katenorthrup http://bit.ly/sbsGB2
Something happened to me this year and I got unscared. ~@DrChrisNorthrup to @katenorthrup #glimpsetv http://bit.ly/sbsGB2
Fear is excitement w/o the breath. ~Robert Heller via @katenorthrup to @DrChrisNorthrup #glimpsetv http://bit.ly/sbsGB2
What in your life are you taking seriously that you might try making fun of after hearing from my mom? When do you feel most free? Other thoughts and comments welcome. Leave them below!
Those of you who’ve been hanging out with me in person or here online for a while know that I very well may be Danielle LaPorte’s biggest fan. (Danielle, you can let me know in the comments if this is true.) If you don’t know about Danielle, watch our episode of Glimpse TV below then head over to her site (linked at the bottom) for the full monty.
Reading Danielle’s work about self-actualization is like sitting in a temple getting a download of ancestral wisdom that your cells remember but that you had forgotten how to articulate.
Not to mention the fact that she’s a hottie (inside and out), a generous and loving friend and mentor, a spell-binding speaker, a world-class entrepreneur, and a priestess.
Pre-order a copy of her forthcoming book The Fire Starter Sessions (April 2012, Crown): http://amzn.to/tAJkJy
Your Big Beautiful Book Plan promises to teach you how to write a book proposal that will make you a visionary writer, a stronger business person and land you a publishing deal.
I can’t tell you how many brilliant writers with ideas that will change the world can’t get their work out there because they don’t know how to market themselves (and the publishing industry certainly isn’t teaching them). Enter Danielle and Linda. If you’ve got something to say, head on over and get your copy now. I did and I can’t wait to implement their wisdom as I work on my book.
Glimpse TV with Danielle LaPorte
Back in October I met Danielle in her room at the Ace Hotel in NYC after Rich, Happy, and Hot Live to shoot an episode of Glimpse TV. I just watched the episode while editing it (well, my version of editing which is basically adding a few titles and trimming the end) and its pretty amazing.
Click below to watch the episode and you’ll find out what I’m talking about. Seriously, I’m sitting here by myself feeling very, very inspired after watching my own show because Danielle really serves it up for you.
In this episode you’ll:
find out exactly how to deal with negative feedback
learn the most important through-line that Danielle used to create her rocking White Hot Truth empire
get the goods on how Danielle turns traditional marketing wisdom on its head…and rocks her bottom line while doing her soul’s work
hear us telling secrets about Glamour magazine
get some insight into what success feels like to Danielle
meet two amazing special guests, one who’s green and squishy and rode with Danielle all the way from Vancouver, and one who Danielle calls a Spiritual Technician
This may very well be the best episode of Glimpse TV to date. It may also be the longest. And worth every single minute. So grab a beverage, put your feet up, and get ready for great questions, uncontrollable giggles, and a glimpse of the Divine Ms. Danielle LaPorte.
Tweetables from the video:
Desire should be the driver of your to-do list. -@daniellelaporte to @katenorthrup #glimpsetv http://bit.ly/w49qNh
To go bigger and to serve more, its gotta be scalable. -@katenorthrup to @daniellelaporte #glimpsetv http://bit.ly/w49qNh
I would so much rather be miscellaneous than categorizeable, wouldn’t you? -@katenorthrup to @daniellelaporte #glimpsetv http://bit.ly/w49qNh
What future to do you belong to? -@navjitkandola to @daniellelaporte + @katenorthrup #glimpsetv http://bit.ly/w49qNh
What if you didn’t have to wait to have a million dollars in the bank to feel good about your financial status and security? To feel like you were taken care of, and that everything was going to be okay?
Is that even possible?
The truth is, we ALL feel freaked out about money sometimes. We live in a world that is completely freaked out about money. So it’s easy to get turned upside down and full of worry, anxiety and stress when it comes to your bank account, job status or the state of Wall Street.
But isn’t all this fear-based hoopla a total downer? If you’re anything like me, you know how ugly it can be when fear hijacks your bank account.
I’m so excited to share a f*r*e*e call that I’ve been invited to be a part of on Saturday, November 12, a fear busting conversation called MONEY PEACE.It’s all about kicking fear out of your bank account and getting on the path to true money peace right now. GO HERE to check it out.
My friend, inspirational catalyst Christine Arylo, has gathered four of her smartest money-minded, miracle making friends, a true Money Peace Dream Team: a Harvard MBA, a Harvard PhD Economist, a Spiritual Minister, and a Serial Entrepreneur for a transformational conversation in which we will all…
GET REAL about the truth of how fear hijacks us through our relationship with money
GET WISE about how we can make different choices, ones that lead us to MONEY PEACE instead of MONEY MADNESS
And GET INTO ACTION and receive tools for switching our minds and emotions from fear to peace when we face financial challenges
***Check out my Glimpse TV with one of my fellow Money Peace guests, Manisha Thakor, author of Get Financially Naked, and find out the three most important things you should be doing with your money.***
There’s no one better to lead this call than Christine Arylo. She’s the popular author of Choosing ME Before WE and the co-creator of the wildly successful 40-Day Fear Cleanse … suffice it to say she knows her stuff when it comes to clearing fear and becoming happy.
We all have a lot of things we could be doing on a Saturday morning … but given the current state of money fear out there, I can think of nothing more important than to be with you all kicking fear out of our bank accounts and bringing the truth about money peace (plus Christine will also send you a recording of the call so you can turn your Money Peace on whenever you need.)
If you are tired of waiting for the day when you can feel peaceful about your $$, this call is for you. Regardless of your situation, you’ll leave this call feeling like a Zen Money master, with tools, techniques and wisdom to set foot on the path to true Money Peace!
Sign up for the call now and become a money miracle maker yourself… more calm and confident about cash than you ever thought possible.
Here are the deets:
Date and time: Saturday, Nov. 12, 9:00 a.m. PST / noon EST
Call-in info:**You’ll get this info once you sign up!**
Who: Christine Arylo and the Money Peace Dream Team – Reverend Karen Russo, Dr. Margaret Smith, Manisha Thakor and me – check out the website to find out exactly who we are and why you want to jump on the opportunity to join this fear busting conversation. (And don’t forget to check out my Glimpse TV interview with Manisha Thakor below!)
Why: Gain wisdom about your relationship to money and get on the path to Money Peace right now.
P.S. Can’t make the call live? Go here now and sign up anyway to get the recording. Create some ME time this weekend and tune in. You deserve MONEY PEACE of mind.
p.p.s. No one, including you, should have to wait until the future to feel a sense of serenity about money... I like having nice things as much as anyone else, but honestly, aren’t you over people trying to sell you the secret of how to make a million dollars so you can be happy?
Why should you have to wait til then to feel secure, happy and taken care of. You are worth happiness right now, regardless of your bank account balance.
And now, I’m so thrilled to present Glimpse TV with women’s personal finance expert and author of Get Financially Naked, Manisha Thakor! I stopped by her gorgeous home in Santa Fe, NM about a month ago, shared a delicious home-cooked meal (not only is she amazing with money, she’s also a great cook!), and had a chat about the “he-cession” and the “she-conomy”, the next HOT commodity we should all be paying attention to, the three things you must be doing with your money, how to talk to your guy about money, and more. Cuddle up with us and get ready to get more intimate with your money!
I have to say when I first heard about Laura Roeder’s course Creating Fame I was curious about the title.
In my experience if fame is your primary goal, a lot of other things can go by the wayside like the quality of your work, being of service, and creative expression.
Luckily I know Laura personally I really respect her business acumen, the way she’s grown her brand, and how much practical content and wisdom she puts out into the world. So, I decided to get that girl on Skype and find out what was behind her Creating Fame product.
Tune in to our Glimpse TV episode to find out how online business maven Laura Roeder is turning conventional business wisdom on its head, what’s the most important thing for you to do in order to become an online expert in your field, and how Laura manages to never work at night or on the weekends (what?!).
***Note: The Skype video has a very artistic quality between the framing, lighting, and somewhat frequent video freezing. I’ve always been passionate about combining business with art. Enjoy!***
As I was planning The Freedom Tour my friend Kim introduced me to Molly Mahar and her Stratejoy road trip.
Here was another smart, young woman who had packed up everything and was living out of her car traveling the country. Awesome!
I emailed her “Contact Us” form immediately not expecting a response (find out why in our episode below.) Much to my surprise, Molly called me immediately and…
…within 24 hours we were laying in the grass in Central Park musing on life, love, and what it means to be a young women with a world of possibilities in your late twenties.
I caught up with Molly this past June (yes, this is a semi-vintage Glimpse TV – note the long hair) at the World Domination Summit in Portland, OR. Molly told me all about the ups and downs of her road trip (which it turns out was her honeymoon!) and she filled me in on her very intriguing new product, Joy Juice.
Joy Juice is made up of 120 journal writing prompts to tune into yourself, get unstuck, and boost your confidence.
Sounds good to me! It will take you through an entire year of getting to know yourself better. Divine!
Tune in to find out how Molly went from wearing a suit and heals selling mini Cokes for $4.50 to business men to sleeping ON TOP of her car, among other inspirational vignettes and giggles.
The day after I’d left Austin, TX this fall on the final leg of The Freedom Tour from Scottsdale, AZ to Wainscott, NY (where I currently reside – there’s been some confusion about that so I’m clearin’ it up) I got a very sweet, very cool email from a woman named Carrie Contey. She said such lovely things to me that I couldn’t help but head over to her website and find out what this woman was all about.
