Arielle Ford on Wabi Sabi Love
Submitted by Lisa Steadman on February 20, 2012 - 3:11 pm
Imagine the possibilities that will open up in your relationship when you learn to accept, embrace and even find the gift in your partner’s imperfections. It is not about tolerating your partners’ so called flaws, but actually finding the perfection in all that is imperfect about them. Learning to love the Wabi Sabi way is the fastest way to build the heartfelt, loving and long-lasting connection you wanted when you attracted your Soulmate in the first place.
Can I get a Woohoo!?
This week on Woohoo Radio, best selling author Arielle Ford joins us to share HER secrets for not only manifesting her husband Brian in record time in her 40s, but also how she learned to celebrate both the Boohoo AND Woohoo of her perfectly imperfect partner.
Here’s a sneak peek at what Wabi Sabi Love is ALL about, in Arielle’s own words…
After Brian and I got married I discovered that “manifesting a soulmate” was the easy part.
The hard part was just beginning.
I was totally clueless about creating a great relationship. After 44 years of being single, I was used to having my own way (all of the time) and since I managed skip over having a “starter marriage” I had zero experience in “partnership.”
One day I found myself being particularly pushy. I witnessed myself pointing my right index finger in Brian’s face (left hand on left hip) ragging him out about something…..and I was shocked!
OMG….what was I doing?
I quickly apologized and then in a flash of insight said to him, “the next time I get like this, and unfortunately there will be a next time, you have my permission to ask me “when did Sheila enter the room?” (Sheila is my brilliant, amazing, and some times overbearing Mom)
Brian instantly got it and said to me, “And the next time I am getting too patronizing, you can call me Wayne.” (his much beloved Dad.) This was the amazing beginning of our dedication to practicing Wabi Sabi Love in our relationship…a way to offset problems and allow in more love.
Now you may be thinking….what the heck is Wabi Sabi?
Wabi Sabi is an ancient Japanese art form that honors all things old, worn, weathered, imperfect, and impermanent. In fact, it seeks to find “beauty and perfection in the imperfections.” For instance, if you had a large vase with a big crack down the middle of it, a Japanese art museum would put the vase on a pedestal and shine a spotlight on the crack!
My new book, Wabi Sabi Love shows you exactly how to see your partner in a whole new light, so you begin to appreciate, even celebrate your partner’s imperfections. It transforms “tired” relationships so they feel new, fresh, and exciting-like you’re on your honeymoon again!
AND….even if you are not yet with your soulmate, this is a skill worth learning now.
The best way to discover Wabi Sabi Love is through stories and fun, simple exercises, and that’s exactly what you’ll find in the book. Wabi SabiLove reveals secrets that create a passionate, joyful, and loving relationship.
If you are ready for more love, fun, harmony, and passion in your relationship, I encourage you to order my book today. It comes with several terrific free bonuses including audio workshops from John Gray, Harville Hendrix, Alison Armstrong, guided practices, a higher love visioning video and more!
Get your copy of Wabi Sabi Love today!
And be sure to tune in to Woohoo Radio this Wednesday at 2pm Pacific | 4pm Central to hear Lisa & Arielle chat about how to manifest YOUR Mr. Right in record time AND cultivate a lasting loving relationship for life.
Rock Star Branding Secrets REVEALED: Transform your purpose, power, and personality into a buzz worthy brand and beautiful business!
Submitted by Lisa Steadman on February 15, 2012 - 12:11 pm
What do Beyonce, Madonna, Pink, and Fergie all have in common?
Besides being known world wide by just 1 name, each of these iconic rock stars has cultivated brand
name recognition that goes beyond being a popular recording artist.
These phenomenal women all possess an “It Factor,” that irresistible Can’t Take Your Eyes off Them
quality that extends far beyond their music, lyrics, albums, or concerts.
What’s their secret?
These legendary ladies have mastered the art of transforming their powerful personality and
passionate purpose into a buzz worthy brand.
You can do it, too!
Register for the Rock Star Branding Secrets FREE call here: http://bit.ly/yMWW2Z
How would you like to:
- Embody your brilliant brand in a way that instantly sets you apart from your competition
- Master your messaging so you magnetize dream fans, clients, customers, opportunities, partnerships, and ideas to you?
- Step into your deserving spotlight on the world stage, confident in your presentation, performance, poise, and purpose?
- Become a household name in the RIGHT households?
- Know how and when to broadcast your brilliance online AND offline so you don’t waste a precious second of your time or energy NOT being heard?
All of this and MORE is possible when you unlock the secrets of building a buzz worthy and beautiful
rock star brand.
Whether you’re ready to become an internationally recognized icon or simply want to align your
mission to your magnetizing messaging and change the world as only you can, now is the time to
step into your spotlight, uplevel your brand, and magnetize clients, fans, customers, and opportunities
to you by easily by unlocking the power of your rock star brand.
Register for the Rock Star Branding Secrets FREE call here: http://bit.ly/yMWW2Z
When you master the art of transforming your powerful personality and passionate purpose into a
buzz worthy rock star brand, you will:
1. Rise to the top of your industry as a visible and influential expert whose knowledge is highly
sought after.
2. Regularly get invited to speak on stage to share your brilliance with the world.
3. Increase visibility for your beautiful business that consistently brings in more money and allows
you to be exactly who you really are.
4. Attract and cultivate lasting relationships with your ideal clients, customers, and fans.
5. Magnetize irresistible opportunities to you like book deals, TV and other media appearances,
affiliate partnerships, and joint ventures, etc.
6. And so much more!
Register for the Rock Star Branding Secrets FREE call here: http://bit.ly/yMWW2Z
Exclusive Invitation…
FREE Call: Rock Star Branding Secrets Revealed
Wednesday, February 22 @ 5pm Pacific | 8pm Eastern
Join Chief Woohoo Woman and rock star branding expert Lisa Steadman for a revealing look at how YOU can transform your power, passion, and purpose into a beautiful, buzz worthy, and rock star brand that brings you plenty of business!
As a brand consultant and coach, Lisa helps build rock star brands for Fortune 500 companies like
Mattel and Disney, TV hosts and personalities, and entrepreneurs who are ready to take their rightful
place on the world stage.
On this call, you will discover:
1. The 5 success secrets of becoming a household name in all the right households
2. How to align your mission with your message and broadcast your power, passion, and
personality
3. How to uplevel your brand from where you are now to where you want to go in 2012, starting
TODAY
4. How to once and for all confidently step out onto the world stage with confidence and clarity so
you can broadcast your rock star brand to the world
To register for the call, enter your name and email address below. The conference line details will be
instantly delivered to your inbox.
(Can’t make the live call? Be sure to register below to get the rock star replay emailed to you when
the call ends.)
And be sure to join the LIVE #rockstarbrand Tweetcast during the call where Lisa will answer your
questions, introduce YOU to her world stage, and enter you into a drawing for a FREE laser coaching
session with Lisa on how to create YOUR rock star brand in 2012!
Register for the Rock Star Branding Secrets FREE call here: http://bit.ly/yMWW2Z
What’s Your Love Brand?
Submitted by Lisa Steadman on February 14, 2012 - 8:07 am
Happy Valentine’s Day! Or, as I used to call it when I ran my website BreakupChronicles.com,
Happy Breakup Celebration Day.
Whether you find yourself celebrating The Ones Who Got Away (Thank God!) or The One, it’s
important to remember that February 14th is just a day like any other.
But…because the world around us sends us messages about Love today, telling us we’re lucky
if we HAVE a loving partner, and we’re lacking if we DON’T, I wanted to touch base and ask you
something important…
What’s Your Love Brand?
Let me clarify.
As you know, branding is something I’m incredibly passionate about. But it’s not just for business.
It’s for life and relationships, too.
When you’re living a life that’s fully aligned with your vision and values…
When your relationships – both platonic and romantic – align with what you want love to look and
feel like…
When you walk out of the house in the morning and feel confident that the image you project in
the world at large accurately reflects who you are on the inside…
When you conduct business on a daily basis – either for yourself or on someone else’s behalf –
and know that your energy, communication style, and confidence level fully supports you…
That’s when you know you’re living the full embodiment of your love, life, and business brand.
And since today is Valentine’s Day, let’s get specific about your LOVE BRAND.
Believe it or not, you do NOT have to be in a relationship to have a rock solid and rock star love
brand.
Love branding STARTS with your relationship with yourself, hokey as it may sound.
How you talk to yourself, treat yourself, and accept yourself is the first act of compassion you
bring to your love brand.
The next act comes when you connect to your ideal vision of Love.
For example, if you’re like me, you may not have grown up in a household where love was
healthy, whole, abundant, and fulfilling.
Quite the opposite may have been true!
I grew up in a home where I became my mother’s marriage counselor at the age of 12. While I
was still playing with my Barbie dolls, my mother was crying and soliciting advice on how to make
my dad love her.
Imagine MY Love Brand and beliefs as I became a teenager and started dating.
It’s no wonder I attracted and maintained relationships with men from age 15 to 30 that ping
ponged between emotionally unavailable, abusive, and unrequited to intense, overly tumultuous,
and confusing.
My Love Brand was aligned with my core belief that Love was difficult, painful, excruciating, and
unfulfilling.
My reality had no choice but to get in line with those unhealthy and unhappy brand statements…
In high school, I went from being obsessed with a guy who had a girlfriend but always swore he
loved me more (even though he remained committed to her and I followed him around like a love
sick puppy) to falling in love with a devoutly religious man in my 20s whose love of God trumped
his feelings for me to a narcissistic sociopath whose words said Love but whose fists said Hate
to a passionless 3 year relationship where video games and action figures rocked his world
more than I did (not that he was floating my boat either) to a roller coaster romance with my Big
Breakup, a gregarious guy who admitted from Day 1 that he couldn’t and wouldn’t meet my needs
and yet I eagerly said Sign Me Up!
Am I painting a clear enough picture?
After my Big Breakup, I swore off love.
I never wanted to feel that much pain, disappointment, devastation, or drama again.
THAT’S when I started changing my Love Brand.
After one too pity parties where I swore off men and swore like a sailor at God for not letting me
experience my core value of Real & Lasting Love, I got real with myself.
Somewhere between en episode of Dr. Phil and once again sleeping with my ex, only to yet again
scrape my crying hot mess self off the bathroom floor, it hit me.
I WAS THE PROBLEM.
That was the bad news.
The good news was…I could also be the solution!
And so can YOU.
If you find yourself today, or any other day for that matter, feeling like there’s a lack of love in your
life, then you may want to check in with yourself on your Love Brand.
If you’re feeling like love is out of reach for you, you most likely need a Love Brand tuneup.
If you feel like the love already in your life is NOT aligned with the love you desire, you definitely
deserve to tune in and tune up.
If you feel like LOVE is something that’s readily available to others, but not for you, then your
Love Brand is CLOSED FOR BUSINESS. And that just won’t do!
Here are three simple steps that will help you shift your Love Brand from Boohoo! to
Woohoo! status…
1. Get clear about how you currently feel about Love, taking into consideration both what IS
and IS NOT working for you. For example, does your current Love Brand make you feel happy,
hopeful, and healthy, or pitiful, pissed, and pointless? Get specific.
2. Create a NEW Love Brand vision for yourself. This means getting creative and writing down
the words that align with how you want Love to look and feel, as well as images from magazines
or online that mirror what you think your ideal Love will look and feel like. Check in with your
revised Love Branding morning and night for 30 days and you’ll be surprised what shifts. (When I
started doing this daily, I met my husband within 2 months!)
3. Ask yourself how YOU need to show up differently to make this revised Love Brand a reality.
Do you need to STOP feeling hopeless, cynical, betrayed, angry, spiteful, jealous, and paralyzed
and START feeling hopeful, confident, magnetic, sexy, adorable, abundant, and excited?
Once you get your answers, act accordingly. You’ll be surprised how quickly you can reinvent and
rebuild your Love Brand into something you actually feel excited about!
The truth is, the Love Brand you experienced growing up may no longer fit you.
The Love Brand you embodied in your teens, twenties, thirties, and even forties may feel too
rigid, constricting, or unsatisfying.
But your Love Brand for today and tomorrow and every day following? That, my friend, is up to
YOU to create. And I’m beyond excited to watch you create it.
How to Become a Baddass Visionary Woman
Submitted by Lisa Steadman on February 13, 2012 - 2:36 pm
When it comes to making 2012 The Year Of YOU, it’s not about mastering ONE part of your life while the other aspects flounder.
It’s about bringing your WHOLE self into alignment. From your relationship with your body to your business to your brand to your romantic partnerships and friendships to how you show up for yourself on a daily basis.
It’s about upleveling ALL apects of your SELF and your life from Boohoo to Woohoo status.
It’s about loudly and proudly proclaiming, Hitting rock bottom is no longer acceptable. I’m ready to become a rock star in ALL areas of my life!
Believe it or not, you CAN enjoy a luscious and loving relationship while building a beautiful business and having a buzz worthy brand and loving your body to its healthiest and most vibrant state.
You don’t have to sacrifice any one area to achieve success in another.
Yes, this requires a conscious and delicate balancing act. But you’re up for the job, right?
And help is just a click away.
Ready to Become a Badass Visionary Woman?
Then you won’t want to miss my rock star guests Christina Dunbar and Regena Garrepy of the Bye, Bye Good Girl movement. In their own words, here’s how Christina and Regena are helping YOU make 2012 the Year of You and claim YOUR Badass Visionary Woman…
You want.
You dream.
You know there is more for you.
Maybe it’s starting a business. Maybe it’s growing a business, maybe it’s upleveling your visibility in your business. Maybe it’s to finally get paid what you’re worth.
Maybe you want more clients, to reach a milestone, to have more peace and less stress, or to finally heal your money wounds. Maybe it’s to stop feeling so much doubt… so you can soar and rock your personal and professional life badass style.
But you aren’t there yet. You are working to exhaustion, playing small, hiding from your soul’s whispering. Maybe you are still holding back because you aren’t comfortable in your skin, aren’t feeling confidence in your body, are worried about what people will say or what people will think if you step up and declare who you are and what you want. Maybe you feel a little timid or aren’t holding your boundaries. Maybe you just need a kick in the butt to go do it. Perhaps you are so stuck in your voice of scarcity you can’t receive the support and abundance you dream about.
You have vision. In fact, you are a visionary. And it’s time to go…
- Bold
- Big
- And Badass
It’s time to claim your red-hot leader within and be the leader of your own life, where you decide, choose and lead the direction of your world.
But how?
What is a Badass Visionary Woman?
Our definition of a BVW is…
• A woman that owns her worth and receives abundantly for her coolness
• A woman that is clear on her vision and creates from her desires
• A woman that stands in her truth and is able to speak it
But what does it take for you to step more into her, access her and go after your dream? Find out during our Woohoo Radio broadcast. And be sure to connect with us online at http://www.byebyegoodgirl.com/
Ego, Uh-Oh, & The Dreaded Plateau
Submitted by Lisa Steadman on February 8, 2012 - 10:35 am
If you’re like me, and committed to making 2012 The Year of YOU, then you have most likely had days filled with Woohoo! I’m really doing this!, days where you feel more like Boohoo! This is too hard, and then there are those OTHER days…
I call them the Uh-Oh, Oh No, I’ve hit a dreaded plateau days.
In my own weight loss journey in 2012, I’ve already encountered my first plateau. (It’s ALWAYS the place I’ve given up in before. Not this time – Woohoo!)
So how are you handling your Uh-Oh, Oh No, Here Comes The Plateau?
Have you shrunk, shut down, caved in, or given up? (And if so, how’s that working for ya?)
Or have you chosen to stay expanded, trusting that you WILL work your way through the plateau, and instead of holding your breath, waiting for the Woohoo! to show up, have you LOVED yourself through your plateau?
Let me repeat that.
Have you loved yourself through your plateau?
In 2012, I’m learning that loving myself through the Boohoo! makes it so much easier to move through it and get back to the Woohoo!
The next time you hit a plateau, what if you loved yourself through it?
Here are 3 important tips to keep in mind when successfully working through your plateau:
1. Check in with yourself
On a scale of 1 to 10, how successful have you been in taking action, being consistent, and consciously making choices and changes to reach your goal? If you’ve legitimately been rocking your process, you’ll most likely fall in somewhere between 8-10. If you’ve been inconsistently rocking it, you may rate yourself between 5-7. And if you’ve just plain been phoning it in, you may rate 1-4. Regardless of where you’re landing on this scale, don’t beat yourself up. Instead, love yourself through this process. And invite yourself to step up your game, if needed. By showing up differently for yourself, you may just cause that plateau to vanish.
2. Get real with yourself
Intuitively, you know if your plateau is simply a momentary PAUSE on your journey or if you need to course correct to get where you want to go. So take a moment to get real with yourself. Is this a question of surrendering your need for results today, or is this a matter of doing something different to get your desired result? Only YOU can know for sure. Tune in, listen, trust, and honor the message you receive. Again, no need to beat yourself up, spiral into failure or fear, or GIVE UP. Learning to love yourself through your plateau will help you get back on track.
3. Act accordingly
Whatever messages you received in Step 2, be willing to act accordingly. Do you need to push past a limiting belief, block, fear, or doubt? Do you need to step it up and show up differently for yourself? Do you need to enlist the help of a mentor, coach, trainer, strategist, therapist, guru, etc? If you find that you can’t reach your goal on your own, part of acting accordingly will be to ask for help. It’s not a sign of weakness. It’s actually another show of self love and radical self care.
Remember, if 2012 is the Year of YOU, it can’t just be in the moments of Woohoo! You must also be there for yourself when you hit the dreaded Uh-Oh, Oh No, Here Comes The Plateau. After all, it’s HOW we weather the Boohoo that will ultimately allow us to experience and celebrate the Woohoo! By embracing this core concept of loving yourself through the ups, downs, and plateaus you experience in 2012, you will reach your goals, emotionally intact and healthier and happier from the inside out.
So…are you IN?
Today on Woohoo Radio, Kathi Joy of The Joy Resolution reveals how to get off your plateau, embrace change, and navigate your way to success.
Kathi’s one of those rare individuals who knows the value and power of mastering both your inner AND outer game. She’s worked with peak performers of all kinds in Corporate America and has created a unique methodology that attunes & leverages your inner resources that can then cultivate outer success.
If you’re ready to get off your Plateau, surrender your ego, and release your Uh-oh, don’t miss today’s show.
Ready to get off your Business Plateau?
Team Woohoo is cookin’ on Another 30 Days of Brilliance, my 30 day video series that will revolutionize your brand, your business, your broadcast channels, and how you show up for yourself and in the world.
In case you missed my first 30 Days of Brilliance video series, here are 3 rock star tips to help you build that beautiful and buzz worthy business in 2012…
Does Your Business Have The Clamor Factor?
Are You A Brilliant Brand Ambassador?
How to Avoid Being A Broke Best Selling Author (or just plain broke!)
And stay tuned – Another 30 Days of Brilliance is coming SOON!
To your success,
Lisa
P.S. – For more tips on overcoming ANY plateau in your life and really making 2012 The Year of YOU, join the conversation on my Facebook fan page: http://www.facebook.com/LisaSteadmanFans
Ready to become a Divine Rock Star?
Submitted by Lisa Steadman on February 1, 2012 - 9:18 am
Be honest. Do you have a BIG mission to share with the world in 2012? I know I do, and my clients do, too.
And we’re not alone. There are millions of brilliant women around the world who are feeling a
deep calling to step up and stake their claim in the world – in big, bold, audacious ways.
I don’t know about you, but I think that’s pretty rock star.
It’s also divine.
And that’s part of MY mission for 2012: To connect the power of that inner rock star who knows
she’s here to rock the stage (both online and off), get people on their feet, and into action AND
the power of that wise, knowing place inside that has a deeper mission and calling. It’s in the
divine space (I call it your Woohoo Within™) that we tune in and honor our mission. And it’s the
rock star who brilliantly, boldly, and audaciously delivers the message to the masses.
What if – in 2012 – these two parts of yourself started playing together?
What if your Divine Woohoo Within picked up a guitar (or drum set – my personal fave) and
started jamming with your Rock Star?
Together, imagine the music they could make! And how magnetizing their message would be.
And how the world would sit up and take notice because you can’t deny a Divine Rock Star when
she gets going…
What if you could become that Divine Rock Star, starting today?
What will change in your life and in the world around you when you start harnessing the power
of your mission-driven message for the masses, connecting it to that undeniable and influential
power of your rock star magnetism?
How would that change you?
How would that change your life, your business, your relationships?
And how could YOU change the world from this space of divinity and magnetism?
I don’t know about you, but I’m READY. And I invite you to join me, play along, and tune in to
YOUR Divine Rock Star.
Are you IN?
Here’s the first step: Stake your claim.
Easy enough, right?
In the last 6 weeks, both while in Paris and since I’ve been back, I’ve been tuning in to MY Divine
Rock Star. And here’s what she knows for sure…
(You might say this is my Divine Rock Star’s Manifesto. Feel free to create your own.)
As a Divine Rock Star…
•I’m DONE doing business in a way that doesn’t honor my inner and outer world.
•I’m no longer interested in sacrificing play and fun in the name of “business.”
•It’s no longer acceptable to play small, deny my mission, or follow someone else’s model
of how they “made it.”
•I declare today the day that I’m stepping forward, staking my claim as the Divine Rock
Star of Woohoo, Inc. and doing it MY way from a space of calm, play, love, and joy. (This
is a new space I’m discovering that’s far more powerful than any other creative space I’ve
ever inhabited.)
Go ahead, stake YOUR claim today. Create YOUR Divine Rock Star Manifesto and share it with
me on my Facebook fan page.
Next, it’s time to put an END to what no longer serves your Divine Rock Star.
Again, here’s my manifesto. Create your own today, too…
As a Divine Rock Star, I am ready to STOP:
•Doing business someone else’s way
•Apologizing for my inner rock star who really just wants to play, have fun, and change the
world
•Denying my inner divinity
•Throwing myself under the bus in the name of business (i.e. not getting enough sleep,
not eating right, not exercising, not making time for self care, etc.)
Whew! It feels so powerful and peaceful to say what no longer serves me and really own, honor,
and act accordingly in that divine rock star space.
Next, it’s time to stake your claim for what you DO want…
(Write your own list down, following my example here.)
As a Divine Rock Star, I am READY to START:
•Creating daily connection time between my Divine Woohoo Within and my magnetizing
Rock Star so we’re always in alignment
•Practicing remarkable self care daily, feeding, resting, hydrating, and honoring my body
(I’ve already lost 13 pounds by loving myself more and feeding my body from this new
loving space!)
•Doing business MY way, in a way that supports and celebrates who I am and what I
REALLY am here to do (Gone are the days of doing what I think I SHOULD be doing.)
•Connecting with women around the world who are ready to align THEIR mission with
their messaging and become undeniably influential
As a Divine Rock Star, what are YOU ready to START creating for yourself in 2012?
I invite you to join me on this journey. And the journey starts with writing YOUR Divine Rock Star
Manifesto. Write it just for you, not from a space of scarcity or panic or fear, but from a place of
clarity, calm, peace, and power. THAT’S where your Divinity and your Rock Star meet and play
together.
Take your time with your manifesto. You deserve it.
And then, if you feel like it, be sure to share it with me on my Facebook fan page, where I’ll be
sharing daily tips on how to love, honor, and play with YOUR Divine Rock Star in 2012.
And be sure to tune in to Woohoo Radio today at 2pm Pacific, where I’ll be sharing more tips
LIVE on how you can celebrate your Divine Rock Star. In case you missed the last few shows,
be sure to tune in to the podcast on How to Make 2012 The Year of YOU, and How to Become
Joyfully Aligned. Today, my guest is Divine Rock Star Laurie Hurley of The Social Networking
Navigator who’s sharing her brilliant secrets for magnetizing your messaging and standing out
on social media.
