monthly round up: july was…encouraging

If you're just dropping in and want to catch up on what happened here this month...

: the manifesto of encouragement.

The response to this post was a big, gorgeous surprise for me. It's been my wildest fire to date. It's been Tweeted and linked to over 4000 times. I'm going to make it into a print book...maybe sell the movie rights (just kidding on the movie deal.) It starts like so:

Right now:
There are Tibetan Buddhist monks in a temple in the Himalayas endlessly reciting mantras for the cessation of your suffering and for the flourishing of your happiness.
Someone you haven't met yet is already dreaming of adoring you.
Someone is writing a book that you will read in the next two years that will change how you look at life.

READ THE FULL MANIFESTO, and add your own mantra. This lightship is in orbit. Full speed ahead.

: building trust and other tactical bullshit that you probably don’t need. Next time you stumble upon a theory from someone older, wiser, and (allegedly) more enlightened, ask yourself: do I really need this? READ THE FULL POST, and burn off the fog.

: confidence vs. blind faith: rock ‘em both. Confidence is an arrow ommming to the target. Blind faith rolls with chance and destiny. Fancy yourself the rock 'em, sock 'em type? YOU GOTTA HAVE BOTH.

sightings + soul merch

: save the date. Check, check, 1-2-3. On Sept 9, I'll be speaking at SHIFTED: a synthesized showcase of challenge, failure and success. 6 pm at District 319 in Vancouver. Hop on board on Facebook + Twitter.

: burn, baby, burn. The Fire Starter Sessions is a digital book-meets-video seminar to help you rock your business...your way, right away. Watch this video and I'll tell you all about it.

"Danielle LaPorte's passion for her mission leaps off the page, and reading a few chapters of this book will ignite you into action."
- Gretchen Rubin, author, The Happiness Project

"The Fire Starter Sessions is the new, bad-ass Artist’s Way.”
– Linda Sivertsen, co-author, Harmonic Wealth, and Generation Green

$150 for the full-tilt love.
And! $5 from every copy goes to the charity you choose:
The Acumen Fund or Women for Women International

Click here to view the full
Table of Contents!