"Everything we do at Silva is about manifesting the life of your design – and Lifebook helped me place my focus and attention on the things that matter most to me." -Laura Silva As the President of Silva International, Laura aggressively pursues new research into the fields...

Empower yourself to bring consciousness and intention to your physical experience in any given moment. Whether you’re driving, sitting at your computer, in a meeting, on the couch, in the kitchen… Bring total awareness to WHAT you do with your body, and HOW you do it, at any given moment during any given day. By being mindful of your physical self, and practicing these 5 Conscious Habits To Transform Your Body, you will begin to experience greater levels of strength, balance, peace, and holistic wellness…

The Principle of IMMENSE POTENTIAL says you are capable of miraculous things.

You’ve got more potential inside you that you could ever develop in a lifetime. Potentials so great that they are almost unimaginable. Powers that would astonish you and everyone around you, if you activated them and put into action.

You have the potential to create a truly extraordinary life for yourself.

You have the potential to be ultra-healthy, immensely wealthy, knowledgeable, vibrant, happy and fulfilled in every area of your life. Just about everyone has that potential. However, most people will never even brush up against their true potential. They won’t realize even a fraction of what they’re truly capable of. Why is that?

What’s the difference between ordinary people and extraordinary people?

Of course this isn’t a simple question, and it doesn’t have a simple answer. There are countless forces involved. But one thing is certain: your Character will play a major role – if not THE major role – in the story of whether or not you actualize yourself and unlock your immense potential. This month we’re focusing on a specific family of Character traits that are seldom talked about in personal development circles… But they’re traits we all need to develop in order to achieve a truly extraordinary life. For lack of a better term, Jon Butcher (our Founder here at Lifebook) calls them the ‘bad ass’ character traits. :) Here they are...

Written by Lifebook Member Candace C. Wow…I guess all I can say is I'm in love. ;) In love with Lifebook! I went through a divorce this past summer. At that point, I couldn't believe I did it. I left a relationship that I felt unsupported in. Now what was going to happen with my life?? I was heading in a different direction then I thought my life was going to go. I was really nervous about my future and felt like the world was open to me, but I didn't know what to do, where to go, or even who I even was. I had been with the same man for 10 years. Two weeks after I moved out, I took the free introspect assessment and received a very low score…my life was "compromised". Very upsetting at the time. I remember feeling nervous about attending the live session because I was worried I wouldn't know myself well enough to even get anything written down in my book. Boy I was wrong! By the end, I was so focused and realized I knew who I was all along, I just lost myself and I didn't have a plan! I would consider myself an over achiever, I have a successful business with over 20 employees, I'm on 4 boards and raise about $100k annually for charity...but I never goal set. I end up waiting until the last minute, but some how always pull it off and usually give a better presentation then someone who had three times as much time. But it stresses me out to live that way and I know I'm limiting my success working that way too. Since going through this program, I've been able to set all my goals necessary and work weekly and daily in a more productive way. I'm also living amuck more balanced life and not spending all my time working.

Dr. Fabrizio Mancini will interview Lifebook's Sandra Garest on his radio show this week. The topic will be, "Money Tips to Create an Ideal Life."  Are money issues holding you back or propelling you to move forward? What is your belief about money? Join an engaging...

By:  Dr. Nathaniel Branden
The passionate attachment between man and woman that is known as romantic love can generate the most profound ecstasy.  It can also generate, when frustrated, the most unutterable suffering.  Yet for all its intensity, the nature of that attachment is little understood.  To some who associate “romantic” with “irrational,” romantic love is a temporary neurosis, an emotional storm, inevitably short-lived, which leaves disillusionment and disenchantment in its wake.  To others, romantic love is an ideal that, if never reached, leaves one feeling one has somehow missed the secret of life.Looking at the tragedy and confusion so many experience in romantic relationships, many persons have concluded that the idea of romantic love is somehow fundamentally wrong, a false hope.  Romantic love is often attacked today by psychologists, sociologists, and anthropologists, who frequently scorn it as an immature, illusory ideal.  To such intellectuals, the idea that an intense emotional attachment could form the basis of a lasting, fulfilling relationship is simply a neurotic product of modern Western culture.Young people growing up today in century North America take for granted certain assumptions about their future with the opposite sex, assumptions that are by no means shared by all other cultures.  These include that the two people who will share their lives will choose each other, freely and voluntarily, and that no one, not family or friends, church or state, can or should make that choice for them; that they will choose on the basis of love rather than on the basis of social, family, or financial considerations; that it very much matters which human beings they choose and, in this connection, that the differences between one human being and another are immensely important; that they can hope and expect to derive happiness for the relationship with the person of their choice and that the pursuit of such happiness is entirely normal, indeed is a human birthright; and that the person they choose to share their life with and the person they hope and expect to find sexual fulfillment with are one and the same.  Throughout most of human history, all these views would have been regarded as extraordinary, even incredible.

Even after all this time the Sun never says to the Earth, “You owe me.” Look what happens with a love like that. It lights the whole sky. - Hafiz Is your love conditional? How about your kindness? Is the amount you give to others dependent upon the amount you receive? If we want to create and enjoy truly extraordinary love relationships (or any relationship for that matter), we must discipline ourselves to give without expectation of the return. We must become the people we need to become in order to create positive, lasting change in our lives. It all begins within us.

December's Vision-to-Reality Video Contest was a HUGE hit! We received dozens of heart-felt inspirational videos from Lifebook Members around the world, documenting their incredible success across the 12 Lifebook categories. With all the incredible submissions, it was VERY difficult to narrow it down to only 6.  But, after much deliberation, we're proud to announce the WINNERS of the contest (and display the public videos) below. Congratulations to EVERYONE who participated in this challenge. Each and every video was so incredibly inspiring, and we are so deeply thankful to be part of such an ignited community of empowered people. Take your time and enjoy!

Click here to listen to a special audio message from Jon!

How has YOUR life transformed since Lifebook? This month's Vision-to-Reality Video Contest started with ONE Lifebook Member. His name is Phil Tyrone, and he recorded a short video that was just amazing (you can watch it below)... He started by opening up his Life Vision document to the part where he described his dream home, and then he WALKED US THROUGH that dream home, which he and his wife Lily CREATED. For the Lifebook Team, these are the most fulfilling moments imaginable.  Helping people get clear on their vision, and then turning it into reality is what we DO.  It's what we LIVE FOR. We know there are SO MANY Lifebook Members out there that have manifested their vision... and we want to hear your story! Lifebook Members around the world, grab your iPhone or webcam and start talking! Grab a simple recording device, show us your beautiful faces, and record a video no longer than 3 minutes, in which you will share your amazing your success story with the world. Just talk it out.  Bring consciousness to your triumphs.  Be proud of them.  Bask in your glory.  And win some INCREDIBLE PRIZES in the process!  (See instructions below)

Last year, Jon and Missy shared some of their best-kept sensual secrets with the community, and opened the floodgates for Lifebook couples to take their intimacy to unprecedented levels.  And because this article made such a positive and powerful impact last year, we’ve bringing it back for another year! Whether you’re one of the VIP Members who implemented some of these strategies last year, or brand new to the VIP community, we recommend you fully engage with the article and get everything you can from it. Have a personal question for Jon or Missy?  Ask away by commenting on the bottom of this post, and get a personal response!   Enjoy!  :-)