The place: San Jose, California March 17th – 18th
The gig: Hay House’s I Can Do It Ignite! Conference

The roster is a star lineup of holistic-championing authors, speakers and filmmakers: Louise Hay, Kris Carr, Gabby Bernstein, Kate Northrup, Wayne Dwyer, Cheryl Richardson … et, moi.

Register here. Be part of the vibe of mindful living. Head to the Ignite site to learn more…

Today my pre-order party for THE FIRE STARTER SESSIONS officially launches.
Order 1 copy and we’ll mail you a tattoo + a magnet + a notecard of my hot one-liners. Pretty cool, eh? Order 3 copies and you get even more goodies — instantly. Check it.

WHAT LIGHTS YOUR FIRE? I want you to tell me…and the world.

I’ve got a new DAILY QUOTE /TRUTH BOMB series. An inspirational sound bite five or six days a week. You can subscribe on the upper right corner.

SESSION 1 for the book, DECLARE YOUR SUPER POWERS – downloadable and freeeee.

FREE STUFF. Interviews + worksheets. Fun.

THE BURNING QUESTION series will be kicking off later this week. (I ask a question and you answer it, on your own blog…or in your mind.)

There’s a bunch of new glam stuff in the BLOGGERS + MEDIA SECTION — including one of the best media kits I’ve ever created.

My entire talk from The World Domination Summit ’11 is viewable.

Noodle. Stay awhile. Thank you for being here. The party is just getting started.

Always Love,

How to love the inevitable pain of getting focused. It hurts so good: Focus is a key ingredient of success. Duh. But if it was simple, everyone would be doing it, right? Choosing the object of your laser-beam attention is the hard part. FOCUSING CAN BE PAINFUL. MAKE YOUR CHOICES.

Success is a surprise party: The idea: hold a Pay What You Can Day for The Spark Kit 1.0, as a simultaneous fond farewell to the kit, and a kick off for the FSS pre-order party. The result: We made an Amazon Bestseller happen. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

10 antidotes to assumptions + the dark beauty of internships: I sent out an email looking for a free intern and… holy fire alarms. Responses all across the spectrum, from eager anticipations to fiery accusations. My take-away from all this: ASSUMPTIONS KILL COURAGE AND CREATIVITY.

The subtle & abiding sense of failure angel. Know her?: It doesn’t matter how successful you are, who’s sung your praises or what trophies line your mantelpiece… if you’re committed to the sacred strive, a subtle & abiding sense of failure will always be along for the ride. SHE’S AN ANGEL, I TELL YOU. AN ANGEL.

The “What I Trust List”. Why you need one, and how to do it.: A little trust exercise for the moments between endorphin-amping pep talks and big dream visualizations. Make a list of what’s at your rock solid foundation, that which you are certain of. Feeling comforted is a very, very powerful state of being. That sureness will become a bridge to what’s possible. TRUST NOW.

Love light.
D xo

My idea was : I’ll do a Pay What You Can Day to retire The Spark Kit and kick-off THE FIRE STARTER SESSIONS pre-order party.

My presumption was: I’ll sell enough Spark Kits to pay for a family vacation. Clear the energy for new things to come in.

What happened was: We made an Amazon Bestseller happen. That day, as I was helping a friend move, in between emails and an acupuncture treatment, my agent emailed me and said, “You’re #114 on Amazon.” It took me a minute to compute. It hadn’t occurred to me to even check. You see, the day before the book ranked #390,460 in overall books on Amazon.com. And then…

This is what happened in the US:

And this happened in Canada:

My friend Jonathan Fields did a video post about my apparently brill tactical moves. And, yep, when God was handing out gold stars for promotional savvy, I campaigned for more. But here’s the thing…this early success was a complete surprise. It wasn’t what I planned. When it was clear that we were climbing the charts I thought to myself, “This ‘giving up expectations‘ shit really works.” I got all teary and taken aback.

Because here’s what I think when really fantastic awesome things happen in my own little world: God really does want for me what I want for me. And that, yep, cosmic intelligence is the hostess with the mostest.

In summary:

Give it your all. Give it away. Your desires are being held in the hand of the cosmos with incredibly sturdy care. Life is not testing you. She is rooting for you.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

There’s more in store. Soon. Very soon.

P.S.
I’m changing my site name to DanielleLaPorte.com. WhiteHotTruth has had it’s run. Death. Life. You know. I’ll explain. Tomorrow.

My new book, THE FIRE STARTER SESSIONS: A SOULFUL + PRACTICAL GUIDE TO CREATING SUCCESS ON YOUR OWN TERMS is now available for pre-order! In hardcover! All gorgeous n’ new! (Read more about it at the bottom of this post.) In the coming weeks I’ll be rolling out a campaign that will sizzle with bestseller-light-up-your-life LOVE.

pay what you can day is now closed. The Spark Kit is going to digital heaven. more to report very, very soon. xoxo

But first, we need to burn some virtual sage and chant in the future. Dismantle to make space.

THE SPARK KIT: A DIGITAL PROGRAM FOR ENTREPRENEURS, FROM MEANING TO MONEY MAKING is being retired. Au revoir, ma cherie.

I’m taking it off the e-shelf today. A business-only version will reincarnate down the road, but this version will be gone for good. I still sell a lot of SPARK KITs and the love letters are steady. So this is a bit of a leap, but it’s curtain time. And it’s big deal time.

Get hot + Pay What You Can!

Pre-order a copy of The Fire Starter Sessions (most e-retailers are selling it for as low as $14 bucks).

Then… pay what you can for The Spark Kit (regularly $150).

And…when I launch The NEW Spark Kit 2.0 (new worksheets + interviews ++) I’ll also send you the new UPGRADED EDITION. Free.

Double hot. Triple hot.

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Follow these steps. In this order:

STEP 1:
Go to any one of these dealers and PRE-ORDER The Fire Starter Sessions hardcover book. (It ships in April!) Pick from your fave store:

STEP 2:
EMAIL A COPY OF YOUR RECEIPT or a screenshot of your purchase confirmation from the book retailer to: fire@daniellelaporte.com. Just forward it. Easy.
 
STEP 3:
Once we get your emailed proof of pre-order, you will get instant access to the Pay-What-You-Can PayPal link. MAKE YOUR OFFER ON THE SPARK KIT. And presto it’s yours.

Then…you’ll feel extra blessed when we send you the all new upgraded Spark Kit this spring. And…when you crack open your own hardcover copy of The Fire Starter Sessions, forever and for keeps.

Questions? Email angie@daniellelaporte.com

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FINE PRINT + GOOD MANNERS:

1. This offer is for 24 hours only, until 12:01am PST Wednesday Jan 11. Fer reals. If you’re out of town, if you missed this email in your inbox…then the opportunity will have vanished. I like things, especially money things, elegant and simple (and generous.)
2. This only applies to The SPARK KIT (Your Big Beautiful Book Plan is not included.)
3. This offer is not retroactive. Even if you bought The Spark Kit yesterday.
4. HOWEVER! If you’ve already pre-ordered The Fire Starter Sessions hardcover book (from one of the book retailers listed above), just zap us your receipt and you’re IN! We’ll send you a link to make a pay-what-you-can offer on The Spark Kit.
5. I reserve the right to refuse too-low offers on The Spark Kit. Good karma is in affect.
6. I will take multiple payments over time. This works on the honour system. If you want to pay, say, $30 in three installments via PayPal, email installments@daniellelaporte.com to set that up.
7. When you pay for The Spark Kit, we’ll zap you the access code. You’ll need to download it within 24 hours of receiving the link.
8. If The Spark Kit access code doesn’t show up in your in box immediately, don’t fret. It will arrive. (We usually get deluged on a pay-what-you-can-day and our server chugs a bit — but we have never missed an order.) If you DM and Facebook and send us three emails wanting immediate confirmation that we got your offer, it confoozes us. We so want to serve you pronto and we’ll bust our booties to do just that!
9. Please be really nice to (and patient with) angie@daniellelaporte.com if you have questions. She will get to you, because she is simply amazing.
10. If you already have The Spark Kit and would like to gift it to someone at a pay-what-you-can rate, go for it!
11. For those of you who do not jive with PayPal or credit cards, you can mail a money order or a cheque (that’s Canadian for “check”) to: Danielle LaPorte, 1424 Commercial Drive, PO Box 21780, Vancouver BC, V5L 3X0. (But you will have to pre-order The Fire Starter Sessions book with a credit card from one of the retailers above.)

HUMANS ARE AWESOME:
I’ve done a few pay-what-you-can-events, and have processed thousands of offers. I’ve received money orders from Tokyo and thank you letters from single moms and laid off geeks. People have gotten charitable: “Here’s $100 bucks, please give 4 copies to people who can’t pay at all.” Only once has someone not made good on their promise to pay. I get emails a year after someone has purchased The Spark Kit saying, “I did the program. I upped my game! Thank you.” And this: “I promised when I got my first client, I’d pay you more, here’s $50.” If I ever need a good cry, I read the thank you notes from pay-what-you-can days.

I’m not telling you this for marketing lube. I’m mentioning this because it’s a great story of something that began on a whim, a slight risk, a birthday wish, and proved – repeatedly – that vastly, people are honest, generous, smart, eager to learn, and happy to have purchasing power on their own terms. And polite. Cynics can stuff it. People are lovely. I have the data.

I won’t being doing another event like this for a long time. So I’m extra-conscious of the great spirit that happens on a day like this.

THE NEW BOOK:
As many of you know, “The Fire Starter Sessions” began right here, as a digital program, which was then re-named The Spark Kit. So you’re probably wondering what’s different about the “book” that’s now for sale. The answer: a lot. The print book is a major renovation, filled with new love stories and case studies, worksheets, quotes, and soulful depth. It’s less business and a lot more life. I am over-the-moon honoured to be published by Random House/Crown, and they’ve made sure that this baby is gorgeous. Hardcover, 328 pages, with a touch of silver metallic, and unlike any self-help book you’ve ever held — or read.

Most e-retailers are making it available for $14 bucks or less.

There will be much more coming – free worksheets, a free group guide, free desktop posters, kindle, audio, and all of the ideas that you will ignite for yourself and take into the world.

Let’s get this party started.

You know what to do.

With Great Love,

you will never arrive over there
because you are
here
now
always
in truth
more light than dark
bothness
enough
wanting
more
plentiful

there is no need
to split ambitions,
my love
it’s all the same
and it’s all precise
and it’s everywhere
you find yourself

be fiercely tender
and still
grow wild

Give the gift of “You can do this.”
Give the gift of get it done, polished, and tied up with a virtual velvet bow.
Give the gift of shimmering possibility.

Now, for the first time, you can send Your Big Beautiful Book Plan or The Spark Kit as a gift.
Each one is personalized with a love note from you, plus an additional adoring missive from yours truly, and beamed straight to their inbox.

GIFT THE SPARK KIT

THE SPARK KIT boasts 200+ pages of savvy know-how, with 18 Sessions, 13 videos, 22 Worksheets, and a whollotta smart love. From exploring strengths to branding products and reaching those dreamy customers – it’s all here. There are tons of links to resources too, like books, articles, programs, even a “Sonic Fire” iTunes playlist!

GIFT YOUR BIG BEAUTIFUL BOOK PLAN

YOUR BIG BEAUTIFUL BOOK PLAN clocks in at 400+ pages of how-to’s, 20+ winning sample proposals, 8+ hours of audio and video interviews and an step-by-step workbook. It’s got everything – from the hook page to social media marketing strategies to cover art.

Here’s to you, your maven-in-waiting, and all their juicy potential.

: told Mercury Retrograde to suck it.
: cheered as my kidlet published his first comic book. And sold it. At school. For cold, hard cash.
: zoomed from NYC to LA for meetings at magazines (prayers + strategy. wins every time.)

Here’s the best of November (and a BEAUTIFUL announcement)…

: give up hope (it’s a good thing to do. really.)
Hope doesn’t tell anybody where you really stand on an issue. It doesn’t holler, Go get ‘em!, or declare, I wholeheartedly believe! or I’ll do whatever it takes. Hope is kind of a sissy. But intention and faith are for heroes. HOPE LESS. REALIZE MORE…

: strike “overwhelmed” from your vocabulary
Let’s make a pact — to ban “overwhelmed” from our collective vocabularies. Ditch “full capacity.” Switch to “full OF capacity.” We’re busy, yes. BUT WE’VE GOT THIS…

: respecting your natural ability and your never, never, evers.
We each have our delicious, natural joys and our Never, never, evers. Being well-rounded? It’s a myth. DIVERSITY RULES…

: would you sell your sofa to get closer to your dream?
a short story about doing whatever it takes.
A young entrepreneur, clutching a mic. A room full of affluence, cameras, bright lights. Thirty seconds to convince one of the wealthiest moguls on earth to give her a meeting. And a momma back home, with no sofa to sit on, rooting for her baby girl to do WHATEVER IT TAKES…

stoke your creativity.
script your success.

It’s a beautiful thing — seeing your life’s work, poured into a words. Bound + embossed, in a book. Readers, running their fingers across your beliefs, and your brilliance. Book signings. Fan mail. Magazines a’ringing. Lives changing. A six-figure advance + a spin-off series, in the future. That sacred finish line? Crossed.

Intoxicating? You better believe it.
Easy? Far from it.
Possible? Absolutely.

If you want to write a book, you’ve got to have a plan.
And we’ve got the mother of all how-to’s, for you.

I’ve joined forces with ‘book proposal whisperer’ + bestselling author Linda Sivertsen to bring you a companion, a roadmap, a Bible for your book’s entire life cycle — from the first scrawl on a coffee shop napkin, to the publishing house call that’ll change your career.

It’s called…

…and it’s HERE! We launched at 1:51pm PST on Monday, November 28th.
Stars in alignment. Twitter abuzz.

Learn all about it + feel the literary lovin’ at:

YourBigBeautifulBookPlan.com

give it all you’ve got.

Love. Launched. Hearts on sleeves, and bags of creativity-meets-strategy bullion to bank roll your ambitions. It’s here!

YourBigBeautifulBookPlan.com

Quickly: I got up this morning to make a short “launch message video”. And I cried too much in it. Fried, and excited, I blew my cover. So we’ll keep it at this:

Your Big Beautiful Book Plan started as a simple “let’s give them a map” project. And well…it morphed out like the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. Delicious n’ awe-inspiring. At some point, everyone involved in creating this has gone, “Wow, this is turning into a like, massive, thing.” We just kept wrangling book proposal samples. Until…

Last night, six people in six states/provinces stay up really late putting on the finishing touches. And I sat back and thought, “This mama is sooo USEFUL. Books will be born of this. Products. Lot’s of idea babies running a muck and afar.” Can’t wait to hear about it all.

Linda and I are really proud of what we’ve wrangled for you. It’s the secret playbook we prayed for years ago when we stared at blank screens, with our hearts full of big ideas.

So please go find out just how epic this really is. And please, write something. Something honest, useful, entertaining, informative. Inspire yourself. We’re cheering you on.

Very big Love,

Danielle + Linda