Lisa Robbin Young

Halloween is my favorite holiday of the year, and while I love seein my kid get dressed up, it always bums me when the parents (who do most of the heavy lifting, let's be honest), get the short end of the "treat" stick.

So I've teamed up with Amazon to give away my book today.

Yup. You heard me. Amazon is making The Secret Watch free to download today. I'm hoping we can get the story into the hands of 500 new readers. Just think what a difference that would make for helping people define success on their own terms and create the work life balance they crave.

Here's the link: http://amzn.to/11NiW86

No tricks. Just enjoy this Halloween treat before Amazon pulls the plug tomorrow!

It was supposed to be my day off.

Every once in a while, if I'm a lucky mom, I get to take a weekend day just for myself. No specific plans, no agendas, no real commitments, just an opportunity for me to be "in the flow" of life and do whatever comes to mind.

Unfortunately, the entire day was NOT going according to plan.

My oldest had his own agenda, as did my husband and youngest son. And somewhere in there groceries needed to be picked up and delivered to the homestead. And I had an appointment that was SUPPOSED to be at 12:45 that conveniently got bumped to 11. That was actually a good thing, because it meant I'd have an entire afternoon that was obligation free.

So my "day" off was really a "half day off", but when you're a busy mom with special needs kids, you take what you can.

(Aside: that was mistake number one!)

Since I had to get groceries and come back home, I took my husband's car for the fuel economy. I'm still not sure if that was a good or bad idea.

I wrapped up my morning activities to leave for my appointment.  I was working on finding the "leaky holes" in my wealth container, and I was excited to share my discoveries at my 11AM appointment - with my therapist.

You know me: I like to break through barriers and make progress - LOTS of it.

I just wasn't expecting to actually break a real-life barrier... while I was driving.

There's a tricky piece of interstate we call "the mix-master" in my hometown. I'm sure there are busier places in the world, and I'd bet many big cities have their own version of this.

accidentOurs is a 4-lane stretch of road near the airport in a primarily industrial area. That means LOTS of semi-truck action, and crazy drivers that want to get past them, cutting them (and the rest of us) off to get wherever they think they needed to be ten minutes ago.

I was NOT a distracted driver. The ground was NOT wet. (more…)

The Convo returns! This week's video is a segment from Module One of my Spotlight Sessions program. The program launched today, and it felt like this segment was important to share with you.

Where are you at in your 5 Key Areas? What could you be doing differently?

I couldn't keep this one to myself.

My brilliant designer and friend Rhiannon Llewellyn was charged with designing a page for all 60 inscriptions from The Secret Watch so I could convert them into a beautiful downloadable format. She unleashed her creative genius and, well, it was too good to save for just those of you that bought the book.

Here's the first installment. The rest are forthcoming. Isn't it gorgeous?

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It's not easy to take a bunch of words and make them pretty. I think it's one of Rhi's ninja skills! If you'd like to share it, feel free. That's why it's here. Pin it, or pick up a PDF copy below.

Download the PDF version of the Faith Inscriptions

And yes, it's like crack: the first one is free, the rest you can only get when you learn more about the book.

A Noble Empire is, at the core, a transformational business or organization that seeks to serve and is highly rewarded (and highly regarded) for that service.

In our world today, empires are scorned, disdained, and generally maligned, because they are seen as greedy, despicable enterprises or political machines plotting to take over the world and leave us "Regular Joes" in utter despair.

In my heart, I believe it's possible to build something grand. Something focused on serving the masses, instead of severing them. An enterprise that benefits not only the founder, but all who connect to it. It's a "symbiotic" existence and yep, it might be a little Pollyanna of me to think it exists, but I believe in it all the same.

I call it The Noble Empire.

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