The Latest on The Freedom Tour

Those of you who’ve been hanging out with me in person or here online for a while know that I very well may be Danielle LaPorte’s biggest fan. (Danielle, you can let me know in the comments if this is true.) If you don’t know about Danielle, watch our episode of Glimpse TV below then head over to her site (linked at the bottom) for the full monty.

Reading Danielle’s work about self-actualization is like sitting in a temple getting a download of ancestral wisdom that your cells remember but that you had forgotten how to articulate.

Not to mention the fact that she’s a hottie (inside and out), a generous and loving friend and mentor, a spell-binding speaker, a world-class entrepreneur, and a priestess.

Pre-order a copy of her forthcoming book The Fire Starter Sessions (April 2012, Crown): http://amzn.to/tAJkJy

Yesterday, Danielle launched Your Big Beautiful Book Plan with Linda Silverstein.

Your Big Beautiful Book Plan promises to teach you how to write a book proposal that will make you a visionary writer, a stronger business person and land you a publishing deal.

I can’t tell you how many brilliant writers with ideas that will change the world can’t get their work out there because they don’t know how to market themselves (and the publishing industry certainly isn’t teaching them). Enter Danielle and Linda. If you’ve got something to say, head on over and get your copy now. I did and I can’t wait to implement their wisdom as I work on my book.

Glimpse TV with Danielle LaPorte

Back in October I met Danielle in her room at the Ace Hotel in NYC after Rich, Happy, and Hot Live to shoot an episode of Glimpse TV. I just watched the episode while editing it (well, my version of editing which is basically adding a few titles and trimming the end) and its pretty amazing.

Click below to watch the episode and you’ll find out what I’m talking about. Seriously, I’m sitting here by myself feeling very, very inspired after watching my own show because Danielle really serves it up for you.

In this episode you’ll:

• find out exactly how to deal with negative feedback
• learn the most important through-line that Danielle used to create her rocking White Hot Truth empire
• get the goods on how Danielle turns traditional marketing wisdom on its head…and rocks her bottom line while doing her soul’s work
• hear us telling secrets about Glamour magazine
• get some insight into what success feels like to Danielle
• meet two amazing special guests, one who’s green and squishy and rode with Danielle all the way from Vancouver, and one who Danielle calls a Spiritual Technician

This may very well be the best episode of Glimpse TV to date. It may also be the longest. And worth every single minute. So grab a beverage, put your feet up, and get ready for great questions, uncontrollable giggles, and a glimpse of the Divine Ms. Danielle LaPorte.

Tweetables from the video:

Desire should be the driver of your to-do list. -@daniellelaporte to @katenorthrup #glimpsetv http://bit.ly/w49qNh

To go bigger and to serve more, its gotta be scalable. -@katenorthrup to @daniellelaporte #glimpsetv http://bit.ly/w49qNh

I would so much rather be miscellaneous than categorizeable, wouldn’t you? -@katenorthrup to @daniellelaporte #glimpsetv http://bit.ly/w49qNh

What future to do you belong to? -@navjitkandola to @daniellelaporte + @katenorthrup #glimpsetv http://bit.ly/w49qNh

Links to stuff we talked about in the video:

Pre-order Danielle’s book The Fire Starter Sessions here: http://amzn.to/tAJkJy

My Glimpse TV with Nicole Daedone: http://katenorthrup.com/slow-sex-glimpse-tv-with-nicole-daedone/

Get Your Big Beautiful Book Plan: http://bit.ly/ugfzkD

Danielle’s site: www.whitehottruth.com

Danielle on Twitter: www.twitter.com/daniellelaporte

Danielle on Facebook: www.facebook.com/whitehottruth

Navjit’s site: www.navjitkandola.com

Leave a comment below!

What does success feel like to you?

What future do you belong to?

Other thoughts, comments, questions welcomed!

The Freedom Tour has taught me several lessons about myself, love and life:

But one of the most important lessons of all: freedom is an inside job

This summer I had a chance to experience it first hand – in a dressing room. Of all places.

I took a branded shopping trip with my friend and colleague Kristen Domingue, creator of Ignite, a boutique style and brand consultancy. She specialized in helping women entrepreneurs link their style to their brand, and their brand to their purpose, so they KNOW they are attracting the right clients, on and off-line.

Given that I do so much speaking, and dress from my suitcase-cum-closet, a little style pit stop felt like a good idea.

After filling out her extensive brand assessment, and talking about my brand and purpose with her, she hit the streets and set aside clothes that were aligned with my core message. Clothes for dates, for speaking gigs, for working with clients, and just plain old hittin’ the road.

We had a lot of fun, broke a few sales associate hearts. And more than that, I realized we are aligned on something important.

I believe that freedom is something that happens inside of you when you tell yourself the truth (about money, love, etc.), and then align your life with that truth.

Inviting Mike on the Freedom Tour? Truth.
Starting the freedom Tour? Truth.
Taking a break this summer? Truth.
Not doing a daily video blog? Truth.
Cutting my hair? Truth.

And as a result, I am feeling more like me, and more free than I have in a long time.

Kristen totally understood that – in fact – just like I believe freedom is an inside job, she shares that branding is an inside job: the outer expression of your internal purpose; aligning your brand with your purpose leaves you free to have the kind of business and life you really want.

I mentioned in another post that this year, I launched a new business partnership, ended another one, then ended the one I had just started, experimented with being homeless, and fell in love.

With all that transition, my brand was a little hard to nail down.

But I can tell you for sure, my essence wasn’t.

It’s in stripping away everything that wasn’t me that the truth of my loves, likes, dislikes emerged. Which meant that while we saw tons of cute clothes, I felt most like me when we took an off-the-plan stroll into Cathryn Malandrino (a personal fave of mine) and I fell in love with a dress I wore to dinner that night, and then to a wedding the following week. It felt so much like me, that I bought it in 2 colors.

There is something magical about finding a dress that compliments you perfectly, fits you like a glove, and truly looks like you to the most important person of all: you.

And as I transitioned all year, a magic is emerging on The Freedom Tour that has it “fit me” just like my Cathryn Malandrino.

This year on The Freedom Tour (just like in the dressing rooms,) I tried on, I took off. I looked for the right fit, color, cut and shape.

I didn’t settle.

And I found freedom in the perfect little black (and peach!) dress…

What I noticed about Kristen in our time together, is that she is committed to getting down to the core essence of a person. She doesn’t want you to just look good, she really wants you to have something that fits YOU.

She’s offering a tele-class about this called Magnetic Branding. On it, she’ll share exactly how to infuse your brand with your purpose – your truth – and how this creates more freedom in your business and life.

Click here to register for it:

Magnetic Branding
November 8th at 3 pm EST

More than anything, I do The Freedom Tour to inspire you to find the keys to your own freedom. I know this tele-class is one tool to help you do that.

Click here to register now.

I don’t know about you, but sometimes I just feel downright overwhelmed.

Like this morning for example. I’m packing up all my stuff (which admittedly isn’t much) and headed back across the country for the fourth, and hopefully final, time this year. (More on this very soon – big changes afoot here on The Freedom Tour.) I’m ironing out a book deal. I’m about to launch my 2012 Mentoring Program. I’ve got people emailing me about Team Northrup, interviews, bookkeeping, events, and more. How’s a girl to keep her sanity when everything always seems to be moving so fast?

Luckily, this week a new book is hitting the scene: Rock Your Overwhelm: Live in Clarity, Balance and Freedom by Whitney McMillan.

Whitney asked me to review the book several months ago and here’s what I had to say about it:

In a world full of time-management tools, stress reduction techniques, and endless overwhelming band-aids to “fix” us, Whitney McMillan gets right to the source of overwhelm: our thoughts, feelings, and beliefs. Let this book be your permission to let go, get light, and be free.

Full of heart-centered personal stories of Whitney’s own journey with overwhelm and a practical Guided Journal with amazing tools to shift your overwhelm, it’s a truly valuable resource for transforming your life.

And I’m so glad I had this announcement scheduled to go out this very week, perhaps the most overwhelmed I’ve been since I left NYC in February, so that I could remind myself to dive into some of Whitney’s tools.

Each chapter in Rock Your Overwhelm: Live in Clarity, Balance and Freedom focuses on a particular step in Whitney’s proven 7-step Rock Your Overwhelm process. From acknowledging your ‘overwhelm beliefs,’ releasing them, and moving forward into visioning your life of ‘overwhelm freedom,’ you’re guided to live your dream life – with clarity, balance, and freedom.

Here’s what my girl Gabrielle Bernstein, best-selling author of Add More –ing to Your Life, & Spirit Junkie, has to say about the book:

By fearlessly sharing her own authentic experiences, Whitney serves up first-hand guidance out of overwhelm and into a free flowing life.

To grab your copy and join the Rock Your Overwhelm movement, jump on over to: http://inspiredauthorscircle.com/whitney-mcmillan/

And guess what? The book is NOT all you receive! If you purchase Rock Your Overwhelm: Live in Clarity, Balance and Freedom today, November 2, 2011, you also receive $1000s of FREE gifts as a BONUS. Not only does Whitney know how to rock overwhelm, she also knows a thing or two about generosity

Next time someone tells you they’re overwhelmed, or the next time you find yourself telling yourself that you’re overwhelmed, tell them (or yourself) about Whitney’s book. Then open it up and join me in diving in to Rock Your Overwhelm because who couldn’t use a little more clarity, balance, and freedom in their lives? I know I could!

Here’s to you LIVING FREE FROM OVERWHELM (and free in all other areas as well!)

P.S. Whitney believes overwhelm freedom can benefit all people. Will you join the movement to start Rocking Your Overwhelm today? www.whitneymcmillan.com

First of all, how money is it that you get to hear from me twice today? I know. Totally.

There’s something so great about the slang phrase, “That’s so money.” See if you can use it sometime today and see how it makes you feel. I’ve gotta be honest, I don’t use it very often, but when I do, or even when I think about it, it instantly makes me feel more abundant. I’m sure I’m not the first to tell you that what we put our attention on grows, so the more we make friends with money, the more of it we’ll have. So why not trade in your boring old “rad”, “awesome”, “neat” and “cool” for “money?”

So today I’m introducing you to two of my favorite money people. Not only are they both “so money”, they’re also experts in the money arena. How much do you love a good double entendre? Obviously I do.

Adam Baker, ManVsDebt: You Vs Debt Course

First up we have Mr. Adam Baker, affectionately known as “Baker”, who writes, vlogs, teaches, and lives the philosophy:

Sell your crap. Pay off your debt. Do what you love.

Seriously. That tagline is so money. (Is it getting old yet?)

Today is the last day to enroll in Baker’s revamped and totally fabulous 6-week video course, You Vs Debt. Baker and his beautiful wife Courtney paid off $18,000 in consumer debt and then traveled the world with their precious daughter Milligan. Then they came back to the states and went on tour in an RV living the mobile lifestyle (kind of like The Freedom Tour, no?)

Baker and his family are 150% living the dream and in his course, he’ll teach you how to do the same. Here’s what I love about the course:

• it’s totally affordable (only $97)
• it’s taught by someone who’s done it already
• it takes only 15 min. a day
• it’s focused on accountability and action
• it includes a community to support you, challenge you, and cheer you on
• it’s all about FREEDOM!

Head on over to Baker’s site and check out You Vs Debt now. Enrollment closes tonight, Thursday, September 22nd so don’t sit around and think about this one. Take action now if getting out of debt is on your to do list!

Barbara Stanny, The Leading Authority on Women and Money: Sacred Success Retreat

Oh my, how I do love this money woman. I really, really do. Her gorgeous home in Port Townsend, WA has been one of my favorite, most recharging stops on The Freedom Tour. And she’s been my most important money mentor thus far. Her book and workshop Overcoming Underearning got me started on my path to financial consciousness and freedom. Thank you Stanny!

Stanny is such a loving hard ass. That’s what I love about her. She’ll tell it to you straight without the sugar coating, right from the heart.

Her newest work is something I’m also very passionate about: Sacred Success. It’s the only live seminar she’s teaching these days and the premise is SO GOOD!

Once you’ve gotten out of debt (perhaps with the help of You Vs Debt) and are on the verge of or are affluent, then what do you do? You go to Stanny’s Sacred Success Retreat to get clarity on your purpose, get the tools and support for understanding and managing your money, and get specific guidelines for stepping more fully into your power.

Barbara’s next live seminar is in the beautiful Pacific Northwest September 29 – October 2nd so don’t sit around and think about this one either. If you’re tingling reading this, go get your spot reserved now.

You can also listen to a free audio called “A Call to Greatness” from Stanny where she tells more about Sacred Success here.

All the details for the Sacred Success Retreat can be found here.

Now get going and make your life a little more money with Baker and Stanny. And then report back because I like keeping tabs on you guys. I really do.

Join Kate Northrup Moller on The Freedom Tour at www.comebefree.com. Today’s video is about the true meaning of financial freedom. I give you the equation of exactly how to get it and why your becoming financially free will make the world a better place. Let me know what financial freedom means to you!