FLAUNT!. Lora Cheadle

      

       Praise for FLAUNT!

      “FLAUNT! is a reassuring reminder to us gals that we are not alone in this crazy journey to become fulfilled and self-actualized. If you are searching for insight, wisdom, logic, intuition, emotion, and humor, read this book. Get out your highlighting pen — you’ll need it!”

      — Lannie Garrett, singer/entertainer and Colorado Music Hall of Fame inductee

      “In order for each of us to fully express our gifts in the world, we must combine the masculine and feminine parts in ourselves — the drive, on the one hand, and what Lora Cheadle calls the ‘sparkle,’ on the other. Whatever you desire to create in your life, Lora’s combination of practical insight and contagious enthusiasm will help you get there.”

      — Kelly Notaras, author of The Book You Were Born to Write

      “FLAUNT! is a fabulously important book for all women! Too many wonderful women underestimate themselves and need more self-esteem. Lora Cheadle has hit it out of the ballpark with her glorious book!”

      — Stephanie Blake, actor, two-time Miss Exotic World Pageant winner, and burlesque legend

      “Sage and refreshingly honest, Lora Cheadle’s FLAUNT! provides a playful path for women to unapologetically integrate all of themselves to live and work with more passion, creativity, and freedom. Whether you’ve defined your self-worth by what you’ve achieved, you’ve squashed your own dreams in order to support someone else’s, or you want to shed self-judgment and rewire your brand (and your body!) to choreograph a different kind of life for yourself, you’re going to love this book!”

      — Alexia Vernon, author of Step into Your Moxie

      “Reveals tips on how burlesque will empower women’s lives.”

      — Leslie Zemeckis, actress, author, and award-winning documentarian

      “Written like you’re talking with your best, wisest, and funniest girlfriend, FLAUNT! is a must-read for all women (and men) who need new tools and a path forward to be their best and happiest selves.”

      — Kathleen Nalty, founder of the Center for Legal Inclusiveness

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      Copyright © 2019 by Lora Cheadle

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      The material in this book is intended for education. No expressed or implied guarantee of the effects of the use of the recommendations can be given or liability taken. The author’s experiences used as examples throughout this book are true, although identifying details such as names and locations have been changed to protect privacy.

      Life Choreographer® and Life Choreography® are registered trademarks of Lora Cheadle. Naked Self-Worth™ is a pending trademark of Lora Cheadle.

      Text design by Tona Pearce Myers

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data is available.

      First printing, November 2019

      ISBN 978-1-60868-621-6

      Ebook ISBN 978-1-60868-622-3

      Printed in Canada on 100% postconsumer-waste recycled paper

New World Library is proud to be a Gold Certified Environmentally Responsible Publisher. Publisher certification awarded by Green Press Initiative.

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       To all the women who have cried in the shower,

       smiled when they wanted to scream,

       and couldn’t wait to get home and unhook their bra.

       Contents

Introduction: The Curtain Rises

Act I: Recognize & Release

Chapter 1: The Labels, Roles & Scripts of My Emerging Womanhood

Chapter 2: Your Turn in the Spotlight!

       Chapter 3: Igniting & Integrating Your Sparkle

       Act II: Reveal

       Chapter 4: Revealing My Sparkle through the First Three Steps of FLAUNT!

       FLAUNT! Step 1: Finding My Fetish

       FLAUNT! Step 2: Laughing Out Loud

       FLAUNT! Step 3: Accepting Unconditionally

       Chapter 5: Reveal Your Sparkle through the First Three Steps of FLAUNT!

       FLAUNT! Step 1: Find Your Fetish

       FLAUNT! Step 2: Laugh Out Loud

       FLAUNT! Step 3: Accept Unconditionally

       Act III: Re-choreograph

       Chapter 6: Re-choreographing My Life with the Final Two Steps of FLAUNT!

       FLAUNT! Step 4: Navigating the Negative

       FLAUNT! Step 5: Trusting My Truth

       Chapter 7: Re-choreograph Your Life with the Final Two Steps of FLAUNT!

       FLAUNT! Step 4: Navigate the Negative

       FLAUNT! Step 5: Trust Your Truth

       The Curtain Call

       Acknowledgments

       Index

       About the Author