Get Out of Your Own Way Guide to Life. Justin Loeber

of my own experience as a young woman living with a Stage IV, incurable disease. I often say that as I was looking for the cure, I found my life. Like so many people who experience a serious wake-up call, cancer put life into perspective and helped me focus on what really matters. I learned how to take care of myself and others at the deepest level, to bridge the worlds of western and integrative medicine, and to teach others how to become empowered participants in their well-being.

      My simple mission became a global movement that began with Justin’s incredible guidance, direction, and support. To say he was a huge part of my success is an understatement. I couldn’t have done it without him.

      From day one, Justin took me under his glittery wing and taught me how to own my own stage. I was green. I was scared as hell, and I was often so nervous. I didn’t think I could do it. But he wouldn’t let my negative voices get in my way because he knew I had so much to share with the world (just as you do). So Justin would coach me day and night, take me to every interview, and practice with me what to say, how to steer the interview back to my message if it drifted, and how to just be myself and have fun––no matter what. Then we’d rinse and repeat and get back out there!

      Well, the doors flew open and I was booked on every national TV show, including Oprah. Thank you, Justin! It’s been over a decade since then, and I’ve met many coaches, trainers, TV executives, publishers, celebrities, and so on. But I always come back to Justin’s tools and advice, and I continue to build my brand and my life on my own unique terms.

      You have a treasure in your hands. This little book is filled with “wows,” “ahas,” and a whole lotta love and wisdom. My advice to you: listen. Take what resonates for a spin and give this one glorious life of yours your all. As Justin always tells me, “Get out there and do your fabulous tap dance, baby!”

      You’ve got this.

      Peace and possibilities,

      —Kris Carr, New York Times and #1 Amazon bestselling author and Justin’s biggest fan

      Table Contents

       Praise for Get Out of Your Own Way Guide to Life:

       Foreword

       Introduction

       Step One:

       Dream Big!

       Step Two:

       Make a Good First Impression

       Step Three:

       Find Perfection in Imperfection

       Step Four:

       Know Your Sh*t!

       Step Five:

       Own the Power of Thoughtfulness

       Step Six:

       Learn How to Communicate

       Step Seven:

       Reboot

       Step Eight:

       Work on Your Work Ethic

       Step Nine:

       Shift Gears

       Step Ten:

       Rule Your Planet

       Endtroduction:

       Do it Now!

       Talk to Me!

       Acknowledgments

       About Justin Loeber

      Introduction

      To live a full life is an honor that comes with a responsibility—to yourself. Whether you are a nurse, a landscaper, a pop singer, a philosopher, an artist, a Broadway hoofer, a brain surgeon, a parent, an “A” student, a fashion model, a gas pumper or a deadbeat, we’re all here on this Earth for such a brief moment. I have unpacked most—not all—of the baggage that has weighed me down emotionally, which could have potentially stopped me from moving into the next semester of life. As I continue to blow out more and more birthday candles, I have come to conclude that a huge number of us are so busy clicking on some sort of electronic device that we’re forgetting about literally looking up, getting out of our own way, and seeing that the life we were given is a gift. Don’t get me wrong: I love what electronics stand for, and I’d be a dummy to work in the communications business without embracing it all. I love pizza too; however, if I ate slices and slices of it on a daily basis, I’d be as huge as a helicopter spinning out of control. So it’s safe for me to say, here and now, that we are all (as a culture) addicted to electronics—to the point where we’re putting ourselves in the passenger’s seat, looking down and letting a smartphone do a lot of the work. You’ve got to admit that for the most part, we’re in the infancy stage of this modern electronics boom. The whole thing is really clunky at times—like us, it really can’t get out of its own way either. It’s trying desperately to be streamlined, but I shudder at how many people have developed physical ailments like “text neck,” carpal tunnel, poor eyesight, and disrupted sleep from all these toys. I promise you in less than ten years, we’ll all laugh at what we all went through during the “Wild Wild West” of twenty-first century technology. More importantly, after reading this book, I hope you put down the gadgets and move over to the pilot’s chair and literally soar up to the trip of your lifetime.

      I’m sorry to break that news to you—especially if you’re one of those Millennials or Generation Zers who might live and breathe “glass half empty.” Even though in many marketing circles I might be past my prime (aka irrelevant), the in-your-face street smarts rulebook I have embraced doesn’t include a large-print section for mature audiences. People are people in my book—literally! Because there’s no prejudice here, I figured that it was time to pass on some of the in-the-trenches knowledge that I’ve gained over my more than a few decades of life, to those who might not yet have stepped into their own brighter light—bright enough to understand how precious, quick,