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Monday, June 8, 2015

Women Entrepreneurs: Natasha Lakos

Natasha Lakos
I don't spend much time talking about being an entrepreneur. It's time to turn that around!

Last year, I was honored to meet Natasha Lakos of Natasha Lakos Creative. 

She graciously allowed me to interview her! Thank you, Natasha!

1.Name of Business: Natasha Lakos Creative
What I do: I'm a Creative Director and Graphic Designer. I craft couture identities for exceptional clients - working 1:1 with heart-based entrepreneurs who are changing the world.

2. Aspects of my job that people don't see:
The very left-brained wrangling of ideas, details and deadlines that brings creativity and good design into reality. At times it can feel like herding cats! It's a good thing love is in the details.

3. Who inspires me on rough days:
If I'm having a rough day I honestly don't look to anyone else. I take it as a sign that I need a
pattern interrupt...I need to focus my attention elsewhere - on getting inspired creatively, on moving my body, on being in nature, on my friends / family. I usually take it as a cue to rest or focus elsewhere for a while. And when things have gotten really rough in the past I've learned that it's a sign I'm on the wrong track. Which means it's time to re-evaluate what I'm doing and implement a plan to get me through the rough patch and back in alignment. A talk with my coach, the lovely Sherold Barr, always does the trick.

4. Current projects:
I just had 3 clients launch new websites (yay!), I'm tying up a couple of other VIP design projects, and coming off of a major online launch with a retainer client of mine.
New in the works is a redo of my own site natashalakos.com, and content development for IDENTITY, a playbook I'm creating that will help passionate business owners identify what makes them unique, and help them express that online (you can learn more here).

You can also get my 5 Secrets to Uncovering Your Visual Identity, for free, here!

Here is some praise for Natasha's work:
“Working with Natasha has been dreamy. She’s creative, elegant, timely, professional, and perceptive. Not only do I adore the final visual product, the process has been wonderful, as well. Natasha is deeply nurturing of her clients while remaining sophisticated and on task. This is quite a rare combination and I’m grateful for it.”
Kate Northrup
ENTREPRENEUR, SPEAKER, AUTHOR, KATENORTHRUP.COM
 

Monday, June 1, 2015

The Pleasure Center: Little Sexy Workbook #3

Are you ready to going on that revitalized sex life of yours? Are you ready for...WRITING A LOVE LETTER??

Think of what you like and what you want.

Non-demand touching*? Pillow fights? Giggling? Butt grabbing? 

And get ready!


A script for a love letter:
Hey,____(a)_______ .
I think you are the ___ (b)_______ I would love to have more ________(c)_________sessions with you.
I think we could manage a ____(d)_____ on _____(e)______. Where would this good time take place? _____(f)_______
 I want to_____(g)_______
I love, admire, and adore you, ___(h)______


Suggestions:

a. Use a pet name, like honey, lover, snickerdoodle, red hot hippo of love.

b.            What do you think they are? The bee’s knees? Hottie McHotterson? Sexiest person? The best kisser on the planet? Be specific.

c.             W hat do you want? Intercourse/make-out/kisses/cuddles and giggles? And throw in an adjective, like wild/hot/fun/silly.

d.            Give what you want a name, such as date night/weekend get-away/ quickie.

e.             Get it on the calendar. Make it soon.

f.              Give them a location so they can start fantasizing. How about our bedroom/a hotel/the laundry room?

g.             This is where you give a another reference to a specific act that pleasures both of you, like: lick your pussy/kiss you soul to soul/be so deep inside of you, I won’t know where your heart beat ends and mine starts.

h.            Your name or nickname here.
 

*According to Barry W. McCarthy, Phd, "Non-demand pleasuring involves affectionate, sensual, playful, and erotic touching both inside and outside the bedroom, which creates an empowering understanding that not all touching can or should lead to intercourse."