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Unicorns for Socialism
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Unshackling the Proletariat...with RAINBOWS!
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I hope you’ll be here, too.

“Well, Ms. Franzen. We’ve figured out why your trackpad is sticking. There seems to be a great deal of . . . residue, inside your laptop. Dark red and brown. I’d guess red wine and ...

9 h ago

Over-the-top gratitude & the science of prayer: 10 ways to PLAY with your MIND.

Spoiler alert! This is an excerpt from my forthcoming wee-book, 100 Ways To Play With Yourself: How to be hilarious, whip-smart & sexy. It’s a punchy compendium of 100 ways to inject playfu...

23 may 12 1 person likes this

The “secret” to being semi-famous on the Internet — & getting everything (else) your lil’ heart des...

The “secret” to being semi-famous on the Internet . . . is to release unmistakable content — consistently & courageously AND to make a concerted effort to get your work in fron...

21 may 12 1 person likes this

My {Official} Summer Reading List :: Smut, Starlight & Sequels Galore

It’s SUMMERTIME, North American comrades! (Sorry, Antipodeans. Your time will come.) Answer me this: is there anything better than curling up in the shade of a bosomy cherry blossom tree with a...

14 may 12 2 people like this

Heavy Metal Confidence. Want some?

10 days ago, I went to my first heavy metal concert. I know what you’re thinking: “But Alexandra, aren’t you the Empress of Gothic Decay & Satanic Revelry? Surely you spend the...

07 may 12

27 ways to be an (even) better person & practically levitate with awesomery.

I’m 27 years old. Old enough to have mastered the fundamentals of adulthood. Wise enough to know that I’ve still got a few missing stones in my pantheon of awesomery. This list is one-par...

01 may 12 1 person likes this

A Brief Manifesto On MAGNETIC CLARITY — & 3 Questions To Get You There.

When you’re laser-lucid CLEAR on WHO you are & WHY you’re extraordinary, life gets a whoooole lot more fun. Jobs come a-calling. The media comes a-knocking. Opportunities gracefully sink into you...

29 apr 12

13 tragically overlooked branding opportunities for life coaches.

One week ago . . . I posted 8 things I’ve learned about life, the universe & everything — from 80+ life coaches. And then I got to thinking (a dangerous pastime, I know) about all the overlooked...

19 apr 12

How Danielle LaPorte changed my life. And not, like, metaphorically.

“OMG, that pedicure like, CHANGED MY LIFE.” “These bacon-wrapped dates are CHANGING MY LIFE.” “Have you heard of the band Cuddle Magic? CHANGED MY LIFE.” Yes. I kn...

18 apr 12

How to lift the fog of indecision & CHOOSE. Simply. Swiftly. NOW.

“All our final decisions are made in a state of mind that is not going to last.” – Marcel Proust We’ve all plodded through the dense fog of indecision. Sometimes, the fog desc...

16 apr 12

8 things I’ve learned about life, the universe & everything — from 80+ life coaches.

True story: I’ve worked with more than 80 coaches. (Not as a client. Sweet Kwanzaa-sauce. NOBODY needs that much coaching.) I’ve written bios & manifestos & media kits & sp...

12 apr 12

Sneak peek @ 100 Ways To Play With Yourself. Sweeet.

Spoiler alert! This is an excerpt from my forthcoming wee-book, 100 Ways To Play With Yourself: How to be hilarious, whip-smart & sexy. It’s a punchy compendium of 100 ways to inject playf...

11 apr 12 1 person likes this

The dangers of Transactional Thinking — & how to change the game.

So here’s how it is. I block out ten days for a vacation-eque family traipse-a-thon. No client sessions. No phone calls. No autographs, please. It’s a glorious joy-romp of gold-star theat...

09 apr 12

Why PLAY is a matter of life & death.

1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself — not the life others expected of me. 2. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard. 3. I wish I’d had the courage to express m...

02 apr 12 2 people like this

Why I’m jaded — but not forever.

Admission: I’m feeling a bit . . . jaded. And it’s not a good color on me. I’m tired of watching emerging entrepreneurs flagellate themselves, because they’re not ‘as fa...

31 mar 12 1 person likes this

When’s the last time you took someone’s breath away?

So. I’m asking . . . When’s the last time you took someone’s breath away? . . . with an exquisite, full-body hug that wrapped clean around the wound? . . . with a long-time-coming k...

28 mar 12

5 cheat-a-licious tricks to finish your ‘About’ page, already!

Stepping on a rusty screw. Slamming your fingers in a meat locker. Attending a children’s brass band competition. All undeniably TORTUOUS. But writing a bio for your website? Shouldn’t be...

27 mar 12 1 person likes this

To grow WILD: the forgotten definition of ‘escape’

es·cape [ih-skeyp] verb, es·caped, es·cap·ing, noun, adjective verb (used without object) 1. to slip or get away, as from confinement or restraint; gain or regain liberty: to escape from jail. 2. to ...

19 mar 12

How to write a heart-stopping testimonial — & when to keep your thoughts to yourself

I’m fascinated by the cyclical pulse of PRAISE. We want it. We seek it. We give it. And when it comes to our vocations & livelihood, sometimes we need it. Praise provides encouragement . ....

12 mar 12

You’re not a COACH, you’re a Life Purpose Provocateur! + 33 more ooh-la-la job titles.

One of the sublime pleasures of designing your own career is getting to CHOOSE your own job title. Better still? You can get it printed on luxe, heavy-weight cardstock, and start dishing out ‘n...

10 mar 12

UNMISTAKABLE.

It was a hectic hullabaloo of panties, ponies & bulbous probosci. Dreadfully beautiful. Exquisitely hideous. So frantic, I could barely breath. And sublimely, unmistakably Frank Gaard. I was sta...

05 mar 12 1 person likes this

Red pills, blue pills & nipple tassels — a tale of fear, alter-egos & cashflow.

By day, she’s a budding copywriter. By noon, she’s a princess at Medieval Times. And by night, she’s a go-go-dancer. She’s Eveleena Fults. She’s building a brand identit...

03 mar 12

Where’s your DEDICATION?

I was flat on my back in a dimly-lit room with my knees curled into my chest. Just another Tuesday night Candlelight Yoga class. The instructor — one of those enviably strong & sculpted wom...

27 feb 12 1 person likes this

50 Ways To Say “You’re AWESOME.”

  . . . because we ALL need to expand our praisecabularies. * * * 1. You astonish me. 2. You’re a virtuoso. 3. Your sagacity is stunning. 4. You’re a glitterbomb of glory. 5. Your ge...

25 feb 12

How to choose your Next Big Thing . . . and! a posh survey (with prizes!)

The biggest source of creative stagnation for me — and most of my clients & comrades — isn’t an idea shortage . . . it’s having TOO MANY ideas to choose from. “I...

23 feb 12 1 person likes this

Pure, unbridled obsession.

OBSESSION – From the 16th century ‘obsidere’ :: to besiege, engross or possess. Akin to the hostile action of an evil spirit. Hostile spirit? More like a happy hardcore sprite sippi...

20 feb 12

The ultimate impossibility.

When I was 21 years old, I came out to my parents. From my miniature apartment. In a converted parking lot structure. That used to be a YMCA. In New Zealand. Via Skype. “Mom, dad . . . I’...

14 feb 12 1 person likes this

M❤re than ready.

I’m ready for more. More love. More prescience. More incandescence. More diligence. More devotion. And yes — more space. More side-swiping insights. More tear-swelling tenderness. More wi...

14 feb 12

Ever been in LOVE? Congratulations. You’re a GENIUS.

My IQ score rides on the cusp of ‘genius.’ They told me so. When I was ten. The memories of my first Intelligence Quotient assessment are fragmented, but firmly set in place — like ...

13 feb 12 2 people like this

The wild & wondrous power of “I’M NOT WORRIED.”

We’re walking through the twilight to the Thai place on the corner. Meeting some friends. Mock duck massaman curry. A few laughs. The usual delight. Quick steps through the half-frozen mist. Ar...

06 feb 12 1 person likes this

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