 Hi, it's Bridget. Welcome to Above Life Channel. The purpose here is to inspire your spirit and to fill you with hope today. I have a special treat for you. A wonderful, very talented author friend of mine, Laura Tebert is here. And we're going to have a conversation with you and share something very special with you related to Prince. And of course, your spirit. So you don't have to be a Prince fan to participate in this cool opportunity. Coming up this weekend on Sunday, the 14th, yep, sweetheart's day, Valentine's Day. Laura is going to be offering a five day challenge to help us to get our groove back to inspire our spirit and to really provide us encouragement to live our best lives. So with that, I want to talk with Laura and find out what got into you to create this cool opportunity like tell us Laura, what inspired you and and maybe before doing that since I know you so well. Give us a little backstory about how you got to this point with this whole Prince love and, and then this challenge that you've created from that kind of journey. So thank you Bridget for having me on today. I'm so excited to be here on the above live channel. So I am Laura Tebert, I am an author, a blogger and a speaker. And my most recent book that I wrote was a biography of Prince, and it was published in 2017 I happen to have it here. It's called the rise of Prince, and I co authored it with Alex Han. And as I researched this biography. In that process, I noticed a pattern of habits and behaviors that Prince repeated throughout his life and you know anyone who rises to global superstardom is by definition doing something different from most I think we can all agree on that. And I started realizing that what Prince had left was really almost a roadmap, and I thought if I follow this could I to transform my life could my life, you know, of an everyday person become more exhilarating and more hopeful and maybe maybe successful and achieve more so that's what I did during the year 2019. I lived like Prince. Oh wow wait a minute so that was 2019 so that we're talking over a year ago you did that. Yeah, January 2019. Yeah back in 2019 which seems like you know it had to be at least 50 years ago but no kidding right yeah. I did that year was each month I took one Prince inspired habit or behavior, and I did that for a month, and then it would end and I'd go on to the next month and I'd start a new behavior so, like for example, in February, I inspired by you know the way Prince dressed up for everything. Like no running to target in sweats that month. Who among us is hasn't been guilty of that once in a while but yeah I think I have my cozy pants on now. In 2020 I think we've all spent way more time in sweatpants and leggings and what have you then than we ever anticipated but I you know for example that month I learned about something called in clothed cognition, which basically says what you wear influences mindset, and it definitely mind that month I think I held myself to higher standards and I was maybe more professional in my work so that's how my year went and what I want to do this year because I think we can all agree. 2020 maybe knocked us down a couple times. Maybe let's just say it wasn't our friend it's okay. We don't use that word here but yes. That's right maybe maybe our mojo has, you know gone missing mojo is low though. For sure. Prince would not approve, or the other of the fantastic fabulous rock stars that we've channeled here and above life they would not approve of our mojo. That's right we got a we got a real help. So what what I'm doing is on February 14. I'm going to launch a free five day challenge, calling it the live for love challenge and for five days you can get a little taste of what it's like to take a walk in Prince's high heel booties. We don't have to wear them right we can actually wear on. It's true because I think a lot of us couldn't squeeze our feet into them. If we were to have them but yes you can actually walk in any, any booties you want. The idea is to take a step out of your comfort zone in a way that you choose right and hopefully into a more exhilarating experience of life that will help you feel like hey, I think that little spark inside is it's been flickering but now I see it coming a little back a little stronger, you know, my mojo is coming back so take a step, you know, in Prince's high heel booties out of your comfort zone and into an exhilarating life and that's the goal of those five days. Wow. Wow. Okay, so. Oh my gosh. So, getting out of our comfort zones. I mean that's something I personally feel like I've been in a little bit of a rut. I mean that can happen I'm sure, despite what we've experienced in 2020 and now that we're in 2021 I feel like what you're doing really resonates the out of your comfort zone piece because this feels like what you're offering Laura feels like an opportunity for us to just kind of dabble and be playful and to maybe experience ourselves our spirit in a little bit different way than maybe we have in the past and give us like permission to actually start to have fun again and enjoy life a little bit more and not be so serious and heavy about everything. I think the timing is really, really divine. Let's say it that way. Yeah, you know, it did feel like people were ready for this now I think, you know, a lot of us are bored of our routines, and we're looking for a little something else. Yeah, I think 2020, you know, at first it was a real jolt in that it did push us out of our comfort zones but you know in a way we didn't choose, right collectively, and a shock. Yeah, it was a shock and and now I think it's just a lot of people who feel disconnected or isolated or stuck in this very boring routine where they're just very limited and so these five days you're right the timing does feel really good because it does feel like people are ready to just, you know, take a step and because I, you know, 2020 wasn't great but again 2021 at this point is a little bit more the same. It's quite broken, broken through that kind of almost barrier this invisible barrier kind of piece and so yeah definitely still feels a bit like that. Yes, would say so are there things that are so I'm thinking about this a five day challenge when I think about challenges sometimes I get a little let me just be honest intimidated because it seems like, okay, okay, and I know this is free so I'm like, okay so it's going to be a ton of work like how much commitment is this for me like maybe about about how it works like like do I get an email is it like on a different place do I have to go someplace to pick up this information every day or how does you talk a little bit about what I can expect. Sure, sure, so what you can expect is you sign up and then you will be receiving an email each morning of the challenge, and the email will talk briefly about the challenge so for example, day one is going to be prioritized play. So again, this is like fun Sunday we can prioritize play did everybody hear that Sunday, the email is prioritized play and it's Valentine's Day so but it's just it really these are just small moments that you're injecting into your day this is not a big owner is I need to spend hours on this. No, so it's not like a big like self improvement plan that I have to do this and this and this and this kind of this is one day right so this is just a couple moments in your day so you read the email. Hopefully you'll get a little known Prince story it'll be like, oh, I'm learning, you know, I'm kind of surprised about that about Prince and make sure a little bit about what happened when I as an everyday person applied this to my life and then you it'll be over to you with a few beat brief instructions on how to insert, you know that day a little play into your life like maybe it's just dancing around the kitchen while you cook, you know it's. These are just small things that you integrate that day and if you want you can watch a brief video I've got about a eight minute video each day where kind of provide a little more in depth if you want to go a little deeper. So you can pop over to the private Facebook group as well if you want to chime in and Facebook group. Yeah, yeah, just ask a question, but you don't have to you don't have to go to Facebook at all if you don't want to so it's really something it's meant to only take you know, 1015 minutes a day and hopefully what you'll get out of it is so much more than the time you invest. Wow, it sounds super simple and I tell you right now simplicity is the key. So many things out there that we could be focusing our attention on and this sounds easy, this sounds simple, but I also hear you kind of saying that we can go deeper if we want so like in the videos are you highlighting stuff or Prince fans specifically or is it about the lesson for the day or the message of the day. It's really about the message and you know I might share a little bit more about these lessons as they played out in Prince's life but also I'm talking about our own lives and what you know a lot of times, there was science behind some of these, you know, activities such as like what I shared about both cognition. So there is a real good. What is that again, can you can you go back and because I get that you're using the content that you shared in your blog in 2019 about living as Prince. And this is one of those lessons so can you talk about that because I'm just curious about it sounds interesting. Well, it's really, you know, for example, you know, Prince was just known for always head to toe just looking fantastic right never slouching around in sloppy clothes and no sweatpants. Right, exactly. No jeans even no jeans but we don't need to go that far. But you know what in clothes when I researched it and learned about in clothes cognition it all made a lot of sense because really, you know, there have been experiments done where people have been given, you know, a doctor's lab coat, and they're suddenly carrying themselves differently they are operating with an air of authority that they didn't have before clothes really do make a difference in how what our mindset is so there's a lot of an amazingly all these habits had some science behind them so that's the kind of thing you'll learn about in the videos. What really applies right now for all of us who've been zooming it up and working from home to get back in in a fun playful way to like okay you got to actually you guys to get to put your dress pants on for work or you got to, you got to, you know, put the jewelry on again that kind of a thing instead of making it be this arduous experience embracing the way that we, you know, take on the colors and the fabrics and maybe learning this life lesson like from somebody like Prince to look up to like that I think that's true encouragement we need to transition from our zoom meetings back into Rio like in person meetings, you know. Yes. Yeah, yeah, and you know I even you know I try to make these things really simple to do sort for example with the day that's going to be dressed up. I'm actually even provide a formula. Good. People who are more mathematical minded can just put it together so you know top plus pants plus some kind of cool topper, plus, you know, accessory so I make it super simple none of this is going to be hard you're going to be able to walk into your class and go boom boom boom boom, put it on and there you go. Oh, I would love to see pictures of that like on hashtag done on Instagram. Oh yeah. Yeah, so cool to see everybody dressing up. Oh, you should do that yeah that'll be it'll be a lot of hopefully people will take pictures of themselves if they have a full length mirror or, you know, share the pieces of their outfit so yeah we're going to have some fun that all these days are going to be like this right just simple quick and then I you know the interesting thing is going to be just watching what does this do for me today you know do I like is this something I want to continue. Yeah, how does it help me feel and connect it feels like connection it's like invitations just invitations you know it's beyond journaling to actually taking some kind of action that to me feels really creative and I love that's one of the things that you know I love about Prince is that such a well of creativity and and in my work creativity and intuition is like the same thing it's really the same genre people don't realize that that's exactly what it is it's like channeling your spirit and you're creating and that sounds like something that's just so it's beyond inspiring it's like a medicine right now. It's like something really need. I mean in his autobiography is called the beautiful ones Prince wrote and actually in an instruction to his co writer he said I just want to tell people to create and he said just start by creating your day and then create your life. And that's what these five days are about day by day you're going to start creating a more exhilarating life. I love that. Oh my gosh that's just amazing. And you also mentioned to that. There is sort of like through this process, you kind of alluded to it a bit like with the Facebook community and this challenge is only five days so it's one day at a time through email. I created a Facebook group during just during this time so people can interact so if somebody signs up like right now right this minute which by the way you need to. And you want to be part of this you have to sign up by Saturday midnight you have to sign up before the end of the day on Saturday and that's fast. So the 13th, I'm talking February 13 sign up by the end of the day on the 13th so you can get that first email on Sunday and then Monday Tuesday Wednesday. But, but as soon as you sign up you get access to that Facebook group if you choose to write so it comes in my email and I get to say yes I want to be in it so that sounds like. The start of connection like it's not going to just go away like you're going to stay in touch with us after that kind of a thing like through the mail assume right. Yeah, absolutely so there is a private Facebook group. And if you choose to participate you can ask questions you can connect with other like minded people who are kind of on their own journeys and I think we're going to be there. Are there going to be some Prince fans. No, no. Prince fans for sure are going to be there so if you're. Yeah, there'll be some but there are just some people who want to just try a little personal growth in February you know so it's it's all kinds it's all kinds it's all ages I actually just was talking to a Broadway dancer and he's going to do it. There's lots of people trying this, but yeah and then you know you're you'll be on my email list going forward. And so I'll be in touch with you regularly. In fact, this this sort of mini course is just to give you a little taste of what it's like to like Prince and then in June I'm launching a full online course and it will be a 15 week course. And actually at the end of the five day challenge you'll get an email about that and if you want to participate you'll have an opportunity to save your space. There'll be a pre sale so if you want to like early bird pricing so. That's right if you feel like the five days you know sent you on a trajectory that you were really loving then hey come on try the, you know, imagine what you could do in 15 weeks so that's where it's all leading but really the five days are just like my gift and at the end of the fifth day the fifth day is about adopting your alter ego, which is really fun exercise that a lot of actually a lot of performers and athletes use you know Beyonce has Sasha fierce I mean Lady Gaga David Bowie and he started many many performers use this and you'll learn how to apply it to a certain, you know, field of play in your own life like whether it's your work life or whether it's your health and fitness, and it enables you to think about who you want to become but at the end of that day in the Facebook group I've got a very special surprise for everybody who participates and you can come on in and I've got an individual surprise for you. That's how we'll close out the five days and then you'll get the opportunity to join if you want to do more. Oh that sounds amazing I love that and that alter ego vibe that means anybody like everybody this isn't just for Prince fans I mean it's for Prince fans of course if you're a Prince fan you'll love it but it's for anybody. It's an amazing experience and expression when you say alter ego I totally think about higher self. Yes, for higher self our soul or spirit as a guide for us so you guys this isn't abnormally this isn't something different. This is something you know this is something you crave. You ask for and now you can have it through this, this experience this kind of playful experience moving into the energy of creativity and personal growth through this inspired experience so I'm excited I'm totally going to sign out. I'm so glad I'm so excited you'll be in the group. We're going to have a fun and and a funky time so a Prince thing right. But you know, honestly, like you said, you could really do this with anyone you admire I mean you could live like Mark Twain or you could live. Yeah, in our in our above live channel it's definitely a Freddie Mercury thing. You can live like Freddie anyone that you know enough about you know you could certainly apply this with great idea. People can own little challenges and their own little Facebook groups for whoever their fans with that would be fabulous. So yeah, this is this just meant to inspire and I certainly hope your viewers will come on over and check it out and you know enjoy these five days. You know celebrating sort of February and love and hopefully you know, puts a mojo back in your in your life again. All for that I think that's awesome so just to recap then it starts on February 14 runs for five days. It comes through email so you are if you select the link below I'll put a link below in the description you can click on that also posted on the above live channel Facebook page and the Bridget inspired Facebook page so you can just click on that link it'll bring you're right to it like sign up it's really it's really an easy deal really quick and easy, and then you'll get access to the Facebook page if you choose that as well you're going to link to that in your confirmation email and so you can join that if you want to you don't have to and if you join the Facebook group it sounds like you do not have to participate, you can just be there, you don't have to be all like chatty talking everybody just don't feel pressure just do what you want I don't know how much I'm going to participate myself because I'm kind of shy in those groups like I know it sounds weird but I am. But nonetheless it's creating an opportunity for community and interaction and so if you want to be part of this experience with which I strongly encourage you to do I know Laura very well she's an awesome creative and I trust her. She's a leader as a guide as a facilitator and so that's why I'm sharing this with you because I think it's very valuable. And it's just the prime opportunity you guys and I'll be there to I'll be in the group so maybe I'll say hi if you're if you're in there and you're like hey above live channel you know do like hashtag me or something in the Facebook group so I know that you're there so I can say hi to you. That would be awesome I totally will do that. Another important thing to note though is that learn I talked about this and she mentioned that you have to sign up before it starts because then you'll get each of the days if you miss the day it's not the end of the world you can you know get in on the next day but you're it's not like a normal course it's a challenge so you got to show up that day you got to be present to be able to get that so that means sign up now right now. So go to the description click on the link and sign up and like I said it'll also be on very face the face my Facebook pages as well so if it wants to find you, Laura like you have a blog you I know you have a whole blog you referred to that you lived like Prince for a year which sounds like it was totally the inspiration for this. Where can they find you how can they find you on social media and such. Yeah, follow me on Facebook it's my name Laura la u r a T Burt which is T like Tom I e BRT. So I'm on Facebook I'm also on Instagram Laura T Burt and on Twitter at Laura underscore T Burt so you can find me in all those places and my website is also Laura T Burt.com. Okay and your blogs on your website. Yes. Okay. Yes, that is my blog yep. Okay. Okay. Good. Good. All right. Oh, and if somebody doesn't have the book, the rise of Prince how can they get that. Oh the rise of Prince so this is on Amazon and yeah just search for the right friends. And it's Alex Han and Laura T Burt are the authors so it looks like this. Awesome. Awesome. All right, great. Is there anything else that you'd like to add before we wrap today. You know, I just want to add that, as you said, you know these days are standalone so it's not that you if you, you know miss day two you aren't going to be able to do day three these are standalone days so you know if you have a very busy day. It's okay just go on to the next day you're not missing anything and you'll be able to do that next day perfectly so just come on hop on in and enjoy the fun and I hope it's uplifting. And yeah, I'm just so excited and looking forward to it so thank you Bridget for for having me on to talk about it. Sure thank you this is a unique opportunity viewers this is really unique opportunity and so I hope you guys take advantage of it. Not not too often you get quality free stuff these days and especially for those of you who adore Prince and who love this idea of connecting with your intuition through creativity and getting out of your comfort zone a little bit. You will find, I think that your spirit will definitely be inspired. So thank you so much for being here Laura I appreciate it very much and cool opportunity with us all. Alright you guys thanks so much for thanks so much for watching. Have a great day.