About the Author

Danielle LaPorte is an invited member of Oprah's inaugural Super Soul 100, a group who, in Oprah Winfrey's words, "is uniquely connecting the world together with a spiritual energy that matters." She is author of The Fire Starters Sessions, and The Desire Map--the book that turned into a day planner and journal system, a top 10 iTunes app, and an international workshop program with licensed facilitators. Named one of the "Top 100 Websites for Women" by Forbes, over 5 million visitors go to DanielleLaPorte.com monthly for her daily #Truthbombs and what's been called "the best place online for kickass spirituality." Entrepreneur Magazine calls Danielle, "equal parts poet and entrepreneurial badass...edgy, contrarian...loving and inspired.

Reviews

PRAISE FOR DANIELLE "Danielle LaPorte has the knowledge you need to succeed. What she has to say is what our spirits need to hear." - Martha Beck, New York Times bestselling author "Nobody puts out poetic motivation like Danielle does." - Gabrielle Bernstein, New York Times bestselling author of May Cause Miracles and Spirit Junkie "Danielle is a master. She's part psychic, part dream whisperer, and all fire starter." - Kris Carr, New York Times bestselling author of Crazy Sexy Kitchen and Crazy Sexy Diet. "LaPorte's joie de vivre is contagious. Prepare to catch it!" - Reverend Michael Bernard Beckwith, New York Times bestselling author of Life Visioning and Spiritual Liberation. "Danielle is our OM girl! Her highly entertaining and engaging talk was a huge hit with our Yoga Journal audience. Everyone left the event on cloud nine!" - Yoga Journal, Yoga Journal LIVE! "Her standing-room-only talk got rave reviews for days afterward." - Chris Guillebeau New York Times bestselling author of the Born for This and The Happiness of Pursuit "Our audience has been raving about Danielle long after the conference ended...she was definitely one of our top rated speakers." - The Art of Leadership for Women "Danielle challenged our women to provocatively redefine our relationship to goal setting." - Ellie Gates Director, Adobe - Learning & Development "A Goddess...Danielle is an inspiring author, speaker and entrepreneur who mixes self development with spirituality in a way that shines with passion. She's an unstoppable force." - Lewis Howes, New York Times bestselling author of The School of Greatness "Danielle's passion leaps off the page." - Gretchen Rubin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project "A force of feminine wisdom. Her honesty, energy and inspiration was a delight to behold. Our audience ... left with the permission to be the kind of leader the world needs now!" - Jono Fisher Founder, WakeUpProject, Australia I tried for years to get organized and keep a schedule, but all the binders and methods were too cold and confusing and irrelevant for my creative brain. The Desire Map Planner has blended my passion for Journaling with my need to stay on task and, of course, remind me of my Core Desired Feelings. I can finally breathe while I plan! - Krista Kubie Carter, The Desire Map Customer Personally, I call it my GPS system - it is the thing that guides me daily when I am deciding what to do, not do and how I am feeling (or if I am not in alignment with my CDFs). I use it in my business and the impact on clients makes my heart beam. - Stacey Bout, The Desire Map Customer I absolutely LOVE the planner - it's beautiful to look at + hold and reminds me of what is most important in my life every day. I enjoy the prompts, quotes and the synchronicity in them all that just sets up the day perfectly. It's become something of a sweet companion in my life this last 8 months... gently reminding me of my feelings behind my goals, soothing me about what I want to change and that I don't need to 'do' anything about it.. just notice... and it sends me to bed with a kiss and gratitude about what the day has brought me. - Laura Berridge, The Desire Map Customer THE DESIRE MAP PLANNERS REVIEWS: "The Desire Map Planner has ignited a part of my Soul that has been dormant my feelings, it's a constant reminder to live NOW and know that it's because we are human we need to seek out wisdom that only introspection and quiet times give us the guidance that only we can source from inside because no one knows us better. It reminds me that I started my journey as an entrepreneur because I love what I do and that changing lives is my why there is nothing better than guiding someone to their worth. It becomes a part of you and not just another planner because you put so much of yourself in it with the weekly prompts and gentle reminders and a year down the line, you can see how you have grown." -- Darlene Bayley "The Desire Map Planner has not only influenced my life, it absolutely has changed it. I use the planner each day at work and find that when I make even 10 or 15 minutes to complete that day's page, it "frames" my day so positively. I focus far, far more on the things that are most important (for work and pleasure) and that contribute to my Core Desired Feelings. Each day, I actively list my CDFs and jot down what I hope to do to achieve them that day. I love considering the soul prompts and things I'm grateful for. This planner is so much more than a calendar and to-do list. Instead, it puts me in a soul-feeding, creative, zen frame of mind that carries throughout my day." -- Karen Stensrud "The Desire Map Planner has helped me focus each day on my Core Desired Feelings from a high level and also kept me on track with daily to-dos and weekly tasks. I love the blank space at the end of each week to capture inspiration, ideas, and new biz concepts so they are all in one convenient place. Basically, in nutshell, the planner is holistic -- I call myself a Holistic Lawyer & Legal Coach and I love that it encompasses my WHOLE life -- not just my personal life, not just my business life, but ALL of me. It's a one-stop planner. LOVE." -- Lisa Fraley "When I use the planner, I feel less self-judgment and more joy. I feel the blessings of my humanity and give myself permission to feel *what I want* instead of what I should want. Writing it down somehow makes it more possible. This planner keeps me accountable in a loving way, without the self-criticism. And then I can look back and think 'Whoa! Look how much I've accomplished! It was so worth it!' Or 'Wow, that was a powerful lesson to learn!'" -- Jennifer Schmid