We all need a little love… in our own way.

If you really want your expressions of love to honor others (and not just yourself), you’ll show your love to them in a way that helps them feel respected for who they are.

For the month of February, I’m bringing you some ideas to help you express love to each of the 4 Types in my Energy Profiling system. Let’s start with our bright, buoyant Type 1 energy.

How to Show Love to a Type 1

With their light, upward movement, Type 1′s appreciate an expression of love that is light and fun.

Not sure how to do that? Don’t worry. We have some great suggestions for you.

Watch the video to hear the kinds of conversations, activities, and gifts that will really show the Type 1′s in your life that you love them (and their bright nature)!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPc2uUlHxaw

With Type 1′s, the possibilities are endless! What really makes the Type 1′s in your life feel loved? Share your ideas in a comment.

(And you Type 1′s, you’re the expert on what helps you feel honored. What do you suggest?)

We’re going to be talking about love all month long here on the blog, so come back for more tips on how to express love to every Type.

If you don’t know your Energy Type yet, today’s the day to find out…

Get all the resources you need (including my book, audio book, online video course, and more) with the Energy Profiling Bundle. When you know your Energy Type, you will be empowered to better love and honor yourself in every part of your life.

And if you’ve already experienced the success and happiness that enters your life from knowing your Type, show your love for someone else by sharing this information with them!

If you ever feel bad about yourself, look at the real reason you feel down…

You’re probably judging your natural tendencies as weaknesses!

Why Your Weaknesses Are Actually Strengths

All 4 Types in my Beauty Profiling system express a natural movement in their personality and behavior. If you honor those tendencies, they will become strengths. If you mismanage them, you might think of them as weaknesses.

I’ve invited the amazing women on my 4 Types Beauty Panel to share some great examples.

In this video, each woman on my panel talks about their own natural tendencies (that they once saw as weaknesses!)—and how they honored them as gifts and talents.

I bet you’ll relate to some of their challenges!

Marcy’s ideas will help you prioritize. Anne’s tip will help detail-oriented people get unstuck. Sarah’s advice adds some important perspective. And Sheryl’s perfect insight will help people who are precise. (Plus, you’ll love Marcy’s extra tip for anyone with a Type 3 spouse.)

Watch the video to see why your weaknesses might actually be your greatest strengths:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp-HC_HMN7Q

Thanks for watching!

Which tendencies are you learning to manage? Share a comment. (And before you do, make sure to watch the last minute of the video—we want every comment to be supportive!)

The women on my 4 Types Beauty Panel inspire me. They just don’t let their tendencies get the best of them anymore. I hope that you’ll aim for that same confidence and inner peace!

Start by saying this with me: I am a gift.

If you don’t know your Type yet, it’s easy to find out.

The more you know about your true nature and the nature of others, the more your understand yourself and forgo unnecessary judgment. Turn your weaknesses into strengths by discovering your Beauty Profile! Start here.

We need another drumroll…

Because I have a bunch of fun baby surprises to share with you today!

As you may know, my daughter, Anne, is expecting her first baby – my 3rd grandchild.

Her pregnancy so far has been fabulous. And like every pregnancy, it’s brought with it some exciting news. I can’t wait to share it with you here!

I’ll let Anne deliver the exciting news about her baby… AND someone else’s. Can you guess whose?

Plus, we’ll talk about which Energy Type Anne thinks her baby might be (true to her Type 2 nature, she’s thought about it a lot). And I’ll tell you something I’ve noticed something about Anne’s maternity clothes. Doesn’t she look great?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xom9ywRzzM0

Thanks for watching! Leave your thoughts and congratulations for Anne (and Jenny!) in a comment.

In the video, Anne promised some links to her blog. Here you go…

• Click here for a fun peek at her ultrasound. She also included some pictures and stories in this post that I think you’ll love.

• And click here to see the amazing surprise she planned! Doesn’t my daughter, Jenny, do exactly what I acted out for you in the video?

Honoring a child’s true nature is so important for their well-being. I’m already so confident in Anne’s ability to honor the nature of her baby who will join us soon!

I’m really in the mindset these days of raising children true to their natures. Every Tuesday morning, I host my Better Parenting Show. And I love the great questions that my callers ask each week.

The answers we talk about are helpful for everyone—not just parents with young children or babies at home. I truly believe it’s never too late to learn and grow as a parent.

I’m so excited for what these new grand-babies will teach me!

What if one trick could help you look better and be happier at the same time?

If you’ve already discovered what Jan did, then you know the secret. And you’ll love her story.

And if you haven’t, well, it’s time to find out.

Jan was hiding her true nature from herself and the world for most of her life. But she rediscovered her true feminine nature—and the discovery has been liberating! She is happier than she has ever been! (And doesn’t she look amazing?)

I’ll let Jan tell you about the process in her own words. Watch the video to hear how she worked against herself (and her beauty), how others passed judgment on her, and how she freed herself to look better and be happier than ever!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6KoM6yhFaA

Isn’t she an inspiration? I would love every woman on this planet to live her truth like that.

If you’ve already discovered your Beauty Profile, I want you to think for a second… how does knowing your Type make you happier now? Are you living your truth today? Share a comment.

Like I said in the video, I’m sorry to all you swift, determined women who have been told your whole life that you’re not ladylike or feminine. You are! And I appreciate everything you accomplish in this world with your active, forward movement.

Want to know how to look better and be happier every day? Jan’s life changed dramatically for the better once she took the step to learn her Beauty Profile. If you don’t know your Beauty Profile yet, today’s the day to start.

It’s easy to get all the resources you need to discover your Type of beauty with my Beauty Profiling Bundle. Be who you are! And look better and be happier than you ever have before!

Teaching Children to Be Kind to Each Other

If you wish your children would be kind to each other, this episode is just for you… you will be amazed by how today’s show gives your family a boost of kindness!

Great things you’ll learn in this episode:

• Practical tips to encourage your children to be kind.
• Clues about what’s interfering with your child’s natural kindness.
• A surprising reason why your children don’t do what you want them to.
• Why high expectations of your children might actually sabotage them.
• What your children’s issues actually say about you.

To listen, just click on the BlogTalk Radio symbol below.

If you would like to submit a parenting question before my next show, send an email to: parenting@liveyourtruth.com.

And then come back here to the blog next Tuesday morning and tune in live for more great parenting advice. Just click the link at the top of The Carol Blog home page to go to BlogTalk Radio. And call in with your parenting questions!

Carol Tuttle, best-selling author of four books, is an acclaimed alternative psychotherapist and the creator of Energy Profiling and Dressing Your Truth. Carol invites you to leave her a comment, letting her know how the expert advice and heartfelt support in today’s show helped you understand more about Energy Profiling, your family, and yourself. Learn more about Carol Tuttle and her practical, life-changing products at CarolTuttle.com.

There’s plenty of advice out there about how to be yourself… especially around the opposite sex.

But a lot of that advice sounds like hard work. It shouldn’t be difficult to be your very best self!

Meet Leah. She’s a teenager who worries about turning into a drama queen when she’s with guys. In today’s mini-healing session, we get to the root of her anxiety. Leah has a lot to teach you about your own self-acceptance, no matter your age.

Being Yourself Goes Deeper Than a Date

Leah is an upward, light Type 1 in my Energy Profiling system—the only one in her large family.

And there’s a negative message she’s believing about herself that goes into overdrive when she’s dating. Watch the video to find out why she stops acting like herself. The reason might surprise you!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxPHSHEZnrI

What do you think? Do you have any other advice for Leah? Please share a comment.

How to Keep Being Yourself… Your BEST Self

You will be more successful in relationships when you stay true to yourself.

If you ever struggle with accepting and being yourself, just come back to the exercise Leah did with me. The affirmations I shared can be very supportive for you. Here are just a few to remind you:

• Even though I’m not sure how to stay true to myself, I’m trusting I will be able to.
• I’m perfect being who I am.
• It’s easy being myself in any relationship.
• I’m having fun dating; that’s all it is. It’s just dating and it’s perfect for me right now.

The best advice I gave Leah? Be where you are in the moment. Love yourself right now.

If you don’t know your Energy Profile yet, start learning today. Why? It’s the best tool around to help you understand and love yourself. Get all the resources you need with the Energy Profiling Bundle.

Real Moms with Real Answers – Special Guest Mom

You might not need to discipline your children as much as you think you do.

Sound surprising? Listen to this episode of my Better Parenting Show.

Today’s amazing guest mom, Serena, gives her top 3 reasons Energy Profiling makes parenting easier and creates more respect and cooperation in your home.

Find out how some conflict at home may be more parent-created than child-created… and what you can do about it!

Plus, get super homeschooling ideas and the key to expressing unconditional love to your kids.

To listen, just click on the BlogTalk Radio symbol below. And if you want to hear the radio show I mentioned here today, you’ll find it here: 3 Keys to Accurately Profiling Your Child’s Nature.

Want to ask your own parenting question? It’s easy! Ask your questions in one of these 3 ways…

1. Call in during the next live broadcast (use the number at BlogTalk Radio).
2. Email your question to: parenting@liveyourtruth.com
3. Post your question on the Live Your Truth forum.

I’ll be back here next Tuesday morning at 10-11am MT to take more of your fabulous parenting questions. Click on the Better Parenting Show link at the top of The Carol Blog home page to tune in!

Carol Tuttle, best-selling author of four books, is an acclaimed alternative psychotherapist and the creator of Energy Profiling and Dressing Your Truth. Carol invites you to leave her a comment, letting her know how the expert advice and heartfelt support in today’s show helped you understand more about Energy Profiling, your family, and yourself. Learn more about Carol Tuttle and her practical, life-changing products at CarolTuttle.com.

If you’ve ever heard advice on how to take a compliment, you can throw it out.

Because there’s not just one way to receive it—there’s 4!

Today, we’re talking about the swift, determined Type 3 in my Energy Profiling system… and how their natural tendency when given a compliment can sound cocky.

(As a Type 3, I’ve learned a lot of this from experience!)

Watch the video to hear my confession about a compliment I received today. Plus, listen in to our simple, practical tips to receive your next compliment graciously.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I56KXBNYP_w

Do those tips ring true for you? We’d love to hear your stories and extra ideas you have about taking compliments. Share a comment (or a compliment)!

Like I said in the video, if you’re raising a Type 3 girl,there’s not a whole lot of supportive guidance out there for her. But you can help your daughter know how to take a compliment true to her nature!

For more support in raising children of any Type, check out my Better Parenting Radio Show. I broadcast every Tuesday morning, answering your parenting questions live.

If you don’t know your Type (or your childrens’ Types) yet, find out! Knowing your Energy Profile will help you accept, love, and understand yourself like never before. You will wonder how you went so long without knowing this information. For all the resources you need, get my Energy Profiling Bundle.

One last thing…

I truly appreciate you Type 3′s out there who are really owning your true nature and living it! You are an inspiration to everyone around you. Take it as a compliment that I know you know it’s true!

Setting Intentions For and With Your Family for a Great 2012!

This year will be great for you—I can just feel it. Listen in to set your intentions for an amazing year with me!

Other great things you’ll learn from today’s radio show:

• How to make bedtime a cooperative experience.
• What your children need to hear first when they’re sad.
• The difference between affirmations and intentions.
• An exercise to help your children create their own amazing year!

To listen, just click on the BlogTalk Radio symbol below.

Want to watch the video I talked about to set your intentions for the New Year? Just click here.

Come back here to the blog next Tuesday morning and tune in live for more great parenting advice. Just click the link at the top of The Carol Blog home page to go to BlogTalk Radio. And call in with your parenting questions!

If you would like to submit a parenting question before the next show, send an email to: parenting@liveyourtruth.com.

Carol Tuttle, best-selling author of four books, is an acclaimed alternative psychotherapist and the creator of Energy Profiling and Dressing Your Truth. Carol invites you to leave her a comment, letting her know how the expert advice and heartfelt support in today’s show helped you understand more about Energy Profiling, your family, and yourself. Learn more about Carol Tuttle and her practical, life-changing products at CarolTuttle.com.

Let me make a New Year’s prediction…

People everywhere will make resolutions to lose weight and make money. They’ll write lists of things to do and places to go. But before the year’s up, they’ll forget or give up on at least half of them. New Year’s resolutions are a tradition that might not actually serve us very well.

So what if I suggested that you throw out your New Year’s resolutions and try something else?

Don’t get me wrong. I want you to do great things this year.

But I know you can accomplish them better by getting in touch with your true, authentic self first. Then your life will naturally manifest in harmony with the amazing person you already are!

Watch the video to see what I mean. And learn a technique that will help you get in touch with 14 energetic pathways in your body to activate the truth and power already inside you.

Ditch the New Year’s resolutions. And get ready to create your best year ever!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2j7GHEWMt4

Instead of resolutions for the New Year, I hope you try affirmations. Change your year from the inside out!

If you need a reminder or some inspiration, come back to the affirmations I shared in the video.
Here are just a few:

• I am loving myself exactly where I am.
• I am grateful for all the lessons I learned last year. They are making a difference this year.
• I am living my truth, and in that truth, I contribute to the whole.

What, specifically, do you want to focus on in this year? Write your own New Year’s affirmation! I’d love you to share it in a comment.

I want you to understand your nature better so you can offer your best self to your family and community. Make this year a truly pivotal one for you by discovering your Energy Profile. Get a copy of It’s Just My Nature and three other great resources to help you out in my Energy Profiling Bundle.

Let’s create an energy of hope and understanding in the world this year!