Make 2013 your most AMAZING year yet! | Embrace Change

Amazing Life Manifesto, Dream Big, Dreaming  //  31st December 2012

Wahooo! We are so excited to be kicking off our 2013 a little early with a new AMAZING Life Manifesto Video! We are chatting all about Embracing Change in order to make 2013 your most AMAZING year yet! It is the beginning of a new year and is the perfect opportunity to let go of everything in the past and charge ahead! Seek out what you want to make happen and DO IT! ;)

We have SUPER FUN news to share with you all! We will be going on tour with Justin and Mary and their What’s Next Tour in January. That’s right, on a bus we go for 3 weeks to come to a city near you! We will be making 10 stops (sorry we messed that number up in the video!) within the United States beginning in LA on January 8th! Yes, we are super pumped to be out and about with our AMAZING friends Justin and Mary, Jeremy and Ashley, and our friends from Showit… but what we are honestly the most excited about is seeing the change that takes place in people’s heart as a result of going to this workshop! Mary is by far the BEST speaker we have ever heard speak. EVER! And she does not hold back. She will be the push you need to kickstart your 2013 and make it the most AMAZING year of your life! And for all of our photographer friends, Justin will be teaching a lighting portion of the workshop that will rock your world! He is so incredibly talented and we could probably say has taught us 99.9% of what we know about lighting! He is AMAZING!

Ok- so hopefully we have now talked you into joining us on one of the stops across the country! It keeps getting better…. not only do we have big hugs to share with you when we see you at one of the stops, we have a discount code just for you to help you get there!!!  Go to http://thewhatsnexttour.com/#/tickets and use the code: lizandryan to get $50.00 off your full day seat!  Seriously friends, do everything you can to make it to a stop of the What’s Next Tour. We are so excited for you to kick your 2013 off right!

Let go of 2012 and embrace the new beginning! Embrace Change!!

Amazing Life Manifesto: Slow Down and Be Present

Amazing Life Manifesto, Dreaming  //  26th November 2012

Hope you are well rested after a long weekend full of lots of good food and time with family and friends! Whew! I know we are thankful that Thanksgiving is on a Thursday, because we needed every minute of that long weekend! ;) But this morning we are back at it and feeling more energized than ever!

Over the weekend we took some time to really concentrate on slowing down and being present. We worked hard earlier in the week to get all of our work done so that we could concentrate on being present in the moment! However, I must admit, we still struggled. It is so hard for us to take a break. (Yes, that is a good thing because we are incredibly passionate about what we do… but it is also a challenge because letting our bodies and minds rest is SO IMPORTANT! Plus, we owe it to our family and friends that surround us… they deserve 100% of us!)

It is easy to get caught up in that To-Do list that is never ending (especially with the holidays upon us) or lose track of the conversation that is happening right next to you because Facebook is filling you in on the latest (not as important) news. We are guilty too! However, this week we invite you to focus with us on slowing down and being present. Turn off social media when you are surrounded by your loved ones, delete items on your To-Do list that are actually impossible to get done (Note to self: Honestly, if they are that important they will get done at some point- no reason to stress yourself out over it!), and add one really important task to your list that forces you to slow down. Maybe it is “go to the gym,” or “go to yoga,” or “write in your journal”… whatever it may be that will help you slow down, write it on your To-Do list. You owe it to yourself to make it a priority to slow down and be present!

Have an AMAZING week!

*Side Note: This will be our last Amazing Life Manifesto Video for the year! Whoa… that seems crazy to say! lol. But we have a December full of AMAZINGNESS that we are so excited to share with you! Stay Tuned!

Amazing Life Manifesto: Be Thankful for Everything

Amazing Life Manifesto, Dreaming  //  19th November 2012

It’s Thanksgiving Week! Wahoo! This is one of our favorite weeks of the year! Thanksgiving provides the perfect excuse to eat a lot of food, watch a lot of football, take an afternoon nap, and most importantly… take the time to reflect on EVERYTHING that we are thankful for!

With hosting Thanksgiving, we are always up at the crack of dawn getting our turkey ready to go into the oven. We quickly get caught up in the “to do” list that we rarely take a minute to slow down and truly give thanks for everything!!This year we are going to change that up! We are going to actually take the time to go around the table and say what we are thankful for! Of course our family and friends come to mind first… but there are so many little things that we take for granted everyday that we truly are thankful for! (The blankets on our bed, heat and air-conditioning, clean water, sunshine!, high-speed internet, etc.)

We invite you to join us this year in turning the focus to being thankful for everything! Take the time to write out a list. Share the list with family and friends and add to that list daily! I can’t wait to see the magic this creates in our hearts!

Tell us, what are you thankful for this year?!?

The Amazing Life Manifesto: Do The Unexpected

Amazing Life Manifesto, Dreaming  //  12th November 2012

This past week we were BLOWN AWAY by an unexpected gesture that literally made our heart beat a little faster. Our friends Justin & Mary put out a little message on their Facebook page to encourage their friends to hop on over to the Liz and Ryan Facebook Page and share a little love with us. About two hours later, with a HUGE new group of fans, we saw Justin & Mary’s post and literally got teary eyed. We were speechless.

This unexpected gesture took them probably 3 seconds… but it will stick in our hearts for a very long time. It was not about the number of new fans or social media in general… it was the fact that their unexpected gesture left us with a HUGE amount of encouragement.

Ryan says in the video that the unexpected gesture by Justin and Mary changed our lives. That may seem a little exaggerated… but the truth is, that simple unexpected gesture rocked our world. It has us thinking everyday about little things we might be able to do to help spread the love to other people. Knowing that everyone has the ability to share some encouragement that may rock someone’s world and help them get closer to their dreams is kind of an awesome thought.

We hope you take a moment this week to “Do The Unexpected” and rock someone’s world! You have the ability to change someone’s life! How AMAZING is that?!?

Justin & Mary… so grateful for YOU! Thank you for rocking our world and encouraging us in ways that leave us speechless! ;) xoxo!

The AMAZING Life Manifesto: Cook Together

Amazing Life Manifesto, Dreaming  //  5th November 2012

As you all probably know by now after seeing all of the Ryan Cook’s features on our blog, Ryan is the chef in or family.  I love to cook and love to be a part of the process… but I am just not quite talented in the cooking department!

It would be really easy for me to just take advantage of Ryan’s strengths and let him cook me dinner all the time… but I don’t.  I can happily say that I am Ryan’s Sous Chef.  When Ryan cooks, I am right there by his side to chop or stir (stirring is my favorite!  ;) ) or lend a hand wherever I can.

Cooking is not always easy… especially if you are adventurous and like to try difficult recipes.  I think any chef would say that they enjoy a little help when whipping up a special meal. Our advice to share today from the Amazing Life Manifesto is to cook together.  Enjoy the process- not just the result.  This is helpful in so many ways.  It makes the job easier for the chef; it provides more time together to soak in life; and cooking together provides a result that you both can celebrate accomplishing together for a good meal or laugh together when it doesn’t exactly turn out as you had expected.  It is no longer a chore that has to be done… it is something that you can enjoy doing together!