Marie: Hey it’s Marie Forleo and you are watching MarieTV,
the place to be if you want to create a business and life you love, and I think you do because
today is a very special day.
Not only is it New Years Eve, but it’s also the third anniversary of MarieTV.
That is what I'm talking about.
Never too early in the day to get a little drunk on positivity.
We like to call it ‘positipsy.’
That was just the pre-party but the real event is coming right now and the guest of honor
is you.
A few months ago, we asked for your help regarding this episode.
Why?
Because without you, MarieTV really wouldn’t exist.
If you didn’t open up my emails, if you didn’t watch our crazy ass videos, this
show would not be here right now, so thank you so much.
We got a ton of submissions and while I can't give a shout out to everybody, we chose some
of the best and we’re going to honor them right now.
Let’s go.
Here we go.
Today’s first shoutie goes to Danielle Ford from the Young Mom’s Club, it’s youngmomsclub.com
for the Most Unlikely Pairing, and she says:
“There's only two people in the world whose videos I can't wait to watch and who I travel
thousands of miles to see live and they are Marie Forleo and Weird Al Yankovic.”
Thank you so much Danielle.
I think.
Our next shoutie goes to Grace Smith for the Best Use of ‘Holla.’ Grace says:
“Before MarieTV, I had an impressive resume and a hollow life, but after watching MarieTV,
I have a kick ass resume and a ‘holla’ life.
Seriously, you’ve changed everything Marie.
Thank you.”
No, thank you Grace and holla back, girl.
The next shoutie is for the Most Meaningful Comment from a Male Waxing Professional, and
the shoutie goes to Omar from doyouwaxit.com and he says:
“For the last six years, I've experienced a lot of failure and started to feel like
a fraud.
For a while, I lost hope in the business world and felt the only way to make it was to be
dishonest.
Then I watched your Not Good Enough video and realized its possible to have a profitable,
fun and ethical business.
I want to genuinely thank you and your team for making a difference every day and inspiring
me to be a better business person and a better person in general.”
Thanks a lot Omar.
We really appreciate that.
We want you to keep on watching and keep on waxing.
The next shoutie is for the Most Flattering Amnesia, and it goes to Pernille from thedivinewriter.com.
When asked how she discovered MarieTV, she says:
“I honestly don’t remember, but then again I also don’t remember life before MarieTV.”
Neither do we Pernille.
The next award is for the Best Multi-Passionate Career, and the shoutie goes to Tracy Vasquez
from sugarbeez.com, who says she's a police dispatcher/cookie artist.
Tracy is amazing, she's a single mom, she has not two but three jobs.
She's a medical editor, a part time dispatcher and she has her custom cookie business.
Tracy says she loves MarieTV and without it, she would not have learned to be humble and
she would not have as many great friends like the one and only Tangela Ekhoff.
Tracy, thank you so much for watching and keep kicking multi-passionate ass.
Staying on the theme of sweets, the next up is the Best Dessert Based Analogy, and the
shoutie goes to Lissette Guzman in San Diego whose company Madame X creates short run custom
decorated shoes and lingerie.
She writes:
“My biz and life plans before MarieTV was like a crazy gooey hot fudge sundae mess melting
all over the place.
Good, but disorganized.
But after watching MarieTV, I'm finding my biz and life can be like a lovely scoop of
chocolate gelato in a chilled crystal bowl, little better and more refined and defined
and with purpose because I deserve it.”
Lissette, don’t we all?
And Lissette is sweeping the shouties tonight with a second nod for the Best Cosmic Discovery.
And she writes:
“In my quest to lose weight, I stumbled across an old crunch DVD and one of the instructions
was Marie.
Her routine was the one I liked the most and she had such a vivacious fun and engaging
personality that I started looking for other videos with her in it.
I typed her name on Google and was happy to find she was not just a fitness instructor,
but there was this whole motivational Marie-verse out there.”
Girl, that is something NASA has known for years.
Next up, the always popular category of Best Great Grandma Redemption Story, and the shoutie
goes to Linda Lochridge Hoenigsberg, or you can call this ‘you think you got a bad award,’
because she's endured a shocking list of ordeals which you should really read about below this
video.
They’ve included living on the streets as a teen, unimaginable horrors and being diagnosed
with an inoperable brain tumor.
But today, she says:
“I've overcome all of this and live a joy filled life because of a wonderful husband,
three children, 10 grandchildren and two great grandchildren, a career I love helping others
and a new venture into selling online information products.
MarieTV was the inspiration for that.”
Linda, a therapist with a full private practice, also tells us she didn’t begin her education
until age 51.
Linda, you’ve inspired us, you are one great shrink and one great grandmama.
Next up is the Best Unpronounceable Compliment, and the shoutie goes to Cynthia Frenette from
greencouchdesigns.com, who told me “I love your approach, I love your voice and kick-ass-ivity!”
Thanks for watching Cynthia.
And the final category for tonight is for the Best Comment That Retaught Me What I Taught
Her, and it goes to Ese Walter.
She's a writer and a radio host from Nigeria whose empowering young women and men in her
country on how to avoid abuse and thrive after coming out of abusive situations.
Ese says:
“The main thing I've learned from MarieTV is ‘I'm not for everyone.’
This singular discovery has delivered me from the pits of despair when I feel my work is
not appreciated by people.
I just say “They ain't for me,” and carry on with the work I love.”
Ese, that’s some good stuff.
Did I say that?
Thank you all so much for coming and now back to me in the studio.
Me?
There are so many more shouties and super inspiring stories that we wanted to mention,
so we’re doing it right below this video.
If you want to add your own story or maybe just a New Years wish, leave a comment below.
As always, the best discussions happen after the episode over at MarieForleo.com so go
there and leave a comment now.
Thank you so much for helping us get to our third anniversary.
Thank you for watching, for commenting and being part of our family.
We love you, we wish you a beautiful new year filled with tons of prosperity and loads of
positipsy.
Stay on your game and keep going for your dreams because the world needs that special
gift that only you have.
Happy New Year!