Alexi Panos is a leader in the Emergent Wisdom movement.\xa0\nShe is on a mission to make personal development mainstream by synthesizing big ideas into fun, bite sized nuggets of goodness that spread throughout the world and create a ripple effect of positivity and love.\nShe is an transformational vlogger, speaker and writer who has been named as one of ORIGIN Magazine\u2019s TOP 100 CREATIVES CHANGING THE WORLD, winner of Elixir Magazine\u2019s Millennial Mentor Award, one of 15 WOMEN THAT WOW by Creativ Magazine, and one of the stars of the breakout documentary THE ABUNDANCE FACTOR. \nAlexi is truly shaking things up with her passionate and energetic delivery, making a unique mark on the world. \nHer forthcoming book, 50 WAYS TO YAY, published by Simon & Schuster, will be out June 2016.\nWhether she\u2019s speaking and facilitating workshops around the world with her transformational Bridge Method, drilling clean water wells through her non profit E.P.I.C, dishing insights from her own personal quest for truth in her books and blogs, or inspiring two million plus viewers as host of her compelling and inspirational YouTube Series, she\u2019s completely OBSESSED with creating experiences that matter, move and inspire people into their greatness and authentic selves.\nGuiding Principle, Quote or Mantra\nRemind yourself of who and what you are\u2026you are Divinity.\xa0 And anything in your world is a reflection of you.\nWhen you get triggered, ask yourself how is this a reflection of you?\xa0 How are you the space for this to show up?\nLook for the spark within you.\xa0\nPeople on the outside are like the lighter fluid to the sparks that are already within you.\xa0\nIf there is no spark it won\u2019t light up, but if there is a spark around whatever issue:\xa0 abandonment, fear, scarcity etc., that thing is going to light up.\nWhen You Tripped Up \nAlexi had the expectation with her business and life partner, Preston Smiles, that he would show up the way she showed up.\nWhen they first got together both personally and professionally, she was trying to force him into her box, into her way of doing things.\nThis expectation created so much suffering within herself, and created so much dissonance in the relationship.\xa0 She resented that he did not do things the way she did.\nWhen they truly got it.\xa0 That they were different and it wasn\u2019t likely to change.\xa0 It allowed all the magic to show up.\xa0 It allowed her to see all the gifts that he brings to their relationship.\nIt created new possibilities for herself.\nShe found the recipe for a thriving relationship \u2013 check it out.\nThe \u201cDUH\u201d moment that changed your partnerships forever\nAlexi\u2019s has a non-profit called EPIC.\xa0 For the first 6 years she had no idea how to communicate with her partner, Tennille.\xa0\nAt one point she was so frustrated by not being able to get her points across.\nAlexi\u2019s \u201cDUH\u201d moment was when she realized Tennille speaks from love not logic.\nWhen she shifted her communication and they recommitted to wanting to live their higher purpose, EPIC has exploded. \nThey focused on the love and integrity and relationship that was their foundation, and that\u2019s what has set them apart as a non-profit.\nProudest moment in partnership \nAlexi was recently in Tulum, Mexico for her \u201cbachelorette party\u201d and her long-time friend Jackie was there.\xa0\nThey hadn\u2019t seen each other for years and it was a little awkward.\xa0 Finally they named the gorilla that was in the room and talked about what was awkward for each of them.\nThey didn\u2019t make each other wrong.\xa0 They allowed each other to be really heard and honored each other\u2019s feelings.\nWhen we don\u2019t take things personally and make them about us, it is safe to express ourselves.