Lisa Shield Nobodys gonna do it for you

Published: June 21, 2017, noon

b'Sixteen years ago, when no one would admit to dating online, Lisa Shield posted her first profile. Two years and 100 first dates later she met and married the love of her life. \\nHer success led her to become one of the first dating and relationship coaches in the country. She is a sought-after relationship expert and has been featured on Bravo\\u2019s The Millionaire Matchmaker, ABC news, and quoted in places like Cosmo Magazine and the Los Angeles Times. Her studies include a Master\\u2019s in Spiritual Psychology, certification in Life and Relationship coaching from The Coaches Training Institute, and intensive training with Don Miguel Ruiz, author of \\u201cThe Four Agreements.\\u201d \\nHer forthcoming book, Naked Dating\\xae, shows singles how to use their emotional nakedness to attract and keep a life partner. \\nLisa lives in Los Angeles, CA with her husband and best friend, Benjamin, and their two dogs, Milo and Owen.\\xa0 She coaches clients all over the country, both in person or by phone.\\nGuiding Principle, Quote or Mantra\\n\\u201cOut beyond right doing and wrong doing there is a field.\\xa0 I\\u2019ll meet you there.\\u201d \\u2013 Rumi\\nBe in relationship and let go of the need to be right.\\xa0 This creates a huge playground where you can play and be yourself because you don\\u2019t hold onto things.\\nWhen You Tripped Up\\nLisa married a man who turned out to be a pathological liar.\\xa0\\nWhere she tripped up is for a long time she just saw what she wanted to see and heard what she wanted to hear.\\xa0\\nShe was so afraid for the relationship to end that she stayed in it for 13 years and made excuses for things that were not right.\\xa0\\nLisa learned was that if someone is pathological they aren\\u2019t dealing from a healthy paradigm. \\nHis issues distracted her from dealing with her own issues so this disfunction served a purpose.\\nThe \\u201cDUH\\u201d moment that changed your partnerships forever\\xa0\\nDuring Lisa\\u2019s first marriage she was doing a great deal of introspection because things were getting so bad.\\xa0\\nThey were having an intense discussion about money.\\xa0 And she realized it was the same conversation they had been having for the past 13 years.\\nShe stopped mid sentence and said \\u201cI can\\u2019t do this anymore.\\xa0 You need to figure this out, and I can\\u2019t do this for you.\\xa0 And I\\u2019m leaving.\\u201d\\nThe next day she packed her bags and flew back to the States.\\nCurrent partnership that has you excited\\nLisa adores her husband.\\xa0 He is a truly extraordinary human being and she feels lucky to share her life with him.\\nWhat is the best partnership / relationship advice you have ever received?\\nYou should never have to justify or explain yourself to a soul.\\xa0 People will either get you or they won\\u2019t. \\u2013 Don Miguel Ruiz\\nBest Partnership Book\\n\\nDon\\u2019t Sweat the Small Stuff . . . and It\\u2019s All Small Stuff: Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things from Taking Over Your Life (Don\\u2019t Sweat the Small Stuff Series)\\n\\n<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316120049/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0316120049&linkCode=as2&tag=speakofpartn-20&...'