Choosing ME Before WE: Every Woman's Guide to Life and Love [Paperback]

Christine Arylo (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2009

Full of sass, soul, and the type of empowering wisdom that no woman should live without, Choosing ME before WE is like a heart-to-heart with your closest girlfriend. And best of all, you’ll discover that your closest girlfriend is your own truest self, inside you, always ready to offer wise, loving advice about what is best for you.

Designed to challenge and guide women to create the relationships they want instead of the ones they often find themselves stuck in, this book is packed with stimulating questions to uncover what’s true for you, powerful techniques to change old habits that sabotage your dreams, and real-life experiences shared by the author, her friends, and her clients.

Author Christine Arylo, who almost married the wrong guy for all the wrong reasons, speaks to women of all ages, whether they’re seeking a relationship, evaluating a less-than-fulfilling one, rebounding from a bad breakup, or working through issues with a partner. Choosing ME before WE teaches women to stop settling, to get real about the kind of partner they’re looking for, and to start exploring and creating what they truly want in themselves and their relationships.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Author and life coach Arylo's own life story informs every page of this insightful book. After a 15-year relationship, her fiancé called it quits two hours before the engagement party, causing Arylo, a successful marketing executive, months of devastation and self-doubt. This three-part guide about co-dependent relationships, settling for the wrong man and not knowing what you want begins with Me, showing how crucial it is to get to know yourself first because our relationships are mirrors of ourselves. Arylo delves a little deeper than most by being honest about how many women are in denial about relationships being fueled by the fear of being alone and feeling incomplete. In part two (He), the author guides the reader through a series of visualizations to identify four core qualities the reader wants in her future mate, and part three (We) advises on maintaining authenticity and intimacy in a relationship. This exercise in intention-setting and manifestation will help any woman who wants a lasting partnership that reflects her own true self. (Mar.)
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Review

“A savory, sassy read for every woman seeking more than a fleeting fairy tale.”
— Kimberly Wilson, author of Hip Tranquil Chick

“With wit and wisdom, Arylo teaches us how to find the answers about love and relationships inside ourselves. From here we can accomplish our most heartfelt dreams.”
— Marcia Wieder, founder and CEO of Dream University®
 
“Christine Arylo offers the tips and tools a woman needs to fall in love with her ultimate soul mate: herself. And from that foundation, she can find a ‘he’ and create a healthy and supportive ‘we.’ Every woman should have Choosing ME before WE on her nightstand.”
— Christine Hassler, author of 20 Something, 20 Everything

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Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: New World Library (February 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157731641X
• ISBN-13: 978-1577316411
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,764 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

A new kind of self-love expert, Christine takes a fresh approach to redefining self-love for today's woman as hip, hot and hers. A recovering achievement junkie and doing addict herself, Christine is the inspirational catalyst for today's 21st century woman... a woman who knows she can do anything but now feels like she has to do everything!

Merging her MBA, marketing expertise, and extensive leadership and coaching
training with a seven-year self-discovery journey, Arylo traded in building brands for companies like Gap, Visa and Frito Lay to help women break free from their limiting self-images.

Christine has been a recurring guest on ABC-TV, a featured expert for syndicated
radio and internet shows across the country, and a quoted figure in publications such as the San Francisco Chronicle, the Albany Times and the Daily Om.

In 2008, she launched Madly in Love with ME(tm), an international movement to inspire women and girls to be, love and live their most real and wise selves (www.madlyinlovewithme.com). She is the author of Choosing ME Before WE, Every Woman's Guide to Life and Love (New World Library 2009).

Christine lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Customer Reviews

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read!, June 9, 2009

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Karen L. Bulanda "Karen Hubbard Bulanda" (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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Ladies, set aside some time for yourself, because once you begin reading you will not be able to put this book down! Ms. Arylo has lent her knowledge and experience to us in this eye-opening book, giving step-by-step instructions to help us avoid the curse of relationship distortion, which so many of us share. She encourages us not to fear the changes life has in store - but use them as our guide. Ms. Arylo clearly explains, girlfriend-to-girlfriend, that once you have control of your life and are aligned with the universe, you are then in control of your happiness, which will flow naturally.

Choosing Me Before We is a fun, easy read, and beneficial on many levels. Ms. Arylo does a great job of helping to put things in perspective which allows you to focus on the most important person -- you! I highly recommend it.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Map to Knowing Yourself, April 27, 2009

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C. Hartigan (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

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Choosing ME before WE, was a book I could not put down. It was like getting to know my TRUE self for the first time. I am a middle school counselor and have read many many different self help books and this by far is one of the best.

This book opened my eyes on how I was seeking others for self validations (men particularly), rather then myself. Through the exercise and questions asked through out this book, I reached the "aha" moments that Oprah Winfrey talks about. This book touched my heart and soul. I wished I read this book 10 years ago.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very empowering book!, September 19, 2009

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This review is from: Choosing ME Before WE: Every Woman's Guide to Life and Love (Paperback)

I read this book in 2 sittings. I took notes, I journaled, and I broke through some deep seated limitations.

Thank You Christine, for leading the way!