Please check out my interview with the fabulous Lisa Davis from 9:45-10:00am ET!   Her and I chit chat about love, life, and dating (not to mention hilarious Seinfeld clips that are ‘oh so true’ to real life;)  

Tune in live by going to itsyourhealthradio.org and clicking on the orange box on the homepage. *** You may now click here http://amylaurent.com/itsyourhealthradioB.wav 

 

For those vamping up the romance, you can end with a massage for two at a spa.  You can never go wrong with massages!  

Now, I thought to mention quickly some things I don’t recommend you do when you are planning for Sunday.  Here are my few simple tips on things to avoid this Valentine’s Day:
 
 
Overdoing or Under doing Planning – Meaning, make sure you arrange the appropriate kind of Valentine’s plan that is suitable for celebrating your specific relationship. If the relationship is fairly new, it’s important to avoid overdoing it; sometimes less is more.  Keep it romantic but also keep it simple; obviously my ‘overnight hotel’ suggestion doesn’t apply to all people!
 
 
Going in with Expectations, Forcing it or Feeling Overwhelmed with V-Day  – At the end of the day, Valentine’s day is about you and your significant other celebrating your relationship – this shouldn’t be a day where there is pressure to ‘amp it up’ and make things into something they are not.  For example, don’t go in expecting to get a ring even if there is reason to think he might be on that track; there are plenty of other days during the year so a ‘big moment’ does not all rest to happen on Valentines Day.  And men shouldn’t feel the pressure is on to outdo himself this year “or else”.  Lighten up, leave expectations at the door and let any big surprises be icing on the cake for the evening.  Valentines Day is about you and your partner simply focusing on enjoying whatever it is you are doing – together.
 
Lastly to avoid..
 
GOING ON A FIRST OR SECOND DATE WITH SOMEONE ON VALENTINE’S DAY — Avoid under all circumstances!! – it doesn’t matter if you both have absolutely no plans and that evening is open.  It’s too much of a loaded/charged situation, and it places both people in an awkward setting regardless of the circumstances.  No matter how you look at it, it’s a bad idea – you have been warned!
 
**** For those of you tempted to not listen to me, how about instead settle for a ‘pre-Valentine’ date this Saturday night and bring a single rose or chocolate if you absolutely want to do something with the gal or guy you just met but are convinced is your soul mate   I think it’s a good compromise.
 
In closing, once more I’d like to wish everyone a happy, fabulous and memorable Valentine’s day whether it’s with your partner, friends, family, or simply a day you decide to treat yourself.  Enjoy and Happy V-day!!
 
                                                          

Hope some of you got to catch us last week on Strategy Room, always entertaining and so much fun!  Below are some clips from last week and we’ll be posting the latest segment shortly.  Please look for my ‘finding love’ tips at the end of Fox News Health tomorrow, with Dr. Manny.  Get ready for Valentine’s Day, we are at it full force this year!

We have been meeting a lot of dynamic, fabulous women as of lately and I want to welcome our newest addition to the agency, Brandi.   We feel that she is not only beautiful on the outside, but just as charming of a person on the inside!  We are happy to be working with her!

                                                        Brandi, 26, Executive Recruiter 

The kind of guys I am usually attracted to are nice/polite to everyone- and who don’t feel that they are better than anyone.  I like guys who also are flexible to see other points of view.  Also, it’s important to me that he likes a girl who is affectionate, but who appreciates and respects my time apart with the girls every now and then.  My personality can be described as laid back/understanding and sweet.  I think I am considered by friends as caring, humorous, focused, outgoing and loyal. 

So, I just met this fabulous new potential client this weekend (yes, I work 6 days a week, as I like to say, “love never sleeps” .. lol) who is a very accomplished producer.  As “Max” and I sat and drank our tea at Hotel Athenee on a Saturday afternoon discussing dating, people and relationships I soon realized; here is a guy who not only ‘gets it’ and is a people-person like myself,  but who is completely ready to find what probably could be the most satisfying relationship of his life.  The only missing key for him now is to find the right woman.  This excites me.

So many people are at different points in their lives, not  necessarily ready yet to offer themselves completely in a relationship.  I have friends like this and I have been at that point at times in my life where I wanted to be single to focus on myself.  To find true love with someone, you must be good with YOU first before you can do that.  That is one of the first things I look at when I interview a guy (as well as with a woman, for that matter).  My clients are ready to offer something great to the right partner and want their partner to be at the same place they are. 

I find myself admiring where this guy is at and feeling excited and hopeful at the thought of being the person who finds that woman for him!  On top of that, he has a warm smile, great hair, and a sincerity that I find quite charming.   My mental rolodex of impressive women I know for him starts rolling through my head as he continues chatting and I can’t help but smile…  My instinct says this is a good situation.  Again, I love my job!

-Amy

As promised, I am posting one new female member every so often when I have her given permission.  I want to extend a warm welcome to our newest addition, Sandra!

Sandra, 29, Public Relations  My perfect partner would be someone who takes care of themselves, physically and spiritually; who has a well-balanced, well rounded life.  Someone who is close with their immediate and extended family; who values family and friends and understands the time required to have those relationships in addition to a successful career.  I work hard, as well as play hard so I can definitely make time for the man in my life.  I love to cook, do thoughtful things and to plan romantic trips together.  I really enjoy even doing the little things, like leaving a note or doing something he doesn’t expect just to let him know I am thinking of him.

So since I got back from my vacation, I’ve been working my ‘hoo hah’ off nonstop from the time my alarm clock rang at 6am Monday morning.  That being said, it’s a wonderful thing to be busy so I’m not complaining!  I want to say to the lovely Dina and my client John that I am over the moon about where their relationship is going and wish you all my best.  What a way to start the new year! With Dina’s permission, I am posting her email which I appreciate her sending to me.  It fuels my passion and keeps as a reminder why I do this in the first place!!

During this holiday, it really was a time for me to reflect on all that’s happened the past year and all of the friendships, connections we’ve made and great people I have had the honor to work for in 2009.  During my brief 5 days away this past week, I have been checking our in-box and am very pleased to open the amount of amazing female applications and photos that keep coming in to us – even over the break.

I am always flattered by the quality and level of women every day who are exclusively applying to this agency.  My promise to YOU, ladies,  is to always work just as hard for you, or more importantly, as HONESTLY as we do for our male clients.  Years ago myself, when I had tried matchmaking services, I did not receive that same courtesy.  That’s why we are the best and will always have the best female roster out there.  Period.

Ladies, we are only as good as our female clients are and I appreciate all of you!!!

I wish you a year of love, health and happiness for the New Year.

That being said, periodically I will be posting our most newest members that we welcome to the ALI agency. (and who will hopefully have their own success stories to tell in 2010!) 

It was an extremely fun experience appearing on Fox News Strategy Room this past Tuesday during the entertainment segment; to top it off, Bill Schultz was on the panel during the show and he CRACKS ME UP!!!  Charming Ashley Dvorkin hosted along with three other panel guests discussing the year-end wrap up of most interesting stories in entertainment for 2009.  As you probably figured out already, *haha* I had much to say about my take on Tiger Woods and my theory of why some (notice I didn’t say ALL!) successful/powerful men may be prone to cheat.  It reminded me of the recent issue Erica Hill brought up during our CBS interview just following the political scandals of this year and the ever remaining question of ‘once a cheater, always a cheater’ and if it rings true.  Check out the video here Once A Cheater, Always A Cheater?