Book excerpt: KAREN STANLEY SPENT EIGHT YEARS RAISING TWO KIDS BY HERSELF WHILE RUNNING A BUSINESS AND STRUGGLING TO FIND REAL LOVE. After years of frustration, Karen had a breakthrough. She knew something had to change if she wanted to reach her goals, and when she did this for business it started with a strategic plan— one with easy-to-implement, actionable steps. Could a plan like this work for building self-worth? For feeling like a better mom? For finding real love? Luckily, creating successful strategies is one of Karen’s particular talents. So, she created a plan. And for seventeen months, Karen followed this plan, and it worked. In Becoming MRS. STANLEY, she shares her method and tools so you can: • Let go of the past and learn to love yourself and your life. • Transform negative beliefs you have about yourself and relationships. • Cultivate a positive relationship with yourself, your family, and your partner. Karen’s journey and strategies prove that creating the life you want – including real love – is not about luck, and it’s not about fate. It’s about learning to love who you are, so you can become the person you want to be. Learn, laugh and follow along as Karen shares her personal, unapologetic story in Becoming MRS. STANLEY.