Welcome to episode 247 of Live Happy Now.

I'm your host, Paula Phelps, thanking you for joining us again this week.

Now, you probably realized already that this is the week when you're going to hear a lot of talk about Valentine's Day

and showing those around you how much you love them.

But have you thought about being your

own Valentine this year? Whether you're single or coupled, there are things you can do to feel

more fulfilled in your relationships and with yourself. Karen McGregor is a leadership expert and

best-selling author of several books, including her upcoming release, The Tao of Influence.

She joins us this week to talk about how we can change our approach to love and relationships

to find greater joy.

Karen, welcome to live happy now.

Thank you so much, Paula, for having me here.

This is such a great time to talk to you because we're getting a lot of messages about love this

month. Today's topic, we're talking about how to be your own Valentine, but before all the married

people and the coupled people shut off, I think we should point out that we're not just talking

about single people, right? Even if you're in a relationship, you'd need to learn how to be your own

Valentine.

Absolutely. I think it's so important that we really look within and see what is it that's

bothering us and what is it that's not okay within us that potentially could affect our

relationship with our loved one or if we're single.

And we tend to maybe not do that as much as we should.

We tend to look at what we want from the other person more than looking inward about what we need to be presenting.

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