Monday, February 7, 2011

Valentine's Day a tough time for singles with all the hearts in the stores and TV advertisements make it blaringly obvious that you are single and alone in a couple's world. How can singles actually enjoy this heartfelt holiday and feel good about their single status?

1. Plan a date with your girlfriends to see a chick flick, find a fun singles event or happy hour at your favorite bar.

2. Pamper or splurge on yourself: Get a spa treatment, buy yourself a Valentine's Day present and make time for yourself.

3. Do something nice for someone else: Volunteer with the elderly, spend time with a friend in need or bake a cake for a neighbor and have them over for desert and coffee.

4. Focus your attention on your niece or nephew or some child you are close to.

5. Spend time with friends and family who love and support you. Remember that Valentine's Day is about LOVE and it's for everyone, not just couples.

A single person can make Valentine's Day fun and fulfilling if he or she plans for it to be so. To learn other strategies to date successfully serious-minded singles can read Coach Amy's blog at www.motivatedtomarry.com. There you can find out about her upcoming Get Love Right tele-coaching group starting on February 22nd.

Amy coaches singles to efficiently attract and maintain a long term relationship without wasting time, energy and money. She is now happily married for over 8 years and credits her quest for knowledge about how to find the right marriage partner and her work with a coach in helping her to realize this goal after a painful divorce in her mid 30's.

Aiming primarily at both female and male adults ages 35-60, Coach Amy shares her insights in a variety of convenient ways: online web content, speeches, tele-gatherings, one-on-one consultations. Her book, Get It Right This Time-How to Find and Keep Your Ideal Romantic Relationship is available on both her website and Amazon.com. Her sage counsel is based on her own dating/relationship research - hundreds of respondents to her questionnaires - input from friends as well as her own life experiences. Amy was remarried at 42 after navigating through the Washington, DC dating pool for 7 years.

Unlike most dating coaches, Amy is certified by the Coaches Training Institute of San Raphael, CA which is recognized as a top coaching school by the International Coach Federation. Additionally, she holds an MBA from Georgetown University. Her coaching draws upon her intuition and relationship expertise as well as her business savvy. Amy has spoken to numerous professional organizations and social groups in the Washington DC area including the Professionals in the City, First Class, Learning Escapes, New Beginnings, American Women in Communications, Women Business Owners of Montgomery County and the eWomen Network, as well as the 92nd Street Y in New York City and the Mount Airy Learning Tree Center in Philadelphia.

Author of Motivated to Marry - Now There is a Better Method for Dating and Relationships and Get It Right This Time- How to Find and Keep Your Ideal Romantic Relationship, Amy's freelance articles have been featured in Life After 50 Magazine, Washington Woman, Insight Magazine, the Washington Jewish Week and JDate. She has been quoted in such publications as the Washington Post, the Washington Business Journal, Bethesda Magazine, the Gazette Newspapers and entrepreneur.com and has been interviewed on WASH FM, WTOP-FM, WUSA TV, Channel 8 TV and the Fine Living cable channel. Amy's chapter on dating, "A Leap of Faith into Marriage" has been included in the book, 101 Great Ways to Improve Your Life, Vol. 2 published by SelfGrowth.com. She currently writes a relationship advice column for Viva Vienna magazine.

Prior to her coaching business Amy has been successfully involved in several different business areas. She created and ran La Petite Classique, an upscale clothing boutique for petite women in Bethesda, MD. Following La Petite Classique, Amy transitioned into a personal wardrobe and image consultant. She used her keen fashion eye and judgment to assist professional men and women in selecting business and casual apparel to look their best.

Now Amy is helping "clothe" people with new-found hope and confidence to focus on building lasting and strong relationships.