Pia Washington Signs Publishing Deal With CelebrityPress To Co-Author New Book

Los Angeles, CA – January 14, 2015 – Author Pia Washington, Co-founder of ECI Group, has joined a select group of business experts and entrepreneurs from around the world, along with best-selling author and business development expert Brian Tracy, to co-write the forthcoming book titled, UNcommon: Common Sense but Uncommon Knowledge from ​Today's ​Leading ​Entrepreneurs and ​P​rofessionals to ​Help ​You ​L​ead an ​Extraordinary ​Life of ​Health, ​Wealth and ​Success. Nick Nanton, Esq. along with business partner, JW Dicks, Esq., the leading agents to Celebrity Experts® worldwide, recently signed a publishing deal with each of these authors to contribute their expertise to the book, which will be released under their CelebrityPress™ imprint.

Author of the book, Attracting the Life You Want: From the Boardroom to the Bedroom, Pia Washington is a dynamic speaker, coach and attraction specialist dedicated to helping people produce extraordinary results in their lives, careers and organizations. Pia is a results-oriented professional with over 20 years of experience across a wide range of industries such as Media & Entertainment, Technology, Biotech, Retail, Financial Services, Healthcare and Manufacturing. As a finance executive, she has achieved extraordinary results for many Fortune 500 companies including NBC Universal, DineEquity, Amgen, Guitar Center, Wellpoint, JP Morgan Chase, Exxon Mobil and Eaton Corporation.

A portion of the royalties earned from UNcommon! will be donated to Entrepreneur’s International Foundation, a not for profit organization dedicated to creating unique launch campaigns to raise money and awareness for charitable causes.

UNcommon: Common Sense but Uncommon Knowledge from ​Today's ​Leading ​Entrepreneurs and ​P​rofessionals to ​Help ​You ​L​ead an ​Extraordinary ​Life of ​Health, ​Wealth and ​Success is tentatively scheduled for release in Summer 2015.

More About Pia Washington:

Pia is a loving mother of four children and she has been happily married to her junior high school sweetheart Levett, for over 20 years. Levett and Pia are principals of The ECI Group which provides consulting and coaching services to Executives, Couples and Individuals. Together the two co-authored the books, Shades of Love: Portraits of Successful Marriages and Love is Never Enough: The Five Essential Elements of Effective Relationships. The vision for their coaching practice is to inspire others to maximize their potential by living an authentic life. The couple has appeared on THRIVE with Sandra Bishop, KKZZ AM 1400, KISS FM 102.7 and numerous internet radio talk shows.  They also publish a relationship blog at www.Lovesneverenough.blogspot.com.  

Pia is an active volunteer with several community based organizations. She is also founder of Novus In Tutum: New Path, Safe Haven which is a foundation that provides support services and transitional housing for women and children in crisis. Pia earned a BS in Finance from The University of Akron, attended Case Western Reserve University’s prestigious Weatherhead School of Management and she received her relationship coaching credentials from The Relationship Coaching Institute. Pia is committed to helping others use Passion, Inspiration and Attraction to achieve the life of their dreams from the boardroom to the bedroom!

You can connect with Pia at:

Pia@PiaWashington.com

www.twitter.com/Piavet

www.ECIGroup.coachesconsole.com

About Celebrity Press™:

Celebrity Press™ is a leading business, health and wellness book publisher that publishes books from thought leaders around the world. Celebrity Press™ has published books alongside Jack Canfield, Brian Tracy, Dan Kennedy, Dr. Ivan Misner, Robert Allen and many of the biggest experts across diverse fields. CelebrityPress™ has helped launch over 1500 best-selling authors to date. 

Learn more at http://www.celebritypresspublishing.com

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Igniting the Spark

Disclaimer: This is post is for grown women only!

A few years ago we published a blog post titled "Romancing your Man" and we listed the top ten actions that get men in a romantic mood in order from most often to least frequent. Please feel free to read that post to see the list in it's entirety here: Romancing your man Today I would like to talk specifically for those of you who may need to put the spark back into your relationship OR if you want to fan the flames to make sure the spark never goes out. This advice to women can be summed up in a simple, easy to remember formula. In order to make sure your relationship stays H.O.T. you need P.I.A.


P - Play dress up: Men are visual creatures. How far you take this depends on your comfort zone, finances and what your man likes. You do not necessarily need to go out and buy a wig, sexy costume or expensive lingerie. But it is important to understand what your man likes and give him just that. For example, my husband has a thing for ponytails and short pleated skirts. He also likes me in a crisp while Men's dress shirt. The good news is that I stopped spending tons of money on fancy lingerie and sleepwear and invested that money in what I know my man likes.

I - Initiate romance/sex: Men like to feel desired. If you make an extra effort to plan a romantic date night and/or initiate sex not only does it take the pressure off of him, it makes him feel wanted. Again, this doesn't mean you have to book a night at the Four Seasons Hotel and have an expensive five course meal. If you have kids, send them to a friend's or relative's house and serve a home cooked meal by candlelight with soft music. This does not count if it is his birthday or some other holiday, it needs to be spontaneous on a random day of the week just because you love him. Now if you already do this from time to time, good job! I say keep it up but make sure you switch it up so it doesn't become boring, routine or expected. The element of surprise adds to the experience.

A - Always say yes: You can roll your eyes and smack your lips if you want to but I am speaking the truth. Men are sexual beings and they have this thing called an ego. So saying no or turning a man down for sex is a blow to his ego and self esteem. And as I stated above they want to feel desired and if you don't show that you desire them, someone else will. Please note that there are exceptions to this rule, but only a few. If you are sick and there is a legitimate reason you cannot engage in sex then by all means say no. In fact, a good man wouldn't ask during this time he would be trying to make you comfortable and nurse you back to health (but that is a blog post for another day). And just to be clear, headaches do not count. In fact, there is significant evidence that sex helps relieve headaches so take that excuse off the table. And you should NEVER, EVER withhold sex as a form of punishment, it's cruel and unusual but most importantly it just doesn't work. And worst case scenario if you withhold often enough it builds resentment and he may eventually get his needs met somewhere else. I'm just saying. 

Love & Blessings,

Pia Washington
Author of Attracting the Life you Want from the Boardroom to the Bedroom



Levett and Pia Washington are relationship experts, co-authors of Shades of Love: Portraits of Successful Marriages and Love is Never Enough: Five Elements of Effective Relationships and coaches dedicated to helping people produce extraordinary results in their lives, careers and relationships. They are members of the Relationship Coaching Institute and their vision is to inspire others to maximize their potential by living an authentic life to experience true love and happiness regardless of their background, sexual orientation or lifestyle choices. Their signature program The L.O.V.E. Institute teaches clients how to LOVE by “Living Our Values Every-day.” Together since the age of 13, the husband and wife coaching team offers executive and relationship coaching services and hosts conferences, workshops and seminars for couples and singles and provide valuable insight from both the male and female perspectives. For more information, contact them via phone 805-415-5359 or 818-835-2ECI, email strongrelationships@gmail.com website www.ECIGroup.coachesconsole.com Follow them on twitter at www.twitter.com/piavet

Don't block your blessings!

  

Whether your goal is to make more money, have a better relationship or a healthier body, it is important not to block your blessings. For example, many people pray for more money but continue to focus on the LACK of money and complain about being broke. We also have many clients who want to attract their soul mate but they are always talking about how "all the good ones are taken." This behavior is creating resistance. Once you set the goal, the most important step is to shift your thoughts and emotions into alignment with accomplishment of the goal. Focusing on how amazing you will feel once you have achieved the goal helps you to attract it into your life. The stronger, more consistent and happier those thoughts, the more you will allow in your life and the faster you will see results. The law of attraction creates a sensation like a river flowing; a powerful stream of inspiration and when you go with the flow you are allowing and it feels wonderful. When you resist you are going against the stream and it feels awful. Just remember, the worse you feel the more you are resisting; the better you feel the more you are allowing.

Feeling abundant allows you to receive abundance. Feeling loved and secure allows you to receive the life partner you’ve been searching for. Feeling healthy and vibrant allows you to start receiving the physical well-being you want. Start practicing feeling this way NOW! Spend a few minutes a day practicing feeling like you already have the things you want to attract. Pretend you’ve got tons of money in the bank. Pretend the man/woman of your dreams is holding you close. Pretend that you feel energetic and healthy. After a few days, perhaps a week, you’re going to feel a major shift taking place within you and the blessings will begin to flow!

Levett and Pia Washington are relationship experts, co-authors of Shades of Love: Portraits of Successful Marriages and coaches dedicated to helping people produce extraordinary results in their lives, careers and relationships. They are members of the Relationship Coaching Institute and their vision is to inspire others to maximize their potential by living an authentic life to experience true love and happiness regardless of their background, sexual orientation or lifestyle choices. Their signature program The L.O.V.E. Institute teaches clients how to LOVE by “Living Our Values Every-day.” Together since the age of 13, the husband and wife coaching team offers executive and relationship coaching services and hosts conferences, workshops and seminars for couples and singles and provide valuable insight from both the male and female perspectives. For more information, contact them via phone 805-415-5359 or 818-835-2ECI, email strongrelationships@gmail.com website www.ECIGroup.coachesconsole.com Follow them on twitter at www.twitter.com/piavet

Life is about relationships

Whether you single or part of a couple, most people lack the knowledge and skills needed to create and sustain long term successful relationships.

Yet relationships are a fundamental part of all of our lives; starting with the relationship we have we ourselves, our romantic and family relationships and the relationships we have with friends, co-workers and business associates. Life is really ALL about relationships! Because relationships are woven into every aspect of our lives, it stands to reason that the more we increase our self awareness and improve our relationships skills and knowledge, the more fulfilled and happy our lives will be.

The one thing that all of our relationships have in common what WE bring to them in terms of our behaviors, attitudes, beliefs and level of awareness of both self and others. Unfortunately, most people do not recognize or understand the role that they play in the success or failure of their relationships.

To learn more about how you can attract and sustain successful relationships from the Boardroom to the Bedroom, purchase your tickets to see Pia speak at the upcoming conference A Woman's Voice of Leadership on October 11, 2014 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

A Womans Voice of Leadership

Levett and Pia Washington are relationship experts, co-authors of Shades of Love: Portraits of Successful Marriages and coaches dedicated to helping people produce extraordinary results in their lives, careers and relationships. They are members of the Relationship Coaching Institute and their vision is to inspire others to maximize their potential by living an authentic life to experience true love and happiness regardless of their background, sexual orientation or lifestyle choices. Their signature program The L.O.V.E. Institute teaches clients how to LOVE by “Living Our Values Every-day.” Together since the age of 13, the husband and wife coaching team offers executive and relationship coaching services and hosts conferences, workshops and seminars for couples and singles and provide valuable insight from both the male and female perspectives. For more information, contact them via phone 805-415-5359 or 818-835-2ECI, email strongrelationships@gmail.com website www.ECIGroup.coachesconsole.com Follow them on twitter at www.twitter.com/piavet

Life is meant to be shared

Life is meant to be shared. This is why helping others have successful relationships is so important to us. The one thing we all have in common is the need for human interaction; not in a surface-level, superficial 'social media' way, but in a genuine, heart-to-heart authentic way. Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are all great ways of "sharing" your important life events, however, status updates and clever posts are by no means a substitute for real interaction and intimacy.

Real relationships and intimacy requires that you share your deepest feelings, hurts, failures, doubts and fears and acknowledge your weaknesses. It means trusting others enough to take off the mask, be real and ask for help when needed. True authenticity requires courage and humility. It is risky, but we only grow by taking risks.  In strong, solid relationships we experience mutuality. Mutuality is the art of giving and receiving; it is depending on each other, building reciprocal relationships, sharing responsibilities and helping each other.

Whether it is with your significant other or with friends, family members or co-workers, invest your time in building significant, authentic and intimate relationships in your life.

Love & Blessings,

Levett & Pia

Levett and Pia Washington are relationship experts, co-authors of Shades of Love: Portraits of Successful Marriages and coaches dedicated to helping people produce extraordinary results in their lives, careers and relationships. They are members of the Relationship Coaching Institute and their vision is to inspire others to maximize their potential by living an authentic life to experience true love and happiness regardless of their background, sexual orientation or lifestyle choices. Their signature program The L.O.V.E. Institute teaches clients how to LOVE by “Living Our Values Every-day.” Together since the age of 13, the husband and wife coaching team offers executive and relationship coaching services and hosts conferences, workshops and seminars for couples and singles and provide valuable insight from both the male and female perspectives. For more information, contact them via phone 805-415-5359 or 818-835-2ECI, email strongrelationships@gmail.com website www.ECIGroup.coachesconsole.com Follow them on twitter at www.twitter.com/piavet

Wedded Bliss Wednesday - The Colemons #WBW

This couple is one the best examples of love and wedded bliss that we have the pleasure of calling friends. Rusty & Ann Colemon's relationship actually began in Kindergarten! They are a great couple that will celebrate 25 years of marriage on June 3rd. The Colemon's live in the suburbs of Los Angeles and have raised two beautiful, talented daughters. They credit the success of their marriage to their individual relationships with God and their decision that divorce was never an option. 

Rusty is a television director and has worked on many popular shows. He is also a very talented musician. Ann is a licensed insurance agent and a devoted wife and mother. Rusty and Ann are an example of a couple that was destined to be together. Please join me in wishing them many more years of wedded bliss!

Ralph and Susie Johnson - Wedded Bliss Wednesday

This week’s Wedded Bliss Wednesday couple is Ralph and Susie Johnson, dear friends and one of the couples featured in our book, Shades of Love: Portraits of Successful Marriages. Many years ago, one of Susie's co-workers said, “I know someone who likes you! It's Ralph Johnson of Earth, Wind and Fire.” Initially, Susie wasn’t interested because she already had a boyfriend. As time went by she noticed that he would come in to the bank every day. One day Ralph finally decided to talk to her, he broke the ice by asking “what is your sign” and then he asked for her number but she wouldn’t give it to him. She asked for his instead and finally called him a couple of weeks later. Over the course of the next two years, their relationship developed and deepened with such ease and comfort that Ralph realized she was the one and he asked for her hand for marriage on a trip to Hawaii.

Ralph is a musician, song writer, producer and author. He is a veteran member of the Grammy award winning group, Earth, Wind and Fire which has produced numerous Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum Albums. The group was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 and they have received multiple Grammys and countless image and lifetime achievement awards. Ralph is also an honorary member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. and he holds an honorary PhD in the Arts from Columbia College. Susie is a Quality Assurance Administrator & Purchasing Agent who enjoys go-karting, collecting art, cooking and jewelry making. Ralph and Susie reside in Southern California and they have two adult sons John and Mark. The couple will celebrate their 35^th wedding anniversary in June 2014. Congrats Ralph and Susie, we wish you many more years of wedded bliss!

Levett and Pia Washington are relationship experts, co-authors of Shades of Love: Portraits of Successful Marriages and coaches dedicated to helping people produce extraordinary results in their lives, careers and relationships.

They are members of the Relationship Coaching Institute and their vision is to inspire others to maximize their potential by living an authentic life to experience true love and happiness regardless of their background, sexual orientation or lifestyle choices. Their signature program The L.O.V.E. Institute teaches clients how to LOVE by “Living Our Values Every-day.” Together since the age of 13, the husband and wife coaching team offers executive and relationship coaching services and hosts conferences, workshops and seminars for couples and singles and provide valuable insight from both the male and female perspectives. For more information, contact them via phone 805-415-5359 or 818-835-2ECI, email strongrelationships@gmail.com website www.Levettandpia.coachesconsole.com Follow them on twitter at www.twitter.com/piavet