Dr. Lara & Johnny Fernandez – Be Proactive in Your Love Life
Dr. Lara and Johnny Fernandez have a mission to empower single, conscious women through their relationships.
Women from all over the world learn with Johnny and Lara through their deeply transformational and life-changing courses and programs. Every Spring, women travel the globe to attend their annual Love Breakthrough Weekend event in California.
They have been happily married for over 15 years, and live in the San Francisco Bay area.
Guiding Principle, Quote or Mantra
Johnny – Happy wife, happy life. Being the best man and husband he can be is what allows this to happen
Lara – Be a rebel. Be willing to think differently.
Tripped Up in a Partnership
Johnny – The time he was having a big argument with Lara and then realized he was not really arguing with her. He was in an argument with all his previous bad relationships.
Lara – She learned from this episode that she can speak her truth and have him hear her. It reminded her the benefit of having a growth mindset.
The “DUH” moment that changed your partnerships forever
Lara – She was bemoaning yet another failed relationship when her relationship coach drew her attention to the common denominator in all her relationships. And it woke her up
Proudest moment in partnership
Johnny – Being together as a family and having their young daughter, Isabelle, say [spp-tweet tweet=”This is the best day of my life!”] And then she wrote them a note.
Lara – Realizing they must be doing something right as parents because of what their daughter wrote about them on the bathroom wall.
Current Partnership that Has You Excited
Johnny – Being honored to help women all over the world find love.
Lara – How close they get to become with the women they work with. It is like family.
What is the best partnership / relationship advice you have ever received?
Lara – You don’t have to have it all together to find love. When you operate from this believe you are practicing perfectionism and that is postponing love until you’re perfect…and we all know you will never be perfect.
Johnny – Love matters most.
Best Partnership Book or Resource
Men of Quality Do Exist video series
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Parting Advice
For Single Women – Don’t sit back and wait. Be proactive in your love life. And be willing to do something different and out of your comfort zone.
For Married Women – Be sure to place your self care at a high level in your life. You taking care of you will keep you grounded and peaceful.
“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” – George Bernard Shaw
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About the author, Ken
I am the producer and host of Speaking of Partnership, a podcast that was inspired by a life of wearing the badge of self-sufficiency and independence proudly, until I realized it wasn't really a badge...it was armor.
My passion is helping you experience the power and payoffs of partnership by understanding and appreciating the opposite sex so you can feel safe, confident and understood in your personal, professional and family partnerships.