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12^th December 2008

Frank Shapiro                                                                      To: THE NEWS DESK

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43% of Singles Google a Date Before Their First Meeting

“This new way of making sure that you know who you are about to date may be due to nosiness or fear”, says Life Coach Frank Shapiro

According to Shapiro, “It is becoming more popular for people to use the internet to check various things. Single people are no different especially those with bad first date experiences who are keen to make sure the next person they kiss might just be the one”.

Frank coaches couples on how to improve on the relationship they have and singles on how to attract an ideal partner and is often contacted by people who either have baggage from previous relationships or simply want to find their new true love.

“Googleing your date on the Internet, according to ‘It’s Just Lunch’, an American dating service, is up there with buying a new outfit for your first date and making sure your teeth are brushed” says Shapiro. “In a survey the company conducted of 1,167 single American people, 43% admitted to having Googled their date before their first meeting”.

You would think this would offend the person being checked up on but apparently 88% of those surveyed said they didn’t mind. “It is not surprising that this new phenomenon is taking hold of the singles world. After all many employers check social networking sites for background on potential employees before an interview” says Shapiro.

He adds “The fear of going on endless first dates is what drives some unattached people to gather as much information as possible, so as to enable them to make a judgement as to whether or not there is ever going to be a first date at all”.

“It may be practical and sensible to find out a bit about your date before you meet” adds Frank “but what happened to good old fashioned romance? It appears that the excitement of finding out strange little details about your date is not as important as knowing beforehand the favourite colour of this potential partner is or what type of music they listen to.”

Frank Shapiro is available for comment and can be contacted on

frank@completeperson.com

+44 (0) 7973 106656

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Someone once wrote to me saying ….

“I’ve recently changed my image. I now wear contact lenses instead of glasses, have lost almost two stone in weight and dyed my hair lighter. The trouble is my family and friends think it’s strange and have said they prefer the old me. But this feels natural and more like the real me”.

Do you ever stop and think what the difference between being ‘normal’ and ‘natural’ really is? When I checked the dictionary the definitions were similar for both; usual, standard, ordinary and amazingly the definition of natural was normal.

I believe there is a huge difference between the two. It was summed up perfectly by a friend of mine who said; “I have been normal for so long, that I have forgotten how to be natural” Read the rest of this entry »

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5^th June 2008

Frank Shapiro                                                                       To: THE NEWS DESK

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How To Lose With Dignity

“Hilary Clinton was in it to win it, of that there is no doubt”, says Life Coach Frank Shapiro

According to Shapiro, “The idea of losing the Primaries would not even past through her mind, until recently that is. But now that she contemplates her future, her immediate problem is how to lose gracefully”.

Frank coaches high profile individuals on all life issues and is often contacted by people on how to live life in the media spotlight at the same time as having a successful private life.

“Coming second is painful for someone like Mrs Clinton and the best thing she can do now is build on the following she has gained in this battle” says Shapiro. “She is a young powerful woman and in pledging her support to Obama she will have one eye on the next time she can run for President. Her reluctance to admit defeat early on shows that she wants this more than anything else. After all she has tasted the White House, she knows what she is missing”.

“There is no point in sulking or hiding away, doing that will not change the result. Her immediate objective is to make her defeat look like a victory. She can achieve this by thanking her supporters and vowing to fight another day. It is not only herself who is feeling the loss, her admirers, supporters and backers will be under a bit of pressure now too. She also needs to be seen to back her opponent in his time of victory this way she, may be invited into his inner circle”. says Shapiro. “One thing is for sure. Hilary Clinton will not think her fight to win the top job in USA politics is over. She may have lost this battle but there is a lot still to fight for”.

Frank Shapiro is available for comment and can be contacted on

frank@completeperson.com

+44 (0) 7973 106656

The first time you realised your parents enjoyed, or even indulged in, sex may have been when it dawned on you that they were human beings and not just there to feed, clothe and give you things that you needed. Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that we are human and not just there for other people. We want to have fun but often forget how.

Society tells us that at different stage in our lives we should conform and act our age. A five year old can act irresponsibly ‘she’s only a child’. At sixteen, ‘well he’s just a teenager he’ll grow out of it. A twenty five year old, ‘look to the future, start saving, be responsible, get a pension, settle down, where are my grand children?’ And the poor 40 plus, ‘surely you don’t still want to have fun?’ Read the rest of this entry »

I enjoyed reading this article on Arcadia and as someone who has sailed on this ship many times I agree with the description.

It is a lovely ship and well laid out. Just about everything you will need are on 2 decks which makes it easy to find your way around such a large ship.

Its official, the country is obsessed with fame. With the viewing figures for television programs like Pop Idol and Fame Academy on the increase and the readership of celebrity magazines going skyward, it is no wonder we have become a nation of Fame Fanatics.

It seems that more and more ordinary people want to be famous. It’s like an epidemic. So if you are one of these people who would prefer to be read about instead of reading about others then carry on reading. Frank Shapiro, a life coach who works with the famous, has compiled the seven must do’s to help you on your way. Read the rest of this entry »

Working women around the world often get caught up in the dilemma of trying to balance their private life with a career. Even those women who don’t go out to work but either work from home or have the responsibility of bringing up a family or looking after the home can often find that their life can get out of balance.

As a child I would watch the high wire walker at the circus negotiate his way along the tightrope and wonder in amazement how he managed to stop himself falling off. His long balancing pole carried like an extension of his body. As one end dipped the other would rise, the man in the centre would adjust his body and use his skill to achieve perfect balance as he made his way along the wire.  Read the rest of this entry »

Jen walked into the store as she had done many times before. But now, for the first time in eighteen years she did it as a single woman.

Everything felt strange to her. She knew she was the same person but felt so different within herself. Men who made eye contact or flirted with her seemed more threatening than before when before she would have considered it harmless fun. Couples holding hands upset her whereas she wouldn’t have even noticed them previously and now instead of buying a weekly family shopping she was buying for one. Read the rest of this entry »

The most important thing when dealing with any kind of abuse, be it physical, verbal, in business or in your personal life is to set very strong boundaries for yourself.

Boundaries are the foundation of what keeps us safe. They are things that we set up, not to keep other people out, but to let other people know how far they can go in any situations with us. Read the rest of this entry »

Here is a press release which was published recently in various papers and magazines with my comments on this survey. Read the rest of this entry »