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The Six Best Ever You Principles

Updated: Nov 10, 2023

By Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino


At the Best Ever You Network, I teach these Six Best Ever You Principles and how to apply to your life in meaningful and impactful ways. All six principles are rooted in gratitude, self-love and self-worth and responsibility.


I help my clients and audience learn these Six Principles: Core of You, Art of You, Heart of You, Humanity of You, Sport of You, and Spirit of You and also take the time to show people how to apply them to their individual life. These are transformative change and healing principles, that when used, will get to the heart of what matters most and help you make or adjust to change your life.


Within each guiding principle is an action step and a question that will, when applied help you operate optimally. Many around the globe have used our principles to change their life including those who have lost 100 pounds, changed careers and more.


My goal is to assist you to connect and reconnect with your true self, to others around you, and to the world as a whole, in peace - for peace.


The Six Best Ever You Principles


Principle 1: The Core of You - Your Values Zone

Focus Point: The essence of who you are – your values, beliefs, and behaviors.


Guiding Actions: Live life with strong, unwavering values and character.


Ask yourself: Is this in line with the essence of who I am?


Principle 2: The Art of You - Your Inspiration Zone

Focus Point: Your unique, authentic self, as well as your talents and contributions to the world.


Guiding Actions: Foster life long learning, and utilize your skills and talents.


Ask yourself: Does this celebrate my unique skills and gifts?



Principle 3: The Heart of You - Your Emotions Zone

Focus Point: Your emotions, feelings, and awareness of self.


Guiding Actions: Develop your best emotional intelligence


Ask yourself: Do I take responsibility for my emotions, actions and behavior?



Principle 4: The Humanity of You - Your Compassion Zone

Focus Point: Your role as a global citizen.


Guiding Actions: Treat others with compassion.


Ask yourself: How does this impact others around me and the world as a whole?



Principle 5: The Sport of You - Your Wellness Zone

Focus Point: Your health and well-being.


Guiding Actions: Champion life-long well-being.


Ask yourself: Does this moment or action contribute to my longevity and health?



Principle 6: The Spirit of You - Your Harmony Zone

Focus Point: Cultivate harmony, inner peace and contentment


Guiding Actions: Embrace harmony, inner peace and being content.


Ask yourself: Is my mind at peace and my spirit content?




About The Best Ever You Network

The Best Ever You Network is a multi-media company that is dedicated to helping people, brands and businesses be their best. Best Ever You provides personal development to individuals and organizations around the world.

Founded in 2008, by best-selling author Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino, The Best Ever You Network’s mission is to raise awareness - to inspire you to embrace the inner love, gifts, and talents that create the essence of who you really are - and to challenge you to share this uniqueness with the world. The Best Ever You Network is a trusted place to connect and discover or re-discover your authentic, best self, to create a vision and practice that vision, and to really live – rooted in gratitude, where each moment in your life matters.

Our goal is to assist you to connect and reconnect with your true self, to others around you, and to the world as a whole, in peace - for peace. Our Six Best Ever You Principles are: Core of You, Art of You, Heart of You, Humanity of You, Sport of You and Spirit of You.


About Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino


In 2008, Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino closed the door to her office to think about her life. When she opened it, she walked out, leaving behind an almost two-decade career in the financial services industry in order to open the doors for The Best Ever You Network. Today Best Ever You is a multi-media brand and platform with millions of fans and followers around the world.

As the CEO and founder, guiding spirit and energy behind the Best Ever You brand, Elizabeth brings audiences together with the encouragement and inspiration. She understands firsthand the challenges of life, work, family, change and struggle can bring and has worked with people worldwide to illuminate their light within and help them uncover their best life and a better way forward.

Elizabeth is a bestselling author of multiple books in the children’s book genres and in the self-help category, including the bestselling and award-winning books PERCOLATE – Let Your Best Self Filter Through and The Change Guidebook, and The Success Guidebook - How To Visualize, Actualize, and Amplify You Elizabeth’s gratitude-based belief systems and behavior have helped people to transform their lives by using her unique blend of humility and world class excellence as a guide.

A member of the Forbes Business Council, and creator of YOU Magazine, Elizabeth hosts her long-standing syndicated podcast, The Best Ever You Show, which has millions of downloads and listens. Today as she continues to expand Best Ever You, Elizabeth has returned to the financial services industry and serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Compliance4. Elizabeth holds a bachelor’s degree with honors in journalism from St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa and attended Harvard Business School for Leadership. Elizabeth is also a Certified Master Coach through Wainwright Global Inc.

Elizabeth lives her daily life with multiple life-threatening food allergies. In 1998, Elizabeth nearly lost her life from an allergic reaction to almonds. In 1999, she suffered a near-fatal allergic reaction while six months pregnant with her third son. She and her unborn child were hospitalized for more than a week following the reaction. For more than a decade, Elizabeth has served as a spokesperson for the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Connection Team (FAACT) and MedicAlert Foundation and works tirelessly to support others with similar conditions. She and co-author Sally Huss teamed up to create the bestselling children’s books A Lesson for Every Child: Learning About Food Allergies and Dream Big with Food Allergies and Elizabeth was featured in the book One of The Gang with football great Jerome Bettis.

Elizabeth and her husband Peter reside in Maine, have been married for over twenty-five years and have four adult sons. As a family, they donate their time, money, and other resources to enrich the lives of others and support important causes. They have baked and donated tens of thousands of chocolate chip cookies for organizations and people throughout the United States. Elizabeth's cookies have even won first place at the Cumberland County Fair in Maine.

Elizabeth and Peter also share three rescued cats and two dogs, Harley and Bahama, and can often be found in their gardens, in the pool, raking leaves, or depending on the season, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.


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