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Ten Ways to Evolve, Part 2

Over the past decade, I've worked with thousands of individuals seeking ways to improve their ability to attract their ideal mate. As a result, I've created a list of ten most commonly prescribed personal development steps I recommend for those wanting to attract and create their ideal relationship. Last week I shared the first half of the list. Today, we will round out the list with the last five personal development steps. Fortunately or unfortunately, the second half of this list is much more difficult to accomplish than the first. Because of this challenge, you may be tempted to dismiss these steps as impossible, or even irrelevant. I urge you not to. In taking these steps is the answer to the one question I get from every single person I interact with:... read full article > >

Relationships: The Ideal Relationship

How can we define an ideal relationship? Well one way to begin is to look at where relationships fail on this planet and from there attempt to glean a vision of what might be considered ideal.In a recent article entitled "Relationships: Why Most Relationships Fail" I make the point that most individuals form relationships based on meeting their own respective needs through the other.In other words the relationship "becomes" about having the other say and do things that will make you feel whole, complete, validated, worthy and good about yourself. It's no wonder that when these expectations are not regularly met that one can feel saddened, disappointed, frustrated, annoyed, betrayed, untrusting, avoidant, angry and perhaps even enraged.So you see relationships... read full article > >

Should Relationships Be Reciprocal?

Have you ever had a one-sided relationship with someone? Have you ever wondered what your role with another person was? Sometimes having the friend that only speaks about themselves, their interests, or what is important leaves you to feeling drained. What do you do? What do you give up to be involved with such a person?Friendships, as well as romantic relationships are all about being there for another person. Sometimes they are there for you, sometimes you are their support system. What do you do when you realize that you are the one giving, and they are the one taking all of the time? It takes so much away from any person to constantly give. Now you have some options.You... read full article > >

10 Fatal Traps You Must Avoid to Maintain a Harmonious and Healthy Relationship

(Because violence or infidelity are not the only ones…)1. Making a mountain out of a molehillDo you want to live in peace with your beloved? Then, first, control yourself. Loosing your temper, showing constant anger, or shouting for pointless reasons is obviously very harmful.Try to throw back quarrelsome, authoritarian attitudes: you can contain your reactions: stop being so sensible (or hypersensitive, if you prefer) at the slightest contrariety.In particular, distrust your interpretations: immediately assigning a negative meaning to a sentence, a gesture which you didn’t understand well, leads to misunderstandings - which kills off your agreement. Means # 1 to break your love relationship: aggressiveness and verbal violence.2. Unjustified attacks of jealousyIs your wife always attracting men’s attention?... read full article > >

Stress Management and Mastery: The Value of Vitamin NO

What part of no don't you understand? - Bumper stickerThe child that never hears no will have a hard time saying no. - Della Reese in "Touched by an Angel"Have you ever noticed how some of the most powerful things in life are also the most simple?So it is with the simply powerful word ``NO.''I've come to believe that one of the keys to success is the ability to say no when no is the best thing to say.Let's take a look at when to say no, and then more importantly, how to say NO effectively.When to say noTo others - Although it may be unintentional, people's opinions can be potential dream stealers. If you have a dream and are... read full article > >

The South Beach Diet and Alcohol

The South Beach Diet continues to create its own name in many parts of the world. Along with its rapid widespread, many issues surrounding the relationship between the South Beach Diet and alcohol have come to the surface. With this fact, the number of studies concerning the South Beach Diet and alcohol increases and as such, there are still many unanswered questions.Speaking about the issue of the South Beach Diet and alcohol, it is commonly noted that the relationship between the South Beach Diet and alcohol is best explained when referring to natural principle behind the South Beach Diet and alcohol. This simply means by looking to every detail mentioned in the South Beach Diet principles and... read full article > >

It's Never About the Sex

It’s never about the sex. In my work with relationships, it became very clear to me that people’s feelings about the quality of their sexual relationship is a fantastic guide to the quality of their relationship. My work is about opening up a conversation that needs to happen for growth to occur. Whether that’s between me and my client or my client and their partner, it’s always beneficial. I know that a relationship isn’t purely about the sex but it does tend to be the first thing to give way when a couple starts to struggle. The mistake that most of us make, myself included, is then to get fixated on the sex being the issue. It rarely is, in fact some people have gone as far as... read full article > >

How to Find Sustain and Share Happiness

Happiness- you can’t beg for it or buy it or even barter for it. You can however create it and better yet sustain it. If you want to be happier long-term make creating and sustaining happiness a priority and apply the following happiness sustaining principals. Choose it The old adage, "people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be" is true. Choose to live a life of happiness. When you are not ask yourself why and begin to irradiate your happiness block. Be present now At any moment all we have is that moment. Putting our attention on the past and the future makes it impossible for us to fully experience this moment right now. One way to remind yourself to be present is to take a... read full article > >

Relationships- Why Do You Have A Partner?

From what one reads in forums on relationships, it seems that most of the relationships manage to give more pain than joy after some time. The rise in divorce rates is an indicator to this. Why have relationship if that will give more pain than pleasure to both the partners? Do not you also ask this question? It is becoming so difficult to keep a healthy relationship that one feels that he/she is coming from one office to another office. Where is the home with freedom, acceptance and love? Relationships are becoming ego problems. Communication needs to be guarded. Wishes have to be taken care of. Sacrifices have to be made. Individuality has to be killed. Compromises have to be made... read full article > >

The First Date: Assessing His Boyfriend Potential

IntroductionYou sit on the lumpy lounge chair at the local coffee shop, sipping your cappuccino while trying to look occupied reading today’s local newspaper, your eyes periodically shifting to the front door of the shop, hoping to catch a quick glance of the man you’ll be meeting for the first time. You’ve had a million first dates, it seems, but the nervous anticipation and excitement always seems to show itself through your sweaty palms and rapid heartbeat. What will this meeting be like? Could he be “The One?”Even though your blood’s pumping at the prospect of meeting someone new, you feel confident and relaxed within yourself as you approach this situation. You’ve worked hard to be a good, upstanding man... read full article > >