If you follow these 4 major steps, you will have the monetary tools to achieve your financial goals. If you both talk out your future money decisions, set a plan and put the plan into action, then you will become a successful financial team! Using these tips, both love...
Marriage
7 Proven Tips to Guarantee a Successful Marriage
Find someone you really enjoy spending time with on a daily basis. Do you like talking to your partner while having dinner, shopping, driving in the car, or doing chores? If you take the romance out of the equation – do you have fun with this person? The answer has...
5 Effective Methods to Healthy and Successful Relationships
Accept that you and your partner are two unique individuals. A healthy relationship or marriage is a respectful blending of your two distinctive personalities. Some people believe that 0+1=2 meaning I need my partner to fill my needs and make me feel whole, happy and worthwhile. But that math...
Relationship / Marriage: 5 Effective Methods for Building a Healthy & Happy Connection Part 2
What is a Win/Win Solution? A Win/Win answer is a healthy and respectful resolution to friction between two parties. Finding a solution that tries to find a result in a way that respects the wants and needs of both sides. It is also a clarification of how problems will...
Relationship / Marriage: 5 Effective Methods for Building a Healthy & Happy Connection Part 1
After 20 years of counseling, I encourage my clients to take a personality assessment so they can put concrete words to their persona. You will also understand the distinctive details of your partner’s inner self.
Miscommunication: Mistake Prevention Part 1
We know what we want to say. But a common mistake that causes miscommunications is that we don’t use enough specific words so the other person can understand exactly what we are saying. Yet, we normally assume they do. Six very common mistakes:
Conflict Resolution: Tangible Tips Part 1
Interpersonal conflict happens all the time. We are all unique beings with our individualized beliefs, opinions, perspectives and personality traits. So in a relationship, there are bound to be some clashes, disputes or disagreements as people bump up against their divergent attitudes.
Effective Communication: A Key Life Skill Part 3
As we learned in part one, effective communication starts out with knowing and understanding yourself. I wrote about interpersonal communication barriers. We will continue to learn how to break communication roadblocks.
Effective Communication: A Key Life Skill Part 2
As we learned in part one, effective communication starts out with knowing and understanding yourself. I wrote about interpersonal communication barriers. We will continue to learn how to be an engaged listener and break communication road blocks.
Effective Communication: A Key Life Skill Part 1
Effective communication starts out with knowing and understanding yourself. When you are aware of where you are coming from, you can articulate in a very clear fashion what you want to say. It sounds so simple just to say what you mean. But we often make lots of assumptions...