Caution: Loaded topic. Are you keeping secrets in your relationship? Before going further about this, let me tell you that most secrets in an intimate relationship if you are long-term committed partners are toxic. Poisonous. Secrets are things you are either keeping from your partner on purpose or explicitly lying to them about. Before going […]
Patterns
Just Apologize: 2 Of The Most Powerful Words You Can Say
Just apologize. Own what you did and say “I’m sorry.” Of course, for an apology to be effective, you have to mean it, and your actions have to demonstrate that as well, but these two words are extremely important. It can be hard to own when you mess up if your relationship is already struggling. […]
How Can I Tell If I’m Outgrowing My Relationship? Here’s What To Do…
I frequently field questions from confused people who fearfully wonder, “Am I outgrowing my relationship?” When you’re a person who is interested in personal growth and development and your partner’s not, you may be scared that you are outgrowing your relationship. Alternatively, perhaps you’ve recently become someone interested in personal growth and development as a […]
Keep Fighting Over The Same Thing?
Ever find yourself lost in the same circular arguments with your significant other? You just keep fighting over the same thing. Something so trivial, like who did or didn’t take the garbage out, can seem to start the most nuclear of arguments. Or you give your partner the most neutral look and it’s interpreted as […]
The Miracle Of You
In the last few weeks and months I’ve heard people citing the odds that you were born. I guess it’s because Gary Vaynerchuk started talking about it that everyone is? And here I am doing the same. You don’t need to be a genius to know that the odds of you being here exactly as […]
How to deal with negative people in your life
The question comes up a lot: How do I deal with negative people in my life? The common advice is to just cut them out. Get rid of them. Step away from toxic people. I’m sure you’ve heard that you’re the sum of the 5 people you spend the most time with, so why hang […]