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ARTArticleThe Power Behind NamesNames! Names! Names! Names are important. Whether for you personal, social, or professional life, names get you in. I first learned about the importance of names back in 2004 when I first started working with the Southweste
Company as an independent sales dealer. Our sales talk was sewed around dropping names that our prospects could connect to. Today, when I propose my services as Relationship Strategist for individuals and corporates, when I meet with friends and make new friends, when I ask for business referrals, I can still notice how important names are.ARTArticleThe Secret to Emotional HealingWhat does it mean to emotionally heal? It means that you know what you are thinking or doing that causes fear, anxiety, depression, guilt, fear, anger, jealousy, and so on, and how to learn from and heal these painful feelings. It means that you no longer turn to addictions to avoid loneliness, heartache, heartbreak, sorrow or grief because you know how to manage and release these painful feelings. It means that you do not feel like a victim of others' choices and instead operate from a place of personal power, taking loving care of yourself rather than being reactive.ARTArticleThe Twilight Obsession and Its Effect on MarriagesThe Twilight Fervor
The Twilight fervor seems to be heating up again with the release of the next movie in the Twilight saga. What isn't being talked about though is its potentially negative effects on relationships.
After seeing this disturbing Twilight parody music video, and hearing about "Twilight Moms" and such on Oprah, it seemed necessary to comment on the Twilight phenomenon, and it's detrimental effects on marriages.ARTArticleThe Value of Mental Health BreaksAre you challenged to live authentically and in alignment with your spiritual values on a daily basis? Many of us are so busy every day that it's hard to even remember what spiritual values are when we are on the go from morning to night. We have children to raise, jobs to commute to, work to do, meetings to attend, emails and phone calls to return, soccer practices and music lessons to chauffeur kids to. It's exhausting to think of the obligations we have in our lives.ARTArticleTips and Topics on Starting a Conversation And Establish Report With Any New Contact or ProspectCharlie Cook said it right: whether you are in the elevator or on the phone, the way you start the conversation will determine whether or not it will continue. So many times we face the uncomfortable situation of meeting with a recently established contact and we just don’t know what to say. In fact, opening a conversation requires a set of skills if you want to leave an everlasting impression that will make the other one eager to come to you every time he/she will meet you.ARTArticleTransform Your Image at WorkSome people were born with the golden spoon and fortunately never had to work truly hard to transform their image. For the majority however, it’s not the case. One has to work hard on his job and also on the image he/she reflects. It can be at work, at home, with friends. How do you manage your reputation? What image do people of you? How to transform your image? Folks, this is Max, your Relationship Strategist, and this post is about Reputation Management.ARTArticleWhat Are We Doing That Makes Absolutely NO sense?I came across the idea of this post as I was watching a seminar video from Tony Robbins in Act2be.com. Tony’s video was about why we do what we do. After watching it, I’ve questioned myself: what is that we do that makes absolutely so sense?ARTArticleWhat is Emotional Freedom?My definition of emotional freedom is being free from feeling like a victim of and controlled by our emotions. We are emotionally free when we know how to learn from and manage our feelings so that we are not reactive to them and they don't control us.
How Do We Attain Emotional Freedom?
Emotional freedom is the result of learning how to take emotional responsibility, i.e., responsibility for our feelings.
What does this mean and how do we do it?
There are two different kinds of feelings: wounded feelings and core feelings.ARTArticleWhat’s Love Got To Do With It? Not Everything!What’s Love Got To Do With It? Not Everything!
Not many of us aren’t familiar with Tina Turner’s immortal words questioning, “What’s love got to do with it?” Her notion that risking love may ultimately risk a broken heart still rings true today. However, when I consider the question, “What’s love got to do with it,” I can honestly say, not everything. But don’t get me wrong. I would never say that true love is not the goal many of us seek in a long-term and successful relationship. But love is not everything.ARTArticleWhat’s the difference between a tramp and a prostitute?Oddly enough, never once in all the years we struggled to make that relationship work did it ever occur to me to call my local paper and give a blow-by-blow description to people who deliberately use the information to humiliate and desecrate the people involved; namely, his wife and family. I felt quite the opposite: ashamed, embarrassed, frightened, and at times very much alone because I couldn’t— rather didn’t dare—tell a soul.ARTArticleWho's to blame?BBC report today:
Iranian cleric blames quakes on promiscuous women
Promiscuous women are responsible for earthquakes, a senior Iranian cleric has said.
Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi told worshippers in Tehran last Friday that they had to stick to strict codes of modesty to protect themselves.
"Many women who do not dress modestly lead young men astray and spread adultery in society which increases earthquakes," he said.
Really, did this guy really say this? No wonder we have such a victim/prostitute archetype in our culture. What next?ARTArticle"We Can't Communicate"What are couples really meaning when they say, "We can't communicate"?
The issue with understanding what this means is what they mean by "communicate."
All too often, when a partner states, "We can't communicate," what he or she means is "I can't get my partner to listen to me and understand things from my point of view." And unde
eath this is, "If my partner only understood things through my eyes, he or she would then change and do things my way."ARTArticle*** "I Keep Choosing The Wrong Partner"________________________________________
Discover the way out of choosing the wrong relationships over and over.
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Do you find yourself choosing a similar wrong partner over and over? This is what Laura asks about:
"How can I get past the point of choosing destructive and abusive relationships over and over just because I grew up in an abusive and dysfunctional family? Is it better to just remain single and grow with God and be a good mom and not gravitate toward craziness?"ARTArticle*** "What's The Point of a Relationship?"________________________________________
Do you sometimes have confusion regarding the value of a relationship?
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Jeanine asked me the following question at one of my free webinars:ARTArticle*** Succeeding Through Failure"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. --Michael Jordan, Former Professional Basketball Player and Entrepreneur
How did failure get such a bad name? When did it become something to avoid rather than something to learn from? If you fear failure, did this come mostly from your parents or other caregivers, or mostly from your school experience, or both?ARTArticle*** Why Relationships Fail________________________________________
Discover the major cause of relationship failure and what to do about it.
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Most people, when asked if they want a loving relationship, will say that having a loving relationship is one of the two most important things to them – along with having work they love.
Why, then, do so many relationships fail?
If we want to go deeply into why relationships fail, we need to go all the way back to the parental relationship.ARTArticle***"Divorced and Reconciled – But It's Not Working"________________________________________
After reconciling with your partner, do you find yourself back in the same pattern?
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Nancy wrote to me asking the following question:rARTArticle***"How Can I Get Him To Stop Hurting Me?"________________________________________
Are you aware of the system you have created with your partner that may be causing you pain?
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Do you find yourself wanting love but being afraid to really open to it? This is the situatio
Marley finds herself in:ARTArticle***"How Can I Manage Overwhelm?"________________________________________
Do you often feel overwhelmed with demands, tasks and life in general?
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Most of us lead very busy lives and it is easy to become overwhelmed with all we need to do. In addition, about 15% to 20% of us are born with highly sensitive nervous systems that are far more reactive to having a lot to do than the general population.ARTArticle***"How Can I Not Get Hurt By Others' Judgments?"________________________________________
Do you have a misconception about what it means to be a strong and emotionally healthy person?
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Do you have an expectation that if you were emotionally healthy, you would not feel hurt in the face of others' judgments or uncaring behavior?
This is not true! Let me explain.ARTArticle***"How Do I Deal With My Critical Mother?"________________________________________
Dealing with critical people, especially a parent, is a challenge for all of us. Here are some options for dealing with a critical mother.
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Having a critical mother is a big challenge. I know, because I grew up with an extremely critical mother. I can certainly relate to Lori, who asked the follow question:ARTArticle***"I Just Want to Explain" - Explaining as a Form of Control"My husband never lets me explain anything to him. It's so frustrating! He makes these statements that are blaming and attacking and then he won't listen to me when I'm trying to explain."
"Why do you want to explain?"
"I NEED to explain because he is not seeing things accurately. He is making assumptions that are not accurate."
"So you want to explain to get him to see things differently than he does."
"Yes."ARTArticle***"I Lose My Cool In Relationships."________________________________________
Do you find that as soon as you really like someone – whether as a friend or as a partner – you 'lose your cool?'
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Relationships offer us more opportunities for personal growth than just about anything else in life. But sometime the opportunities are very challenging!
For example, Larry asks:
"Whenever I feel a real connection with someone, whether it's for friendship or a love interest, I lose my cool completely, can't function and I end up losing them. What can I do?"ARTArticle***"I Lose Myself Around Others"Have you wondered why you are often able to take loving care of yourself when you are alone but you lose yourself in relationships? Discover the answer now!
Do you find that you take loving care of yourself when you are alone, but that you lose yourself with someone you are attracted to, or around someone you want to connect with? This is a common issue.
Val asks:ARTArticle***"I Want To Open But I'm Scared of Getting Hurt."Are you afraid to open your heart to love, for fear of getting hurt? Learn how to lovingly manage the hurt.
Is it possible to fully love without getting hurt? The answer is unequivocally NO!ARTArticle***"If I Move Into My Power, Will I End Up Alone?"Do you have the common false belief that the better you feel about yourself, the more alone you will be?
Yolanda asks:ARTArticle***"Is There Hope For Our Relationship?"________________________________________
Discover what you can do to give your relationship a chance.
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Lauren asks:ARTArticle***"My Wife Is No Longer In Love With Me"Are you willing to do the inner work you need to do to possibly save your relationship?
Many people, like Aaron who asked the following question, seek my help because either their partner is no longer in love with them, or they are no longer in love with their partner.
Aaron asks:ARTArticle***"My Wife Won't Have Sex With Me "Is sex mostly gone out of your relationship? There are always good reasons for this.
Do you identify with Lawrence, whose wife won't have sex with him? In my work with individuals and couples, I often hear this complaint. Lawrence asks: