The A-Z of Happy, Healthy and Harmonious Relationships
The A-Z of Happy, Healthy Harmonious Relationships (Assertiveness to Zealousness and Everything In-Between):
• Assertiveness: You must ask for what you want…directly.
• Boundaries: Know what to say yes to and what to say no to.
• Communication: The cornerstone of all healthy relationships.
• Deal Makers/ Deal Breakers: The absolutes and unbendable.
• Emotional Management: Manage your own inside game.
• Focus-Fear-Faith: Whatever you focus on is where you’ll go.
• God: Practice your spirituality; whatever it is.
• Humor: MUST have this for flexibility in the relationship…and life!
• Integrity: Operating from your wholeness.
• Jealousy: Just say “NO!” to jealousy.
• Ken on Call: Have a coach or counselor you can go to help if/when you need to.
• Logs on the Fire: Keep the fire of passion going.
• Most Important: Operate from your values…always!
• NO Blame, Shame or Games: Stay away as these are the three destroyers of all relationships.
• Openness: Stay open, be honest and lead with willingness.
• Purpose: Live according to your purpose…put purpose in your relationship…make it big and exciting!
• Questions: Make inquiries and be curious….stay away from accusations.
• Rituals: Create positive rituals to create ongoing positive energy.
• Support Networks: Always have people you can turn to for help.
• Tongue-Foo Bull-Fighting: Know how to step out of the way, when to listen and when to walk away.
• Understanding: Always seek to understand and build a bridge.
• Validation: Seek to find and validate each other’s emotions.
• Work-Life Balance: Leave work at work…make time to relax and recharge.
• X (Ex) Relationship Baggage: Leave the past in the past.
• Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow: Live in today…period!
• Zealousness: Always find the zeal in the life and bring it into the relationship.
And Marry YourSelf First!