Month: August 2016
5 Ways to Make Your Love Grow according to Michael Jackson.
Yesterday was Michael Jackson’s Birthday. The King of Pop, is not usually known for his Love Songs, but one of his best is Lady of My Life (full version).
For Love Tune Tuesday, here are 5 Ways to Make Your Love Grow according to Michael Jackson’s wonderful song.
- Trust
Just put your trust in my heart and meet me in paradise (NOW is the time.)
- Work
And baby through the years going to love you more each day!
- Realistic
No time for castles in space Or living in make believe.
- Intimacy
Lay your body close to mine.
- Assurance
You’re my lady all through the night.
Strive 2 Succeed Question of the Day – “Me” Time
S2S QOTD! Do you have “me” time scheduled in your marriage?
According to Dr. Jane Greer, relationship expert and author of What About Me? Stop Selfishness From Ruining Your Relationship.
Here are 3 Benefits to scheduled alone time.
- It fosters Self-Expression.
- Helps you create your own identity.
- Brings New Energy to a stale marriage.
- Helps foster better communication
If you do have frequent alone time, what does it consist of?
If you don’t, why not?
Have you reached out to a friend today?
Sometimes a friend needs to hear from you just to know you care. It’s more than just FB updates or a quick tweet. Hearing a friend’s voice can provide peace that a person needs.
S2S Question of the Day – Politics
Here is the Question of the Day!
If your spouse supported someone different for POTUS would it affect your marriage, like this couple?
Strive 2 Succeed Question of the Day – Support or Abuse?
If you were in the Olympics, would you have your spouse as your coach?
Can You Have An Opinion Please! – How a lack of respect can ruin Trust!
In my last post 3 Ways Straight-Talk Can Help Your Marriage we discussed how to regain trust from your spouse. This second behavior is about demonstrating respect.
This is probably one of the biggest ways you can outwardly show trust and the easiest way to damage it.
Respect is the intrinsic value you place on your partner. The higher the value the higher respect you will have for your spouse and vice versa.
You may be wondering how my lack of respect can correlate to how much she trusts you. It could summed up in something as simple as a restaurant selection.
Let’s just say as a couple you alternate between who selects the restaurant for dinner. When you pick the restaurant, you’re wife always gives you the approval for picking the restaurant even though she might not be all the way excited about it. When it’s time for her to pick and you say, “I don’t care!” You are telling your spouse. I don’t really care about you!
That was always one of my wife’s pet peeves. She hates people who don’t have an opinion. So imagine what our marriage would’ve been like if I never gave any feedback on a restaurant selection, or anything else for that matter.
It only takes ONE defining moment to lose the trust of a spouse because of disrespect.
So how can you get it back.
Recall your home training. The little things you do can speak volumes. By saying “Please” and “Thank You”, picking up your dirty underwear and sharing thoughts and your precious stuff can have a huge impact.
Treat her better than you treat other women. – It sounds easy enough, but what if she has seen you holding the door for other women, especially in a work environment. She sure as hell is going to want to experience the same level of treatment, if not more on a regular basis.
Think about the specific things she has asked you to do, but you have stopped doing, or haven’t done at all. It may be something as minute as telling her you’re going to be late coming home from work, or buying a card just because. When you have been in a marriage for a long time as I have, you can take the little things for granted. But, in reality it’s the little things that maintain a marriage.
Respect can go a long way to rebuilding your trust and rebuilding your marriage.
If you feel your spouse has lost respect for you marriage, what are some of the things you need to do to get it back? If you feel stuck, please email Coach Keith at info@strive2succeedcoaching.com.
Empowerment Wednesday Vol. 1 – Respect
If you aren’t receiving the respect you know you deserve. Find out why by asking info@Strive2Succeedcoaching.com
Strive 2 Succeed Question Of The Day – Respect
Today’s Question of the Day is all about respect.
How do you show your spouse that you respect them? What would you like to see from your partner to let you he/she respects you?
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