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After studying over 3000 couples over a period of 30 years, marital researcher and author of 7 Principles of Making Marriage Work, John Gottman, PhD, states he can predict divorce with a 91% accuracy rate from merely listening to 5 minutes worth of a couple fighting!
Below are his four predictors . . . → Read More: What Predicts Divorce? Relationship Attitude #10 ~ “I choose to let go of what others think of me!”
What others think about me is more about them than me. Many people go through life trying to win approval, but what they don’t realize is that it’s an impossible feat! You will never make everybody . . . → Read More: Top 10 Attitudes for Relationship Success ~ #10 Relationship Attitude #9 ~ “I Assume Abundance!” “As I assume Abundance, Opportunities and Resources will appear.” On the other hand, if I assume Scarcity, those same Opportunities and Resources will vanish. Many Singles believe “all the good ones are taken!” Many Couples fight because they don’t believe they can BOTH have what they . . . → Read More: Top 10 Attitudes for Relationship Success ~ #9 Relationship Attitude #8 ~ “I take responsibility for all outcomes in my Life!
As a mature Adult, do I accept that I am responsible for everything that happens to me? Or do I blame others or God or Life? Do I recognize that the Choices I make lead to my Results? Even if . . . → Read More: Top 10 Attitudes for Relationship Success ~ #8 Relationship Attitude #7 ~ “I strive to stretch my comfort zone to reach my Relationship Goals!” Relationships are about Growth. “Partners have the Blueprint for each others’ Growth!” ~ Harville Hendrix, PhD. Therefore, Relationships are not for the faint-hearted. They take commitment and hard work. It will often be painful to stretch . . . → Read More: Top 10 Attitudes for Relationship Success ~ #7 Relationship Attitude #6 ~ “I strive to live with Intentionality!” Intentionality means making Choices conscious of the outcomes and overcoming your own reactivity. Most of us go through Life making “knee-jerk” reactions to our circumstances. This actually shows a weakness of Mind and Spirit. It is letting our “Old Brain” or “Animal . . . → Read More: Top 10 Attitudes for Relationship Success ~ #6 Relationship Attitude ~ #5: “I am authentic and live in Integrity with my Values & Principles! So let’s continue talking about the BASICS! Do you KNOW what your Values are? Do you KNOW what the Principles are that you stand for? In order to ATTRACT or BECOME a Dream Partner, you must start with knowing . . . → Read More: Top 10 Attitudes for Relationship Success ~ #5 Relationship Attitude ~ #4: “Connection Matters MORE than ANYTHING! Connection is the one condition that means life or death to a child! Although it exists as a Subconscious need, we continue carry that need throughout life in various different ways. When we experience a “rupture” in our connection with a loved one, especially . . . → Read More: Top 10 Attitudes for Relationship Success ~ #4 Relationship Attitude #3: “I love, accept and trust myself!” Wow! This one can be a challenging one, can’t it? What most people are unaware of is that our relationship problems, in other words, what we complain about, are merely the “Tip of the Iceberg!” What lies deep beneath the Iceberg, frozen in the . . . → Read More: Top 10 Attitudes for Relationship Success ~ #3 Relationship Attitude #2: “I Will Strive to Live & Be in the Present” Life anywhere else is completely non-productive and irrelevant! If I live in the PAST, it holds me captive. I am unable to be free from guilt, remorse, longings or fantasies. I blame others for my problems and I am a helpless . . . → Read More: Top 10 Attitudes for Relationship Success ~ #2 |
