Posts Tagged ‘JamesMSama’
You’ll Be Your Own Worst Enemy Until You Change This One Thing
What can a story about two fish teach us about self-awareness? Have you heard the story about the two fish swimming in a fishbowl? One goes up to the other and asks, “How do you like the water?” The fish responds: “What is water?” The point is that the fish is so immersed (literally) in…
Read MoreHow To Stop Jumping Into The Wrong Relationships Too Fast
It’s easy to get overly excited about that new person you just met, but real love can’t (and shouldn’t) be rushed. You met someone new. Yay! Everything seems to be going great. You’re texting all the time, he facetimes you when he gets off work, she sends you cute emojis when you first wake up.…
Read More10 Questions You Need to Ask BEFORE Committing to Someone
Honestly answering these important questions can save you needless heartbreak and years in the wrong relationship. “He’s changed!” “She never acted like this in the beginning!” I’ve lost count of how many times someone has told me they’ve felt fooled or surprised at how their partner’s personality seemed to “change” after they entered into a…
Read More7 Red Flags of a One-Sided Relationship
Great relationships aren’t about give and take, they’re about give and give. We’ve ALL been in a relationship at one point where we put in more effort than our partner. Loved them more. Cared for them more. Gave more of ourselves…and didn’t want to admit it for far too long. Maybe we didn’t even realize…
Read More9 Affirmations to Make Dating Fun Again
Dating is as an opportunity to create the love life you’ve always desired…if you choose to see it that way. “I just want to skip the dating part and go right to the phase where we’re comfortable on the couch together.” This is what someone I’m coaching said to me on one of our recent…
Read MoreIt’s Not “Complicated,” They’re Just The Wrong Person
The right person will enhance your life, not complicate your life. Have you ever settled for for “it’s complicated” because you’ve just assumed that’s how every relationship must be? Your partner is hot and cold, off and on, incongruent with their words and actions. But, they’re still sticking around, so they must want to be…
Read More9 Traits of a High Quality Man (and How to Attract Him)
The first step to getting what you deserve is knowing who to look for in the first place. The next step is understanding what they’re looking for in return. It’s a controversial thing to say that someone is “high quality,” because it implies that some people don’t fit the bill. Let’s be honest, though, there…
Read MoreHow To Set Healthier Boundaries in Life and Love
Setting healthy boundaries in (all) of your relationships is the key to even better emotional health. Here’s how, and why, to do it. Why do we find it so difficult to set boundaries in our personal lives? Even people who accomplish high levels of professional success can fall into negative patterns of dating – or…
Read More10 Red Flags He Won’t Commit To You
Save yourself time and heartbreak by paying attention to these red flags. Many inquiries I get from women involve their confusion about whether or not the man they are seeing is serious about them. My belief is that if you are really that confused about someone’s intentions, then odds are your instincts are correct and they are…
Read MoreSuccessful and Single: What Men Get Wrong About Dating Strong Women
Do successful men really want to “marry down”? Studies show that the answer is no. Are you worried that you’re overqualified for dating? Many successful women may shy away from, or completely avoid discussing their career on a date because they don’t want to scare away a man who may be intimidated. I hear this…
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