Posts Tagged ‘men’
3 Reasons You Give Too Much In Relationships (And How To Stop)
Your identity and passions are the very things that draw someone to you in the first place. So, why do you sacrifice them when you get into a relationship? Someone I coached once told me that he identified as a “people pleaser,” and these tendencies made their way into his relationships. What he would do…
Read More7 Mindsets To Break The Negative Patterns Holding You Back
Many of us hold ourselves back with negative beliefs about ourselves or our abilities. Here’s how to overcome them. How many people do you think are capable of more than they’re currently doing? Odds are, the first person who came to mind reading that was yourself. It’s okay, everyone feels that way now and then. We…
Read More11 Ways To Show Him Your Love
Great relationships aren’t about give and take, they’re about give and give. Of the hundreds of articles I’ve written, at least 75% are about how men can improve themselves and be better partners for the women in our lives. Here’s what we almost never talk about, though: Men need affection, too. Psychology Today once made…
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 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 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…
Read More5 Reasons Your Online Dating Profile is Attracting The Wrong Men
There isn’t a predictable formula for online dating (or dating of ANY kind), but there are common mistakes that may be holding you back from attracting the right type(s) of men. Just a few short years ago it was almost a strange stigma to have met someone online. We didn’t want to admit we used…
Read MoreEarning Our Place as Men
Some say the world is stripping men of their authority or power. But maybe we’ve stopped doing what it takes to earn it. I often think about what it means to “be a man.” Not just the biological randomness that we’re born as a male human, but what it really means to be a man worthy of…
Read MoreHow To Eliminate Negative Self-Talk
The way we speak to ourselves can quite literally shape the reality that we live in. I was talking to someone I’m coaching last week and she told me: “I always date men who are bad for me.” I encouraged her to reframe this thinking to start saying “I used to date men who were…
Read More5 Ways To Smash The “All Men Are The Same” Stereotype
You’re not obligated to fit into the mold. Here’s how to smash it to pieces. As men, we constantly fight the stigma that we lack empathy, compassion, and the ability to communicate about anything besides sports or beer. Every day, you have the opportunity to show up in the world in a way that smashes…
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