People who are self-aware are more fulfilled, have stronger relationships, are more creative, more confident and better communicators. They’re less likely to lie, cheat or steal and they do better at work and are more promotable (all according to the...

 You’re out with your partner running errands. The day has been going fine but there’s a lot to do and your mind is consumed “with all the things.”You’re now at Home Depot together picking out a security system for the house. You’ve talked about this some...

 Let me give you a scenario. You’re at home working on a project. Maybe you’re the head of the yearbook committee at your kid’s preschool and you’re trying to figure out the software you’re supposed to use. Or maybe you’re working for yourself and you’re...

 I started my “back to relationship basics” mission last month. My goal is to give you the key tools and education you need, then break things down into small wins so you can build momentum and hope and change your relationship for the long-term. Last...

 When you keep score you set yourself up to be competing with your partner. By default, this means you won’t be happy when your partner shares good news. How can you be? If you’re competing and they do well, it means you’re losing! So, instead of being...

 Nothing in a relationship is “fair” or equal if you look at it from a time perspective. The problem with looking at your relationship from a time perspective is that it doesn’t take into account the value of what’s being done, irrespective of time. I’m...

 Tell me if this scenario sounds familiar: You’ve set up the car pools for the kids for the week, you’ve shopped for and made dinner (and this was difficult because of little Jimmy’s recently diagnosed gluten allergy), you’ve emailed back and forth all day...

 There’s a lot going on in today’s relationships: commutes, work, deadlines, keeping the house together, fitting in time with friends, self-care, and just the general maintenance of life leaves many couples feeling exhausted at the end of the day. When you...

 Today you’re going to learn how the law of attraction really works in your relationship. To get us there, we’re going to need to take a small (I promise) detour down a quantum science road, but you’ve got to know about quantum to understand that the law...

  Albert Ellis, considered by many to be the grandfather of cognitive-behavioral therapies, founded RET in 1955. His theory was revolutionary at the time (and maybe to you now), because it centered around the idea that individuals tend to think that...

 Some research shows that people complain once a minute during a typical conversation. Why the heck do we complain? The simple answer: because it feels good. If you’re not happy in your relationship, complaining can become a really nasty habit. Not only is...

 In the business world we have lots of great tools for what we call “Root Cause Analysis” or RCA. This is usually part of quality management in a company. Root Cause Analysis is just what it sounds like: you’re trying to break down what seems like a big...