I was talking with a friend this morning about Gary Chapman’s, The 5 Love Languages concept. I was relaying a discussion I had with another friend who is married to a man with Asperger’s Syndrome. Because the wife knows her husband can’t read her emotions, she has taken to writing down things she would like for … Continue reading “What’s Your Love Language and How Can You Get Your Partner to Actually Do What You Love?”
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Good communication . . . it’s a phrase everyone uses to describe a good relationship. Many of us believe we are good enough communicators that we don’t really need to work on this skill any longer. After all, we’ve been talking since we were around 2! So how does good communication differ from just talking about things? … Continue reading “The Difference between Good Communication and Talking: Skills to Master”
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I don’t know about you, but over the 14 years I’ve been married, Valentine’s Day has been largely underwhelming. We often refer to a recent evening out or a future trip as our big Valentine’s Day gifts to each other. We hug, we kiss, we go out to dinner, maybe have sex , but chocolates, roses … Continue reading “5 Free Valentine’s Day Ideas for the Entrepreneur’s Household”
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I was watching the Big Bang Theory last night with my husband. While I didn’t really enjoy the episode as it leaned more toward serious vs their typical humor filled 27 minutes, it did spark a thought regarding falling into a rut. The longer couples are together, the easier it is to do less for one another; … Continue reading “Keeping the Romance Alive: Lessons From The Big Bang Theory”
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“I went to a therapist the other day, but I don’t think he really understood my dilemma because he wasn’t an entrepreneur.” These are words my friend shared the other day was she was lamenting the change in her home situation. Her husband has been an entrepreneur for as long as we’ve known each other. … Continue reading “Do We Need Therapy? Suggestions for an Otherwise Happy Couple: Entrepreneurship”
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I recently submitted a word that to me helps define spousal forum within the Entrepreneurs’ Organization aka EO. I decided to make a word cloud of those words. I have attached it below!
Read MoreI was recently re-reading Dr. John Gottman’s work on relationships. As a researcher myself – I am always fascinated with statistics. Gottman pointed out there are only 2 kinds of conflict within a marriage – Solvable and Perpetual. What he discovered was that only 31% of everyday marital conflict is actually solvable. That leaves 69% of … Continue reading “Conflict Resolution in Marriage: Solvable vs Recurring Issues”
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I recently started to think about my presentation from a new perspective. What is it missing? How can I improve my message? I started looking up ways to inspire greatness today and these two resonated with me. Dale Carnegie: “Give the other person a fine reputation to live up to.” Ken Kesey: “You don’t lead … Continue reading “Quotes for Inspiring Greatness”
Read MoreWe read about this all the time. 5 tips to greater work/life balance. How to achieve better balance in your life. For those of us who have spouses, kids, households, jobs, laundry, social lives etc. sometimes those terms make us feel like a never ending failure. So is there a secret to “having it all”? … Continue reading “Balance Shmalance: How to cope with work/life pressures”
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I pride myself on believing I do a great job of making my partner feel loved and appreciated. After all, I speak on this topic all the time and teach others tools and tricks to improving their connections with their partners. Today I was listening to Laura Heck’s talk at Google about the science of … Continue reading “Marriage Inspiration”
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