How Do I Build Long-Lasting Business Relationships?

A long-lasting business relationship is imperative for any business to succeed. Repeat business must outpace customer turnover to sustain business growth. Clues to establishing successful long lasting business relationships can be seen in everyday relationships (think friendships, a spouse etc), but is unique and should be treated differently. A great business relationship often begins with a combination of attraction and communication. This form of attraction is the compelling reason someone should work with you. In sales 101, it is called your “Benefits Statement.” If benefits are equal,... (more)

Tags: small business, entrepreneurship, lead generation, leadtunnel, business relationships, partnerships

Say No To Hitler Style Relationships

...often consisted of equal parts stubbornness and indecisiveness.’’ Hitler’s such mental state and emotional behavior is a subtle revelation of his psyche and selfdom, which also forms a contour to his relationship style.

Not surprisingly enough, but leadership is an offshoot of relationships. In addition to the domain of traits and skills, leadership is a pilotage of emotions that navigates feelings to purpose. A positive leadership builds, strengthens, and defines relationships through exchange of ideas, fair participation, and welcoming change to adapt to newer styles. Such... (more)

Tags: love, hitler, children, feelings, emotions, leadership, faith, lifestyle, hope, character, change, ego, control, relationsh, governance, authoritarian, control freaks, humanitarian

Top Five Ways To Find Your Perfect Mate Without A Computer

...become convinced the Law of Attraction is a powerful Law of the Universe, like gravity. Just like, “what goes up must come down,” try as you might, you can’t avoid or change the principle that, “like attracts like.”

If you’re hiding behind your computer, what people, relationships, and results are you likely to attract?

Top Five Ways to Find Your Mate Without a Computer:

1. Use your support community

Most people find their soul mate through someone they know, so don’t be a lone ranger (a dating trap!); and lean on your friends, family,... (more)

Tags: support community, dating pool, high tech, high touch

You're Single For A Reason

...doesn’t mean “What happened?” or “Whose fault is it?” In this case, “Why” refers to big picture questions such as, “What is the purpose or reason for you being single at this time in your life?” and “What do you need to learn that is getting in the way of your relationships?”

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO LEARN?

If you’re single and want a life partnership, what are the major life learnings or lessons that must be mastered before you can find your soul mate and live happily ever after? Here are five possibilities that occur to me:

1. Heal old... (more)

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Ten Things You Can Do Right Now To Find Your Perfect Mate

... potential),

Step Three: Screening (collect enough information to know if your requirements would be met),

Step Four: Testing (date a few times and compare the reality with the information).

Repeat as needed.

That’s it…nothing more, nothing less. No “trial relationships,” no fun flings; just these four steps.

5. Get Support.

Don’t do this alone. Dating can be scary and isolating, and your friends and family can be your safety net to help you stay on track.

6. Work it!

Most people meet their soul mate through someone they... (more)

Tags: dating, requirements, dating advice, chooser

Decision-making step by step

...and how the company could fulfil their needs (provided that they performed). It was, therefore, more likely that they would be happy and successful at their jobs.

This is true not only when you choose a job. Research has shown that those who knew what they expected when they entered relationships had a better chance of having a happy, lasting relationship than those who entered out of strong emotions only and were not clear about what they were after.

It’s a simple truth, known to everyone and yet not often followed: if you don’t know what you want, nothing will lead you... (more)

Tags: business, self-improvement

Social Media vs. Flesh and Blood

...they followed through with some wonderful advice. They graciously gave me their time and counsel without ever even meeting them, although I would jump at the chance.

The people we all meet through social media can be priceless, but we should all guard against replacing them with real relationships, therefore substituting bonafide flesh and blood for focused words on a screen--it kind of goes along with my opinions on replacing personal communication with texting and e-mailing, it just isn’t the same. I for one would love to have a huge party someday with each and every friend,... (more)

Tags: relationships, social media, randy mitchell, al gore and the internet, social media usage, computer relationships

So Many Kinds of Sad

...confronted with this emotion.

There is the grief of a broken heart - probably my first taste of despair and it comes along with puberty. It's wrenching, blinding, irrational and exhausting. And sort-of fun in a masochistic way. It's the pre-cursor to the grown-up heartaches of ruined relationships, divorces and estrangements. The more mature agonies of feeling failed and/or having wasted valuable time creep in and join hands with grief, adding a new and painful facet. By this time, it's just no fun at all, no matter how masochistic your temperament. But you generally recover from... (more)

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Ten ways to spot a sociopath (aka con-artist) on your first

...range of personality disorders. These people are NOT certifiably mentally ill; they are biological carriers of socially and personally problematic traits. Such traits may have been manifested from childhood in acts of cruelty to animals, property or people. These characteristics can disrupt relationships, create financial and emotional crises, and, at their worst, lead the person to callously undertake acts of vandalism, theft, rape or murder. Being aware what constitutes a sociopath can help one resist their charm and the errors inherent in establishing a life with them.

Sociopaths... (more)

Tags: dating, valentines day, sociopath, psychopath, bad date

Life’s a Stage and a Six-act Play

...that you have left, because they belong only to you.

The Fifth Act – Renaissance: You join new protest groups that are more organized and goal oriented. You do work that inspires, write books, share your accumulated mistakes (wisdom) cultivating new intellectual friends. You build relationships that have more longevity but less passion. You hit your stride with deliberate physical exercise, and with medications and diet to keep all systems fired. You calibrate and celebrate your achievements and document them for legacy. You reach out and understand empathy and compassion for the... (more)

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