Tag Archives: dating
5 Dating Strategies for the Single Entrepreneur
My friend Jonathan is self-employed and single. He talks about how it would be so nice to have a relationship in his life and yet I do not see him making the time for the process of dating. He tells me that his work is very demanding and that he is barely keeping up with his clients.
Having your own business or being self-employed is very challenging,...
Is He Your Soulmate Mr. Right?
Do you ever wonder if you and your man were meant to be together – as in soulmates, Mr. Right, Destiny? All that good stuff?
Though it’s important, it’s not enough to simply “get along” with a man – you want to have a feeling that he’s YOUR GUY and that you’re HIS WOMAN and that you’re SUPPOSED to be together, no matter what…
Believe...
Picky or Pushover? Tips to Successful Dating
“I know why you aren’t married: you’re just too picky about who you date!”
Women who are single in their 40s, 50s and beyond hear this a lot. After all, what other reason can there be for why you haven’t yet snagged a man?
As a woman who became a first-time bride at 47, I heard this a lot-especially from my father. And the word “picky”...
Stop Dating Like You’re Auditioning For An Expert Judge
‘Rejection’ within dating and relationships is widely treated like ‘auditioning’ for a part and then failing to get the role. Think about this for a moment: It being treated like an audition means that someone always holds the power from the outset and your fate is being put in their hands. You have to interview, perform, demonstrate,...
There’s No Tipping Point of Loving, Giving, Doing Enough To ‘Win’ People Over
Earlier on in my life, I came to believe that it’s really important to do what people expect or tell you to do or be. No-one specifically stated this but through interactions and observations, I deduced that you get loved, respected, cared for, trusted, and valued when you’re what others want you to be, which feeds very ‘nicely’ into believing...
The Trouble With Being Blinded By Intelligence in Dating and Relationships
Recently I’ve found that quite a few readers place a high value on intelligence in their partners and it’s often the primary value that concerns them the most. These very same people are then bewildered as to why these ‘intelligent’ partners haven’t given them the relationship that they expected, and were in fact lacking in relationship and...
I’m Not Good Enough – The world through a low self-esteem lens
For a few weeks now I’ve been sitting on a ‘Self-esteem in a nutshell’ post to follow up my ‘Relationships in a nutshell’ post. I’ve been pondering why I’ve held back, tweaked it etc and I guess it’s because while I can explain the importance of self-esteem in under 1300 words, why we don’t have good self-esteem has to be acknowledged...
Top 6 Things That Are Holding You Back From Love
1. Urgency
Urgency happens when your boy energy – your inner Knight in Shining Armor – is going unemployed. He’s foundering. You’re giving him nothing to do. The solutions :
***Adopt a new mantra - “I have all the time in the world…”
***Circular Dating!
***Find and DO the things that create passion in you – artistic things, creative...
The Dirty Secret Of Goddesses
When I first wrote The Tao of Dating for Women, its subtitle was How to Embrace Your Inner Goddess and Find the Fulfillment You Deserve. Aside from not rolling trippingly off the tongue, I found that many women took issue with the word goddess. Whether it set an impossible standard of perfection or sounded too woo-woo, it just bugged them.
Well, today...
Feel Like You Wasted Years With Mr. Wrong? How To Find Your Mr. Right
I’ve got a question for you: Are bad love habits keeping you single and away from your Mr. Right? See, in the search for love, it’s easy to get sidetracked by bad dates, broken hearts, and bad love habits. And while bad dates and broken hearts are part of the journey toward happily ever after, bad love habits can and should be avoided at all costs.
Are...
