Our 12 Relationship Archetypes guide has officially become the most popular resource on our website. Tens of thousands of singles and couples have explored these patterns to better understand what they need and how to create a fulfilling life and partnership. But reading about them is only the first step. The real breakthrough happens when you identify exactly which archetype is driving your … [Read more...] about What’s Your Relationship Archetype? New Quiz!
Relationship Coaching
Free PDF: A Coach’s Guide to Therapy for Stuck Clients
This FREE PDF guide addresses five critical questions for professional coaches working with a client who is “stuck” due to internal obstacles: Click below for free immediate access, no registration necessary. Please share this important information with your colleagues! … [Read more...] about Free PDF: A Coach’s Guide to Therapy for Stuck Clients
Top Two Principles for a Successful Relationship
As a relationship professional for over 40 years, a child of divorce who has been divorced twice and finally found his soul mate (we celebrated our 16th wedding anniversary this year) I’ve learned a lot about what it takes to have a happy, successful, fulfilled life and relationship. First, let’s acknowledge that there are no credible research or “facts” that can answer this question. … [Read more...] about Top Two Principles for a Successful Relationship
How to Coach Decision Making
Most times in life a decision isn't a clean, easy "Yes" or "No" and almost all significant choices and decisions that a client might bring up with a coach usually include unavoidable, undesired consequences and downsides. This makes decision making an incredibly common and important coaching topic, agenda, and skillset. In coaching relationships a simple list of pros and cons, even weighted, is a … [Read more...] about How to Coach Decision Making
Four Alternatives to Compromise in a Relationship
Compromise should be a last resort for resolving differences in a relationship and here’s why: When you “compromise” you are giving up some of what you want/need to meet in the middle somewhere with your partner. If you do this often enough you will find yourself sacrificing too much to make the relationship work and will resent your partner and be unhappy. Here’s an example: In my first … [Read more...] about Four Alternatives to Compromise in a Relationship
Dealing with Client Resistance in Life and Relationship Coaching
A professional coach doesn't psychoanalyze their client and interpret their behavior as "resistant," simple as that. The nuance here is that "resistance" happens, is more commonly caused inadvertently by the coach, and doesn't always mean the client has a problem that needs fixing. Just as "the customer is always right" you can assume that your client is always "right" and a reaction that you … [Read more...] about Dealing with Client Resistance in Life and Relationship Coaching
