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IMPULSE CONTROL & SELF-REGULATION
You cannot release tension by creating more of it… Rationally, we know we cannot expect to live harmoniously with our partner at all times, but seldom do we emotionally accept that fact. Frustrations,...
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Communication Management
“The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” When lines of communications are not open or are not clear it is common for misunderstanding to become exaggerated and...
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Managing Unspoken Expectations
(A man surveying the results of an iceberg named ‘hypergamy’) “Expectations that go unspoken do not infer consent.” Icebergs of Navigational Routes Unspoken expectations, conditions,...
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Managing Trust & Distrust
“The most effective way to maintain trust is NOT to break it” Wisdom of Spaghetti Westerns I honestly don’t know where I first learned the basics of developing trust. I’ll credit my Mother...
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Managing Conflict
“Conflict is inevitable, but combat is optional” The Nature of Relationship Conflict Real conflicts in relationships are more than just elements associated with let downs, frustrations, incivility or...
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Managing Feedback, Coaching & Mentoring
“A relationship is only as good as the partners in it” Developmental stagnation and the cycle of failure We have an expectation that people over time learn, develop, and grow. We formulate these...
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Managing Morale
“Low morale comes with a high price tag” Relationship altitude Relationships face a number of growing pressures over time that tax the capabilities of the individuals within them and inhibit the...
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Relationship Maintenance Management
“Big problems start from little ones” Maintenance Objective The purpose of relationship maintenance management is to generate an atmosphere conducive to regenerating and increasing emotional energy...
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RELATIONSHIP MAINTENANCE- SUSTAINMENT
“A penny saved is a penny earned” Proactive Practices Relationship maintenance sustainment practices and protocols are skills, management ability and efforts directed at keeping a relationship...
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RELATIONSHIP MAINTENANCE-STABILITY
“A stable ship can sail unstable seas…” The Stability and Longevity Relationship Longevity has always been synonymous with equaling success and a direct ramification of longevity is stability. If we...
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MAINTAINING DIALECTICAL TENSIONS
“Build bridges and walls to include as well as exclude” Dialectic what? A dialectic tension is the perceived contradiction in personal relationships between two desirable goals or values that appear to...
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MAINTAINING THE STATUS QUO
“Route 66” “If you ever plan to motor west, Travel my way, take the highway that is best. Get your kicks on Route Sixty-Six.” The Open Highway For relationships to be healthy, meaningful and...
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