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How To Reignite The Spark, Even After Kids

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When it comes to raising kids, the last thing on most married peoples’ minds is intimacy.

When is there time? You both work eight hours a day, the kids have five hours of homework, you have to make dinner, find an hour to exercise, run errands, get your daughter to soccer and your son to band practice… all while making sure there’s gas in the car and food in the fridge.

By the time you get into bed at night, the last thing either one of you is thinking about is romance.

A hot shower and bed before 10 p.m. is probably the most romantic thing you can imagine right now. But maybe you’re thinking about romance the wrong way. And if you are, it could be damaging your marriage.

Being Intimate Comes In Many Forms

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Be Honest With Yourself and Others

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“To thine own self, be true.”

It is always wiser to under-promise and over-deliver…than the opposite.

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Whether you’re making a commitment to a client, an employee, a family member, or even to yourself, make sure you’re extremely honest and that the promise you make is the “bottom floor” of what you will accomplish.

So, instead of committing to lose 50 pounds or promising to run a mile every day, make the promise that you’ll lose 5 pounds or walk a block every morning.

You can always exceed the promise and no one (including you) will object.

However, if you fall short, everyone affected is disappointed.

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Ask first. Talk Later.

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We are “hard-wired” to answer questions, correct?

(See, in your head, you HAD to answer that – even if you disagreed!)

Could I Ask You a Question?

If we really want to have closer relationships and we want to get more from those with whom we associate, we have to:

  1. Listen
  2. Ask questions
  3. Refrain from judgment
  4. Look for consensus

Telling someone what you want without listening to what he or she wants might get you what you need. But, listening first is a more reliable strategy and will probably get both of you what you want.

And isn’t that a better choice?

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Video: Patrick Donadio on How to get Past Overthinking a Conversation

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This is the seventh in a series of Friday Motivational videos with successful people discussing with Scott how to get past what holds you back. In a hallway meeting at a conference, Scott “Q” Marcus talks with nationally recognized speaker, communication expert, author, and coach Patrick Donadio on how to get past overthinking a conversation.
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Listen to as Many People as You Can

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Listen to as many ideas as you can.

Can you hear me?

Even if you don’t use what others say, you won’t have the option if you don’t listen.

I was surprised that one of the best lessons I ever learned was from someone I barely respected.

He was a consultant at a radio station at which I worked in my twenties. I thought he was a buffoon but, because he held control over my position, I was forced to listen to him.

He told me “Great managers don’t always come up with the best ideas, they just recognize them.”

I thought that was brilliant! It turned me around in a minute.

Whether you’re a manager of a business or a family, the advice is powerful.

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