Then here is the first of eight steps you must take in my new program called Living Forward in Life. Learn to laugh sooner; laugh about your mistakes in life. Learn from your mistakes. When you can say to your friends ―Do you remember when… and everybody laughs and it‘s okay, then you are able to move forward. The key is to not wait for months or years or even a lifetime before you arrive at that point. Move the laughter forward and your life will move forward in a very positive way. Just let it go and set yourself free to experience the true abundance that was meant for you. That is my goal: to help you build a better you, one day at a time.

The Good Life Rules!

Bryan Dodge

Take a moment to heal by pausing and thinking about how much time has passed since an event like this has happened in your life, and how much have you missed in life because you haven‘t learned from the mistake of harboring regret. Then detach yourself from it by just choosing to live with my favorite three words ―Let It Go! By taking that one step, you will allow yourself to grow and thrive and be fulfilled because of the opportunities that you find in life. Wouldn‘t it make sense to just let it go, forget it, check it off as experience? Or just say to yourself ―everybody makes mistakes, that‘s just part of life, and then move on.

If the answer is yes, then why is it so hard for so many people to do just that? It is typical of human behavior to focus on the past instead of forward-thinking philosophy. Humans, without self-discipline, will often take the road of least resistance, meaning it is easier to hold on to what is hurting us than to go to a place that is unknown. We spend too much time worrying about what others think of us, when in reality, people have other things to think about than us! Are you ready to accept that there is a better way and a better life for you?

(Final section will be posted tomorrow)

The Good Life Rules!

Bryan Dodge

I speak to many executives from a variety of corporations every year and the resounding question that is posed to me is, ― If I am doing everything to be successful why am I still struggling to capture the happiness that comes with success? Many times in life, we fall prey to holding on to past regret, sorrow, disappointments, bitterness, and guilt. It doesn‘t make us feel good when we ponder these past indiscretions, but we can‘t seem to let them go. It hasn‘t helped us see tomorrow any better either, especially when we seem to be focusing on what happened to us yesterday. If only yesterday was the biggest problem.

I believe it‘s more like weeks, months, or even years past that build up too many negative thoughts, weighing people down with these regretful moments. They continue to pop up when you least expect them—times when you should be enjoying life. We push our lives into those negative places and we then find our emotional bucket being poured out. It creates a black hole deep inside us. It can get worse, though. This hole develops teeth that make the fall have a real bite, resulting in scars that can become infected if left unhealed.

To be continued …

The Good Life Rules!

Bryan Dodge

Leading in the Home “His Needs”

His five needs are:

1. Sexual Fulfillment. Men have a strong sex drive, period. The typical wife doesn’t understand her husband’s deep need for sex any more than the typical husband understands his wife’s need for affection. Women need affection and romantic sex. Men just need sex often.

2. Recreational Companionship. He needs her to be his playmate. Spending recreational time with his wife is second only to sex for the typical husband. It is important to find activities that you both enjoy.

3. An Attractive Spouse. He needs a good-looking wife. When she looks good, he feels good. Attractiveness is what you do with what you have. The wife needs to watch her weight, use makeup to her best advantage, get hairstyles he likes, and dress to be attractive to and for your husband.

4. Domestic Support. He needs peace, quiet, and an orderly home. In our culture, with many wives working, this has become a bigger problem, but the need is still important to a man.

5. Admiration. He needs her to be proud of him. Self-esteem usually begins at home. A wife’s admiration inspires and strengths her husband to handle greater responsibilities. Behind every successful man is an admiring wife.

For the married people reading this, which one of these five needs do you feel you are the weakest at? I wrote this article with the intention that you would be able to use this information to make a quick evaluation as to where you might bring some energy home to in order to strength your marriage. All improvement counts and can make a big different.

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Leading in the Home “Her Needs”

Her five needs are:

1. Affection. Women need to be hugged, touched and told that they are appreciated. Outward displays of affection without sexual intent are important to women. That is why they hug children, hug each other, they hug animals, hug relatives and even hug stuffed animals.

2. Conversation. Women need to talk. They want to talk about everything. They want to be listened to and understood. Women perceive this as caring. She feels close to the person she talks to. To her, conversation blends with affections. Women feel united with the person they can easily talk to. Conversation is bonding and fulfilling to her.

3. Honesty and Openness. She needs to trust him totally. Honesty is the best marriage insurance policy. Men need to be honest in their words, their actions and their finances.

4. Financial Support. She needs enough money to live comfortably. It is important to a woman that her man be a good provider. Women need financial security.

5. Family Commitment. She needs him to be a good Father. Fatherhood takes commitment. The best husband is a good father.

What are your thoughts?

Frank Massine

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