5 Things to Make Your Marriage Last Forever

coupleplaying1 5 Things to Make Your Marriage Last Forever Want your marriage to last?

Marriage is never going to be without trouble.  No matter how compatible you are, tension is going to rise eventually.

You need to expect it and prepare yourself to deal with it.  Learning how to effectively handle conflict in your marriage is probably one of the key factors in determining whether or not it will last.

Couples that can handle stress and arguments avoid building …

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Goals and Resolutions: Time for a Progress Report

magnifying Goals and Resolutions: Time for a Progress Report Do you remember your New Year’s resolutions?

Do you hate me for asking?  icon smile Goals and Resolutions: Time for a Progress Report  

We start the year with fantastic intentions to accomplish great things and improve ourselves in awesome ways. 

However, by this late in the year, many of us have completely forgotten the goals and resolutions we embraced so passionately just a few short months ago. 

So, despite how you might hate me for it, I’ll ask, “…

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Smart Living Rule 4 – Focus Your Thoughts and Actions

eye Smart Living Rule 4   Focus Your Thoughts and Actions Are you focused on what counts in your life?

You must focus your effort like a laser to accomplish great things.  A determined mind is hard to stop.  Those that commit themselves to a particular goal and then pursue it with persistence and perseverance are the ones that realize their dreams!

A mind and a life that is cluttered and scattered rarely completes anything.  The effort is too diluted to …

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Striving For Excellence: Quotes That Will Guide And Inspire

waterfall rainbow Striving For Excellence: Quotes That Will Guide And Inspire We should be striving for excellence in all that we do.  Why do less than your best?  People notice when you aren’t performing up to your capabilities.  They may not say anything, but they make a mental note.  This can and probably will come back to haunt you.  At the very least, it will leave you stranded on a plateau of mediocrity somewhere below your full potential.…

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Reader Poll: Is Love Or Commitment Most Important In Marriage?

What is most important in keeping a marriage alive?  Is it love or is it commitment?  I am posing this question because I think it is vitally important and bride thumb Reader Poll: Is Love Or Commitment Most Important In Marriage?I know my readers are extremely intelligent.  I want to hear your thoughts on how these two components of marriage have played out in your life.

Depending on who you ask, most say that about 50% of all marriages in America …

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Three Common Excuses For Less Than Excellent Work

boat thumb Three Common Excuses For Less Than Excellent Work We should fully apply ourselves and our resources to completing every task we take on with excellence.  If a job is worth doing, it is worth doing right!  Other people are always watching us and making judgements about our character.  The majority of what they conclude about us comes from the actions they observe.  If you want to succeed in life, you should take on every task with this in …

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Real Commitment: Would You Crawl Across Broken Glass?

broken glass Real Commitment: Would You Crawl Across Broken Glass?
How committed are you to what you are doing?

It takes passion and commitment to move a cause forward. Others have to vividly see this in you or they simply will not believe you and follow your persuasion.

We often go about our mission in life on autopilot.  We approach even vitally important matters with half-heartedness especially when it takes years to see it through to completion. 

In what do …

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