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7 Steps to a Better Relationship

November 13, 2009 Bob Wagner 1 comment

relationship1. Understand that most people don’t intentionally want to upset you. Your loved ones don’t stay awake at night thinking of ways to tick you off. They are human and therefore will say things they don’t mean, not phrase their words properly, forget to do things you’ve asked and even act selfishly from time to time. It doesn’t mean they WANT to give you headache. Sometimes it is our responsibility to understand their weaknesses and help them by holding them accountable, reminding them, improving our communication skills and more importantly forgiving them.
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I’m a Bad Husband? You have got to be kidding me!

October 28, 2009 Bob Wagner 1 comment

That was the first thing that ran through my mind when I found the phone book open to divorce attorneys. I was home every night, my wife didn’t have to work, she drove a Lincoln Town Car, could shop whenever and wherever she wanted, I didn’t cheat on her, wasn’t a drunk and never abused her physically. Mentally? Well that was another lesson I had yet to learn. I didn’t understand what she wanted from a husband. I thought I was doing the right thing by being the provider I was supposed to be. It never dawned on me that without me by her side those things were just that; things. They were a lousy substitute for me. Read more…

Simplified Success in Your Relationship

October 21, 2009 Bob Wagner 3 comments

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People do not “Fall” in love.
We can fall into holes and we can fall into a pile of dog poop, but we cannot fall in love. Love is something that we give and receive; it is not just laying in the middle of the sidewalk waiting for its next victim and despite popular opinion; there is no angel waiting to shoot you in the butt with some love coated arrow.

People do not “Fall” out of love.

Because you cannot fall in love, you also cannot fall out of love. It is not like a window that you can lose your balance and fall from. Love is something you do with an emphasis on do.

When I hear people say that they don’t love someone anymore I ask them; “Why not?” They usually answer by telling me all the things their partner doesn’t do for them. I hear things like; “They don’t pay attention to me anymore, they don’t talk to me, they never come home” or they tell me all the wrong or bad things they do; “They yell, they smell, they are lazy, they cheat, they never….”
I let them go on for a few seconds, raise my hand and say; “No no no, I didn’t ask you to tell me about them not loving you, I want you to tell me why you are not loving them? At this point they usually get that “Deer in the Headlight” look and say, “I was telling you why I don’t love them.” Read more…

Couples! Listen up!!!!

June 14, 2008 Bob Wagner Leave a comment

relationshipWhen I talk about relationships, anger, and self esteem in my training seminars I almost always have someone come up to me and say; “Boy I wish my spouse was here to hear this”.

With the divorce in America at an all time high of 50% for first, 67% second and 74% for the third, we need our spouses to listen and listen carefully!

If you don’t take a long hard look at the condition of your relationship you may wind up on the wrong side of these statistics and not only will you and your spouse suffer your children WILL also! If you do have children and are not getting along with each other, you are teaching them how couples act and treat one another!

Stop taking each other for granted and Stop thinking that everything is fine just because you don’t hear your partner complain! Relationships do not fall apart over night, they are like anything else, it sometimes takes years of neglect before the damage becomes evident.

Today; as a matter of fact right now, start examining your relationship and since you may not have asked yourself the following questions let me help you;

  • Do you still hold hands when you walk together?
  • Do you still hug each other during the day? Do you think of ways to put a smile on their face?
  • When was the last time you felt those “Butterflies” when you looked in their eyes?
  • When was the last time you wrote a love letter?

Did I stir something up inside of you? If so Good!

If you know the passion has been waning in your relationship do something about it!
If you know someone who needs help in their relationship, Help them.

If it will help, download a copy of A No Nonsense Approach to a Passionate Relationship and send it to them. (Read it yourself first!) It is less than a price of a cup of coffee!

Whatever you do folks! If we really want to be successful in life and if we really want to be a good witness, we need to have our relationships healthy.

I will do my part, please do yours?

Let’s hear your comments!

Make Your Relationship Great!

Bob

PS. If you need some confidential help or direction drop me a line!

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Do you know where you are headed?

August 1, 2007 Bob Wagner Leave a comment

Imagine you are in a raging river with only one paddle. The river is full of rocks and fallen trees and if you don’t pay close attention to them, you will crash. The water is moving so fast that you don’t even have the time to look up and enjoy the scenery. This goes on all day long and when it finally gets dark you pull ashore to get a few hours rest and the next day you start all over again. How long do you do this? For some they do it until they run out of river, till the Lord takes them home or until they crash and give up.

Folks that is what life is like for many people. They are so busy just trying to stay afloat that they don’t even know where they are headed and if they stop for a minute to reflect on the past, it is mostly a blur with only a few moments of time that really stand out.

That is not living and it certainly isn’t enjoying life to the fullest. If you are married you really better watch out because your spouse may not want to stay in that river as long as you do and the next time you wake up, you might just hear them tell you that they are not getting back in the boat with you anymore.

Every river ends at the sea and every life ends in the graveyard. What matters most is how much time we took to enjoy the things God placed in our paths along the way. Many of you need to stop and ask yourself, why am I doing this and is this how God wants me to live? If you don’t have the time to enjoy life, especially the people God has around you, my friend you better pull aside, and look to see if there is a different river that doesn’t move so fast that you can take. You are the one who decided to take the course you are on and only YOU can change it. Think about the absolute worst that can happen if I got out right now. Then compare it to the absolute best that you will have if you do and take your family and RUN after the best!