Conscious Dating: Finding the Love of Your Life in Today's WorldConscious Dating is destined to change the way single men and women view dating, relationships, and, most importantly, themselves. It¡¦s about making informed choices, about saying no to what you don¡¦t want so you can say yes to what you do want. It¡¦s about taking personal responsibility as the architect of your own future and happiness. And, it¡¦s about knowing that you really can find the love of your life and enjoy a happy, fulfilled, and productive relationship.Conscious Dating teaches you how to make more enlightened relationship choices so you can enjoy the happiness you deserve. As singles, we don¡¦t serve ourselves well by settling for relationships that are less than what we really want. We must keep the vision we have for our life as the guiding star toward which we walk our life¡¦s journey. This isn¡¦t just another dating book filled with tired ideas about how to ¡§get¡¨ a man or woman. Nor does it offer manipulative or deceptive practices that compromise who you are. In sharp contrast, Conscious Dating: Finding the Love of Your Life in Today¡¦s World offers sound guidance based upon higher principles of personal truth, integrity, and genuine respect and love for self and others. It offers solid information and strategies that address the complexities of today¡¦s modern relationships.This comprehensive guide won¡¦t ask you to do things that aren¡¦t in alignment with your values. Instead, you¡¦ll learn how your values can become the foundation upon which you design a relationship plan that meets your express requirements, needs, and wants. Conscious Dating helps you dispel much of the confusion and frustration around dating by offering you a new approach to relationships.David Steele guides you through three major areas that comprise the foundation of conscious dating: who we are, what we want, and how to get what we want. In exploring these areas through assessments, exercises, and questions, you can learn how to take a proactive role, perhaps for the first time, in making better relationship choices. You¡¦ll be equipped with new tools, ideas, and concepts necessary to achieve success in dating. By learning and implementing these new strategies, you can create new and different outcomes for yourself. |
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Contents
Gain Relationship KnowledgeSkills | |
SECRETS OF HAPPINESS | |
THE 10 DIRTY SECRETS OF HAPPINESS | |
YOU DONT KNOW WHAT YOU DONT KNOW | |
LEARN THESE TOP 10 RELATIONSHIP ATTITUDES | |
LEARN THESE TOP 10 RELATIONSHIP ATTITUDES | |
FACTS JUDGMENTS AND FEELINGS | |
Create a Support Community | |
THE MIRACLE OF CONNECTION | |
LOVE AND SURVIVAL | |
SEVEN BENEFITS OF A COMMITTED RELATIONSHIP | |
SEVEN BENEFITS OF A COMMITTED RELATIONSHIP | |
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The 14 Dating Traps | |
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4 Being Single Is an Opportunity | |
THE SINGLES BLUES | |
LEARNING BY FALLING DOWN | |
YOURE SINGLE FOR A REASON | |
YOUR MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION | |
THE NEW SINGLE VERSUS THE OLD SINGLE | |
MAKING THE MOST OF BEING SINGLE | |
USING OUR RELATIONSHIPS AS MIRRORS | |
CREATING A SUPPORT COMMUNITY | |
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Know Who You AreWhat You Want | |
WHAT IS YOUR VISION? | |
WHAT ARE YOUR REQUIREMENTS? | |
WHAT ABOUT LOVE? | |
CREATING A CRYSTAL CLEAR VISION | |
WHAT ARE YOUR NEEDS? | |
EMOTIONAL NEEDS | |
NEEDS | |
NEEDINESS | |
Learn How to Get What You Want | |
WHAT YOU BELIEVE YOU CAN ACHIEVE | |
WHAT ARE YOUR RELATIONSHIP BELIEFS? | |
CHOOSING EFFECTIVE BELIEFS AND ATTITUDES | |
YOUR CONSCIOUS DATING STRATEGY | |
PUTTING YOUR TOOLS TO USE | |
Be The Chooser | |
ARE YOU A CHOOSER OR A VICTIM? | |
AIM TO BE THE CHOOSER | |
I WANT TO BE THE CHOOSER BUT | |
ARE YOU THE PURSUER OR THE PURSUED? | |
HOW CAN YOU BECOME THE CHOOSER? | |
Balance Your Heart with Your Head | |
ITS HOT AROUND HERE | |
EMOTIONAL CHEMISTRY | |
USING YOUR HEAD OR LOSING YOUR HEART? | |
LOVE VERSUS ATTACHMENT | |
WHAT ABOUT CHEMISTRY? | |
YOUR HEAD CAN HELP YOUR HEART | |
Results | |
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Be ReadyAvailable for Commitment | |
ARE YOU READY? | |
MEETING THE GROPER | |
RECREATIONAL DATING | |
COMMITTED DATING | |
MINIMARRIAGE | |
GETTING READY FOR WHAT YOU WANT | |
Use the Law of Attraction | |
ITS NEVER TOO LATE TO DATE | |
LIKE ATTRACTS LIKE | |
LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT PACKAGE | |
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR | |
GETTING WHAT YOU DESERVE | |
WHERE IS YOUR COMMUNITY? | |
BREAKING OUT OF ISOLATION | |
WHO WILL YOU PROMOTE? WHO WILL YOU DEMOTE? | |
CREATE YOUR SUPPORT COMMUNITY | |
ITS TIME TO ENLIST HELP | |
Practice Assertiveness | |
PRACTICE PRACTICE | |
WHAT ARE YOUR BOUNDARIES? | |
WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTATIONS WHEN YOURE DATING? | |
PROACTIVE ASSERTIVENESS | |
ISSUES ARE UNMET NEEDS | |
STUCK IN THE PAST | |
NOT READY FOR THAT FIRST KISS | |
Be a Successful Single | |
SEEKING FROM WANT VERSUS NEED | |
INVESTING IN YOURSELF | |
HOWS YOUR SOCIAL LIFE? | |
THE JOURNEY VERSUS THE DESTINATION | |
ARE YOU A SUCCESSFUL SINGLE? | |
BECOMING A SUCCESSFUL SINGLE | |
15 Your Conscious Dating Plan You are now familiar with the principles and strategies of | |
WHAT IS YOUR READINESS STATUS? | |
Exercise No 5 Chapter 5 Page 109 | |
Exercise No 6 Chapter 10 Page 203 | |
WHAT ARE YOUR STRATEGIES FOR SCOUTING SORTING SCREENINGTESTING? | |
Exercise No 9 Chapter 10 Page 203 | |
WHAT ARE YOUR BOUNDARIES? | |
Exercise No 11 Chapter 8 Page 169 | |
Exercise No 12 Chapter 9 189 | |
Exercise No 14 Chapter 12 Page 240 | |
HOW WILL YOU STAY ON TRACK? | |
WHAT IS YOUR EXIT STRATEGY? | |
HOW WILL YOU TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF? | |
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER | |
Exercise No 19 | |
Is This The One? | |
AM I STILL IN THE TESTING STAGE? | |
TRYING TO MAKE THE RELATIONSHIP WORK | |
ATTACHMENT VERSUS LOVE | |
IS THIS THE RIGHT RELATIONSHIP FOR ME? | |
EVOLVE VS PUSH VS TWIST | |
PRECOMMITMENT AND COHABITATION | |
FACT VERSUS ATTITUDE | |
CONSCIOUS MATING | |
CONSCIOUS VERSUS UNCONSCIOUS PRECOMMITMENT | |
CONCLUSION | |
EPILOGUE | |
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? | |
Mark | |
Cathy | |
Seth | |
Dorothy | |
DONT WASTE A MOMENT MORE | |
Appendixes | |
B CONSCIOUS DATING GLOSSARY | |
C FREE CONSCIOUS DATING AUDIO PROGRAM | |
E ADVANCED CONSCIOUS DATING INFORMATIONSTRATEGIES | |
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