Happy New Year, everyone!
Our first of the 20 posts on relationship happiness will
start later today. Each day, the Thrive Team will review another of the best reference materials
in the field – a combination of books, articles and blogs written by experts
such as Drs. John Gottman and Brene Brown. We plan to use their insights as a launching
pad to add our own experiences and suggestions on how to act on these insights. We hope to make the posts personable and applicable.
So what will we cover? The materials we have chosen to
review include topics that either touch directly on committed long-term
relationships, or themes (for example, active listening) that are applicable to
all relationships, especially those with our chosen partners.
Why are we doing this again? Simply put, we believe relationship
skills are important and that we don’t get to spend enough time learning them.
And as aspiring entrepreneurs, we believe innovative tools can be built to help
us explore this type of material. Before we try to build those tools, though,
we have to explore the material ourselves – hence our effort this January.
We’re excited about the journey,
and hope you are too. You can help us by suggesting material to read along the
way, commenting on what resonates/does not resonate with you and sharing the
posts you like with your friends.
Below is a list of the materials
we have assembled so far to inform our posts. Again - feel free to suggest others! We would love to review some more materials authored by women.
- Flourish by Martin Seligman
- 10 Lessons to Transform Your Marriage by John Gottman, Julie Gottman and Joan Declaire
- Mark Manson's Blog (http://markmanson.net/)
- Don't Sweat The Small Stuff, and It's All Small Stuff by Richard Carlson
- Daring Greatly by Brené Brown
- Emotional Fitness for Couples by Barton Goldsmith
- Real Love by Greg Baer
- Crazy Making to Love Making by Tony Robbins
- The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman
- Difficult Conversations by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton and Sheila Heen
- The Inside Out Revolution by Michael Neill
- Supportive Responses to Positive Event Disclosures by Shelly Gable, Gian Gonzaga, and Amy Strachman
yes! i saw lee over the break and he mentioned that you were doing this. i'm eager to follow along. i'd suggest adding Getting the Love You Want to the list.
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