When you next become overwhelmed by a feeling, even if its the Royal Wedding tomorrow, however it manifests itself, whether a feeling of insecurity, frustration, depression to happiness put pen to paper and share the experience with yourself.
To be fully aware of your inner most feelings and to know how to act upon them before sharing with others is vital. Before sharing your feelings please observe the following 7 points which I know will help in your quest for understanding and creating powerful relationships with men.
1. When you experience an intense feeling allow yourself a few seconds before you say anything - absorb the feeling and try to understand this unique experience in this most powerful of moments as this knowledge is paramount in the way you communicate this awareness to others or that special person in your life.
2. When you experience a strong feeling - be aware before you share as you should observe whether this is a ‘cry for help’ or a ‘specific request’. A specific request to share with a new man is completely acceptable but a ‘cry for help’ will appear needy with disastrous consequences.
3. When embarking on a new relationship with a man do not seek approval but demonstrate you have something to give to the relationship and genuinely try to connect. The difference between the two behaviours is vast and will have completely different outcomes. Seeking approval of your man is one of fastest ways to lose him. He will feel choked and tied down when he ultimately wants to feel freedom...within the relationship.
4. If you feel you need reassurance be direct and ask for it. This is counter intuitive to what many women think - Do not plead for reassurance in a round about way as this will show a sign as coming across as needy. Ask and you shall receive.
5. If you want to share a concern with your man. A great idea is to schedule an appointment to talk. This will not appear demanding and if anything will create intrigue in his mind as he does not yet know what the communication will be about. You will not appear needy by making an appointment and it will be interpreted as you being forthright and knowing what you want in life whilst displaying that you are comfortable in your own skin. This will transcend in his mind into having respect for you as you are now no doubt beginning to set your boundaries.
I will do another blog on boundaries shortly. Essential for sparking attraction levels in his eyes for you.
6. When you communicate with a man refrain from blaming or being critical in your approach to a problem. “I hate it when you do....” “I wish you could stop....” “please dont....” - These are all bad ideas. If I was to say to you “Don’t think of a pink elephant” one would of course jump on the screen of your mind and you would just have more pink elephants. It is far better to address the situation with sentences commencing “I like it when you do…..” or “ You know when you done....it made me feel great” or “When you said....it made me feel lovely” This is a far healthier dialogue and will resolve a problem or difficult situation and give you more of the behaviour you like. Your man wants to please you.
7. When you have made a request and you achieve the desired result do not constantly keep expanding and repeating the request in different ways as your man will become confused and lose track of your point resulting in your request being ignored. Make your point and thank him for listening. State that the point is concluded, then feel free to talk further.
I have known several great women who have ended relationships before they have had a chance to develop.
I had a woman, Carol, in her late thirties attend our 2 day BMG Live Weekend Training Programme as she was constantly embarking on new relationships and ending them within the first few meetings. Carol was an interior designer for The Sanderson Hotel in London with involvement in many great hotels including The Fours Seasons and The Hudson in New York.
She had high self esteem in her work place and was financially more than stable but when she embarked on new relationships on a more personal level she became insecure and unsure. The business woman within was forthright and demonstrative but as soon as matters became intimate she shrank into a state of insecurity.
Here at BMG Connections we worked with her for a weekend and she began to realise the pitfalls of her behaviour patterns and together we organised specific strategies and techniques that she could put into practice to overcome this behaviour that had paralyzed her for so long.
At mid afternoon on the first day of working with Carol, something rather interesting happened. Adam our Founder and one of the other attendees were talking through some of the lessons and then all of a sudden Carol broke down in tears. Two of the other consultants and two other female attendees attended to her side to support her. Carol, then looked up with tears but then started laughing. Carol then explained to the group where she had been going wrong in her relationships. During these past relationships she always blamed the men for the demise of the relationships but she now realised that the problem actually lied with her. The reason she started to laugh was because she stated that she felt sorry for the men she had dated...which made the rest of us laugh out loud together.
Carol appeared the strongest women in the group and a role model to most women. She had achieved much in her life other than the one thing that she actually wanted. By the end of the second day of working with Carol she became not only clear in the mistakes she had made but she now knew how to move forward with absolute clarity.
Carol is now living in New York with her partner James who is an architect. Carol is very grateful to us and supports us by attending our seminars in New York and Los Angeles. Carol, you are always welcome here in London.
To find out how you could improve your communication skills with men, send me an email at eva.yarbug@BMGconnections.com We not only teach and demonstrate in the communication between you and men but we actually put these skills into action with live training. Lots of fun. How to meet great men to understanding men to interacting with men to maintaining a relationship is what I love to do.
I look forward to hearing from you and helping you on your exciting journey.
Eva Yarbug - Senior BMG Consultant