What is a Successful Relationship Contest
Happy February – the month of Valentine’s Day!
For our February blog contest, we are asking about relationships and what makes them successful, fulfilling and lasting. More importantly, what action needs to be taken to achieve that level of success.
To enter the contest, at the bottom of this page, simply type your name, email and website (if you have one) and your answer to this question:
How do you define a successful relationship and what does it take to achieve that success?
A relationship can be defined as: romantic, friendship, parent and child, business, sibling….any relationship that involves another person. We will be choosing winners based on how concise their answer is, creativity/humor and applicability.
In your entry, be sure to mention the type of relationship. Feel free to enter as many times as you like by discussing different types of relationships.
Prizes
Grand Prize – Freedom Personal Development Sweatshirt
Second Place – “Expect Success” Book
Third Place – Freedom Personal Development Water Bottle
I will be selecting the winners along with members of the Freedom Personal Development Team.
The deadline for submissions is Thursday, February 26, 2009.
Winners will be emailed, announced on our blog Monday, March 2, 2009.
Good Luck and Be Free!
Roger Seip
Instructor
A Successful relationship is when all parties in the relationship take 100% responsibility for the relationship. There is no 50/50.
Comment by Bill Crane — February 5, 2009 @ 12:18 pm
How do you Define a Successful Relationship?
My definition of a successful (husband\wife)relationship is one with mutual respect,
unconditional love, flamable passion, and being able to work as a team to accomplish
both your goals.
What does it take to achieve that success?
It takes contious planning, Patience, desire, Love and admiration from both parties.
Comment by Eve Tovar-Karoses — February 5, 2009 @ 1:13 pm
A successful relationship is when all parties are mutual advocates for each other.
Comment by Laura Norris — February 5, 2009 @ 2:00 pm
A successful relationship is one that you are first accountable to
God and then to eachother. Keeping our lord and savior first in
any relationship that we have, gives us a bond that no man could
ever come against. It will give the relationship the 3 key ingredients
1.) Love
2.) Forgiveness
3.) Understanding
Comment by Pete Diaz — February 5, 2009 @ 2:09 pm
A successful relationship is a two way street and the signs along the way read,
respect, acceptance, acknowledgement and unconditional love. Each
person needs to feel they have the space to communicate and be heard.
Each person needs to take the time to listen and make the other feel
they have been heard. A successful relationship is impossible to achieve
if both people do not love and respect themselves first. Wake up every day and
realize that it is your choice to be in that relationship and
commit to giving it their best as long as they choose to be involved. Above all
show gratitude. So many people are alone, be grateful that you have a friend,
partner, lover. Appreciate them and accept nothing less than the same for yourself.
Comment by Marnie Zoa — February 5, 2009 @ 3:30 pm
All relationships are successful, it is a manner of perspective. All relationships serve a purpose in ones life and although some are filled with happiness and joy others maybe filled with hardship. Understanding that each relationship you enter into is a product of your choices and efforts; allows one to grow more “profound” relationships. Thus let go of judging relationsips against a commonality or standard and be grateful for each relationship’s own unique makeup…just like snow, in winter, takes each individual snowflake!
Comment by Jeremy Gilsoul — February 5, 2009 @ 4:06 pm
A successful relationship is a shared bond between individuals who want to achieve a goal and work to help each other out to make something better for the future. It can be in a work setting or with your family. It is not about having the same goals but respecting each other to celebrate the successes for what the individual has achieved and feel good about what the person has done! “Nothing is more gratifying than seeing yourself improve except seeing others improve themselves with your help!”
That is a successful relationship!
Comment by Gary White — February 5, 2009 @ 4:29 pm
Don’t coast! You change and grow over the years, so be supportive and stay in touch so you don’t find yourselves going down different paths. Communication is HUGE, so have heart-to-hearts, say “I love you” and give thanks for eachother every day. Don’t forget to have fun, too!
Comment by Bobbi Schmitt — February 6, 2009 @ 1:08 pm
Love is 1 Corinthians. Husbands love your wife, wifes respect your husbands (Love and Respect by Emerson Eggerichs). The key is to find each others love language (Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman), so that you will fulfill each other and not feel empty and alone in your marriage, with your children or parents. A successful relationship is one that you look forward to being with each other, even after many years of being together.
Comment by Beth Quackenboss — February 6, 2009 @ 10:18 pm
Business Relationship- A good business ralationship is when two parties completely trust each other that referals to them will be handled in the utmost professional and personal way. When we have good business relationships we are happy with the goods and services that person or company provides to us or our clients. We trust their knowledge and/or products will satisfy us and make us feel comfortable when we walk away.
Comment by Jeff Taylor — February 7, 2009 @ 1:03 pm
Successful Relationship:
Successful relationships can only exist when both people don’t contribute fifty fifty, but when their commitment exceeds those limitations and would carry their partner the whole hundred if their partner becomes weak or hindered. A relationship where giving to the other partner is more important then recieving for oneself. This is a successful relationship. A relationship solidly mounted on serving each other.
Comment by Imtiaz Gafoor — February 7, 2009 @ 6:15 pm
A successful relationship is a relationship whereby the individuals have thought about and agreed upon a set of values that they’re committed to doing their best to follow, AND they’re committed to supporting one other in following those values. In other words, the relationship is about determining the kind of person you want to be (i.e. the values you want to live by), and then helping and supporting one another in becoming that person. Then the relationship is centered around helping each other become the best person they can become.
Comment by Dave Meyers — February 11, 2009 @ 1:39 pm
Listen, Really Listen.
People feel very special if they perceive you care about what they have to say. Showing appreciation, say thank you, shake your clients’ hand, and be available. This is true of business and personal relationships.
Comment by Philip glover — February 12, 2009 @ 10:53 am
For a relationship to be succesful, personal or business, it must be based on genuine interest in each other by both parties. This is acheived by asking questions, finding a mututal interests, and caring about the other party. Maintaining the relationship does take work and periodic contact, but should come natural. When you haven’t heard or seen the other party for awhile, you should realize that and reach out to them. The realtionship cannot be one sided.
Comment by Mary Morak — February 12, 2009 @ 11:52 am
A successful relationship is one that all parties are happy they have and are willing to stay within the boundries they have established.
In order to have a truly successful relationship the parties need to establish and agree on the boundries and values they want the relationship to follow. A complete commitment to Honesty, loyalty and communication will produce the trust and commitment required to get meaningful boundries established
Comment by Geoff Veit — February 12, 2009 @ 3:24 pm
A Successful Relationship……The “Contest”
A successful relationship can be described as a business relationship, whereas both parties accept responsibility for various areas and commit to being honest and accountable to those tasks. It could be anywhere from completing the taxes to washing the frigging toilet bowl!!!! A successful relationship might be found when two parties, husband-wife, work partners, wife-wife, husband-husband, (I’m sure you get my drift), are determined to reach something, a goal, and the other party is willing, not only to help, the other, get there, also to not let go of their own goal. It takes passion and love so great, that other than our own Supreme Being, the only other person who can have it is a mother for their child….UNconditional…with a capital “UN”!!! It takes love of time together, sharing of stories, good and bad, getting over the crap, loving to see each other, in ALL forms, knowing when to say “I love you” because you knew he/she needed to hear it just at that time!!! Or, maybe “thank you”, “I apologiz”, “do you need any help”, etc, etc, etc. And,last,however probably not least,it’s knowing when to shut up~~~~ So, goodbye
Comment by Jo Ann Banks — February 13, 2009 @ 6:26 pm
For all relationships: Talk, listen, laugh! Remember “No one is ever completely satisfied with anything!” or anyone! Even oneself. Enjoy what you do have.
Comment by Suzy Pelovsky — February 18, 2009 @ 12:49 am
I believe to keep married romance alive, couples should choose something that made them happy while they were dating and make it their “personal tradition.” There is a romantic phrase my spouse said to me while we were dating that warmed my heart so much that I said I’d love to hear it every day. We have been married almost 9 years now and there is not a day that goes by that he does not say those words to me. They seem to heal and melt each day’s burdens away and bring us closer to each other each time we share in those words.
Comment by Irene Koontz — February 20, 2009 @ 11:33 pm