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A VITAL AREA. THEREFORE, IT PAYS TO BECOME A "MASTER" AT IT!!!!!!!
MY RELATIONSHIP CREATION NOTEBOOK
Part I - Finding, selecting, planning and managing the relationship effectively
Whenever an area is of vital importance, it pays to "master" it, rather than bumble around and leave it up to chance. Yet most people leave it up to chance. It is absolutely necessary to plan ahead to make it happen. Develop this plan first, but notice as you do it that other areas of relationship are involved, along with personal psychology. You may go to those sections and read up on what is of relevance and interest as you go or you can simply note them or print them for later reference.
The next stage after this "relationship creation" notebook is to actually go to the "Our Relationship Notebook" where the complete relationship creation is provided.
THE PLAN:
My objectives: what do I want and need, actually
My criteria for a partner
Who I am, authentically
An authentic description of myself for the prospects to review
Policies and rules
Dating
Getting to know him/her before...
Marketing
Where to go to meet people
Networking plan
The Market
What a person of the opposite sex (or any partner) wants, realistically
The Product
What I need to do to become an excellent partner
Selling the product
What benefits are there for the features of my product? Why "buy" me?
Checking out the "merger"'s chances
Compatibility tests for screening
Resources
Who will help me in advising, screening, and counseling
Other resources
Forming an agreement with the potential partner (exploring what he/she is willing to agree to)
See plans, agreements, commitments in the Relationships, Sustaining section, as they are
appropriate for tying down and defining a relationship that is being created, at appropriate
times.
Possible addendums or appendices:
My history in relationships
Timeline
What went right/wrong.
Journal of thoughts on relationships and what is going on right now for me
