Comments on: Creating powerful relationships and magic

By: Jude

Jude — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:02:06 +0000

@Jan. Thanks for raising the point on egoism. The ego can certainly get in the way. It’s the ego that wants our own idea to be adopted, rather than listening to the ideas of others and creating together. When we learn to let go of the ego, our ability to connect with others is so much freer.

@Young. OH yes. So true. Communication is two way and listening is the first part of the process and often the step we miss out!

By: Young

Young — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:56:20 +0000

Listening is the first step of communication, if you do not know what exactly they say, you won’t communicate with them effectively.

By: jan geronimo

jan geronimo — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:41:30 +0000

Egoism really can get in the way towards building a powerful working relationship online and offline. It takes a fair amount of maturity and wisdom to really listen to the merits of other people’s ideas. Great anecdote to illustrate your point. “,)

By: Jude

Jude — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:36:43 +0000

Hi Earth dragon Suz! Yes, I know. I’m so excited about the workshop now. We are definitely going to have some fun!

By: Earth dragon Suz

Earth dragon Suz — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:12:33 +0000

Hey cool! Lovely to read your description of the process through this! You two will make magic!!
love
Earth dragon

By: Jude

Jude — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:45:08 +0000

@Rod_Macbeth I really agree. Listening is the key.

@Deadale You’re so right that communication is the key to relationships. As for being a battle, I think it certainly can be when we approach it in that way. When we focus on wanting to connect with someone and wanting to support them and their ideas and when we listen carefully and look for areas where we are aligned, then the relationship grows stronger and it becomes a whole lot easier. This takes lots of practice because even as children we learn how to break relationships and disconnect over minor disagreements. As adults we continue to do that unless we take a step back and re-learn our approach. There is another way and it’s an incredible experience!

By: deadale

deadale — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:25:59 +0000

Making a partnership or relationship work is tough and very challenging. It’s like a battle where you encounter a lot of obstacles and you need to get through it to keep it going.

The most important weapon ofcourse is “COMMUNICATION”
when you loose that, you’re lost.

It is significant that you communicate constantly, and in doing so you have to listen to each other and understand each other.

For me, it is also important to have space from time to time, when you stick close all the time you indirectly create a boring environment.but when you put distance between you sometimes, you miss each other and it rebuilds the spark.

But, above all else… a positive outlook in life makes everything wonderful. And when you put God as a center of your lives then you’d be like a wall that can withstand all odds..

By: Rod Macbeth

Rod Macbeth — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:13:11 +0000

Partnerships can certainly be a challenge especially if both people are of the same nature. Both creative, thinking types or both the “get it done” sort.

As you mention, building by bouncing ideas off of one another is very effective. It’s so much stronger in the end.

Point number one is probably the biggest though…LISTEN.