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How To Marry A Millionaire

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Monday, 07 April 2008 00:00

Do you want to marry a millionaire? If you could find someone with all the qualties you are looking for in a mate, would you care if they were rich?

I had a classmate in college who was fascinating. She was very plain looking, was a poor student, had no discernable talents, and could sometimes be sarcastic. Obviously, that is not what made her interesting. Her entire focus was on finding and marrying a millionaire. I seriously doubted she could do it, but I watched her strategies from the sidelines.

What I didn't know then that I do know now that I am a dating coach is that even though she was not very attractive, her chances of marrying a millionaire were excellent. Why? Because she did the following:

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Find The Love Of Your Life

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Monday, 31 March 2008 00:00

Would you like to find the love of your life, but you don't want to settle for just anyone? Do people tell you that you are too choosy when it comes to meeting and dating a potential romance?

One of my clients got divorced several years ago. As the breakup crisis settled down and she moved into her new life, she remarked, “Thank heavens, I never have to go camping again!”

Whatever the dynamics were in her former marriage, for some reason, she felt it was her duty to participate in something she hated. Consequently, as she searches to find the love of her life, she looks to see if a potential date has absolutely everything in common with her.

Two things have happened as a result of her rigid approach: she found a few men on the internet who met all of her criteria, but when she saw them face to face, she didn’t like them; and, she can’t find anyone else to date. She is convinced that there isn't anyone out there for her.

I told her I knew it was hard work to find the love of your life, but that there was someone trying to find her, as she was trying to find him. I reassured her that just because you haven’t found him yet doesn’t mean he doesn’t exist.

She continued, “Yeah, but I can’t find anyone who likes to do everything that I do.”

I told my client that she would increase the likelihood of meeting someone if she could keep an open mind and an open heart. You need to consider people who may not be the type you have always imagined when looking for the love of your life.

If you are finding a short supply of people to date, consider the following:

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How To Attract Women: Seven Dating Secrets Men Should Know

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Monday, 24 March 2008 00:00

It is easy to attract women when you know the dating secrets--no matter how unsuccessful you feel. As a coach, many of my clients felt they could not attract women and found it painful to go to social events. But once they paid attention to these dating secrets, they learned how easy it was.

Here are the seven dating secrets to help you attract who you want:

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Do You Want More Dates?

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Monday, 17 March 2008 00:00

Would you like to have more dates and less sitting at home? Do you want to go out more often so you feel you have a wider choice of who you want for a mate? Do you know the way to accomplish this?

There are definite strategies and plans to have more dates, more choices, and more fun. Many of these tips were discovered as the steps to a successful business and can be applied to being successful in getting more eligible people to ask you out. Here are six steps to get more dates:

What is your goal?

Do you have a clearly defined goal of attracting more people into your life? If not, why not? Pinpoint the reason you feel you are not dating and start working toward satisfying your need. Do you need to get your financial house in order? Do you need to get to the gym, exercise, and get yourself in shape? Do you need a makeover? Or do you lack confidence? Ask yourself what is holding you back and take steps to remedy it. Help is there for you if you ask for it.

What are your plans to get more dates?

Not much happens in life unless you do something about it. Do you have some strategies for meeting people? Or have you tried going out a couple of times, not had any luck, and have given up? Now is the time to take out your calendar, make plans with some of your friends to go places this month, call people and tell them you would like to meet someone, and look into an Internet dating service. Do something.

Do you keep your word with yourself and others?

Be sure you are accountable to someone. That is why it is important to make plans with friends to go places. Tell your best friend what you are going to do to meet future dates and then be accountable to them for doing it. If you don't know how to be accountable to a friend or family member around your plans and promises to meet people, hire a coach.

Do you believe you will never meet someone wonderful for you?

Check your beliefs. If you think you can't do something, you won't. Replace your negative thoughts with words of encouragement. If you do it often enough, you will start to believe your new voice.

Do you have a support system in place?

You need allies in your corner, cheering you on, urging you out to meet people. Learn to start conversations when you are meeting new people, build friendships, be generous with those you care about, and take good care of yourself at all times.

Do you applaud your own efforts?

Often, when we are trying to learn new skills and confidence, if we don't perform the way we think we should, we are hard on ourselves. Every time you make an effort to go places and reach out to people, no matter how it turns out, give yourself a pat on the back for trying.

There are all kinds of interesting, fabulous, wonderful people out there for you to meet. Do you want more dates? If you do, think about the above. Your dating life is waiting for you

 

5 Great Romantic Dates

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Monday, 10 March 2008 00:00

Have you ever lost touch with someone and now you’re getting back together? Did something come along and sideline your relationship and you just never got back to it for whatever reason?

Or have you met someone exciting and new and you want a memorable date as a first date to make the beginning of what you hope will be many more happy ones? You’re smitten, you can’t wait to see each other, and you want something special.

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