Tag: questions

Date night for many couples is sadly long overdue. Time, money, creativity can all get in the way... and if you’ve got kids, there’s the extra hurdle of finding someone trustworthy to care for them while you whoop it up. We compiled some tips to help you find and hire the perfect person. In fact, we suggest you fill a roster with several sitters.

1. Know Where to Look

It may seem impossible, but finding a reliable sitter is possible. Try these ideas:

Ask family and/or friends to babysit. If you battle with feeling guilty about asking loved ones to babysit (as I do), know that they’ve been in your shoes and totally get it. Half of the battle is allowing yourself to ask because, in most cases, grandma and grandpa would love the extra time with junior; and your friends are always down to help too.

When the health of your relationship is at stake, you want the right therapist. That means one who is qualified to help you address the issues you are facing and one with whom you and your partner feel comfortable. That means doing more than just Googling "marriage counselor" on the internet and picking the first name that pops up. There are all sorts of therapists, counselors, and coaches out there willing to work on relationship issues, but important differences do exist—and you need to pay attention to them.

Nearly everyone in a marriage would admit that their relationship could be better. It doesn't necessarily mean that they are unhappy, it just means they know there is always another level that can be reached in a relationship. No matter where you are on the satisfaction scale in your marriage, here are four powerful questions to ask yourself that will keep the two of you growing together and deepening your connection.

Anything of value grows slowly over time. It's the small, sometimes seemingly insignificant, things that turn out to have the most profound effects over the long term. The same is true for your marriage. Ask these questions of yourself on a daily basis.

When meeting with your financial planner, tax attorney or estate attorney it is not unusual to be intimidated. Don’t be. This is your life and your assets, and you need to be in charge. I tell all my clients the person sitting on the other side of the desk from you should be making an effort to get to know you as a person not just as a new engagement and likewise you should be doing the same with them. It should not consist of them asking you questions about your assets, net worth and family. It should be more than that, much more.

Our first article focused on communication because there is no solving any issue without finding ways to open up and talk about it. In this second installment, we are going to discuss sharing one another’s concerns with your doctor and seeking help.

As we work through this issue together, please bear in mind that we are not physicians and that post prostate surgery sexuality is not our specialty. However, the research we have conducted over the years has proved useful for many couples and, in sharing that with you, we feel you will be better equipped to take up this issue with your prostate specialist.

Each year, when the New Year comes rolling in, so do the inner doubts and reflections that are part of our year-end experience.

Did I succeed? Has my business or career grown? Is my family happy and healthy? Do I have enough money to get them the gifts they want?

All these questions are nagging at me as I clean up from the holidays. I can’t help but wonder why success is measured by our society in tangibles… I cannot measure my success in tangibles, nor do I want to, as this is not in sync with my passions or my values.

Spring is the time of year when high school juniors are learning about different colleges and high school seniors are receiving their acceptance letters. Yes, and a great many high school seniors will receive those other kinds of letters as well: You’ve been waitlisted, or even worse, the rejection letter. But sometimes a rejection letter means a college is just saving a student from himself or herself.

We are all so wrapped up in the process: filling out applications, visiting campuses, talking about roommates, getting professional help on the college essays that we forget to ask ourselves one critical question, "Is my child ready for college?"