Ask Dr. Jackie

Your life will not be "better" if you are in a relationship.  We take ourselves with us wherever we go...especially into love relationships.

A successful, committed relationship depends upon being ready:

• Physically
• Emotionally
• Financially
• Legally
• Spiritually

for the life and relationship that you want. Get your personal work done first!

Be sure you...

• Spend enough time clarifying your personal Vision, Requirements, Needs and Wants.
• Spend all the time it takes to answer the questions: Who am I?  What do I want?  How do I get what I want?
• Focus on developing and practicing dating skills.
• Be as ready as you can be to meet your ideal mate and create the life and the love life that affirms and esteems your best self!

Remember, only YOU can make it happen!

Meeting Your Match: Cracking the code to successful relationships

Meeting Your Match was just selected to be "on exhibit" in the "bookstore" at the 2010 AARP Conference in Orlando FL, September 30 to October 02.  They expect 25,000 attendees and the book will be included in the catalog of books and merchandise that will be available for all attendees.
http://www.aarp.org/about-aarp/events/

The 2010 California Library Association Conference in Sacramento, November 12-15, presented jointly with California School Library Association, also recently selected to “exhibit” Meeting Your Match at their Annual Conference.
http://www.cla-net.org/events/confexhibition.php

I am always grateful to be reminded of what is truly important. I hope this is a welcome reminder for you too.

1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve risk
   
   
2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson
   
   
3. Follow the 3 R’s:
   --Respect for Self;
   --Respect for others; and
   --Responsibility for all your actions.
   
   
4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.