Want to build a better relationship? Whether it’s your marriage, a partnership, or a relationship with a child, you might enjoy performing this little experiment. It’s called the 7 Day Relationship Experiment. Here’s how it goes:

For seven days, without letting the other person know what you are doing, flood the relationship with positives.

Withhold:

• Criticism
• Put-downs
• Complaints
• Interruptions
• Corrections
• Directions

Go out of your way to:

• Express genuine appreciation (pretended or exaggerated praise is deadly to this exercise and to the relationship).

• Create the opportunity to give a kind and friendly touch to the other person in a non-demanding and unobtrusive way at least once each time you are together. This could be as simple as a pat on the back, a hand on the arm, or an arm around the shoulder.

• Choose at least three things the other person would really appreciate this week, and DO THEM!

Note the changes, if any, in the other person’s behavior over the course of the seven days. Write down your conclusions from the experiment.

So, are you feeling adventurous? Are you ready to try the experiment? You never know what might happen!

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To Your Success!

Kip Kint
Success Coach & President
Mission Ignition, Inc.