Comments on: The Four Most Powerful Relationship Tools https://www.ellenhartson.com/the-four-most-powerful-relationship-tools/ Ellen Hartson, LISW, Life Coach Mon, 16 May 2011 03:37:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Ellen https://www.ellenhartson.com/the-four-most-powerful-relationship-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-81774 Mon, 16 May 2011 03:37:54 +0000 https://www.ellenhartson.com/?p=473#comment-81774 You nailed it Kassandra! We tend to give support in the way we want to be supported but that doesn’t mean we’ve done the job of inquiring as to how our partner WANTS support. We have to be good listeners and be willing to come from a place of love; wanting to freely give to the other person. I also agree with your comment about supporting yourself well first! Thanks for commenting!!

]]> By: Kassandra Bibas https://www.ellenhartson.com/the-four-most-powerful-relationship-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-81709 Thu, 12 May 2011 17:33:22 +0000 https://www.ellenhartson.com/?p=473#comment-81709 I so agree with these! For me, support is a huge one because so many people don’t know how to give support. Oftentimes, we give support to the ones we love in the way we want support but that doesn’t necessarily translate well. I’ve also found that when a person doesn’t support him or herself well, he/she doesn’t have the skills to successfully support the person they love. Criticism is a virus; when you do it to yourself, the tendency is to do it to others. The key in providing support lies in the acceptance and the staying in “my” business versus “your” business. I would love to see more classes, seminars, and discussions on how to give and receive support.

Great post!

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