Assessing Your Relationship Style

By Dr. Jan Hoistad

We all know the attraction, excitement, and understanding that accompany the early days and months of courtship. You love one another and want to keep this connection alive and create a thriving life together! The rest of life demands your attention and if you take one another and your relationship for granted, this initial connection can wane. How can you keep the good feelings alive or reinvigorate them if they have diminished? Understanding the style of relationship you truly desire is a key starting point.

No matter where you are in your relationship, this Free PDF Handout will help you to reflect on your relationship right now (or if you are single, it will guide you to make positive relationship choices when ready.) Accompanying instructions will guide you, then you and your partner, to have a conversation—talking and listening to one anothers dreams for your life together.

Before you complete the assessment, it is recommended you first read about all 4 relationship styles in Dr. Jan’s article Keys to Confidence, Security and Emotional Connection for Couples you’ll find here.

Simple Talking Creates Connection

By Dr. Jan Hoistad

To keep your relationship strong – or to improve rapidly improve it – try this time-tested tool developed by Dr. Jan. Hundreds of couples swear by it’s positive impact on their relationship and success.

Simple Talking + Listening creates an on-going “thread of communication” so when you’re super busy or life’s demands keep you from enjoying long stretches of one another’s company, you are still up-to-date on things that are most important to your mate.

Download the Free PDF Handout where you’ll find simple guidance on how to set aside short blocks of time to listen to what’s important to each of you. Then listen to the 2 minute video in youtube where Dr. Jan describes how you can quickly deepen your connection.

Commitment Complexities

By Dr. Jan Hoistad

This advanced module will teach you why it is important to be fully committed to yourself, one another, and your relationship at all times; and it will teach you the importance of protecting the relationship you value—even when you go through tough times.

Your Goal-Setting Guide

9 Steps to Achieve the Personal and Professional Results You Desire

By Dr. Jan Hoistad

People who set and consistently act on their goals achieve more in life. It’s because their goals are a roadmap in an ever-changing, demanding world of distraction. Goals challenge them into action. Goals keep them focused and productive. Goal-setters are more at ease because their actions and interactions are purposeful rather than reactive. At each choice point in life, revisiting allows them to re-vision. In this free download, I will give you 9 steps to achieve the personal and professional results you desire.

Goal-Setting for Couples

Yours, Mine and Ours: Achieve ALL Your Dreams Together

By Dr. Jan Hoistad

Goal-Setting For Couples, Yours, Mine and Ours: Achieve ALL Your Dreams Together Is an updated and expanded version of Module 8, especially for dual-career couples and any couple facing a new stage in their relationship or work lives, or choice point where re-visioning the future is necessary. Download this article for free!

4 Steps to On the Table Decision-Making—So You “Close the Loop!”

By Dr. Jan Hoistad

Couples often wonder why they run into difficulty with follow-through in their relationship. One of them thinks they have discussed and made a “final” agreement only to learn later that either there’s been no follow-through or their mate didn’t realize it was an agreement to be acted on. All of this leads to frustration for one or both partners.

In this Free PDF Handout you’ll find a 4 Step process to avoid such misunderstandings.When you first practice, it may take a little longer to arrive at mutual decisions—but you’ll soon become pros—developing increased trust and confidence in your relationship and what you are accomplishing!

Accompany this handout with Dr. Jan’s 2 minute video describing this key to couples on-going success as they “Close the Loop” and achieve so much more together!

6 Keys to Unlock a Long-Lasting Relationship

By Dr. Jan Hoistad

The mindset, tools and skills of the Big Picture Partnering approach will benefit you for a lifetime. Click to download this free 6 Keys to Unlock a Long-Lasting Relationship infographic and start learning more about the Big Picture Partnering approach.

When faced with a Choice Point – Go Further, Faster

In Business, Career, Life, and Relationships

By Dr. Jan Hoistad

Find out what a Choice Point is and 4 Steps that you need to take while making Choice Point decisions in this free infographic that will help you Go Further, Faster and Live the Life of Your Dreams!