Making Your Partner Feel Like They're Priority
03/03/22 • 26 min
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Making Your Partner A Priority
Have you ever felt that you are not a priority in your partner’s life, you’re receiving their leftovers, or they are not spending enough time with you? You have to make your partner feel good and make time to connect with them. It is one thing to tell them they are your priority and a whole different ball game to ensure this is reflected.
More often, people let their hobbies, work, family, friends or even kids hinder them from connecting with their partners. Your hobbies can be a great thing, your friends, kids, your work can be awesome, but all those things can kill a relationship if they are not in their rightful place.
In today’s episode, I share how you can do just that. From understanding what it entails to make your partner a priority, things that can take away priority in your relationship and practical approaches to change this dynamic. If you’re looking for ways to improve your relationship and make your partner a priority, this episode is for you!
Key Highlights
[02:03] What priority means
[03:33] Examples of things that can take priority in your marriage or relationship
[04:45] How putting your kids first affects your marriage
[08:13] Prioritizing your friends over your relationship
[11:17] Balancing your ministry and your marriage
[12:41] Putting your spouse first before your family
[13:43] Practical ways to change the dynamic
[17:15] Having check-ins with your spouse
[20:19] Scheduling time to connect with your partner
[21:35] Creating a safe space for your partner
[22:58] Trying to see things from your partner’s perspective
[24:57] Why you should make your partner a priority
Notable Quotes
- Our children do not come before our spouses.
- After God, our relationship with our spouse comes first
- Even when you are in a relationship, you are still an individual. You still want to be the best version of yourself. If you are the best version of yourself, you will bring that into the relationship, and it will thrive.
- The more your partner feels that a hobby or an extracurricular activity is coming before them, the more they will resent it or don't even want you to bring it up.
- Your home is your first ministry. You can not skip home and go to the church to do ministry while skipping your first ministry.
- If your partner comes to you and says they’re feeling left out, neglected, or not connected with you, please do not get defensive, don’t be upset, listen to them.
- The time to address a complaint is not when your partner is trying to address what’s going on with them.
- We do things we want to do. We make time for those things that are important to u
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Making Your Partner A Priority
Have you ever felt that you are not a priority in your partner’s life, you’re receiving their leftovers, or they are not spending enough time with you? You have to make your partner feel good and make time to connect with them. It is one thing to tell them they are your priority and a whole different ball game to ensure this is reflected.
More often, people let their hobbies, work, family, friends or even kids hinder them from connecting with their partners. Your hobbies can be a great thing, your friends, kids, your work can be awesome, but all those things can kill a relationship if they are not in their rightful place.
In today’s episode, I share how you can do just that. From understanding what it entails to make your partner a priority, things that can take away priority in your relationship and practical approaches to change this dynamic. If you’re looking for ways to improve your relationship and make your partner a priority, this episode is for you!
Key Highlights
[02:03] What priority means
[03:33] Examples of things that can take priority in your marriage or relationship
[04:45] How putting your kids first affects your marriage
[08:13] Prioritizing your friends over your relationship
[11:17] Balancing your ministry and your marriage
[12:41] Putting your spouse first before your family
[13:43] Practical ways to change the dynamic
[17:15] Having check-ins with your spouse
[20:19] Scheduling time to connect with your partner
[21:35] Creating a safe space for your partner
[22:58] Trying to see things from your partner’s perspective
[24:57] Why you should make your partner a priority
Notable Quotes
- Our children do not come before our spouses.
- After God, our relationship with our spouse comes first
- Even when you are in a relationship, you are still an individual. You still want to be the best version of yourself. If you are the best version of yourself, you will bring that into the relationship, and it will thrive.
- The more your partner feels that a hobby or an extracurricular activity is coming before them, the more they will resent it or don't even want you to bring it up.
- Your home is your first ministry. You can not skip home and go to the church to do ministry while skipping your first ministry.
- If your partner comes to you and says they’re feeling left out, neglected, or not connected with you, please do not get defensive, don’t be upset, listen to them.
- The time to address a complaint is not when your partner is trying to address what’s going on with them.
- We do things we want to do. We make time for those things that are important to u
Connect with Mo
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Mentorship in the Black Community
Mentorship In The Black Community
You do not have to navigate through life alone. You need mentorship to guide you through your decisions in life.
Mentorship is a big part of the community, and we have to begin by being the change we want to see in our community. With the high number of suicidal rates, you could do so many things to impact the community positively. How do you reach out or connect to people? There is always something you can do to help!
In today’s episode, I share with you just that. From the qualities of a good mentor, ways you can mentor someone, your role as a mentee and the impact of mentorship in the black community. This episode has everything you need on mentorship, not just as a mentee but as a mentor as well!
Key Highlights
[02:23] Importance of mentorship
[03:57] What can we do as a community to begin to be the change we want to see?
[06:44] Dr Kia Monique Jones Biography
[09:26] About Kia’s organization-For Brown Girls
[11:52] Definition of a mentor
[12:32] Dr Kia’s mentors
[15:37] Traditional/Informal ways people can mentor
[22:02] Why do people hear the word mentor, and are intimidated?
[25:24] The role and responsibilities of mentees in the process of mentorship
[32:24] Qualities and characteristics you look for in a mentor
[34:46] Does the black community offer enough resources when it comes to mentorship
[42:49] Impact of mentorship on the black community
[44:19] What to do if you need guidance and accountability, but you fear to reach out to that person you have mind
[46:00] What to do if you feel you need to mentor someone, but you are overwhelmed
Notable Quotes
We have to begin to be the change we want to see.
The way to build your circle is by putting yourself out there and not being afraid to be uncomfortable.
Genuine relationships are based on like-minded people who have similar interests in whatever they like to do.
Children are beautiful relationships, and being married is beautiful, but those are additions to you as an individual.
You will never know until you try.
People won’t know what you need until you open your mouth and ask.
If you put the best foot forward and approach people with the utmost respect, you will have someone to help you.
If you feel you’re too busy to be a mentor, maybe this is not the adequate time to be a mentor.
Resources
Book: Open Letter to a Girl that Never Settles
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Website: https://forbrowngirlsinc.org/
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How To Show Up for Yourself on The Not So Good Days
How to Show Up for Yourself on the Not So Good Days
Every day is not such a good day. Life is designed to throw all sorts of things at us. From losing a loved one, the loss of a job, fighting anxiety and depression, or even finding yourself in a difficult season in your relationship. Whatever it is that you might be facing, today I want to share with you how you can show up on such not-so-good days.
Key Highlights
[03:02] Acknowledge how you feel
[03:38] Allow yourself to feel your feelings
[05:38] Reach out to someone if you need to
[06:58] Journal your feelings
[09:18] Stop being so hard on yourself.
Notable Quotes
- Those hard days. Those difficult days don’t have to control us.
- However it is that you’re feeling, acknowledge how you feel & feel your feelings.
- Whatever that’s going on in your mind, put pen to paper and write it down.
Resources
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