Know yourself, Engage yourself and Marry yourself

• Define your Life Purpose

• Discern and live by your Values and Priorities

• Create your Life Vision and Life Mission Statement

• Develop a Legacy that will live forever

Create a Balanced Lifestyle

• Set Boundaries and eliminate energy drains

• Create a proactive Self Maintenance program

• Evaluate and Inventory your lifestyle weekly

Surround yourself with Supportive Networks and Communities

• Seek out like-minded and like-valued people

• Create Accountability agreements with others

• Avoid negative situations and environments

Know your Requirements and Needs

• Create and live by your Deal Makers and Deal

• Breakers

• Make direct requests to get your needs met

• Always be true to yourself

Take your work in life seriously, but take life lightly

• Practice being flexible, fluid, and accepting

• Avoid trying to push the river

• Express your passion in life with the utmost of passion

Understand the healthy romantic relationship developmental process

• Create the criteria for your Life Partner

• Develop Screening and Testing strategies

• Use your support system for feedback and input

Define your personal Spirituality

• Discover and walk your Spiritual Path

• Practice daily acts to activate your Highest Self

• Accept life on lifes terms

Be perfectly imperfect

• Know your character challenges and work to strengthen those areas

• Accept all your errors, mis-takes and failures

• Practice non-judgment of yourself and all others

Live from Abundance

• Practice daily acts of Random Kindness

• Develop a Pay it Forward system in your life

• Create an affirming, fear-less inner dialogue

Be an Excellent Communicator

• Practice Active Listening as often as possible

• Commit to creating a Win-Win outcome with others

• Learn to process emotions, conflict and disagreements

Get out of your comfort zone

• Learn to accept all your uncomfortable feelings and emotions

• Practice deliberate daily acts of new behavior

• Celebrate discomfort as healthy growth and development

Consciously Breathe and Smile

• Learn to be Silly

• Develop Breathing Exercises to enhance your Mind, Body, Heart and Soul

• Fake it til you make it: Smile until you are happy

Ken Donaldson

Ken Donaldson, the REALationship Coach, has been based in Tampa Bay, Florida offering counseling, coaching, and educational programs since 1987. He is a licensed mental health counselor; board certified as an addictions professional and clinical hypnotherapist; and certified as a master relationship coach. Ken is a graduate of the University of South Florida, the Institute for Life Coach Training and the Relationship Coaching Institute. He has been exclusively in private practice since 1993.

Ken is the author of the new breakthrough life and relationship success book Marry YourSelf First! Saying ?I Do? to a Life of Passion, Power and Purpose. The material in this book is a result of Donaldson?s 15+ years of clinical counseling and coaching with thousands of individuals and couples. In this book, he reveals what he has discovered as the 20 core Principles of Passion, Power and Purpose. When these principles are applied to your life you can overcome self-limiting patterns and create abundant happiness, fulfillment and success in your life and relationships.

Donaldson?s primary message from this book is to ?Master Your Life and Your Relationships!? Purchasers of this book are eligible for free coaching and educational programs to support and promote optimal growth and success.

Ken founded the REALationship Coaching programs empower people to have more successful lives, businesses and relationships by building a powerful relationship with themselves first.

Included are the monthly Saturday Series workshops and the REAL Talk Forums. These programs are for couples and individuals alike, and help the participants live the most passionate and balanced lives possible.

He also facilitates the Marry YourSelf First program that assists singles to have more successful relationships and more satisfying lives. The graduates of this program leave with a clear vision of who they are, what they want, and how to get it.

In addition, he offers the Partners for Life programs for both pre-committed and committed couples that provide the tools and resources to help couples create relationships that are both lasting and fulfilling. Couples report that they have deeper intimacy and more fun as a result of utilizing the tools from these programs.

Ken also offers education and training programs for businesses and community organizations on a variety of personal growth and business improvement topics.