Archive for June 2011
Working on my next coaching workshop for men and wanted to let you know what I will be covering.
This event is for Connect Members only, and we hope to put it on again at a later stage as an open event!
Men’s Dating Workshop
Jo Barnett Dating Coach & Tony Freeman Cognitive Therapist
Prepare yourself for the dating game
- Tips on how best to present yourself on the date
- Advice on how to improve your dating skills and ultimately get better results
- Confidence building
- Strategies to deal with any anxiety
- Define what you are looking for and set realistic expectations
- Dealing with rejection and getting back in the game
The idea behind this workshop is to get the guys together and give them some hot tips on how to brush up on their dating skills.
I will be stressing the importance of starting from within, really nurturing yourself and being honest about your flaws, as well as celebrating your strengths.
Are you ready to date?
Are you willing to fail?
Over the last three years I have been on a number of dates and what kept me smiling was my willingness to fail, to laugh at myself and the situation, then to pick myself straight up and get right back out there again.
Be yourself!
If you share something of yourself you get closer to someone and allow them to see a more vulnerable side of you, this is what makes relationships so compelling, the chance to relate intimately with another human being.
Listen and be listened too..
Make sure you are listening fully to your date, you can do this by trying to shut out your own thoughts just for a while, its surprising how much more you can connect when you listen. Ask questions back, ‘how did that make you feel?’, ’what was it like growing up in…?’, ’What did you love most about your experience in India?’.
Last but not least (at all!!)
WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT YOU?
WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOURSELF ?
WHERE IS THERE ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT?
If you need to work on any of the above before you are ready to date, I suggest you find yourself a mentor, someone who will be honest with you and suggest where you can improve on and then support you in that time.
One of my big reccomendations is to make yourself more interesting!
Take up a new hobby, learn a language, travel, play a new outrageous sport, learn to dance / cook / sing!
Nothing makes you feel as good as experiencing life, day by day, taking on new challenges and getting out there, being prepared to laugh at yourself. I promise you will have many more ladies lining up to laugh with you!!
Bye for now
xx