Do People Love You for Who You Are or What You Do? How to Build Relationships With Joy that Lasts

Discover how to build authentic relationships by embracing who you truly are. This article explores why meaningful emotional connection starts with courage, humility, and integrity. Learn how being your true self—not just what you do for others—leads to deeper love, stronger connections, and lasting personal growth. If you're tired of people-pleasing and ready to be seen and loved for who you are, this guide offers practical steps, powerful insights, and biblical encouragement to help you build genuine relationships that last.

What is the Hidden Key to Fulfilling Relationships?

What is the secret to great relationships? It requires people to gaze into three different items. Taking a look at all three is what separates people who are good from those who are great. Learn more at genuinerelationships.net or by reading this article.

How to avoid the modern version of work as toil.

What habits should you build to have a healthy relationship with work? This article covers the two views of work that are unhealthy and unhelpful but common to fall into. It provides seven habits you can build to avoid failing into either of the unhealthy extremes

How to Leave a Lasting Legacy: Becoming a Top #10 Person

You may never be remembered as the richest, the most famous, or the most successful in your field. But by focusing on relationships and living as a Top #10 Person, you can create a legacy that truly matters—one built on love, connection, and positive impact.

As Confucius said (we think it was him), the impact you make on others is the one that lasts. So start your journey of joining someone else’s top ten list today. visit genuinerelationships.net to learn more.

jonathan couserJanuary 22, 2025goals, habits, relationships, genuine relationships, success, best practices, personal brand

What you can learn from the most recent time I failed at being non-judgmental.

healthy relationshipsjonathan couserJanuary 17, 2024genuine relationships, relationships, communication

Dating as a series of healthy experiments not as wins and loses

In a perfect world, you wouldn’t need to run any kind of experiments. It would be a world without regret. You would already know everything necessary to have an amazing lasting relationship. But the world isn’t perfect. Intentional experiments are how you learn to thrive in romantic relationships while enjoying the journey. #relationships #datingexperiments #healthyrelationships

healthy relationshipsjonathan couserNovember 14, 2023relationships, genuine relationships, parenting, learning, family

Why we don’t walk around our house with earbuds in, and why you shouldn’t either.

We all choose to mute things. How might choosing to mute the outside world be harming your relationships and why you should care about it. #healthyrelationships #parenting #communication #effectiveliving

Addressing difficult subjects in your relationships

The goal of sharing truth or engaging in conflict with someone in your personal community should be to improve the relationship and encourage the other person to consider if a change is best for them and your relationship.

This type of honest dialogue, when done appropriately, creates deep connection. Deep connection creates long term mutually beneficial relationships capable of withstanding difficulty.

Follow this model to help you improve the quality of your interactions over subjects that might cause conflict.

Making more GENUINE introductions

jonathan couserJuly 14, 2023genuine relationships, relationships, communication

10 Things I have learned from being married that you can apply to any important relationship.

Effective relationship principles are good in all kinds of relationships. Marriage principles can apply at work. And sometimes work principles help in marriages. #communication #relationships #teamwork

jonathan couserJune 13, 2023marriage, communication, relationships, genuine relationships, teams, generosity, engagementComment

7 Concepts to Grow Your Capacity for Empathy (infographic)

Increase your ability to connect with others by growing your capabilities around demonstrating empathy. #leadership #communication #empathy #relationships #successfulteams

jonathan couserMay 16, 2023communication, leadership, relationships, genuine relationships