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

The Reason You’re Getting Authenticity Wrong

Living authentically as someone made in God’s image provides a stability and depth that no self-made version of authenticity can match. It’s a path that leads to purpose, fulfillment, and relationships that stand the test of time. Any other version will ultimately lead to disappointment.

Start your journey today. Begin with humility, self-awareness, and a commitment to grow into the person God created you to be. True authenticity isn’t about living your truth; it’s about living His truth.

jonathan couserNovember 25, 2024authenticity, learning, relationships, habits, behaviors

10 Lessons on living your best life from my trip to Colorado

If you move through life at the pace of everyone else, you will experience life like everyone else. If you experience life like everybody else, you should expect to get the same results as everyone else.

So, if your goal is to get better results than everyone else, you must experience life differently.

Here are some examples of the fruits of living differently from a recent trip to Colorado.

jonathan couserJuly 24, 2024behaviors, best practices, learning, relationships

It isn’t about the helmet it’s about the journey to get your name on the helmet

healthy relationshipsjonathan couserMarch 20, 2024relationships

Things I learned about personal boundaries from cattle

Boundaries are helpful for healthy relationships and safe cattle farming. Be sure to establish, communicate, and maintain your boundaries, so they achieve their intended objective. Remember, if your boundaries are too strong, you will eventually keep everyone out. The goal of boundaries isn’t to keep people out; it is to maintain health and mutually beneficial relationships. #personalboundaries #healthrelationships #farmlife #personalleadership

healthy relationshipsjonathan couserFebruary 19, 2024relationships, health, communication, family, parenting

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

Set boundaries to help others achieve their best

Setting healthy boundaries leads to better outcomes. Boundaries are required for you to be sustainably generous and a great leader. Great news is you control your ability to create boundaries. #boundaries #mentoring #leading #successful #generosity

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

Worry less; be more consistent instead

We spend touch effort and time worry about making mistakes and not enough effort becoming consistent in our actions. Becoming consistent is better than worrying.

jonathan couserMay 31, 2023relationships, communication, personal brand, goals

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

My First Chat GPT Experiment: What can we learn about relationships from AI

What does AI have to share about how it would interpret the elements of healthy relationships.

healthy relationshipsjonathan couserApril 17, 2023relationships, ai, generosity, genuine relationships

10 things I tell my kids that can help you be more effective today

Here are 10 things I say to my kids that anyone can apply to their life to achieve more success and better outcomes.

jonathan couserMarch 21, 2023top ten, parenting, relationships, stra, leadership

Are you preparing to win or to be a not loser?

Being a winner instead of a not loser; isn't just a play on words. There is a high difference between living your life to win and living your life trying not to lose. Four things are highlighted here. #lifehacks #success #habits #winningatlife

jonathan couserMarch 6, 2023relationships, best practices, purpose, strategy

Blog Insights and actions for a better life

Insights through words aimed at making an impact.