SMALLEY INSTITUTE

Believe it or not we’re starting today, I bet you never thought I would do it! Pursue Oneness has begun! Today's topic is about goal setting, infamous issues and so much more! Plus, you get to hear what wicked crazy things we've got for you online!

Pursue Oneness takes the guesswork out of "what can help" by providing an easy way to discover the most important knowledge and skills for you need to succeed in your relationship. Check it out today!

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Week one of the Pursue Oneness online experience! It’s all about your goals, your health and your personality.

Why do goals matter? What kind of goals are we wanting them to type out?

The 8 Question Test that predicts divorce!  This matters because you need to know where you stand in your relationship. Don’t be afraid because knowledge is power! Take it online in this experience!

Now...

Amy’s on a prayer retreat and I’m mad as all get out! Of course not about Amy being on a prayer retreat but about the ridiculous NFL football, sabotaging, ripped off, rigged, no good, liver licking...here’s a better rant for how I feel today about the two games over the weekend…cue Clark Griswold.

But at the end of the day, this is a relationship show after all. So I thought I might talk about what you can do when you feel ripped off emotionally by someone you love.

Get Your Relationship Back in Shape online experience! Allow us to journey with you and help get your relationship back in shape for the New Year!

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When you feel ripped off relationally, what’s really going on? My guess is a massive button is getting pushed, probably something like feeling injustice, unfair, etc.  This is always your first goal when...

Today I take a voicemail question about whether or not it's ok to track your spouse via their smartphone or is that simply a lack of trust. My answer is going to blow your minds! Or possibly not, depends on your mind I guess.

Get Your Relationship Back in Shape online experience! Allow us to journey with you and help get your relationship back in shape for the New Year!

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No notes this time! But I cover tracking your spouse and some other great questions from the Facebook Live watchers!

Maya Angelou once wrote, “I don't trust people who don't love themselves and tell me, 'I love you.' ... There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.” Today we explore the anatomy of trust with Dr. Brené Brown...sort of!

Get Your Relationship Back in Shape online experience! Allow us to journey with you and help get your relationship back in shape for the New Year!

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Dr. Brene Brown: Anatomy of trust:

Trust is built in the small moments.

Listening, paying attention to the person, noticing things and discussing them

Betrayal - choosing not to connect when you have the opportunity.

“To choose not to connect when the opportunity is there is a moment of betrayal…”
Definition of Trust: “Trust is choosing to make something important to you vulnerable to the actions of...

Here's a special treat! From the video archives here at Smalley Institute, we give you my father's session from Hidden Keys to Loving Lasting Relationships...discovering the value of your personality!

Get Your Relationship Back in Shape online experience! Allow us to journey with you and help get your relationship back in shape for the New Year!

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Sign up today for the free Smalley animal personality online course! Here's what you receive:

1. Free online assessment of the Smalley Animal Personality Test (Lion, Otter, Golden Retriever, Beaver)
2. Classic video from Dr. Gary Smalley on discovering the value of your personality
3. In-depth lesson content to help you better understand each other
4. The personality relationship dynamic report where you can discover key issues for every conceivable personality match
5. And it's all free!

We were reminded of a story from MLK's life that was a pivotal moment.  A moment he often went back to in times of suffering or exhaustion.  Today we talk about that moment and what it means for your relationship. 

Get Your Relationship Back in Shape online experience! Allow us to journey with you and help get your relationship back in shape for the New Year!

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Interesting Facts about Michael King Jr…we mean Martin Luther King Jr.

1. His name was originally Michael, not Martin.  His father was also Michael King, hence why Martin Luther King Jr. was originally named Michael King Jr.  However, after a trip to Germany in 1931, Michael King Sr. changed his own name in homage to historic German theologian Martin Luther.  Michael King Jr. was two years old at the time and King Sr. made the decision to change his...

Get Your Relationship Back in Shape online experience! Allow us to journey with you and help get your relationship back in shape for the New Year!

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Distraction of the Day:

Back to the Future has gotten it right once again! Nike has something new arriving February 17th and I must have it! Any guesses as to what it might be? Find out by listening to the podcast to the very end.

Honoring News of the Day:

Mom Adopts Baby And Learns She Is Her Adopted Son's Biological Sister

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Question #1
Hi, so about a month ago. My husband told me that he didn't think our marriage was working and very quickly. He would go through the steps of getting a divorce, and he finally agreed to talk to a marriage counselor, and he also decided that he needed to Move out at this point today. I know it is. He has booked a trip for himself to Europe and a few weeks. So just...

“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” Friedrich Nietzsche

“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.”
― Albert Camus

You’ll never guess what today’s show is about! We’ve got a lot more quotes like those for you today and they all have to do with the third New Year workout for your relationship...strength and speed. You get a great lower body workout today!

Get Your Relationship Back in Shape online experience! Allow us to journey with you and help get your relationship back in shape for the New Year!

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Distraction of the Day:

Back to the Future has gotten it right once...

Mahatma Gandhi once said, “I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.”  Your mindset needs a workout big time. Because you allow a lot of “dirty feet” walk around up there and it’s gotten messy! Today you’re getting the three keys to the greatest upper body workout for your relationship mindset ever!

Get Your Relationship Back in Shape online experience! Allow us to journey with you and help get your relationship back in shape for the New Year!

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Honoring News of the Day:

Woman Is Brought To Tears By Thank You Note After Act Of Kindness In Grocery Store

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The upper body workout! Three exercises you want to change your mindset:

1. Take ownership
   
   1. It’s about me. What can I change?
   2. You can’t control the other person anyway, save your energy for your own needed changes.
2. ...

It’s all about your form is the title for the first show in our “Get Your Relationship Back in Shape” series to kick off 2019. This special New Year’s program will go four days and each episode will be a simple exercise you can start immediately to get your relationship “six pack” real nice! For today, the word of the day is “hark”. There will also be a brand new online experience to go along with this special series!

Get Your Relationship Back in Shape online experience! Allow us to journey with you and help get your relationship back in shape for the New Year!

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Honoring News of the Day:

“Regardless of the reasons, 29% decline in suicide rates is equal to the survival of roughly 2.8 million people over the course of the last two decades – and that is certainly no small step for mankind.”

However,...