• Announcements
• Feature Article: Singles FAQ
• Invitations
• For More Information
• Links to Us

1	F'ree Training:  Introduction to Relationship Coaching	Wednesday Jan 16
2	Conscious Dating Success Story of the Year Contest	Submission Deadline- Feb 10
3	Second Edition of Conscious Dating Book	Now Available!
4	Advanced Conscious Dating Audio Programs	New!
5	Conscious Mating Audio Programs	New!

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F`REE TRAINING:  
Introduction to Relationship Coaching
Wednesday, January 16th
9:00am pacific/Noon eastern

Learn how to coach singles, couples, and develop a successful Relationship Coaching practice, taught by RCI founder David Steele and his teaching staff.

Introduction to Relationship Coaching is a 90-minute tele-training that covers:

How to Coach Singles

• The Case for Relationship Coaching
• Five Stages of Relationship Coaching
• Top Ten Guidelines of Relationship Coaching
• Introduction to our ground-breaking Conscious Dating coaching program for singles

How to Coach Couples

• Important Facts about Couples
• Benefits of Committed Relationships
• Comparing Coaching and Therapy
• Commitment: The Path to Relationship Happiness?
• Coaching Committed vs. Pre-Committed Couples
• Solvable vs. Unsolvable Relationship Problems

How to Build a Successful Relationship Coaching Practice

• Seven Habits of Highly Successful Practitioners
• Top Five Secrets for Building a Successful Practice
• Top Five Tips for Marketing That Gets Results
• And more!

Your registration includes practical information and materials you can use immediately in your practice.

To register (it's f`ree!) sign up here

Can't make our training date/times? This tele-training is recorded for those unable to attend live, and we also offer an ON-LINE VERSION

Please share with your colleagues!

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Conscious Dating Success Story of the Year Contest

For the two year anniversary of the publication of Conscious Dating: Finding the Love of your Life in Today's World on February 13, 2008 we'll announce the results of our second annual-

Conscious Dating
Success Story of the Year Contest

We're awarding an iPod Nano loaded with our best Conscious Relationship Audio Programs ($400.00 value) to the first and second place winners.

Check out last year's winners here

Submissions will be judged by the staff of Relationship Coaching Institute. To be eligible entrants must certify that they have read the Conscious Dating book. All submissions become property of Relationship Coaching Institute and by entering this contest entrants grant us permission to publish their story online and in print.

- Do you have a success story to share? Go immediately to www.consciousdating.com/contest.htm

- Know anyone with a success story to share? Please forward this announcement to them!

- Know a single who hasn't read Conscious Dating and is a success story in the making? With 6 months to go there is plenty of time to learn and apply the principles of Conscious Dating. Please send them to www.consciousdating.com

Let the contest begin!

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Announcing- Second Edition of Conscious Dating Book!

The second edition of Conscious Dating has just been released. Here are some changes in the new edition-

• New sub-title- "Finding the Love of Your Life and the Life That You Love"
• "Conscious Dating" more clearly defined and explained in the Introduction
• Paperback (second edition is not available in hardback)
• "Dating Red Flags Checklist" added to Chapter 8
• Jeanette Ball's inspiring Conscious Dating Success Story of the Year added to the appendix

The impetus for the second edition was our distributor requiring a paperback version for placement in bookstores. As long as we were going to publish a paperback version, it seemed like a good idea to update the book with the new material developed since publication.

The first edition hardback and CD is still available on our website at www.consciousdating.com and Amazon.com.

The second edition is now available at BarnesandNoble.com and Amazon.com as well as bookstores around the country.

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Announcing:
Conscious Mating Audio Programs

Is your client dating someone and wondering-
"Is this the right relationship for me?"

Our Conscious Mating Audio Programs provide detailed, comprehensive strategies for dating and mating, addressing all the relationship and decision-making challenges that arise when your client is in the pre-commitment stage of a relationship.

These audio programs are recorded from our live tele-seminars and include the MP3 audio file for playing on your computer, MP3 player (iPod or other), or burning onto a CD, AND a complete PDF transcript for following along and making notes.

Program #1- Is This the Right Relationship for Me? Introduction to the Pre-commitment Stage

Program #2- Am I Ready to Be a Couple?

Program #3- Finding Lasting Love by Experiencing Your Experience

Program #4- Should We Live Together?

Program #5- Dealing With Our Baggage

Program #6- Are We Compatible?

Program #7- Sharing Our Vision

Program #8- Deciding "Is This The One?"

Program #9- When We Must Say Goodbye

Check them out at www.ConsciousMatingAudio.com

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Advanced Conscious Dating Strategies

These programs provide advanced information, strategies, and tips to help you to help your single clients.

Each program includes the MP3 audio recording, complete written transcript, and Study Guide to follow along and take notes.

Program #1- Are You Ready for Love?

Program #2- Being The Chooser

Program #3- Ten Steps for Finding Your Soul Mate

Program #4- Conscious Dating: How to Connect to Your Life Vision

Program #5- Conscious Dating for Boomers: Finding Love After 50

Program #6- Scouting: Where to Find Your Soul Mate

Program #7- Advanced Strategies for Sorting, Screening, and Testing

Program #8- Conscious Internet Dating: Using Your Computer to Find Your Soul Mate

Program #9-Conscious Dating at a Distance: What to Do When You're Attracted to Someone 1200 Miles Away

Check them out at www.ConsciousDatingAudio.com

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Feature Article:
Singles FAQ

by David Steele

Below are three frequently asked questions from single readers of Conscious Dating. My responses might help you address common questions you will get from your single clients. Next month we'll cover Couples FAQ.

Question #1: I’ve recently re-entered the dating scene and have found that a lot has changed. Please explain these “new” men I’m encountering.

There tends to be a gender difference in the way men and women approach dating. Men generally want to have fun, have sex, and try out the relationship before deciding the future. Women generally focus on the future and are more security-minded when dating.

These two polar approaches result in misunderstanding, and many women despair of finding a “commitment-minded” man, and men complain that women are too serious, focused on evaluating and "catching" them, and that dating isn't fun.

Men and women should be clear and honest with each other about whether they are ready and looking for a committed relationship, or if they just want to have fun in a recreational relationship. If your agenda and goal for dating doesn't match someone, then move on. Don't be afraid to state what you are looking for- if someone rejects you, they are doing you the favor of deciding for you that there is no future together, which frees you up to find someone more aligned with you.

Question 2: Five years after my divorce I’ve decided to try my hand at dating again. How do I know if I am ready for a committed relationship?

There is more than one kind of dating. To determine what you're ready for, ask yourself these six questions:

1. Are you clear about your vision for your life and relationship?

2. Do you know your life purpose and ALL of your requirements?

3. Are you emotionally free from your past relationships?

4. Are you successful and happy without being in a relationship?

5. Do you have enough relationship knowledge and experience to bring to a committed relationship and make it work?

6. Do you know how to take responsibility for YOU in a relationship? Can you choose and initiate what you want, and say "no" to what you don't want in a relationship?

If the answer to any of these questions is "No," Not yet," "I don't know," or "Maybe," you probably are NOT ready for a committed relationship and have some work and learning to do first. Recreational dating can be a great learning laboratory for preparing for a committed relationship as long as you keep your boundaries by not being exclusive with anyone. So get out there and have fun!

Question 3: I’ve been dating around for several years now without success. Do I have to settle or can I really find what I want in a relationship?

Your soul mate is out there and YOU are exactly what they are seeking, but this can be hard to trust. The fear that you can't find what you really want, and the resulting belief that you must settle for less than what you really want, is self-fulfilling and a leading cause of relationship failure. When people settle in their relationship choices, they don't let go of what they want, they try to fit the round peg in the square hole and make it happen anyway, which is a set-up for failure. If you are going to get what you really want, you must say "no" to what you don't want. If you can let go of your fear of being alone and strive to be a "successful single," happy without a relationship, and give yourself time and opportunity to find what you really want, you WILL be successful. You will help your soul mate find YOU.

Stay tuned next month for Couples FAQ!

© 2008 Relationship Coaching Institute– All rights reserved.

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Invitations

Invitation #1
Please share this newsletter with a colleague.  There is a tremendous need for our services, and we need to work together. Relationship Coaching is in its infancy, and we must collaborate to build our market niche and position as a resource of wide appeal for anyone who wants a successful relationship.

Invitation #2
I invite you to listen to the following introductory recordings 24 hours a day at your convenience by visiting http://www.relationshipcoachinginstitute.com/audio/index.htm

• Commitment: The Secret Ingredient to Relationship Happiness
• Introduction to Relationship Coaching
• Conscious Dating for Relationship Success
• Conscious Mating: Is This the Right Relationship for Me?
• And more!

Invitation #3
I invite you to join our f`ree Introduction to Relationship Coaching tele-training.

Invitation #4
To subscribe to this newsletter, our newsletter for SINGLES, our newsletter for COUPLES, or our GETTTING CLIENTS newsletter, visit
http://www.relationshipcoachinginstitute.com/forms/subscribe.htm

Invitation #5
To learn more about Relationship Coaching this article is a great place to start-
Relationship Coaching: New Hope for Singles and Couples

Invitation #6
To learn more about Relationship Coaching Institute check out-
RCI: More Than Relationship Coaching Training

How do you like our newsletter? Your feedback is welcome!  Until next time....

Best regards,
David Steele, MA, LMFT
Relationship Coach
CEO and Founder of Relationship Coaching Institute
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Telephone:  888.268.4074

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For More Information

For Past Issues of this Newsletter
http://www.relationshipcoachinginstitute.com/newsletter/archive.htm

Our Purpose
The purpose of this newsletter is to connect, support each other, inform, and build a strong community of coaches dedicated to helping people find fulfillment in their lives and relationships.

This monthly newsletter is written for the benefit of RCI Relationship Coaches, and is available to interested others. Feel free to share this with a colleague. Your submissions and feedback are welcome!

Our Mission
To provide the tools, information and support to help singles find the love of their life and the life that they love, and to help couples co-create fulfilling and lasting Life Partnerships.

Copyright Notice
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Links to Us

Relationship Coaching Institute
F`ree introductory training!
http://www.relationshipcoachinginstitute.com

BuildingYourIdealPractice.com
F`ree monthly tele-seminars!
http://www.buildingyouridealpractice.com

Conscious Dating for Singles
F`ree audio programs, e-programs, and more!
www.ConsciousDating.org

Partners in Life for Couples
F`ree audio programs, e-programs, and more!
www.PartnersInLife.org

F`ree Monthly Conscious Relationship Tele-Seminar Series
www.ConsciousRelationshipSeminars.com

F`ree Conscious Relationship Audio Programs
www.ConsciousRelationshipPodcast.com

F`ree Conscious Dating Tele-Seminar Series for Singles
www.ConsciousDatingSeminars.com

F`ree Conscious Dating Tele-Clinic for Singles
www.ConsciousDatingTeleclinic.com

Member of Relationship Coaching Network
F`ree resources for singles, couples and professionals
http://www.relationshipcoachingnetwork.org

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