Welcome to the first section of this course: Building the Foundation. This one is going to be geared to setting up a few things and getting a few pertinent areas and boundaries in place for you to have a much higher chance of having a successful relationship that doesn't end in disaster. One thing I've prided myself on is that I still have a great relationship with all of my exes, because I practice the things I teach in this course.

So buckle in and check out this first module after you finish reading the Introduction. We are just going to be doing the ground work and laying the framework for what you will be building throughout this course.

Check out this short video to check in with me and help you navigate through the course.

OVERVIEW

Chapter 1 is the introduction. If you're looking for a solid relationship, here are some key points to remember and take away from this chapter.

• figure out life goals first like your career, ambition, drive, and personal goals
• build up your personal development and growth
• use Goals Worksheet to list 3 goals and be brief
• on the Goals Worksheet set goals for the 6 month, 1 year, and 3 year marks (1 to 2 sentences each)
• pick 3 in each category from the Goals Worksheet (personal and professional areas)

ACTIONABLE STEPS

• download the Goals Worksheet.
• fill out the goals worksheet

DOWNLOADS

• Goals Worksheet

This is a portion where you Get to Know yourself a little better. You can't hope to build a solid relationship if you don't even know what you want out of life so this section is all about figuring out what you like, your goals, and what you dislike. This will help narrow down the selectable candidates you will choose. You will set some personal boundaries and from those boundaries, it will determine if you waste any time with a prospective candidate.

Most of us ignore " red flags" so this section is to deter you from doing that. For instance, if you know you don't like a smoker, but a person looks nice and keeps themselves up, you might bend on that particular red flag. What we'll be doing is setting a line you won't cross. So even if a person does look good, or is successful, or keeps themselves up, and is good in every other category you want, you can still make a definitive decision because they are outside of the boundaries you set.

This is why the Goals Worksheet from the earlier part of this section is important. So we will go over 3 questions, and a sort of mini-quiz for yourself.

1. Are you looking for something long term? Are you ready?
2. What won't you accept or compromise on no matter what?
3. What do you have to offer in a relationship?

These questions are geared to get you thinking in a decision mode. When selecting a mate, you don't want to waste time so this is a way of being decisive. If you've been hurt and you haven't healed yet, you aren't ready. If you're lonely, and that's the only reason you're settling, you aren't ready. Once you are looking for something long term, and you know what you won't compromise on and what you have to offer, now you can start dating to look for potential mates and you won't waste time because you've established the answers to these questions and the initial personal boundaries.

There is a sort of mini-quiz to make sure you're catching some of the things I'm throwing out at you in the book. The next quiz is just a refresher.

1. This course is in-depth and will drastically improve and be enhanced by the experience you have with the book. However, the book isn't 100% required in order to go through the course, so don't feel like you have to have the book close by or easily accessible to take the course. I don't want you to think you're missing anything while you're relaxing reading The Truth: Keeping it 100 without your laptop or phone right next to you. You have free lifetime access to this course, so you can always come back to the course and get all these awesome nuggets and tools!
2. At the top of your course page there will be a gear. That's your settings button and I'd recommend turning the Autoplay function off so I don't interrupt you or start a video or section when you aren't ready.
3. Even after you complete a chapter, you can navigate through this course however you see fit to lessons ahead, or even go back to lessons you've already been through. This is your course. I also want you to give me feedback and comment on how I can make this course better in the future.

You're done! Go ahead and start reading chapter 2- The Prelude then Click on the CONTINUE button to "complete" this section and continue on to the next section of the course!