13 results for tag: First Dates


A Social Experiment in First Impressions

I thought this was an interesting social experiment in first impressions. I do not think it proves anything but interesting still. It is fun watching the different responses people have as they interpret characteristics of people based on little more than first impressions. I think it would be fun to conduct a similar experiment with a variable that isn't part of a marketing campaign....

Providence Life Coach Dating Success Series – Conscious Coupling

Conscious coupling seems to be getting a lot of press these days, celebrities tend to make this sort of thing happen - Madonna at The Kabbalah Centre and Julia Roberts with Hindu are examples of when they speak openly about religion or spirituality. I am not sure why this happens, but it does. I have never seen celebrities as people I wanted to be like, at least not those in the entertainment industry. Growing-up, there were many athletes that gave their time to worthy causes that I looked-up to for that reason int e 60's and 70's. I have never felt drawn to the fact that "so and so" said something, means it is something important or of value. Although it does seem that Richard Gere My Journey with Buddhism has really committed to the study and practice of Tibetan Buddhism without making it feel like a publicity stunt. I happened to be participating in the Kalachakra with The Dalai Llama back in 2000 with Richard Gere and other famous people present for the ten days of spiritual training. They all kept a low profile with no autographs or photos, just like everyone else receiving the training....

Providence Life Coach Dating Success Series – Mindful Dating

What is mindful dating? Mindful dating is bringing all of you to the present, including your Highest Self, to dating. Dating is often thought of as an exercise in wanting to convince someone you are good enough for them, what if we flipped this around to say, "I want to bring all of me to dating and see if we are going to be a sensational down the road after we get to know each other, not just during the honeymoon phase of dating?" What would that feel like for you? ...

Providence Life Coach Dating Success Series – Who Am I?

In the last segment in the Providence Life Coach Dating Success Series, we discussed that your best foot forward is to be yourself.  So you’ve decided you want to show-up on a date as yourself, “just being you”. The next task in being you is to figure out, Who Am I?  Unfortunately, most of us don’t know who we are....

Providence Life Coach Dating Success Series – Be You

We all know dating can be very challenging, between the awful blind dates, the people who pretend to be something they aren’t, the awkwardness, the general disappointment and wanting something and not finding, at least not yet. There is also an amazing side to dating too. But do the disappointments outweigh the benefits? My personal and professional experience demonstrates that the benefits do outweigh the disappointments. The key is how to go about meeting, and dating the right people for the right relationship, if a meaningful relationship is what you want. Be you....

Providence Life Coach: Dating First Impressions

We have all had the experience of preparing for a first date with a relative stranger, or acquaintance. The fear and doubt mixed with the joy and hope of meeting an amazing partner, lover, or both, fill our mind and body leading up to the designated meet. We all know deep inside that dating first impressions are critical to the dating experience success or failure. It is not the way it should be in a perfect world, but it is the way it is in our world, at least currently....