How aware are you of your relationship choices?
It doesn’t take rocket science to create a more meaningful life. It starts with awareness and effort.
What’s always been part of human life is the value of connection. Words from the dying confirm that connection, not achievement, matters most.
Yet we’re in a connection crisis.
Have you ever systematically evaluated your relationships to figure out why some are more satisfying than others?
It might come down to intentions—choosing one kind over the other.
- Transactional relationships —exchanges of value based on “What can I get out of this?”— are common.
- Transformational relationships —those built on trust, emotional connection, and long-term mutual growth— are where we find fulfillment.
In many cases, where we need a transformational relationship we settle for transactions.
This may appear to work well in the moment. It’s an easy default mode. It may be lower risk. It’s based on quick value at predetermined costs.
But it may become a habitual way of relating that hurts us over the long run, when we do it in the wrong places…in relationships meant to be deep and enduring.
- If your life feels empty, doing a relationship inventory may reveal places you’re no longer willing to settle for less than you need.
And since nothing’s black-and-white, rate your relationships on a spectrum – with one end being purely transactional and the other purely transformative.
Ready for some surprises??
—Julie
Julie Browne, Author
MASTERS of CHANGE
