Love: Myths and Misconceptions - The Option Institute

http://www.option.org/happiness-hits -- The Option Institute's HAPPINESS HITS Video Series

Raun K. Kaufman, the Director of Global Education and an international speaker, writer and teacher for The Option Institute and The Son-Rise Program® at the Autism Treatment Center of America™, talks about three common misconceptions about love that often keep us from having the love relationship that we truly want.

Raun debunks the myths:

-Love is risky
-Love makes you weak
-Love means sacrificing who you are

How to Get the Relationship You Really Want:
The NEVERsettle Singles Program, offered exclusively at The Option Institute goes into depth on these concepts and much more.

Are you single? Are you in a dating crisis? Are you ready to build the kind of relationship you really want?
"The NEVERsettle Singles Program allowed me to identify beliefs about myself that were keeping me from being in a happy and healthy relationship. I learned to trust what I think and to be real and not adjust myself for the benefit of fitting in or being liked."
- Cindy Thompson, Professor, Illinois

We're taught a host of beliefs and ideas about love and dating. We read about 'the rules' to snare someone. We talk about 'playing the game.' We're told to wait 3 days to call, pretend we're less interested than we are, and put our best foot forward. And we grow to see having a significant other as a reflection on our value and attractiveness.

The problem with these ideas is that they actually cripple our ability to find the right person and create a truly satisfying relationship. Rather than learning a set of acting and manipulation skills, we offer some-thing radically different: a way to create the relation-ship that you really want by being who you really are -- and not settling for anything less.

Instead of complaining about the dating game, this is your chance, in a unique workshop setting with other single people, to change the rules.

Learn to:
• Move On: Stop wasting time on people who aren't for you.
• See the Flip Side: See exactly how you are perceived by other singles and why.
• Understand Your Attraction Profile: Unearth the real messages you are putting out to potential partners.
• Flirt with Honesty: Eliminate game-playing by showing interest with realness and guts.
• Break Your Patterns: Uncover and discard the limiting beliefs you hold which either keep you single or trap you in unsatisfying relationships.
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"I have to say that NEVERsettle Singles genuinely exceeded my expectations throughout the entire program. The tools were presented in a logical and easy to understand way, and the exercises not only perfectly complemented the curriculum, but they were a blast as well."
- Brian Ellis, Realtor, California

"I came into The NEVERsettle Singles Program thinking I'd learn what I wanted in a partner. I gained ten times that. I can now ask for what I want, in any type of relationship and not be attached to the outcome. I've learned it's easier to ask than not ask. I will have better relationships with my friends, family, in business and love relationships."
- Debbie Hall, Professional Organizer, Canada

The personal growth and development programs at The Option Institute are engaging, interactive and dynamic. We believe in experiential training versus conventional lectures and seminars. As a student, you are not an observer, but rather, an active learner and participant.

The Option Institute is a not-for-profit educational organization founded in 1983 by best-selling author (Happiness Is A Choice) Barry Neil Kaufman and Samahria Lyte Kaufman. Located on a pastoral 100-acre campus nestled in the beautiful Berkshires of western Massachusetts, our property offers trail hikes, waterfalls, wildlife, woodlands, elegant sunrises and breathtaking vistas. From blazing fall foliage and soft downy snows to the lush green hills and explosions of life in spring and summer, The Option Institute offers a year-round picturesque backdrop in which to live, learn and grow.

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[mewgarfield]

Beautiful explanation, Raun! You rock!

[aveotint]

Hi Raun

Please make more videos::)) I LOVE how you explain things.

Thank you

[B0sc0e]

Hi Raun,

Great job!

Thanks!

-R

[JohnEagle44]

Great Job Raun! It was great to see you again if even on a video!

John Foristall

[DanesAunt]

Great video Raun. So well explained! Thank you!