You Can Be a Success Factor in a Relationship and Marriage!
By the time you're in a relationship or marriage, it's too late to prepare yourself for it. This book
empowers you to get yourself ready for marriage before you start a relationship. Instead of
seeking out your ideal partner through trial and error and hoping for good luck, you can take
charge of your life and your relationship goals today!
Whatever your age or life circumstances,
Starting with Me
helps you lay a solid foundation for
your future and prepare yourself for a healthy, happy, long-lasting relationship or marriage. It
offers uncommon wisdom from the Bahá'í teachings, time-tested guidance from relationship
and character experts, insights from everyday people on this journey, and transformative
questions and exercises.
will empower you to:
Live a full and happy life that includes service to the greater good
Learn from past relationships, and move forward with knowledge and confidence
Know your own character and be able to assess that of a potential partner
Conquer your fears and doubts, and avoid harmful behavior choices
Form realistic expectations and clarify what you are looking for in a partner
Form friendships that could later lead to discovering an excellent relationship partner
While you'll start with yourself, the book provides plenty of insights and ideas for involving
others on your journey, such as friends, family members, and community groups.
Whether you're excited, nervous, doubtful, or optimistic, take a deep breath and smile, because
help and hope have arrived!
One of our readers shared:
"The unique ideas in each chapter—and the profound quotations from the Bahá'í writings—opened my eyes to new and helpful ways of viewing marriage. Then, when I started answering the reflection questions and doing the activities, I began to think in a much more logical way about how these ideas apply to my life, my specific relationships, my own character qualities, and my fears and hopes. I then started to realize I had inconsistencies between my thoughts and my beliefs, which helped me see very clearly what I need to do next to grow. I felt energy and enthusiasm I didnt know was possible--and a new-found hope that my stumbling blocks can be overcome! In short, the benefit I got from
really skyrocketed when I began to complete the exercises that help us tailor the concepts to our lives, to maximize their impact.