http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Merit+Gest Relationships Merit Gest Tue, 18 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=45083&ca=Relationships Consider the changes you went through from single life to married life or the changes from your first job to one with more responsibility. Perhaps you have a child, left the workforce, started a new business, moved to a different state or became a grandparent. Life is going to take many turns. You c... Marriage Merit Gest Sat, 08 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=45081&ca=Marriage In an informal, unscientific poll of random people, I asked which of the following three issues was the most common cause of frustration in marriage: sex, kids or money. While many scratched their heads and wanted to choose “all of the above” when I pressed for the best option, the overwhelming majo... Marriage Merit Gest Sat, 08 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=45085&ca=Marriage In working with companies to create business plans, I always start with a conversation about goal setting. How could you possibly create a business plan without a goal to achieve by working the plan? Clients are taught to create milestones to measure success along the way and they are held accountab... Marriage Merit Gest Sat, 08 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=45087&ca=Marriage In sports the most successful athletes have coaches and mentors. Coaches know how and when to motivate, train, inspire and bring out the best in others. Mentors have been there and done that. While both are important, let’s focus our attention on mentors because they are widely available and most of... Marriage Merit Gest Sat, 08 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=45088&ca=Marriage If your marriage were a business, would your spouse be looking for another job? Our most important and intimate relationships often don’t receive the attention, time and training that we give our business relationships. Here are two secrets from the business world to apply to your personal relation...