Life Is Too Short To Not Be On The Same Page
Beaver, PA — As we drift towards a different tomorrow and get back in relationships with our partners, clients, coworkers, etc it has become far more important to be on the same page and have a better understanding of each other.
According to Andrew Lloyd of Beaver, PA events like Covid-19 people have realized that how unpredictable the world can get and how little things need to be appreciated more often.
So now as we get back to living our life it is important to eliminate the guesswork and get people in our circle on the same page.
Before marriage get on the same page
Marriage is full of excitement, celebration, and a very big deal in our lives but sometimes couples skip to plan ahead that can ensure a “happily ever after”.
This can only lead to disagreements as soon as the fairy tale ends and real life begins.
Not that real life can’t be happy, but before you get married it is a good idea to discuss financials, kids, house purchase decisions, debt, loan, retirement plans, career, day-to-day expectations, etc.
It may sound boring but setting the day-to-day expectation can help couples avoid delusions about their marriage and be happier.
As often times when you “go with the flow” the end result is not that great, so it is important to take a step back and work on your marriage before it begins.
Plan to comprise on things from both parties as you can’t have it all, it’s give and take!
Agree when friends or in-laws can come so as to avoid unexpected interruptions and the rush to clean things up.
Decide when you want a pet or could even afford it, which brings us to the important part.
Financials, If you and your spouse would have a joint account or even separate discuss that firsthand and set a date to do a monthly budget.
A budget helps you to be more aware of where your money goes, and where you can use it better.
But that doesn’t mean you are killing the fun in marriage, a budget lets you spend money guilt-free and avoid any sadness that comes after buying something big.
Knowing what both of you can expect from day-to-day life can help you feel more joy and adventurous in the journey.
What does it mean to business and a new client?
Before you start a relationship with a client make sure that you have done the necessary paperwork that clearly defines your clients: Expectations, duration of the projects, milestones, payment, etc.
Clearly discuss how would you communicate and the estimated response time both parties can expect from each other.
I said to each other as oftentimes client’s input is required during the work so it is important to know they can respond quickly to avoid any pause in the project.
As a client, you need to ensure that you get what you were promised and what you paid for.
As a service provider, you need to ensure that you are delivering your best and getting paid on time says Andrew Lloyd.
Being on the same page can avoid your client and you from failing, get aggressive with the scope of the project, and avoid any type of stress that comes during the conflict of working together.
It is more than important to set professional boundaries and the right expectations so you can deliver your best work at the agreed time.
A long-term contract or long-term commitment requires both parties to work effectively together and avoid inner personal conflicts or resentment towards each other.
Pandemic makes the relationship stronger:
“We need to remember circumstances don’t make a person, they reveal a person”
-Emma Jameson
Tough times are the true test of a person’s character, integrity, and perseverance in a relationship.
Let that be couples, clients, friendship or any other kind of relationship, smiling together during sunshine can be done by anyone, but facing crisis together requires quality over the number of people.
A lot of couples do complain that because of pandemics their relationship couldn’t work, but the truth is some of those relationships already lacked the strength to hold it together, and they blamed the situation for everything.
We live in an era where communication with another person is almost free, so excuses are very limited to making things work let that be personal relationships or professional ones.
In one post by WSJ in the pandemic, bad relationships got more problems and became worse as partners faced the loss of job, isolation, and lost balance but the couples with strong relationships got better and started appreciating their spouse more often.
So how does pandemic affected your relationships let us know below!
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