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Dear Friend,
Can you answer this riddle?
What are the most important things in your
life?
You may already know the answer—but
read this letter anyway. As you read
the facts and descriptions that follow, your understanding
and appreciation of these things will expand. You will
realize exactly how essential they are to your
life, and how important it is that you learn
how to nurture and develop them.
So, answer this riddle.
These are the most important parts of your
life. What are they?
You create thousands of these things
over the course of your life. You experienced
your first one before you were born, and many that you
create will continue long after you’ve made your
transition.
These things alone determine
the levels of happiness, abundance, love, joy,
wealth, freedom, safety, prosperity, and success you experience
in your life, and yet you probably don’t
even notice most of them.
They are always a part of you,
no matter where you are. Even if you were stranded
on a desert island, thousands of miles from civilization,
you would still have the two most important ones with
you. |
Kevin B. Burk
author of
The Relationship Handbook: How to Understand
and Improve Every Relationship in Your Life |
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Just as oxygen is required for your physical survival,
these things are required for your spiritual survival.
They are the reason you are having this human experience.
So, what are these most important parts of your
life?
Your relationships.
You have hundreds of relationships in your
life, of all shapes and sizes. You have relationships
with every person you have ever met. In fact, you even have relationships
with people you haven’t actually met.
You have relationships with your elected officials,
with celebrities, and with the characters that they portray. You
have relationships with the authors of the books that you read,
and with the characters in these books. You and I have
a relationship through this letter.
Relationships are the single most important
parts of your life, and until now, you probably didn’t
fully appreciate this.
The truth is that every single relationship
in your life (even your relationships with Tom Cruise,
Oprah Winfrey and Katie Holmes) makes a difference to
you on a very fundamental and personal level.
Let me help you to appreciate how important
your relationships are.
Imagine that you have a spiritual bank account that controls
the quality of your life. The higher the balance in this account,
the more success, wealth, love, prosperity, joy, freedom, security
and abundance you enjoy.
When the balance in this account is high, your life flows easily
and effortlessly. You are completely safe, secure, prosperous
and free from all stress.
On the other hand, when the balance in this account is low, you
feel stressed, miserable, unhappy, trapped, compromised, depressed,
angry, and despondent. When you have a low balance in this account,
nothing works in your life; you feel isolated and alone, and hopeless.
Now, picture this: Every single person you encounter
either makes a deposit in or withdrawal from this account.
Every relationship in your life either contributes to your success,
prosperity, security and happiness, or hinders it.
The quality of your life, in fact, is entirely
dependent on the quality of your relationships.
ALL of your relationships.
So, bearing that in mind, let me ask you a personal question.
How are your relationships?
When you think about the quality of your relationships,
if you’re not deliriously happy, if you’re
not jumping up and down on the sofa with excitement like Tom Cruise
on Oprah, then your relationships could be better.
And if your relationships could be better, your entire life could
be better.
How are your professional relationships? (Is
your job your dream…or your nightmare?)
How are your family relationships? (Do you
get heartburn after Thanksgiving dinner with your family…or
at the thought of it?)
How are your romantic relationships?
As you consider every relationship in your life,
imagine your spiritual bank account. Where is the balance in this
account? Are you experiencing the levels of love, joy, wealth,
freedom, prosperity, security and success that you deserve?
Now, take a few moments and imagine what your life would
be like if every one of your relationships was truly
amazing.
Picture how you would feel if every day you got to work
with people who respect and value you…Imagine how
your professional life would look if your supervisors recognized
how essential you are to the success of the company…Don’t
even think about what this would mean to you financially,
or how good it will feel to have the kind of wealth and
prosperity you’ve always dreamed of—just
imagine how it would feel if you looked forward to going into
the office each day and actually had more energy at the end of
the day than at the start.
Imagine how you would feel if your family treated you
like a respected, mature adult…Who would you be
if your family loved and accepted you the way
your friends do? Imagine how it would sound if your family left
the past in the past and you could actually enjoy spending time
with them (and might even look forward to it!).
Now imagine your ideal romantic relationship.
If you’re currently single, imagine your ideal
partner, your divine compliment…Imagine the things
you will do together, the adventures you will share…Imagine
how you will feel when you are experiencing the powerful,
deep emotional connections as you open your heart
to another person.
If you’re currently in a romantic relationship,
remember how you used to feel with your partner, and
imagine how your relationship would be if you could recapture
the spark you felt when you first got together…Picture
how you would feel if you could energize the fading magic
in your love life…How would it feel if your heart
opened every time you thought of your partner?
Now, imagine the balance in your spiritual bank account
when your life is filled with hundreds of truly amazing
relationships.
Can you feel your heart opening? Can you feel
how relaxed and at peace you are? Can you
feel how safe, how secure, and how free you are when
you genuinely love every single person in your life—and
every single person in your life loves and accepts you for exactly
who you are?
How would you like to make this dream a reality?
The only difference between your life now and the life you just
imagined is the quality of your relationships.
And now, for the first time, you can master the skills
to improve every single relationship in your life!
Finally! A Practical, User-Friendly, Comprehensive
Guide to Human Relationships!
If you’re like most people, you would
love some help with your relationships. The problem is
that you haven’t found any help that actually speaks to
you, personally.
Most books on relationships are written by psychologists,
and they’re so complicated that they read like they were
written for psychologists.
You may not feel that you’re from Mars or
Venus, and you may simply not resonate with “Dr. Phil’s”
style.
Because you’re reading this letter carefully,
you’re looking for something different—something
that speaks to you.
You’re looking for a solution
that is practical, easy (and fun), spiritual,
powerful, and comprehensive.
You’re looking for a solution
that understands that you’re the same person in your romantic
relationships as you are in your professional relationships.
You’re looking for a solution
that breaks down the complex world of human relationships into
simple, easy-to-understand concepts, and offers strategies that
you will actually use to improve your relationships.
And you’re looking for a solution
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The Relationship Handbook is the only
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perspective. No matter who you are, no matter what kinds of relationships
you create in your life, The Relationship Handbook
speaks to you, personally, and will teach you how to
get the most out of your romantic relationships, your professional
relationships, your family relationships, your friendships—and
even your relationship with yourself.
Human relationships are really not that complicated. In fact,
you only need two things from your relationships (and
they’re the same two things in every relationship). Every
single problem you've ever had in a relationship occurs because
one or both of these needs is not being met. When these needs
are being completely met, our relationships are truly amazing.
It’s that simple.
Would you like to know what those two needs are? Then keep reading!
I promise to reveal this secret of amazing relationships very
shortly!
But first, read (and listen) to how The
Relationship Handbook has changed the lives of people just
like you!
Here’s What Edward Pyne,
Host of “Getting the Word Out” on Cyberstation
USA has to say about The Relationship Handbook!
A Wonderful Spiritual Book
Kevin Burk has written an important book. The Relationship
Handbook is first and foremost a spiritual book. Burk
describes the ego as a pretending tool given to us at birth
that convinces us that we are individuals—not connected
with all other beings. With that premise in mind, Burk takes
the reader through the different relationship experiences
we all deal with in life and graphically shows how we use
the ego to reinforce our separateness from others and to
'protect' us from others. This book is packed with original
information about the human condition. I was most impressed.
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"Kevin's material is brilliant.
He takes complex issues like relationships and what it
is to be human and puts them in simple easy to digest ideas.
His info is state of the art where he addresses our wholeness
and perfection rather than human limitation and separation.
Finally a program that is based in the idea that we are
whole and complete within ourselves. I have searched long
and hard for a program that affirms my beingness and self
esteem and this is it. So many times I have gone to relationship
programs and seminars and I felt like I was put in a box,
categorized and told on subtle levels that I am less than
I am. Kevin does an amazing job of affirming the depth
and value of all people. I love the way he mixes tried
and true wisdom of the ages with progressive ideas to take
us to a place of enlightened perspective. His program is
based in the idea that we are unique, special humans with
unlimited potential and abilities. It was expansive, insightful
and based in a deep sense of inner wisdom. These concepts
are extremely practical and can immediately improve every
relationship you have. His usage of real life examples
and his metaphors are not only extremely effective, but
humorous as well. These are ideas that, when used diligently,
can actually create more peace in the world…
From my own experience, training and expertise, I know this
stuff works!"
—Patrice Amoré Carrington
International Communication Expert / Professional Speaker
San Diego, CA |
| “There
are many books that talk about meeting needs to improve
relationships, but this is the only one I know of that showed
me how to IDENTIFY, CLARIFY and DISCUSS my own specific
needs, even gave me words to do so, based on my own birth
chart. This makes it one of the most valuable and useful
books I've ever read. What do YOU need to feel safe and
validated? What's appropriate to expect, and how do you
get these needs met successfully? Kevin Burk's Relationship
Handbook will guide you on a journey of self-discovery
that will change your life. Bon voyage!”
—Terri Trainor,
La Jolla, CA |
| “[The
Relationship Handbook]…is a masterful piece of practical help for couples and business
relationships—I recommend it highly.”
—Dr. Marilyn Powers,
Ph.D., author of The Bridge Between two Lifetimes
and Words of Power for Loving your Age, Work,
and Life |
| “Kevin
has done it again! He’s an excellent writer with fresh
and insightful ideas that transform your relationships with
yourself and others. Go for the gusto and really live your
life NOW!”
—Cinda Johnson,
CBP, C.Ht., CPC, NLP Master Programmer, Reiki Master |
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A Spiritual, Compassionate, Non-Judgmental Alternative
to “Dr. Phil.”
The Relationship Handbook
is the only book on relationships that actually addresses
every relationship in our lives. It is not your typical book on
relationships!
What makes The Relationship Handbook
so revolutionary? Well, for one thing, I’m not
a psychologist or a psychiatrist: I’m an astrologer (although
I’ve studied psychology for many years), so I incorporate
a spiritual, holistic, humanistic and new thought approach to
human relationships.
I’ve been certified as an astrological counselor by the
National Council for Geocosmic Research, I’ve written three
astrology books (so far), and I’ve been helping clients
across the world with spiritual guidance since 1996. The vast
majority of my clients call me for help and guidance regarding
their relationships, and that’s how The Relationship
Handbook came about.
Although there is a tiny bit of astrology in The Relationship
Handbook, it’s not an astrology book, and you don’t
need to understand or even believe in astrology to transform every
relationship in your life. The Relationship Handbook
is, in fact, a spiritual, compassionate, non-judgmental
alternative to Dr. Phil.
But why not see for yourself?
Read the descriptions below and discover the
skills you will master when you buy The Relationship Handbook.
Click on the green arrows to listen to excerpts
from one of the Relationship Workshops, “Six Steps
to Improve Every Relationship in Your Life,” and hear me
sharing the secrets of creating amazing relationships!
When you read the descriptions and listen to
the workshop excerpts, you’ll know
if The Relationship Handbook is right for you.
And whether you buy a copy of The Relationship Handbook
or you purchase the special bundle of The Relationship
Handbook and the Six Steps to Improve Every Relationship
in Your Life workshop CDs, you’ll
do so absolutely risk free—plus, you’ll
receive over $381 in exclusive bonus gifts!
Here’s a Sample of the Relationship Skills
You Will Master When You Buy The Relationship Handbook!
[If
you would like the comprehensive listing of the contents, click
here!]
PART 1: UNDERSTANDING RELATIONSHIPS
Chapter 1: Human Relationships Part 1: Being
Human
Before we can explore human relationships, we first
have to explore what it means to be human—because most of
us have forgotten our true natures. The truth is that we are eternal,
multi-dimensional beings; we are whole, complete and perfect,
and we are eternally connected to All That Is. We are also currently
having a human experience on the planet Earth. If you’ve
ever had to change planes in Atlanta, it’s kind of like
that…
- Discover the truth about what it means to be human.
(Page 4)
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- Meet the ego and learn how to master
it (Page 5)
[Click arrow to listen!]
- Learn about the global shift from the biological
perspective to the spiritual perspective,
and what it means to you, personally. (Page 8)
- Master three powerful steps that will alter
any negative belief, eliminate any destructive behavior pattern
and completely transform your reality. (Page 14)
[Click arrow to listen!]
- Encounter the secret weapon of transformation—a
tool so misunderstood that it can only be called the “F-word.”
(Page 17)
Chapter 2: Human Relationships Part 2: Relationships
What are relationships? Relationships are first
and foremost ways in which we can learn our spiritual lessons
in the most effective and efficient manner. This applies to all
relationships—not just to romantic or sexual relationships.
In every relationship we need the same two things: Safety and
Validation. How we go about meeting these needs depends
on which of the four languages we speak.
- Discover the Universal Law of Relationships
on Page 20
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- Would you rather get what you WANT in your relationships,
or get what you NEED? There’s a big difference between
the two. Find out what it is on Page 27—and discover why
the secret to true happiness and amazing relationships is NOT
getting what you WANT…
[Click arrow to listen!]
Chapter 3: Safety Needs
Take a few moments and consider the concept
of safety. We rarely consider our safety needs in general,
let alone in terms of our relationships. We take our safety for
granted when we think about it at all. But, we’re about
to see that our safety needs play a very important role
in our lives and in our relationships. In this chapter,
you will discover:
- The 4 things we believe we need in order to feel
safe—and why we’re completely wrong about
one of them (Page 31)
- How we create attachments and addictions—and how to
release them. (Page 34)
- The true nature of anger (Page 38)
- Which of the 4 safety checklist languages
do you speak? Which do your partners speak? Find out on Page
41!
- Use this 3-Minute Miracle to instantly banish
the harmful effects of stress, maintain the balance
in your safety account and take absolute control of your life
(Page 48)! (This may be the single most powerful technique
you will ever experience!)
Chapter 4: Validation Needs
Validation needs have to do with defining and supporting
our sense of individual identity. Validation needs encompass a
wide range of emotions and experiences, all of which are essentially
different degrees and expressions of love. “Love,”
however, is a four-letter word that has very powerful and specific
connotations for most of us. We can easily accept that in our
romantic relationships we need to have our “love needs”
met. But when we say that we need to have our “love needs”
met in our professional relationships, it seems less appropriate—not
to mention it could get us into a heap of trouble.
- 3 foolproof ways to meet anyone’s validation
needs (including your own) [Page 57]
[Click arrow to listen!]
- One of the attendees at a weekend Relationship Workshop
shared how early in his marriage, he used to surprise his wife
with flowers several times a week—only he was the
one who was surprised, because instead of feeling loved and
appreciated, she would feel upset and frustrated because he
was wasting money on flowers. This was a classic case of
him speaking in one Validation Language, and her listening in
another. This one secret completely transformed their
relationship. Which of the 4
Validation languages do you speak? (Find out
on Page 58).
- 5 Powerful tools to win friends and influence people—and
the one mistake you must avoid at all cost.
[Page 66]
Chapter 5: Can We Meet Our Needs?
Understanding our Safety and Validation Needs
is only the first step to creating amazing relationships. The
real question is “Can we meet our needs?”
This chapter identifies some of the most common—and dangerous—patterns
and beliefs that could interfere with your ability to feel safe
and validated. But most importantly,
this chapter also provides practical, simple, powerful and effective
strategies that will enable you to overcome these obstacles, and
eliminate these destructive patterns from your life once and for
all.
Which of these negative patterns are interfering
with your ability to experience safety, validation, love, and
security?
- Feeling Safe and Feeling Validated (Pick One)
- How easy is it for you to feel safe and validated
at the same time? Do the things that make
you feel safe also make you feel unappreciated? Do the things
that make you feel loved also make you feel threatened?
Find out (and master the strategy for change) on Page 76!
- The Inner Parent Trap: Checklists from Hell
- Fortress of Solitude: Boundaries are
important in relationships—they help us to feel safe.
But often our boundaries can become prison walls.
If you’ve ever felt lonely in a crowd, you may live
in a Fortress of Solitude™. Learn how to remodel your
fortress and create healthy emotional connections on Page
79.
- Not ___ Enough: Call it low self-esteem
or poor self-image, but it all boils down to the belief
that you’re not ____ enough (you fill in the blank),
and that’s why you don’t deserve to have your
needs met. Eliminate this limiting belief once and
for all on Page 83.
- Expecting Rejection, Fearing Abandonment, and Assuming
Unreliability
- Safe Doesn’t Feel Safe: Do you know what it
means to feel safe? Or do you go through life in a constant
state of alert? Is what you consider to be “safe”
only what’s familiar to you? Learn to experience
true safety on Page 90.
- Everybody Leaves: Are you so worried about when
your relationship will (inevitably) end that you can’t
enjoy the relationship while it lasts? Use the simple
suggestions on Page 92 to end this pattern
once and for all!
- Trust Me: Do your relationships have a history of
betrayal, infidelity or unreliability? Discover
the reason why (and it’s not what you think it
is) and how to address this pattern on Page 96.
- Bad Boundaries and Hopeless Romantics
- I Am You and You are Me and He is She and We are All
Together: Do you believe that you need a romantic partner
to complete you? You may have a fear of being alone.
Learn how to love yourself more on Page 100.
- Hopeless Romantics: Do you have trouble creating
a lasting romantic relationship because your perfect partners
always turn out to be less perfect than you thought they were?
Read Page 103 and discover how to stop your prince(ss)
from turning into a frog.
Chapter 6: Relationship Blueprints
Why do we seem to create the same relationships
over and over again? Because we’re building our
relationships from the same blueprints. Never underestimate the
power of a bad blueprint! (You’ll discover how to redesign
your relationship blueprints in Chapter 16).
- The Soul Blueprint: our relationship to
ourselves (Page 113)
- The Authority Blueprint: our relationship
to authority figures, and our relationship to our subordinates
(Page 115)
- The Sibling Blueprint: our relationship
to our siblings—and to our co-workers (Page 117)
- The Marriage Blueprint: the ONLY blueprint
we have for ANY romantic or sexual relationship of ANY kind.
(Page 119)
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- Which of the four types of Marriage Blueprint
do you have? (Page 120)
PART 2: ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS
Chapter 7: The Challenge of Romantic Relationships
We have hundreds of relationship in our lives that
we navigate with relative ease. Why is it that our romantic
relationships are so challenging? Why do so many of us
spend so much time worrying about romantic relationships? Why
is it, in fact, that when we hear the word “relationship,”
we almost automatically assume that it’s referring to a
romantic or sexual relationship?
And here’s an even better question: Why is
it that when we hear the word “relationship” not only
do we assume it’s referring to a romantic or sexual relationship,
but we also all picture the exact same relationship?
(Find out what the picture is that defines a romantic
relationship for every one of us—whether we want it or not—on
page 128!)
- Explore the difference between monogamy
and fidelity (one is absolutely essential for
healthy romantic relationships, and one is optional).
(Page 131)
- Discover the truth about the 3 most dangerous romantic
relationship myths! (Page 134)
Chapter 8: Why Am I Still Single?
This is the most challenging chapter in the book
by far. If you are single and truly want to create your ideal
romantic relationship, this chapter will explain exactly how to
attract your perfect romantic partner. The catch, of course, is
that you must be willing to accept responsibility for the fact
that your thoughts, choices, attitudes and beliefs create every
aspect of your life—including the fact that you are currently
single.
- There is only one answer to the question
“Why am I still single,” but you may not be ready
to hear it. (When you are, you’ll find it on Page 140).
- The 4 questions you must explore before
you can attract a romantic partner (Page 141)
- The 6 biggest obstacles to creating a romantic relationship—and
how to overcome each one of them. (Page 144)
- Use this simple 5-step process to create your ideal
romantic relationship (Page 150)
Chapter 9: The Relationship Definition Talk
(RDT), or Be Sure You’re In The Relationship You Think You’re
In
From time to time, it’s essential that we
have a Relationship Definition Talk (RDT) with our romantic partners.
The RDT is exactly what it sounds like: it’s a discussion
where two people in a relationship explore and define the nature
of their relationship. RDTs are more important in the early stages
of a relationship—the longer a couple has been together,
the more likely it is that they agree on the nature, rules and
structures of the relationship.
If you’re at all afraid to have this talk
with your romantic partner, it’s a very good indication
that you need to have the talk, because you’re not in the
relationship you think you’re in.
- Why does sex always seem to screw up a friendship?
Find out on Page 156.
- Five essential ingredients of your first RDT—and three
deadly traps you must avoid! (Page 165)
Chapter 10: Men are From Mars and Venus—and
Women Are, Too
Many popular approaches to relationships teach that
men and women have fundamentally different needs and desires.
This is not entirely accurate. The idea that we may have to learn
to speak a foreign language in our relationships is absolutely
correct—we have to learn to speak whatever language our
partner speaks in order to meet our partner’s needs. We
have to understand how to communicate the things that we feel,
in ways that mean the same thing to our partners. But the language
barrier is not related to gender.
- The real reason no man will willingly ask anyone
for directions (Page 176)
- The Measure of a Woman: how men—and women—still
base a woman’s worth on her reproductive capacity, and
how to let go of this biologically-based belief once
and for all (Page 177)
- How to balance “Mars” and “Venus”
in each of us by expanding the definition of “masculine”
and “feminine.” (Page 179)
Chapter 11: Refugees From the Sexual Revolution
Human beings have an almost unlimited capacity for
erotic exploration, and the scope of human sexuality is staggering.
The Sexual Revolution that began in the 1960s and continued through
the 1980s forever changed our relationship to sex. We took sex
out of the bedrooms (and closets), and made it an integral part
of our lives and culture. We fought for and won the freedom to
explore our individual sexual natures, and in the long run, this
is definitely a good thing. In the short run, however, we may
not feel ready to explore to much. Many of us still carry negative
beliefs about sex. Frankly, we’d be more comfortable if
we had the time to work things out on our own. The problem is
that sex is everywhere. Sex sells, and we can’t avoid the
influence of sex from Hollywood and from Madison Avenue. Our culture
has become obsessed with sex in many ways. As a result, we feel
pressured to explore our sexuality, even if we’re not entirely
ready to do this.
- Why the Sexual Revolution was essential to our spiritual
evolution (Page 182)
- Is sex ever really “safe”? (Page
188)
- Sex without intimacy and intimacy without sex (Page 189)
- The lost art of courtship (Page 191)
Chapter 12: Challenging Relationships
This chapter seems like a good place for a reminder
that any relationship can succeed. The fact that I will
be addressing types of relationships that have very specific challenges
doesn’t mean that these relationships can’t work.
What it does mean is that these types or relationships will take
work—more work than one might appreciate, in fact. Challenging
romantic relationships carry all of the normal obstacles of every
romantic relationship, but they also have additional issues that
must be addressed. If you are in any one of these five types of
relationships, you must read this chapter!
- Inter-Tribal Relationships
- Inter-Racial Relationships
- Inter-Faith Relationships
- Inter-Generational Relationships
- Intra-Office Relationships
Chapter 13: Impossible Relationships
Any relationship can succeed. But certain types
of relationships have fundamental rules, boundaries, structures
and limitations. When the individuals in these relationships
understand and accept these rules, the relationships can work.
The relationships become “impossible” when the individuals
want to change the rules or ignore the fundamental boundaries.
Impossible relationships fall in three categories:
- Internet Relationships
- Learn how to meet someone from the Internet—safely.
(Page 208)
- Interstate and International Relationships
- Extra-Marital Relationships
- If you discover that you are in an impossible relationship,
don’t worry! Just read the advice on Page 211.
PART 3: IMPROVING RELATIONSHIPS
Chapter 14: Professional Relationships
When we think of the primary relationships in our
lives, most of us include our romantic partner, our children,
our families and our friends. These relationships are certainly
important to us. They provide the strongest emotional and spiritual
connections in our lives. But how much time do we actually spend
in these relationships? If we define our primary relationships
as the relationships where we invest the greatest amount of our
time and attention, then for most of us, our primary relationships
are our professional relationships—our relationships at
work. The majority of our waking hours is often spent
in our professional relationships. And yet, how many of us actually
consider if these relationships are meeting our needs?
- Why you should be more concerned with improving your
professional relationships than any other relationships
in your life (Page 217).
- Learn the shocking truth about workplace relationships
(you’ll never look at your boss the same way again)—and
use this secret to jump-start your career! (Page 223)
- Use this simple, 3-minute exercise to recharge
your batteries, power-up, eliminate work-related stress, and
actually begin to enjoy what you do for a living
again! (Page 227)
Chapter 15: Family Relationships
For many of us, our relationships to our families
are the most difficult to experience. In this chapter, we will
explore these relationships—the good, the bad, and
the holiday dinner. As always, the objective is to cultivate
an awareness of our needs, expectations and behavior patterns.
We must become aware of our patterns, and own them before we can
choose to alter them.
- The one thing you MUST do to create adult
relationships with your family. (Page 231)
- The three words you must completely
eliminate from your vocabulary if you want to avoid
fighting with your family. (Page 237)
- The only way to get your family to treat you like
an adult (and to stop feeling like a child). (Page
235)
- 7 Strategies for Surviving Holiday Dinners with your
family (including 3 smarter answers to stupid questions)!
(Page 237)
Chapter 16: How To Design a Better Relationship
Blueprint
Our relationship blueprints are our beliefs about
how our relationships are meant to look. Like all beliefs, our
relationship blueprints are merely words, and if we change the
words, we change the world. In many ways, our relationship blueprints
are among the easiest beliefs to change. We know that each relationship
we create is unique, and that our past relationships do not have
any bearing on our future relationships. In fact, awareness of
our relationship blueprints is often enough to allow us to alter
t hem. Becoming fully aware of our relationship blueprints, however,
is a bit of a challenge. We not only have to become aware of the
elements of our blueprints, but we also have to become aware of
our underlying beliefs and assumptions about each of those elements.
Never underestimate the power of a bad blueprint!
- Discover how a small assumption in our authority blueprint
could mean the difference between advancement and stagnation
in our career (Page 248)
- Is there a time bomb lurking in your Marriage Blueprint?
(Page 249)
- Design a better relationship blueprint in 4 simple
steps (Page 251)
Chapter 17: How To Improve Every Relationship
In Your Life
This is the chapter you’ve been waiting for—six simple
steps to improving every single relationship in our life. When
you buy The Relationship Handbook, you may be
tempted to turn to this chapter right away, hoping to find some
quick answers. But the reason this chapter is at the end of the
book is that you have to understand what’s in the rest of
the book (or at the very least what’s in Part 1) to work
this program successfully.
- 6 simple, practical steps that are absolutely
guaranteed to improve every relationship in
your life! (See Page 256)
- Master this one step and people will fall
over themselves to meet your needs! (But if you skip this step
you don’t have a prayer of getting what you want!) (Page
260)
- Troubleshooting: What to do if your relationships do not
improve.(Page 262)
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Chapter 18: Knowing When (and How) to Leave,
or Breaking Up Doesn’t Have To Be Hard To Do
Relationships do not last forever. The law of relationships
states that two people will stay in a relationship as long as
they are learning their lessons from each other at the same rate.
Whenever one person moves too far ahead of the other person, the
relationship will end. Sometimes the relationship may simply dissolve
on its own. But sometimes our lesson is that we do not need to
stay in relationships that do not support us. When we learn this
lesson, the relationship will end; however it will end because
we choose to end it.
- When is it time to end a relationship? Find
out on Page 269.
- Can we still be friends? Read Page 270 before
you decide!
- How to end an abusive relationship (Page 271).
Chapter 19: Some Final Words of Advice
Our human experiences can be very challenging. Earth is not a
vacation planet—we come here to learn and to work. We’re
doing the job we came here to do, but we’re (almost literally)
doing it blindfolded, with our hands tied behind our backs. In
every single situation, we do the best we can, based on our level
of awareness. That’s all we can ever ask of ourselves.
This chapter is a loving reminder to be compassionate and gentle
with ourselves—and with others.
APPENDIX: THE ASTROLOGY OF RELATIONSHIPS
For those of you who are intrigued
by the ways that astrology can help you to understand and improve
your relationships, the three chapters in the Appendix will give
you more detailed information. Chapter 20 provides a brief introduction
to astrology, clarifying what it is, and what it isn’t.
You’ll also find resources on how to calculate your own,
unique birth chart online—for free.
Chapter 21 provides in-depth descriptions
of each of the 12 possible Safety Checklist Languages by exploring
the Moon in each of the 12 signs, and Chapter 22 provides in-depth
descriptions of each of the 12 possible Validation Checklist Languages
by exploring Venus in each of the 12 signs.
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“Simple” isn’t
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I’m reminded of the story of a woman who went to the hair
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There is no magic wand you can wave to magically transform
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If you follow the simple, practical advice and strategies
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“Simple,” isn’t the same thing as “easy,”
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Thank you so much for spending this time with me.
It is my sincerest wish that you begin to experience the
joy, happiness, freedom, prosperity, abundance and love
that come from truly amazing relationships.
Warmest Regards,

Kevin B. Burk
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