Robert A. Glover Quotes Page 4
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No More Mr. Nice Guy Quotes
“Nice Guys are terrified of two kinds of feelings — their own and everyone else's. Any kind of intensity causes Nice Guys to feel out of control.”
“Nice Guys are wimps. This may not sound like a nice thing to say, but it's true. Nice Guys tend to be wimpy victims because their life paradigm and childhood survival mechanisms require them to sacrifice their personal power.”
“Nice Guys have a difficult time comprehending that in general, people are not drawn to perfection in others. People are drawn to shared interests, shared problems, and an individual's life energy.”
“One client, who hadn't had sex with his wife in 14 months, shared in a Nice Guy group that he was tired of listening to his wife complain about her work problems. That night, for the first time in 15 years of marriage, he told his wife that he was too tired to listen. Even though she was initially angry, later that night she asked him if he wanted to make love.”
“Personal power isn't the absence of fear. Even the most powerful people have fear. Personal power is the result of feeling fear, but not giving in to the fear.”
“Recovery from the Nice Guy Syndrome is dependent on revealing one's self and receiving support from safe people. It is essential, therefore, that men who want to break free from the Nice Guy Syndrome find safe people to assist them in this process.”
“Relationships are messy and there is no way to eliminate the bumps and potholes, but we don't have to make them any more difficult than they already are.”
“Self-respect, courage, and integrity look good on a man.”
“Since Nice Guys learned to sacrifice themselves in order to survive, recovery must center on learning to put themselves first and making their needs a priority.”
“Telling the truth is not a magic formula for having a smooth life. But living a life of integrity is actually easier than living one built around deceit and distortion.”
“The seeking of external validation is just one way in which Nice Guys frequently do the opposite of what works. By trying to please everyone, Nice Guys often end up pleasing no one—including themselves.”
“There are no perfect relationships. There are no perfect partners. Relationships by their very nature are chaotic, eventful, and challenging.”
“There is plenty for everyone. Everything we need is flowing by us — all we have to do is get out of the way of our own small thinking and let it come.”
“To women, security means not having to guess what a man is thinking or where he wants to go. Furthermore, it means not having to take responsibility for making all the decisions and not having to take charge.”
“Toxic shame is the belief that one is inherently bad, defective, different, or unlovable. Toxic shame is not just a belief that one does bad things, it is a deeply held core belief that one is bad.”
“What one man can do, another man can do.”
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“It seems likely that male choice shaped breasts not to distinguish girls from women, but to distinguish young women from older women.
Here, the informative thing about breasts is the way they droop with the effects of age and gravity.”
“When recovering Nice Guys decide they will no longer settle for anything less than good sex, they begin to take responsibility for doing something different.
- They let go of the concept of being a great lover. •They practice being clear and direct.
- They choose available partners.
- They don't settle for scraps.
- They decide that bad sex is not better than no sex!”
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