Instructions
- 1 Compliment your partner without solicitation. Focus on some of his strengths when first bestowing compliments. Make sure compliments feel candid and spontaneous. Commenting on some areas she may not realize are strengths may be increasingly helpful.
2 Encourage new experiences. Getting your partner to try new things may present challenges he can overcome. The excitement that newness and achievement provide will be a confidence-booster and a motivator for your partner. Encourage her when she is leery of stepping out of the routine.
3 Support good decisions he makes. Your partner's self-confidence will depend on the ability to make choices on her own--even when you might take a different approach. Being unsupportive may cause insecurity and indecisiveness. It will also serve to undermine his authority if you constantly suggest alternatives to and improvements on his choices.
4 Celebrate successes. Show your partner that you notice milestones and improvement. This will serve to compliment effort and reinforce motivation. For example, telling your partner how good she looks in her clothes after a workout is a good way to motivate her to do it even more.
