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These Four Fundamentals are Key to Successful Relationships

6 min readFeb 24, 2022

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Dating has a bad rep.

We hear horror stories from friends, read countless articles about how dating isn’t worth the hassle, and see frequent statistics depicting .

People are disillusioned with love. Maybe rightfully so, but it appears we need a new approach.

After much deliberation, I realized who we should be taking love lessons from, and it’s not another self-proclaimed relationship guru.

It’s arguably one of the greatest NFL football coaches: Vince Lombardi.

Hear me out

In the late 50s, Lombardi became the head coach of the Greenbay Packers, coming off one of their worst seasons ever. The following season he was voted NFL Coach of the Year and led the Packers to five NFL Championships in seven years, three of them in a row, including the first-ever Superbowl.

Why was he such a boss?

Because he mastered the fundamentals.

He understood that getting good at the basics would build a foundation for future success. He knew that the simplicity of hard work repeated would bring reliable, measurable…

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Shannon Mitchell
Shannon Mitchell

Written by Shannon Mitchell

Writer, Herbalist, & student of life exploring healing, emotional intelligence, and relationships. Learn more here:

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