[VIDEO] Women Ignore Obvious Red Flags - Why? Women tend to see only what they want to; is this detrimental to their relationship success? It can be hard to admit that your relationship just isn't working. If you notice a red flag, do you drive on by or pay attention? YourTango Experts Ellen Whitehurst, Maya Ezratti, Jasbina Ahluwalia and Abby Rodman sat down with YourTango Senior VP of
Joining Non-Profits: Tips Jasbina Ahluwalia asks Deepa Iyer, former Executive Director of South Asian Americans Leading Together, SAALT: That’s very interesting. You mentioned at the outset your experience regarding taking risks and detours in your career. You mentioned a very diverse skill set. Do you have any guidance that you’d like to share with our listeners who are contemplating making a move or taking a risk and detour in their career? _____
Non-Profit Management Challenges Jasbina Ahluwalia asks Deepa Iyer, former Executive Director of South Asian Americans Leading Together, SAALT: Momentous. You mentioned a great visual of building a bridge and walking down the bridge at the same time. I imagine that there have been numerous challenges. Are there one or two challenges that are foremost in your mind in terms of your experiences leading SAALT? _____ Deepa Iyer Non-Profit Management Challenges: Lonely There
Journey Through Non-Profit Jasbina Ahluwalia asks Deepa Iyer, former Executive Director of South Asian Americans Leading Together, SAALT: Those are fascinating experiences. I’ll bet you have a lot of stories. Are there any anecdotes from those years? _____ Deepa Iyer A few always stand out for me. Journey Through Non-Profit: National Conference In 2007, SAALT held our first national conference called the National South Asian Summit. It was the first time
Fulfillment in Non-Profits Jasbina Ahluwalia asks Deepa Iyer, former Executive Director of South Asian Americans Leading Together, SAALT: You bring up a lot of great points in terms of taking risks and building meaningful relationships. Of all of those, what were the greatest rewards? Looking back now on that whole experience, what were the greatest rewards of leading the non-profit? What do you look back on now and say, “Wow?” _____ Deepa
How To Build a Non-Profit Jasbina Ahluwalia asks Deepa Iyer, former Executive Director of South Asian Americans Leading Together, SAALT: From those different experiences, how did you go about building this non-profit from scratch? _____ Deepa Iyer SAALT was created by a number of people all around the country in 2000. I was asked by the board at that time to join the board of directors of the organization. It was a
Searching For Partner: 3 Tips Jasbina Ahluwalia asks Dr. Pat Love, author of The Truth About Love: I want to end with your top three tips for singles searching for a life partner. _____ Dr. Pat Love 3 Tips: Searching For Partner Know Yourself Get To Know The Other Person Know What Makes a Relationship Work Searching For Partner: Know Yourself First, do what it takes to know yourself. There are three big reasons why people don’t make a
What Sparks My Desire? Jasbina Ahluwalia asks Dr. Pat Love, author of The Truth About Love: The love that you feel is the love that you give. You talked in your book about couples where one partner has a greater interest in sex than the other. This can be a common issue for many couples. What are some tips and things that a couple can do in that situation? They’re not alone. There are many couples in that situation. _____
Flexibility Important in Relationships Jasbina Ahluwalia asks Dr. Pat Love, author of The Truth About Love: If both partners are motivated to continue the relationship then there are plenty of measures that they can take. There is a lot of timeless wisdom in your book, The Truth About Love. You discuss tips for the neo-traditional model of marriage, which was prevalent at that time and is even more so today. It takes even more forms than when your book first
Therapy Helps Relationships Jasbina Ahluwalia asks Dr. Pat Love, author of The Truth About Love: That’s so helpful, walking through what strikes people when that happens. It’s really difficult to recover from that. I’m wondering if you’ve seen cases where couples have been able to. Do you believe that trust and faith can be restored? What can be done at that point? Maybe they were in the accidental category. _____ Dr. Pat Love Lots of good books were
