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Once in a lifetime (hopefully,) you will have on shot at asking your partner for their hand in marriage. This means taking all of your bravery, courage and decision making to its extreme degree, and displaying them in the most intimate and personal form of expression you possibly can. This is likely to make you very nervous, but at the same time it can be amazingly worth it, as the feeling you will get if she says yes will rival all others you’ve felt so far in your lifetime. Of course, this feeling does worry people, because often it’s easy to feel that the person in question could say no, leading to a make or break in your relationship.

Asking for her hand in marriage is more of an art than a science. While only you know the extent of your partner’s personality to a loving degree, this also burdens you with a great responsibility, and that responsibility is proposing correctly. Luckily, this guide is here as an extra tool to help you do this:

Ask Permission

While it might seem antiquated by now, asking for your partner’s hand in marriage first must go through their parents. If they haven’t parents, consider asking their best friend. It’s always nice to have the blessing of someone close to know that the relationship will be on great social grounding. You may even get some insightful tips from her father as to how to do it, so never neglect this duty.

Find The Best Engagement Band

It’s important to propose with the right engagement ring. While material goods are often not the decider of most loyal relationships, it’s important to understand that your partner will desire a nicer band to wear and show her friends. Try to meet a balance of style, quality and premium, long lasting feel. This band should potentially be given to your grandchildren for them to propose with, so it needs to be durable and something that retains its charm and shine. Consider opting for Tacori wedding bands as they are often the most beautiful and well crafted of them all – you can find them here https://www.whiteflash.com/wedding-rings/tacori/.

Location

Finding somewhere to propose is one of the most important things to consider. It needs to take into account the personality of your beloved. Are they extroverted? If so proposing on a public stage could be the best method of making the event seem significant and one for the history books. Is she introverted? If so, doing so could simply stress her out and make her feel pressured into a decision one way or another.

No matter how many loving videos of proposals you’ve seen on YouTube taking place in wonderful and extreme places, sometimes a place fond in both of your hearts is a wonderful thing to do. For example, taking her back to the place you once met, or visiting somewhere she has always wanted to go could become a perfect opportunity. Just be sure to plan the exact moment, and try to avoid a spontaneous kneeling.

When taking care of these three things, your proposal is sure to go off without a hitch. Good luck!

As the first month of the new year draws to a close, many see this as a time to reflect on the goals they’ve set for themselves and track the progress that they’ve made towards them so far. This is a great practice! It’s hard to stay motivated when the task at hand seems almost Herculean in scale and taking stock of what you’ve accomplished regularly can help you stay on track and feeling good about yourself. If, however, you’ve chosen this as the year to give your career the shot in the arm it needs, it’s easy to become frustrated.

 

Even if you apply for jobs every single day and send out speculative CVs to companies in your every free moment, it can be extremely difficult to remain positive when your email and voicemail inbox remain infuriatingly empty. If this sounds achingly familiar, it may be time to invest in yourself and your career…. Because if you don’t, who will?

Starting or maintaining your own business

Do you dream of being self employed or starting your own business? Or do you already have your own business but feel like it’s stagnating due to poor cash flow? In either case, it’s time to start making some capital investments. You don’t even have to quit your day job. Seek the aid of a business coaching service like Blue Orchid and attend a free seminar. They’ll help you to build your business plan and advise on where to start looking for startup capital.. Buy a domain name and start building your business’ presence on social media. You can manage this easily alongside your day job. If you already have a business but lack the liquidity to make the capital investments that will grow your business perhaps you need a lift with some merchant cash advances? This may be the investment that takes your business to the next level.

Training and education

Whether you dream of being a primary school teacher or a nail technician, you’ll be able to train part time at a pace that suits your work and family commitments or full time with the aid of a grant, bursary or student loan. Education can be expensive and disruptive not to mention a lot of hard work, but if you feel like your life has hit a plateau there’s no better way to dig yourself out of the rut.

Get help (there’s lots of it out there and a lot of it’s free!)

The prospect of figuring out where to take your career by yourself can be a daunting one, but remember that you’re not as alone as you may think. There’s often good quality free advice out there. The National Careers Service is a good place to start while your local job centre can get you an appointment to get your CV in the best possible shape as well as giving free and impartial advice on local coaching seminars or careers fairs in your area.

Don’t be afraid to build relationships with others online or in person by attending networking events or simply reaching out to people on LinkedIn and other, more traditional social media outlets.

Whether you’re investing your time, effort or money, it’s never wasted when it’s in the pursuit of a better quality of life with better pay, prospects and job satisfaction!