SUMO Your Relationships

When it comes to relationships, reality rules. We'd all like to think of ourselves as everyone's best friend, but what's the truth? Are you a hero or a zero to other people? Do you see yourself as others really see you? Do you need to make a fresh deposit into your relationship account before you go overdrawn? S.U.M.O. Your Relationships will help you manage, maintain, grow and move on, in your key relationships with others and yourself. At some point in your life you are going to have to deal with difficult relationships, whether it's with a colleague, parent, friend or partner. Isn't it time you did a stock take of your relationships and started making the best of them? S.U.M.O. Your Relationships has pit stops, pearls of wisdom and all the humour and inspiration you need to make the key changes in your life. You will discover the seven S.U.M.O. realities followed by seven insights to help light the way to a brighter future. PRAISE FOR S.U.M.O. YOUR RELATIONSHIPS "e;This book is full of wisdom, common sense and practical ideas on improving relationships. An essential read."e; ALLAN PEASE, Co-author of THE DEFINITIVE BOOK OF BODY LANGUAGE and WHY MEN DON'T LISTEN AND WOMEN CAN'T READ MAPS

When it comes to relationships, reality rules. We'd all like tothink of ourselves as everyone's best friend, but what's the truth?Are you a hero or a zero to other people? Do you see yourself asothers really see you? Do you need to make a fresh deposit intoyour relationship account before you go overdrawn?S.U.M.O. Your Relationships will help you manage, maintain, growand move on, in your key relationships with others and yourself. Atsome point in your life you are going to have to deal withdifficult relationships, whether it's with a colleague, parentfriend or partner. Isn't it time you did a stock take of yourrelationships and started making the best of them?S.U.M.O. Your Relationships has pit stops, pearls of wisdom andall the humour and inspiration you need to make the key changes inyour life. You will discover the seven S.U.M.O. realitiesfollowed by seven insights to help light the way to a brighterfuture.PRAISE FOR S.U.M.O. YOUR RELATIONSHIPS"This book is full of wisdom, common sense and practical ideason improving relationships. An essential read."ALLAN PEASE, Co-author of THE DEFINITIVE BOOK OF BODYLANGUAGE and WHY MEN DON'T LISTEN AND WOMEN CAN'T READ MAPS

SUMO Appreciation ixIntroduction 1Welcome to Part One 7The Seven Sumo Realities1 Reality Rules 92 E + R = O 173 A Bit About the Beachball 274 Stress Makes You Stupid 395 Investment Pays 516 Give Yourself the VIP Treatment 637 Beware of Light Bulbs 79Welcome to Part Two 87The Seven Insights and Seven Characters1 Arouse Your Attitude 89The Ditherer 972 Humility Helps 109The Commander 1233 Listen Loud 135The Hijacker 1454 Excel in Encouragement 155The Awfuliser 1695 Express Your Expectations 179The Happy 1916 Positivity Pays 199The Whinger 2097 Confront with Care 219The Swinger 233SUMO Into Action 243Personal Postscript 249What Was Your SUMO Takeaway? 253Bring the SUMO Guy to Your Organisation 255Appendix A Overview of the Six SUMO Principles 257Appendix B The Seven SUMO Questions 261Index 263