Treat Your Spouse Like the Dream They Can Become

After his daughter’s wedding, Jason shares advice from the Bible studies they held leading up to it: to maintain a happy marriage, treat your spouse as though they already are the man or woman of your dreams, because people tend to live up to how they are treated. He extends this idea to all relationships and to personal growth through identity-based habits—acting like the healthier, smarter, or more successful version of yourself makes it more likely you’ll become that person. Jason describes how he cherishes his wife, Jim Lynn, with daily affection and small acts like making her coffee, and warns that nagging, harshness, or treating a spouse like a cheater or lazy person can push them toward those behaviors. He closes with podcast credits and a request for newsletter sign-ups and a five-star iTunes rating.

00:00 Wedding Weekend Reflections

00:27 Treat Them Like the Dream

01:37 Identity Habits for You

02:21 Bragging on My Wife

03:25 Your Monday Challenge

03:49 The Danger of Negativity

04:33 Show Wrap and Call to Action