Couples GPS - Step by Step

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Phase 1 - Reboot

1. Read or listen to “Welcome to CGPS” (including video).

2. Read / Watch “ Wax on, Wax Off.”

3. Read & Launch “Relationship Cleanse.”

4. Read & Launch “Request List Protocol.”

5. Practice “Request List Protocol.”

6. Read & Launch “Nightly Check-In.”

7. Text John (or Your Coach) Regularly.

Deep Dive - Extras

1. Launch “100 Things / Journal.”

2. Watch “War Room” (This is a great Date Night).

3. Read CGPS Principles - whichever sections you’re drawn to (50 pages).

Phase 2 - Getting to Know You

1. Share the “Good News” With Your Spouse.

2. Decide on a “Write & Share” Journal.

3. Read “Write & Share” Guidelines/Instructions.

4. Do Your First “Write & Share.”

5. Read "Responding to Requests" (ideally, with a Coach)

6. Read &/or Do "Love Seat" (ideally, with a Coach)

7. Choose a Spiritual Line of Defense.

8. Practice “Rewrite History”

9. Text John (or Your Coach) Regularly.

Deep Dive - Extras

1. Start Reading “Hold Me Tight.”

2. Launch “Date Night.”

3. Get Familiar with “Love Seat.”

Phase 3 - Sharpen the Saw

• Watch “The Choice.”

• Watch & Discuss “23 and 1/2 Hours.”

• Talk about “Sharpening the Saw “ with Your Coach.

• Work With Your Coach on “Stacking & Tracking.”

• Launch &/or Refine “Power Hour.”

• Spend a Few Minutes “Clarifying Your Vision.”

• Read & Discuss "Responding to Requests."

• Continue in Your “Hold Me Tight” Conversations.

• Text John (or your coach) Regularly.

Phase 4 - Love & Marriage

• Practice the “6 Steps of Request.”

• Schedule “Weekly Inventories.”

• Read, Journal, Discuss “Strengthening Your Friendship.”

• Read & Discuss the “Articles of Peace.”

• Follow Up on “Sharpen the Saw.”

• Continue in Your “Hold Me Tight” Conversations.

• Text John (or Your Coach) Regularly.

Phase 5 - CGPS Map

• Follow-Up on “Sharpen the Saw.”

• Love over “Particulars” (for future use).

• Work through "Love Map." (in meeting or on your own)

• “Sharpen the Saw" Follow up.

• Explore/Determine “Family Rituals.”

• Determine how CGPS looks for you (Clarify routines).

• Read and Discuss “Building Your Friendship.”

• Text John (or Your Coach) Regularly.

Phase 6) To Infinity & Beyond

• Graduation Ceremony

• Continue in Your “Hold Me Tight” Conversations.

• If You’re In Coaching, Overview “Maintenance.”
  

Reference / Resource Links

• CGPS Index (All content, organized by theme).

• Getting to Know You

• Zoom Meetings (personal coaching)

• Appointments (for personal coaching)

• CGPS Principles (The Basics)

• What is CGPS, on an ongoing basis?

• CGPS Library (Reading, Movies & More)

• 5 Centering Questions

• Justserve.org (See “Service” in “Basics”)

• 12 step (ARP) resources

• ARP meetings (Great date night too)

• If You’re Considering Divorce