Success Depends on the Strength of People's Relationships

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By Camille Hutchison , Parent Herald Jul 20, 12:34 am

Relationships play an important role in a person's success, particularly those with strong relationships.

Relationships get people through tough times. When a person knows they are backed up by someone they love, it would be easy for them to do things as they have the support from their special someone.

According to a study by Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), spouses can significantly affect the decisions in life, most especially contributing to a person's success or failure. Thus, success may depend on who you marry, per Idea Pod.

People with supportive spouses are more likely to give themselves a chance to succeed, according to a study that examined 163 married couples. Each couple had the option to solve an easy puzzle or compete for a reward. The researchers revealed that those who had encouraging partners were likelier to compete for the prize, and those whose partners were discouraging settled with the simple puzzle as they took note of each couple's interactions.

Healthy relationships plant love

Brooke Feeney, the lead author of the study and professor of psychology in CMU's Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences, stated the study determined that the options people make when making particular decisions, such as pursuing opportunities or discovering new friends, matter a lot for a person's long-term well-being.

Significant others can be a helping hand through overwhelming life opportunities, or they can hinder one's ability to thrive by making things less likely in pursuing opportunities' growth.

Having a supportive partner brings wonder to a person's life, making that partner truly invaluable.

According to the researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, people with relatively prudent and reliable partners tend to perform better in nearly all aspects as they feel more satisfied with what they do.

Relationships are instrumental in helping people succeed; thus, a lack of healthy relationships can derail a person's path, per Fearless Culture.

Grow stronger relationship

The study, "Don't Quit on Me," focused on how, when, and why successful relationships matter and what it takes to give them enough support at the right time.

The study recognized four types of social support needed - emotional, informational, appraisal, and instrumental. Although these four contribute a lot, emotional, which includes love and care, and instrumental which entails actions providing certain help, are most likely to increase a person's success.

For a person to be successful, partners must be stable, knowing what they want and who they truly are. This kind of stability is a bedrock of support in a relationship. Many couples are chronically throwing out fires that would have been entirely avoided if given proper attention toward the right things.

Absolute stability comes from taking personal responsibility for one's well-being and life, acknowledging that you and your partner have different skills and talents. Success for each partner looks a bit different; thus, don't let insecurity bog you down. Such a synergistic relationship of complementary talent allows you to be more together than you are apart, per Tony Robbins.