In 1978, he starred as the scarecrow in the musical, The Wiz, and it was here that he teamed up with Quincy Jones, who was arranging the film's musical score. Jones agreed to produce Jackson's next solo album, Off the Wall. In 1979, Jackson broke his nose during a complex dance routine. His subsequent rhinoplasty was not a complete success; he complained of breathing difficulties that would affect his career. He was referred to Dr. Steven Hoefflin, who performed Jackson's second rhinoplasty and subsequent operationsJones and Jackson produced Off the Wall together. Songwriters included Jackson, Heatwave's Rod Temperton, Stevie Wonder, and Paul McCartney. Released in 1979, it was the first album to generate four U.S. top 10 hits, including the chart-topping singles "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" and "Rock with You It reached number three on the Billboard 200 and eventually sold over 20 million copies worldwide In 1980, Jackson won three awards at the American Music Awards for his solo efforts: Favorite Soul/R&B Album, Favorite Male Soul/R&B Artist, and Favorite Soul/R&B Single for "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough". That year, he also won Billboard Music Awards for Top Black Artist and Top Black Album and a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, also for "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough". Despite its commercial success, Jackson felt Off the Wall should have made a much bigger impact, and was determined to exceed expectations with his next release. In 1980, he secured the highest royalty rate in the music industry: 37 percent of wholesale album profit.
Starting in 1972, Jackson released a total of four solo studio albums with Motown, among them Got to Be There and Ben
Kids Oakley Sunglass The Vin02 -Acclaimed Design-w, released as part of the Jackson 5 franchise, and producing successful singles such as "Got to Be There", "Ben", and a remake of Bobby Day's "Rockin' Robin". The group's sales began declining in 1973, and the band members chafed under Motown's strict refusal to allow them creative control or input. Although they scored several top 40 hits, including the top 5 disco single "Dancing Machine" and the top 20 hit "I Am Love", the Jackson 5 left Motown in 1975.
The Jackson 5 signed a new contract with CBS Records in June 1975, joining the Philadelphia International Records division, later Epic Records, and renaming themselves The Jacksons. They continued to tour internationally, releasing six more albums between 1976 and 1984, during which Jackson was the lead songwriter, writing hits such as "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)", "This Place Hotel," and "Can You Feel It".
For some people relationships are a big puzzle (or at least oddly hard work), for other's they appear to come naturally. Is it just luck, or is it a knack you're born with? Luckily no
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(A little tip before you continue - you'll get much more from reading this article if you're ready to do 2 things: avoid self-judgement, and put thoughts into action.)
Luckily the most effective known solutions for many relationship issues are things that everyone can make use of to have a more healthy and loving relationship. The following advice and ideas are presented to help you get to where you want to be with your relationships.
The prime culprits
There are a fair few issues that can obstruct the road to healthy, loving relationships. A lot of them though are simply how we've grown into thinking. Some examples include: conflicted self-beliefs, predominantly critical internal dialogues and fears of inadequacy, judgement or intimacy. Then there is having rigid expectations, or, on the flip-side, no expectations. In each and every case, these obstacles can be resolved.
Communication is key
Additionally to the way we relate to ourselves, the way we relate to and communicate with other people can obviously also present obstacles to more intimacy, understanding and having the kind of loving and healthy relationships we'd love to have. Sometimes what appears like an inconsequential habit, or something that's 'just a part of your character', is in fact sending messages that really aren't helping your relationship, or you. If that is the case, then it is partly because of your conditioning and partly to do with your decisions. If you continue making decisions that reflect a 'Me verses you' attitude, for instance, then the messages you'll send to others will be very different than if you acted on a 'Your needs are equally important as mine and I want to see if we can help each other' type of attitude.
How change and relationships fit together
One of the scariest things in life can be the prospect of change. But seeing as it's something that happens anyway, you might as well take the opportunities that change provides. Your beliefs, conditioned values, memories and attitudes, and pretty much all the things that make you, 'you', are influenced by your experiences. But even the most difficult of experiences still presents you with the choice: "How will I respond? How can I understand this? How can I learn and grow from this experience?" That is the, sometimes tough, choice that you have. Embracing the inevitability of change helps you have stronger relationships where you grow together.
When it comes down to change, one particular barrier is often the notion that "If I accept the thought of changing, that must mean there needs to be something 'at fault' with me". But that's just not the case. Self-change is the most natural thing in the world - the self-judgement, however, is just taking up time and energy best used elsewhere.
The world of needs
One perspective which may help with the process of change - and in numerous other parts of relationships - is that all the things you do, you do it to fulfil a natural need. The underlying drives/needs are common to all people (not always at the same time of course). It's only the strategies that are different - and you are much more than just your strategies. An egg is more than its shell. As simple example, if you would like to spend the afternoon on the beach with someone, the strategy is that activity, while the underlying need(s) may be for companionship and play. Other examples of needs include: support, affection, freedom, purpose, safety, significance, peace, excitement, certainty - and many more. It is quite possible to highly value unique character and freedom while acknowledging some strategies for satisfying needs simply may not be helping you, or others, out much.
Boiling it down
Boiling it right down, it's when accepting our differences (along with the similarities) and encouraging self-expression comes together with helping (but never pressuring) each other to develop, with mutual support that healthy and loving relationships truly blossom. It helps to have some great approaches for getting there, but that's basically the crux of it.
Give more to get more
There is a great abundance of (potentially) useful relationships advice for the numerous difficulties and situations that come up in personal relationships. Here's just one (widely applicable) piece of advice on affection: everyone (OK 99.999%) loves affection and would like to have more. So, if you feel a lack of it, there's a rather good chance that by giving some affection, you'll also get some back. It's the most natural thing for people to share and reciprocate. It could be more smiles, a pat on the back, a phone call, offering food, or taking the time for more cuddles, for instance. Whatever it is, create time to give more (in the confident, respectful, undemanding, genuine way you'd want to receive it) and you'll get more, practically guaranteed. Hugging is an especially great and versatile way to express affection. Sometimes the difficulty is just to recall this simple truth when you're feeling disconnected.
Empathy is a bridge
Looking at what makes the bedrock of a healthy, loving relationship, empathy is certainly a key ingredient. Being able to put yourself in someone else's place and understand their feelings and needs is incredibly valuable in a relationship. But it is often so difficult, particularly if you are struggling to be understood yourself. However, those situations are often precisely where it's most useful to practice your emotional intelligence and try to be understanding. Imagine that someone was making a sincere effort to genuinely listen to you and understand the things you were feeling, wouldn't that result in you being more inclined to reciprocate? One great way to begin getting more empathy in your relationships is to practice good listening, without making judgement. It does take practice, but it pays back many times.
Why relationship advice fails
Here's a warning about relationships advice. Although there are shared traits, your relationship is unique, and so are you. This means any advice that makes judgements about what is wrong or right, or talks in terms of society's changing winds of acceptability and desirability, stands a good probability of being a terrible fit for you. Take such advice with a fistful of salt. Even relationship advice which speaks on the deeper level of underlying needs will still require you to apply it according to your own experiences and situation. Being willing to experiment and having an open mind is the key.
Getting moving
If there was a single thing you could take action on today that if you did would improve your relationship life, what would that thing be? Can you imagine that one thing now? What is the very first step of it - how would it start? What's stopping you taking it this moment? Time never stops, your chance to help your relationship(s) flourish is now. If you're uncertain what step to take, maybe it's time to do a bit of research and get some advice? "Healthy Loving Relationships" is one book in particular that contains the kind of tried and tested, practical advice that can help turn your relationships around for the better. If you're curious, scroll down for the link.
Included in the subjects explored in detail there are: How to overcome fears of intimacy, rejection and judgement; how to overcome obstacles; how to build natural and attractive confidence; how to know when someone is interested in you, in what way, and some options for handling it; what 'commitment' actually means and how to build it comfortably in a way that works for him and her - and in a way which makes long lasting partnership success more likely; how to have a more satisfying ###### life; how to gain deeper empathy with those closest to you and be better understood; how to resolve conflict (whether arguments are happening or it's brewing under the surface) and gain genuine and lasting peace; how to meet new people and develop a beautiful connection - the last dating advice you'll need; and lots more besides!
(At this point, if you haven't already done so, it might be helpful to write some notes on how you can make use of the above ideas. E.g. how would you use the concept of offering more affection and empathy to make one of your relationships closer?)
Please take care, and may all your relationships be filled with love and health! Remember, the love in your soul is like the sun; it is always there, just sometimes it gets covered over by clouds. It is by embracing change that the winds blow well for us.
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