The following is an excerpt of David’s interview in Top Coaching Techniques.

David:         That’s exactly why this is an incredible exercise, because you list it all and then you go, ‘Well okay, there are about two people on the planet that could meet that, and they’re married.’

Ingrid:        Yeah, that’s right.

David:         So yeah, you list all that stuff and then you circle the ones that are really absolute deal-breakers. See how broad you can get. Try not to circle everything and see if you can say, ‘Well, maybe he doesn’t have to be tall.’ You know, or, ‘Maybe she doesn’t have to have an incredible body. Maybe if she was really loving and fun and challenged me, then that could be a wonderful relationship.’ You could even call this – well, it sounds like a narrowing exercise – you could even call it a broadening exercise, because people walk around with this little radar, looking for their perfect partner. The scope of that radar is so narrow, what you want to do is broaden that to give yourself much more opportunity.