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I think anyone that is dating is in business. When you first meet someone and start exchanging information about who you are, what you believe, what you do and what your dreams are, you are exchanging resumes and interviewing someone while they are interviewing you for the most important job you'll ever have. Whether you get a second date depends on how good of a first impression you created. You don't get a second interview for a job if your qualifications aren't good enough, you made a poor first impression or another candidate was more qualified.
How well you sell yourself in your resume and first interview play a big role in both dating and job hunting.
The second date and the second interview are both opportunities for you to further sell yourself. If the second date goes well, you are on probation and have a chance to further sell your value as a mate. If the second job interview goes well, you are either hired or are invited back for a third interview. Getting the job usually means you are on probation for a set period of time so you still aren't secure.
A smart person never stops selling their value to their mates or their
bosses.
Consistently selling your value to your bosses may improve your job security and make getting raises easier.
Consistently reminding your mate, through action and words, why they chose to become your partner gives you many more benefits than money can provide. You cannot underestimate the value of a loving partner, a happy home, a great companion, and someone that shares both your successes and failures. I'm not forgetting the value of a healthy sexual relationship that is part of the equation but I purposely separated it from the other benefits of selling yourself to your mate because many of the other benefits are intangibles that are often taken for granted.
Never forget that selling you is a full time business and your success in this business will directly or indirectly affect the success you achieve in every other area of your life.
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