Lewis HowesYour Personal 24/7 Greatness Coach

STOP trying to fix the person you're dating

2 Jun 2026 · 1 min

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Lewis Howes says trying to fix your partner doesn't work and isn't your job. Both of you need to want to grow, or the relationship will struggle. Dragging someone toward a life they don't want kills the relationship.

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Don't fix the person you're dating. It's not your job and you're not capable of it. And if you are dragging a boyfriend or a girlfriend to a level of life that they don't want to live at, what do you think marriage is going to look like? You used a perfect phrase, a growth mindset. Yes. Because I cannot change anyone. No. But we all have to change as life changes, if that person does not come with a growth mindset themselves, oh, I'm in trouble.