How to hear the last 10%
Hearing the last 10% has more to do with seeking to hear with humility what God is saying than focusing on what the person is saying and/or how they are sharing it.
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relationship conflict
The last 10% – Pray it before you Say it!
It’s no secret that there are church landfills littered with the good intentions of those who have held back their last 10% and the disillusionment of those whose attempts to share it backfired or blew up in their face. Successfully saying what needs to be said to resolve conflict boils down to this: Pray it before you say it!
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4 Types of difficult people with whom to resolve conflict
This is my fourth blog on talking it out in relationship conflict. Today I want to deal with four types of people who may take you all the way to step 3 or 4 of the reconciliation process as outlined in yesterday’s post. My goal is to help you identify these people in your
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What if talking it out doesn’t work?
In my previous posts “When in doubt talk it out” and “5 times when you better talk it out” I initiated some conversation about resolving relationship conflict. Unfortunately that is not all that can be said about the topic. What is a person to do when that does not work? Several who read the blog have
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5 times when you better talk it out!
Yesterday in “When in doubt talk it out” using the illustration of two small stools, I focused on the attitude of humility and non-judgment with which to approach difficult conversations. From personal observation (ouch) I have determined there are at least five times when it would be best to grab some stools and talk it
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