Embracing Conflict

Embracing Conflict – a self-help guide filled with practical exercises and tools for personal growth and development.

We are conditioned from a very young age that conflict is negative and a bad thing.
Yet we deal with conflict on a daily basis, whether that be inner turmoil we are facing, conflict with our partner or personality clashes at work. Instead we should see conflict as an opportunity to grow by understanding what is really going on underneath the conflict we are facing. In essence we are being pushed out of our comfort zones which leaves us feeling uncomfortable but what many of us do is try to avoid the conflict at all costs.

Emotional intelligence is a key ingredient for our success in life yet this skill is not taught in schools or universities. Our childhood forms the foundation of our emotional intelligence as this is where we are taught how to communicate, express ourselves, manage conflict, show affection etc. The environment we are exposed to in our childhood will determine our blueprint for the types of relationships going forge with others going forward.

This self-help guide provides the deeper understanding of what is going on underneath the conflict together with practical tools on how to overcome situations as well as learn and grow from them and covers topics such as:

- Relationships: every relationship has it’s challenges, learn how to manage them by identifying your fighting style.
- Life is about Choices: learn how to make better choices by identifying your motivation behind your options.
- Knowing what you Value: our thoughts, actions and behaviours are driven by our core values and belief systems, identify yours.
- Being in Control of your Life: learn how to get balance in your life by identifying where you are now
- Courageous Conversations: learn 3 tools to help you when you need to have a difficult conversation
- Evaluating your Relationships: determine the quality of the relationships in your life and whether it’s time to let go or change things

The objective of this book is to help you gain a new understanding of your own thinking patterns and behavioural traits, ultimately enabling self growth and personal development on an emotional level.

What others have had to say:

Conflict is messy and makes us feel uncomfortable. All growth, however, happens outside our comfort zone. Embracing Conflict provides us with a blueprint to grow ourselves and our relationships in all areas of our life. The author provides examples and exercises that will help us get “unstuck” and move into positive, growth enhancing directions whenever we experience conflict. A great little book, packed with solid advice and easy to read! - Harvey Deutschendorf (Canada), internationally published author of The Other Kind of Smart, Simple Ways to Boost Your Emotional Intelligence for Greater Personal Effectiveness and Success.

“If you’re in a relationship or looking for one, this is a must read. Well done Paula! ‘Embracing Conflict’ is a well written, easy to read and practical guide to managing conflict in all types of relationships. Readers will benefit from the insights and tools provided to navigate the potentially stressful quagmire of conflict in various relationships forged. All relationships begin with self; you’ve captured this so succinctly. Without doubt, we all strive to have success in relationships.” - Bridget Edwards, Emotional Change Catalyst, speaker and author of Anger Gone! How to Easily Defeat Anger and Stress Gone! How to Identify and Reduce Stress Easily.