Conflict is Inevitable: Why You Must Build Confidence and Embrace It

Conflict is Inevitable: Why You Must Build Confidence and Embrace It

Conflict is an inevitable part of the human experience. While it often makes us uncomfortable, learning to engage in conflict with confidence and ease is an essential life skill. Building confidence for engaging in conflict can help us navigate difficult situations, develop healthy attitudes toward most conflicts, and minimize the negative impact of fear and anxiety conflict can have on our lives. In this article, we explore the inevitable nature of conflict, the role of emotions in conflict, and the skills and strategies needed to build confidence and embrace conflict.

Build Your Resilience in Conflict: Three Proven Strategies

Build Your Resilience in Conflict:  Three Proven Strategies

Very few of us engage in conflicts with confidence and ease.  In fact, most people fear conflict. Conflict avoiders are all around us. So are conflict magnets, or people who seem to thrive on drama and conflict. They don’t stir things up because they enjoy conflict. Typically, they’re not skilled at engaging appropriately in conflict, and internal triggers fuel actions that inflame conflicts. Conflict isn’t typically in anyone’s comfort zone, but there are strategies to help us be more resilient in conflicts.

The Dude Abides: A Lesson on the Honest Nature of Humans

The Dude Abides: A Lesson on the Honest Nature of Humans

Several years ago I had a conversation with a mediator colleague about honesty.  We agreed that, despite media sensation and police warnings, people usually do the right thing.  Deceit takes far more energy than honesty. I’ve been around the world and find most people do not choose to live with conflict, mistrust and deceit.  Humans have an innate desire for peace. Truthfulness preserves harmony.  So, why do we assume the worst in people?