Do You Dare Go To The “Grateful Edge”?

Do You Dare Go To The “Grateful Edge”?

When I wrote this over 4 years ago, I thought I had started to come through the most difficult conflicts of my life. I had no idea that they were the preparation for the hell I was about to experience for the next three years. I am thankful for the grateful edge and I...
How to Talk to People Who Disagree With You

How to Talk to People Who Disagree With You

Five Things You Can Do to Become More Peaceful, Productive and Promotable   The word disagreement often conjures up negative images for most of us. If we are to measure ourselves by the media’s standards, we disagree more than we agree. We are fed seemingly...
It’s 2024! Time to Revisit My 21 Ways

It’s 2024! Time to Revisit My 21 Ways

Time to Revisit My 21 Ways to Make a Difference In The World When It Comes to Conflict It’s a new year! Let’s see how many you can try from the list below. I challenge each of us to do at least 4 things this week. So, here we go again: Encourage somebody...
It’s the High Conflict Season

It’s the High Conflict Season

The 12 Days of Conflict 2023   It’s that time of year! We are all dealing with so many mixed emotions right now and conflicts and conversations are heating up. This is why I take this time to share some really useful tools and techniques to get us through and to...
A Sandwich I Had No Idea I Was Making

A Sandwich I Had No Idea I Was Making

A return to the conflict of the sandwich generation I had to bring this back because in the last week, I have had three people share that they are struggling with this and I know so many others are trying their best to manage this as well. It’s the day before we...
Lead In the Times of Difficult Conversations

Lead In the Times of Difficult Conversations

Leading Through Turbulent Times Means Running Toward Conflict Yes, the way out is back through. The truth about conflict is: Most of us don’t like it, want nothing to do with it, and some of us even run from it. But, conflict is really about communicating, and...