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[Pages:96]DEALING WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE

6 Powerful Strategies guaranteed to improve your most difficult relationships

Berni Dymet LIFE APPLICATION BOOKLET

DEALING WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE

by Berni Dymet

LIFE APPLICATION BOOKLET

Published by Christianityworks ? Berni Dymet 1st edition - Published 2016

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CONTENTS

Introductory word from Berni Dymet

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Before you get started...

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STRATEGY 1 The transition from me to we7

STRATEGY 2 Dealing with the most difficult person you'll ever meet21

STRATEGY 3

Dealing with people who dominate you

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STRATEGY 4

Dealing with people who ignore you

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STRATEGY 5

Dealing with people who undermine you

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STRATEGY 6

Dealing with people who disappoint you

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This booklet is a gift to you from Christianityworks. Our prayer is that you will truly be blessed as you receive God's word.

INTRODUCTION

A word from Berni Dymet

We all have difficult relationships in our lives. So, the more effectively we deal with them, the more we're going to enjoy life. When we first aired a radio series called "Dealing with Difficult People" - quite a few years ago now - our phone rang off the hook! One woman who called in wanted to know: "How quickly can you send me the CDs of those messages? I need them NOW!"

After over a decade of producing radio programs ? thousands of different episodes, heard by millions of people each week, in more than 160 countries ? "Dealing with Difficult People" still remains one of the most popular series that we've ever broadcast.

When I sat down to start researching and writing those messages, I had absolutely no idea ? none ? of the impact they would have

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in people's lives. But really, I shouldn't have been at all surprised, because we all have difficult people who seem to rob us of the joy in our lives ... don't we?

So, the whole purpose of this booklet is to give you some powerful strategies that will help to improve even your most difficult relationships.

I've written this book from a Christian perspective, because that's who I am. But ? and this is really important ? I'm not here to ram anything down your throat, or anyone else's.

Whatever you happen to believe, these strategies work! May you be blessed as you put them to work in your most difficult relationships.

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BEFORE YOU GET STARTED...

How to get the most out of this booklet

Each of the Six Powerful Strategies for improving your most difficult relationships is presented in three distinct sections to maximise its impact in your life. Here's how you can get the most out of each section. After all, that's why you're reading this booklet ... right?

1. Wisdom That Works

I'm not a psychologist, but I am a keen observer of people. And I have spent many years helping clients resolve conflict during my IT consulting career. I'm also someone who's prepared to put God's wisdom to work in my life.

So, as each of these six strategies unfolds, I'm going to share practical wisdom with you ... wisdom that works.

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