How can you handle daily conflict in any situation you may encounter at home, at work, or in other social gatherings? You must recognize that conflict is a part of life and your best plan of attack is to learn good conflict management skills. When dealing with conflict, it is important that, as much as possible, you deal with it calmly. Allowing the situation to turn you into a hotheaded monster will not solve the matter.

How can you do this? First identify the common sources of your daily conflict. You can do this by taking note of the people, situations, and circumstances that you have noticed invariably lead to daily conflict in your daily life. It could be your husband, wife, lover, child, friend, in-laws, coworker, or boss. Also take note of the most common place of conflict which could be home, work or social gatherings.

When you think about it, people have to live, work together and everyone has different personalities and opinions, so conflicts are just a natural part of the process. At work you have to share desks, resources and common goals as well as work together with a good attitude. At home you have to share the living room, the television, the bathroom, the kitchen and the play area. All of this can be a source of conflict. It could even be a conflict related to social gatherings related to COVID-19.

While you may at first try everything in your power to avoid a conflict, it eventually shows up. Part of the reason is that people with different personalities have different perspectives. While a type D or task-oriented person, who normally likes to dominate, decide, and direct, may resent being directed and prefer to follow a leader who provides direct answers and gets to the point, if their boss or spouse has a With personality type or people-oriented personality, seeds for conflict are sown, and they will definitely manifest unless you develop and apply the skills to help you become a better conflict manager.

Wherever a conflict occurs, the person in charge or group leader will take responsibility for resolving the conflict. They must do so neutrally and without taking sides. Conflicts can be successfully managed by making certain changes or just talking and finally coming to a good understanding and agreement between all involved through more effective communications between co-workers and in your own personal relationships. This is part of the process of relentless self-mastery.

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