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A practical handbook on positive confrontation by the authors of the award-winning and best-selling Boundaries.Successful people confront well. They know that setting healthy boundaries improves relationships. They have discovered that uncomfortable---even dangerous---situations can often be avoided or resolved through direct conversation. But most of us don't know how to go about having difficult conversations. We see confrontation as scary or adversarial. We're afraid to ask a boss for a raise or talk to a relative about a drinking problem, or even address a relational conflict with a spouse or someone we are dating.In Boundaries Face to Face authors Cloud and Townsend take the principles from their best-selling book Boundaries and apply them to a variety of the most common difficult situations and relationships.* Explains why confrontation is essential in all arenas of life* Shows how healthy confrontation can improve relationships* Presents the essentials of a good boundary-setting conversation* Provides tips on how to prepare for the conversation* Shows how to tell people what you want, how to stop bad behavior, and how to deal with counterattack* Gives actual examples of conversations to have with your spouse, your date, your kids, your coworker, your boss, your parents, and moreFrom the BookSometimes people get confused in a confrontation because the other person gets them off track. If that happens, remember this formula. Empathize with their feelings or position, and return to your issue. Here's an example.Joe: 'I can't believe you were offended by my comments. You joke around more than anyone here. That's pretty hypocritical.'You: 'I understand it's hard for you to see, and I'm glad you meant it as a joke and weren't trying to be hurtful. What I'm telling you, though, and what I don't want you to miss, is how it affected me. It hurt me and I don't want to be talked to like that.'
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In their speaking work, Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend have found that one of the things most valued by people in dealing with difficult situations is to see and hear how setting boundaries is done. For example, people ask how to talk with a boyfriend, a child, a husband, a mother, a boss, or a coworker. They don't know how to set boundaries, how to say and do what they need to say and do. So the authors role-play the situation with the audience to show them how simple it really is. This companion to the other Boundaries books gives readers a "how to" guide to having a boundaries conversation with parents, dates, friends, coworkers, spouses, and anyone else. When you have to have that difficult conversation, here is your guide. In addition to the practical how-to help in confronting the people in our lives, Cloud and Townsend present a theology of confrontation. Many people see confrontation as scary or adversarial-something to be done only for really difficult problems. But, in reality, confrontation is the warp and woof of life, something we should be doing daily. The Latin meaning for confront is "to turn your face towards. "When we confront an issue or a problem, we look at it. And looking at a problem is the first step to solving it.
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Investigates the natural world and discovers the supernatural hiding in plain view. He grapples with God made the world and what our role truly is, and seeks to answer the question, "How do I live in the nature world while expressing the values of the supernatural?"
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Many people see confrontation as scary or adversarial, and therefore avoid it. This practical handbook explains how to have a boundary-setting conversation with parents, friends, coworkers, spouses, and others in your life. You'll never dread a difficult conversation again!
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The practical handbook for having that difficult conversation you've been avoiding by the authors of the award-winning and best-selling Boundaries.