Podcasts about difficult person

If people avoid giving you feedback or seem cautious around you, they may see you as a difficult person. Dr. Gabe breaks down ten telltale signs you might be tough to work or connect with, from people avoiding giving you feedback, always finding yourself in conflict, and struggling with teamwork, to being defensive or focusing more on being right than being effective. Drawing from Shakespeare's wisdom—“to thine own self be true”—Dr. Gabe encourages self-reflection and even suggests asking trusted friends for the raw, unfiltered truth about our personalities.Need relationship advice? Text Dr. Gabe. Text bandwidth to 94000 to stay up-to-date on all things Bandwidth.Gabriel Powell MerchUse the code BAND10 for 10% off.WebsiteSupport the Bandwidth PodcastCash App $bandwidthpodcastConnect with Bandwidth Facebook | Instagram | TikTok | Twitter Connect with Dr. GabeInstagram | YouTube | WebsiteIf you are interested in advertising on this podcast or having Dr. Gabe as a guest on your Podcast, Radio Show, or TV Show, reach out to info@gabrielpowell.co

In this episode of Leadership is Feminine, Kris Plachy shares a powerful reminder: your body is the vessel for your leadership, your dreams, and your impact—and it deserves your full attention. Kris explores what it means to be physically well-resourced as a woman in leadership, especially as we navigate the transitions of our 40s and 50s. Health and energy aren't luxuries—they're the foundation. “Your body is the thing to take care of so that all of these visions that you have… all of the things that you want to achieve… you need your body to be able to do that.” A key practice Kris shares—originally introduced in the book Co-Active Coaching by Thomas Leonard—is what she calls the “clean sweep.” This exercise invites you to take an intentional walk-through of your home, using a detailed punch list to identify and remove sources of energetic drain. By consciously clearing your physical space, you also create more room for clarity, ease, and inspiration. It's a simple practice that reveals just how much we've been tolerating—and how good it feels to finally let go. This episode is an invitation to listen more closely to your body, to curate an environment that supports your vitality, and to reclaim the kind of energy that fuels sustainable success. This episode is also a check-in: are you taking care of your body maintenance? Do you have a physician and a team to help you stay on top of your physical health? Leadership starts within—and tending to your physical health and energetic hygiene is one of the most profound ways to lead with strength and authenticity. Key Takeaways From This Episode Health and Energy as Integrated Components: Health and Energy are separate areas of focus, but they are closely related. The Body is a Vessel: Importance of taking care of physical health to achieve personal goals. Physical Health Maintenance: Questions about personal health care routines and reminders on the importance of check-ups. Energy Management: Explanation of empaths and their sensitivity to others' energy. Impact of Environment and People on Personal Energy: Encouragement to eliminate energetic drains to create space for positive energy. Contact Information and Recommended Resources Dealing with a Difficult Person in your business or need to have a Difficult Conversation? Join Kris' class HERE! (https://www.thevisionary.ceo/offers/4XYGiuSv) Linkedin Instagram Facebook Pinterest

Do you ever feel like your time and energy are stretched too thin? In this episode of Leadership is Feminine, Kris Plachy kicks off a limited series on what it truly means to be a well-resourced woman. She explores the unique challenges women in leadership face—especially the pressure to juggle it all. From running a business to managing personal responsibilities, cultural expectations often lead women to overcommit, leaving them drained and overwhelmed. But what if there were a better way? Kris introduces a powerful exercise to help listeners assess how they spend their time. By categorizing tasks into love and loathe, women can gain clarity on where their energy goes—and, more importantly, where it should go. She challenges listeners to delegate tasks that don't align with their strengths and invest in support that allows them to focus on high-impact activities. Kris gets real about the importance of time management: "A woman who is abundant in her time as a resource is a cycle breaker." Stepping into a well-resourced life isn't just about personal well-being—it's about creating the space to lead, innovate, and make a bigger impact. When women reclaim their time, they don't just transform their own lives—they drive meaningful change in their businesses, industries, and communities. If you're ready to break free from the cycle of overcommitment and start managing your time with intention, this episode is for you. Key Takeaways From This Episode Core Relationships Women Must Develop: Key relationships women must nurture across the primary elements of their lives. Time as a Resource: How societal and cultural expectations shape women's relationship with their time commitments. Expectations and Family Structure: Examining the challenges that arise when entrepreneurial goals intersect with familial responsibilities. Transition to Empowerment: Reassessing and realigning time use can lead to a more empowered and purpose-driven life. Identifying Time Sucks and Loathsome Activities: Looking at the tasks you engage in, and making intentional choices about what stays and what goes. Delegation and Support Systems: Logistical and emotional dynamics of outsourcing tasks and letting go of control Contact Information and Recommended Resources 1. Join Kris's live Be Better classes at www.thevisionary.ceo/bebetter. 2. Dealing with a Difficult Person in your business or need to have a Difficult Conversation? Join Kris' class HERE! (https://www.thevisionary.ceo/offers/4XYGiuSv)    Linkedin Instagram Facebook Pinterest

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Sensing into a field of support and care hat can hold it all, even the enemy.

In this episode of Leadership is Feminine, host Kris Plachy dives into a topic we all know too well—difficult people. We've all worked with someone who's frustrating, quirky, or just hard to get along with. And rather than facing the issue head-on, we tend to tuck these individuals away, hoping they'll just disappear. If you're someone who avoids difficult conversations, in this episode you'll learn the strategies to embrace the difficult people and become the leader you're capable of being. As a business owner, it's your responsibility to deal with the people who challenge you. Whether it's employees who push back, disagree, or simply don't fit the mold you envisioned, avoiding these difficult situations only hinders your business and personal growth. Kris emphasizes that by avoiding tough conversations, you're holding yourself back from fulfilling your vision and advancing your mission. “We are shrinking in the face of difficult when we should be standing and firmly growing who we are,” Kris reminds us. Facing difficulty head-on requires us to change the way we think and behave, and it's essential for growth. No one teaches you how to deal with difficult people, but when you step into being a leader, it is essential to learn and refine this skill. Kris teaches how to turn these situations into opportunities for both you and your team to grow. Kris guides us through the art of navigating these tough moments with honesty, courage, and a commitment to fostering growth. If you're ready to stop avoiding conflict and start growing, grab your pen and take notes—this episode will transform how you lead your business and your life. Key Takeaways From This Episode Embrace Difficulty as a Path to Growth: Avoiding challenges may feel easier in the short term, but overcoming them leads to the next level of success and fulfillment. Resistance Stalls Progress: Accepting reality allows you to move forward with clarity and purpose. Leadership Requires Facing Hard Conversations: Addressing challenges directly and honestly is key to maintaining a strong, functional team. Difficult People Are an Opportunity, Not a Roadblock: Mastering these interactions builds confidence, resilience, and stronger leadership skills. Avoiding Conversations Hurts Everyone: Honest feedback helps both individuals and organizations grow. Developing Conflict Resolution Skills is a Game-Changer: This skill is critical for maintaining peace of mind and achieving your long-term goals. Contact Information and Recommended Resources 1. If you want to become a well-resourced woman, subscribe to the FREE Well-Resourced Woman Limited Series Private Podcast. Visit www.thevisionary.ceo/asagewoman to learn more. The first episode is waiting for you! 2. Join Kris's live Be Better classes at www.thevisionary.ceo/bebetter. 3. Dealing with a Difficult Person in your business or need to have a Difficult Conversation? Join Kris' class HERE! (https://www.thevisionary.ceo/offers/4XYGiuSv)  Linkedin Instagram Facebook Pinterest

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While apologizing is can be considered difficult for obvious reasons, being on the receiving end of an apology can be just as hard for reasons that aren't so apparent. The temptation to open up the floodgates and pounce on the opportunity at hand can seem irresistable. Whether we want them to understand the full weight of their transgression, or we're hoping to share a little bit of the pain, being slightly petty during the "I'm sorry" is something we all have to face at some point. However, those long term results that we want, require grace and a whole lot of tact while we're in the process! 

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(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) We expand or awareness of our interconnectedness as humans when we practice Metta for both the "Neutral Person" and the "Difficult Person". Sometimes the Difficult Person can be ourselves. The end of this Guided Practice offers a compassion practice for oneself.

To welcome people, as Jesus does, is to reach out to the people we would rather not associate with – the people who don’t belong to our friend group or our inner circle. Do you find this easy or hard to do? - Rev. Kyle Norman

Leadership starts with the hardest person to lead: yourself. In this message, we'll uncover how leading yourself with discipline and intention can transform your faith and influence. Learn to think saved by renewing your mind, work to remain spiritually and emotionally healthy, and remember that others are always watching your example. True leadership begins with self-awareness and a commitment to align your life with God's truth. Let's explore what it takes to lead ourselves well and glorify God in the process.

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(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)

This week, Anu Gupta guides us in simple phrases of compassion and loving-kindness that allow us to remember: Just like me, this person is also human. Just like me, they have their own joys, desires, and struggles. Offering kind wishes to someone difficult is a powerful way to expand our circle of compassion. We don't have to like them, but we can cultivate compassion for them, softening our resistance and acknowledging their humanity. Stay curious, stay inspired. Join our community by signing up for our free newsletter, where we share compelling insights and actionable ideas to enrich your everyday life. Connect with us at mindful.org/signup. Show Notes Find more from Anu Gupta here: Anu Gupta on Mindful.org Anu Gupta's Website Be More with Anu   And more from Mindful here: More episodes of 12 Minute Meditation   Let us know what you thought of this episode of 12 Minute Meditation by leaving a review or by emailing yourwords@mindful.org.

This week, Anu Gupta guides us in simple phrases of compassion and loving-kindness that allow us to remember: Just like me, this person is also human. Just like me, they have their own joys, desires, and struggles. Offering kind wishes to someone difficult is a powerful way to expand our circle of compassion. We don't have to like them, but we can cultivate compassion for them, softening our resistance and acknowledging their humanity. Stay curious, stay inspired. Join our community by signing up for our free newsletter, where we share compelling insights and actionable ideas to enrich your everyday life. Connect with us at mindful.org/signup. Show Notes Find more from Anu Gupta here: Anu Gupta on Mindful.org Anu Gupta's Website Be More with Anu   And more from Mindful here: More episodes of 12 Minute Meditation   Let us know what you thought of this episode of 12 Minute Meditation by leaving a review or by emailing yourwords@mindful.org.

Week 10 of Think About What You Think About . A message by Max Lucado.

Week 10 of Think About What You Think About . A message by Max Lucado.

Do you have a family member, a boss, or even a close friend who constantly drains your energy or makes everything about them? In today's episode, you'll learn how to protect yourself from toxic, self-centered personalities that can make you feel exhausted and frustrated.Dr. Ramani, a world-renowned expert on narcissism, gives you the playbook to navigate even the most challenging personalities. She will break down the signs of narcissistic behavior and arm you with the strategies you need to maintain your boundaries and your sanity. You'll learn how to stop letting difficult people control your life and get practical advice on how to create a game plan for peace in every one of your relationships.If you liked this tactical and powerful episode, listen to this one next: How to Handle Negative People: 6 Strategies to Protect Your PeaceFor more resources, click here for the podcast episode page. Connect with Mel: Get Mel's new free 26-page workbook, What Do You Really Want, to finally answer that question and redefine your future.Watch the episodes on YouTubeFollow Mel on Instagram The Mel Robbins Podcast InstagramMel's TikTok Sign up for Mel's personal letter Disclaimer

It doesn't have to be confusing to find the information you want and need when it comes to dealing with divorce, We know that making things simple helps, which is why color-coded our website by category, so that you know just where to find what you're looking for. This mini Divorce etc... podcast episodes is a cheat sheet on the Top 5 podcasts we've done in the mySELF category - all about career, dating, self care, support and more. 1. Narcissist vs. Asshole, There's a Difference with Ina Hanson - Part 1 and Part 2 (S2, Ep. 57 & 58) 2. Dealing with a Sexless Marriage with Kim Bowan (S2, Ep. 68) 3. How to Divorce a Difficult Person with Nowal Houghton (S2, Ep. 46) 4. Personal Story of Divorcing a Narcissist with Alyssa Dineen (S3, Ep. 26) 5. Is Divorce the Right Answer with Karen McMahon (S3, Ep. 1) Sign up for the exEXPERTS' ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Divorce Rulebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.exEXPERTS.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow @exEXPERTS on TikTok and Instagram.

In this podcast, Michelle helps you to bring more joy at work when you're dealing with a difficult person.Difficult people are often part of the workplace landscape. So, how can we find joy in our work despite this? In this episode, discover three steps for you to be more joyful at work when dealing with difficult people, and five tips on how to lead yourself through some specific conversations with them. https://calendly.com/michelle-braveheartcoach/15min

The crew give us the ways they deal with the most difficult person they know.  Btw, his name is Steve Harvey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

#86 Relax & Sleep Hypnosis Daily - DEALING WITH DIFFICULT PERSON (Jason Newland) by Jason Newland

Who is the most difficult person in your life right now? Chances are you can picture their face. Well today we’ll spend some time talking about the most difficult person in your life. Join Berni Dymet, as He looks at dealing with difficult people - from A Different Perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So I wonder – who's the most difficult person in your life right now? Chances are you can picture their face. Well I'd like to spend some time with you chatting about the number one most difficult person in your life.   When People Look at Us Let me ask you a question: when the world looks at the church, what does it see? When people look at the church of Jesus Christ, what is it they see in the media image? Sexual abuse on the news, division amongst denominations, people who mean well demonstrating against this, that and the other! It sees a bunch of people who say one thing and do another. On the one thing we profess God‘s love, on the other, well, the church seems to be saying, in it's media image, “do this, don't do that, but by the way, don't mind the fact that we have systematically covered up sexual abuse of children for decades." There's a name for that and it's called ‘hypocrisy' and the world hates hypocrisy. You and I hate hypocrisy. What do people expect to see when they look at God's people? What do people expect to see? Tony Campolo is a wonderful man out of the U.S., you may have heard of him. He just a wonderful minister of God's Word and he often asks young people, when he meets them in universities: “What's the one thing that you know that Jesus said?” and mostly people say this - mostly people remember that Jesus said: “Love your enemy!” And too often it seems that we as God's people; as Christians, are kind of telling people how far they have strayed from God. You know, we talk about this social issue, or that social issue, instead of reaching out to people and telling them how close God really is in Jesus Christ. Well that's the big picture; that's the macro. What about the micro? What about you and me? When they look at us, what do they see? Do they see, ‘love your enemy'? First John chapter 4 verse 7 says this: Let us love one another for love comes from God ... And when you look at Jesus, when you look at how He dealt with people and what He taught and what He spoke about, the biggest thing for Him was that love-walk; the biggest thing for Him was valuing people and loving them into the Kingdom of God. We got a new revelation of who God is when Jesus arrived and then when you look at the rest of the New Testament, the Epistles that come after the Gospels, the letters that were written amongst the New Testament church when Jesus had risen again, more and more you see that revelation expounded as ‘walk in love'. Love God and love other people. John Grey, the author of that famous book, 'Men Are From Mars and Women are From Venus', makes a very interesting point in that book. He says that very few people ever grow in love. Why is that? Because loving is difficult. The people we love can be difficult sometimes. Forty five percent of marriages - almost half - fail. I wonder of those that are left, how many of them are lousy marriages? We want to love; it's not enough to want to love, we actually need to know how to love, I really believe that. Let me just say that again. It's not enough for us to know that we ought to walk in love; we actually need to know how to do that. And so on Christianityworks this week we are starting a series of four messages called Dealing With Difficult People. Because difficult people are all around us, difficult relationships are all around us and our ability to look like Jesus and be like Jesus and love like Jesus, depends on our ability to deal with the difficult people in our lives - those that Jesus referred to as our enemies. Let me ask you, who's the most difficult person you'll ever meet? Just close your eyes for a minute and visualise the most difficult person you ever met. I'm sure you can see their face and it stirs up emotions in you. Now open your eyes. If I had a mirror I'd be standing in front of you holding up the mirror and saying, “Here, look at the most difficult person that you will ever meet.” Take a good look, because we look at ourselves for five, maybe ten minutes in the mirror in the morning and then we spend the rest of the day looking at other people. Day after day after day, we look at other people and sometimes the better we know them, the better we know their faults and weaknesses and their blind spots and we experience the things that they do to hurt us, or the things that they don't do to hurt us and we go from recognising their strengths and weaknesses to judging those. Now, it's right to look at someone and say, "this person is good at this and not good at that" and to assess them. But we can step over a line, where that good assessment of someone turns into judgement and that line is called, ‘anger and resentment'. When all of a sudden, what other people do to us or say to us or omit to do to us - when those things get us angry and resentful and vengeful - we have stepped over a very important line and all the time we forget that in order for us to have a difficult person in our lives we have to have a relationship with them. It's not so much that they are difficult people; it's that we are having a difficult relationship. It takes two to tango, as the saying goes. And sometime as we get to know these people better and their weaknesses hurt us and their failures grate up against our personalities, we can start to judge them. Instead of looking at them through God's eyes, we end up looking at them through the devil's eyes. Jesus said: “You've heard it said, 'Don't murder' and anyone who murders will be subject to judgement, but I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother, is subject to judgement.” Well, what is that judgement? What does that look like? Why do we go there?   The Anatomy of Judgement So what is it, what happens when we run into a difficult person and we step over that line, we step over the line from a sober assessment of who they are into that realm of judgement and resentment? Well, Jesus talked about that because it was an important issue - was two thousand years ago, it still is today. This is what He said, if you have a Bible, grab it, you can open it at Matthew's Gospel; first Book in the New Testament, chapter 6 verse 22, Matthew 6:22, this is what he said. He said: The eye is the lamp of the body so if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. And when the light in you is darkness, how great is that darkness? The eye, when you think about it, is our major organ of perception. We see the world through our eyes and Jesus was using it here as a metaphor. It's true in the physical sense but it's also true in an emotional and spiritual sense. How we see things, often becomes the problem when we are having a relationship that is difficult. Now if the eye is healthy then we'll see light; we'll see things the way that they are but Jesus says: If the eye is unhealthy then you will be full of darkness and how dark is that darkness? When we get a wrong perspective, it kind of creeps up on you. I suffer from Glaucoma which is a disease of the eye where the pressure in your eye ultimately damages the optic nerve that carries the images back to your brain, and it happens very gradually. You lose your peripheral vision and all of a sudden you can barely see and by then it's too late. Now fortunately, for me, they caught it early and I've got treatment and I can see just fine. But when our eye is diseased; when our perception is diseased, we often don't notice that it's going on. Have a listen to this wonderful story, it was written by Frank Koche, in the magazine 'Proceedings' which is the magazine of the U.S. Naval Institute. This is what he writes. He says: Two battleships assigned to the training squadron had been sent on manoeuvres in heavy weather for several days. I was serving on the lead battleship and I was on watch on the bridge when night fell. The visibility was poor, with patchy fog so the Captain remained on the bridge to keep an eye on all activities. Shortly after dark, the look-out on the wing of the bridge reported: “Light bearing on the starboard bow.” “Is it steady or moving astern?” the Captain called out. The look-out replied: “Steady, Captain,” which meant that we were on a dangerous collision course with that ship. The Captain then called to the signalman. He said: “Signal that ship. We are on a collision course, advise that you change course twenty degrees.” Back came a signal: “Advise for you to change course twenty degrees.” And the Captain said: “Send - “I am a Captain, change course twenty degrees.” “I'm a seaman second class” came back the reply, “You'd better change course twenty degrees.” By that time the Captain was furious and he spat out: “Send - I'm a battleship, change course twenty degrees.” Back came the flashing light: “I'm a lighthouse.” We changed course twenty degrees.” The Captain was caught in a fog. Now there were two battleships out there on exercise and he thought that that other light was a battleship but he had fog; he couldn't see properly. He was trying to keep an eye on things but he's vision was clouded. The picture in his head was of two ships and he relied on the picture in his head and the picture was wrong, yet he got angry even though it was because he had the wrong picture in his head and that is exactly what we do. We have a map in our head of other people and why they do what they do and how they do it and what they're doing to us. We have this map in our head of other people and sometimes it gets distorted. Sometimes we don't have the right end of the stick. Sometimes our vision is clouded and we just get it plain wrong. Maybe if we're insecure, we want other people to walk on egg-shells because of our insecurity. Maybe if we are arrogant we want other people to be perfect, made in our image. You know, perfection is always: they're exactly like me. Maybe if we've got selfish ambition we want people to get out of our road so that we can go and do what we want to do. The list goes on. Not so long ago, I visited a city; a large city that I used to live in, and I had an old street directory and I was trying to travel from point A to point B in the centre of the city in my car. And I got to a point and I discovered all of a sudden, they had put a pedestrian mall in the middle of one of the main streets, I had the wrong map. And when we do that in our relationships with other people, it can be a painful thing. Our past hurts or our own weaknesses or our own sin, all of those things - the devil uses those to destroy our relationships. We see things through the lens of our experiences. I wear glasses, maybe you wear glasses, maybe you don't, but we see things through the lens of who we are, our strengths and weaknesses, of our experiences, of our past, of our insecurities. If we looked at some of the people in our lives who are so difficult, the ones who hurt us and disappoints us, the ones who we've made our enemies - if we knew the hurts and disappointments in their lives, that make them do what they do, it would be enough to stop us from any feelings of hostility or anger or anything like that. ‘The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light, but if your eye is unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness and if the light in you is darkness, how great is that darkness.' In other words if you think you are seeing light and clearly, but actually it is distorted, boy, that is a really, really bad place to be. Come on, isn't it sometimes the problems in our relationships are not so much what other people are doing but how we see the world? What are the things in my life; what are the things in your life that distort our view of exactly what's going on? How is it that we can see clearly?   Don't Judge We are talking about judgement. We are talking about dealing with difficult people and how it is sometimes that we get all hurt by what other people do. When so often it's got to do with our own failures and our own weaknesses and the way we see the world based on who we are. Again Jesus talked about this, open a Bible, if you've got one, at Matthew chapter 7 verse 1, this is what He said. He said: Do not judge so that you may not be judged. For with the judgement that you make, you will be judged and the measure you give will be the measure that you get.” Now under what circumstances, according to Jesus, is it ok to judge other people? Never! “Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. Wow! Because judgement is about anger and retribution, when I judge you, I want my pound of flesh; I want to tear you apart. Yea, that's what we are like as people and Jesus is saying: “It's not your job. Don't judge other people.” Boy that's hard! Have a look at Romans chapter 12 verse 19, just flick there for a moment. This is what the Apostle Paul writes: Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave room for the wrath of God because it's written: “Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. Now if your enemies are hungry, feed them, if they're thirsty, give them something to drink, for by doing this you will heap burning coals on their heads. Do not overcome by evil but overcome evil with good. If I judge what, God is going to judge me? God will judge me by the same rules that I apply to judging other people. Look at it - back to Matthew chapter 7, where Jesus was talking. He said: Why is it that you see the speck in your neighbour's eye but you don't notice the log in your own eye. Or how can you say to your neighbour; “Let me take the speck out of your eye,” while there's a log in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the log out of your own eye and then you'll see clearly enough to take the speck out of your neighbour's eye. The log in my eye, the log in your eye, that's our failures and our weaknesses and our downsides and our sin - that's what causes our perception to be distorted. Come on, if I'm an insecure person, am I going to expect everybody to walk on egg-shells for me? If I'm an arrogant person, am I going to expect them all to kow-tow to me? Or am I going to humble myself and take the log out of my eye. If I'm on a mission; I've got a goal in life that's not from God and I want to roll over the top of people, will I lay it down? This stuff's not easy because, the log in our own eye, we don't want to know it's there. We don't want to admit that we have a log in our own eye, but we sometimes do. It's not easy to get rid of - that's why we need the Holy Spirit; that's why we need the Word of God. That's why you and I are together right now. We can be such slackos but what if - what if we put determination and humility in our hearts? What if we came to Jesus and said: “Lord, I've heard your Word and I confess this log. I confess my own poverty, I confess my complete inability to do anything about it, except to lay it at your feet - to lay it at the foot of the cross - and say: “Lord I need your help.” Because you know something - anything less is hypocrisy. The word ‘hypocrisy' that Jesus uses there, means an actor who is two faced. The world hates hypocrites - you and I hate hypocrites. How can we be hypocrites? How can we walk around with a log in our eye and say to a neighbour: “You've got a speck in yours.” Come on! Now does that mean that we can never deal with someone else's problem? No! That's not what Jesus said. Have a look at chapter 7 verse 5 of Matthew again. He said: You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your neighbour's eye. Because when we take out the log; when we take out our failures out of the equation, when we take off the devil's glasses and put on God's glasses and we see the world clearly through His eyes, through God's Word, through who He is, all of a sudden the judgement goes away, a desire for anger and revenge goes away. You and I, we can't genuinely help anybody when we are angry with them. Can I say that again? We can't genuinely help anybody to take the speck out of their eye when we are angry with them. All we can give them is cynical, self-serving and self-seeking hypocrisy and judgement. First we need take the log out of our own eyes, first we need to admit that maybe our own insecurities are ruining this relationship. Maybe our own selfishness is ruining this relationship. Maybe some unrealistic expectations are ruining this relationship. Jesus said: “Woe to you Scribes and Pharisees. You hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and plate but inside they're full of greed and self-indulgence. You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup so that the outside may also become clean.” How do I deal with difficult people? For me, the first step is saying, ‘I'm the most difficult person I will ever meet. I am with me 24/7, I am with me every minute of every day of every week of every month of every year for the rest of my life on this earth and Jesus is saying to me, Jesus is saying to you: Examine your own motives in the light of God's Word and in the power of the Holy Spirit. Have a look again at the Book of Romans, if you will, with me - chapter 5 verses 6 to 8. Paul writes this. He says: For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. Indeed, rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though perhaps, for a good person, someone might actually dare to die, but God proves His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. When you and I were still sinners; when we were in enmity to God, God proved His love for us, by looking beyond our sin. He didn't let the hurt that He felt at our sin, immobilise Him or deter Him from the cross. We all know John 3:16 - that's the good news, because: God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son so that whoever believes in Him won't perish but have eternal life. But what about First John 3:16 - that letter toward the end of the New Testament - what does that say? Gotta remember this one too, it says this: “We know love by this - that He laid down His life for us and we ought to lay down our lives for each other. In other words be imitators of God.” We are made to be like God - not to be God - but to be like God. We're made in His image and the one thing that stops us from that is our sin, our weaknesses and our failures and Jesus is saying: Take the log out of your eye. Because as long as you carry it round, you are the most difficult person you will ever meet and when you can see clearly - when you can see through my eyes - when you can see your enemies as the people who God created and God loves, as people made in His image, all of a sudden life becomes a lot better. All of a sudden it becomes so much easier to deal with those difficult people, when we acknowledge that we are part of the difficulty in that relationship. It takes courage to identify the log in your eye. You know, it takes determination to cast it out. It takes humility to love your enemy. So how about it? Don't underestimate it - this is a huge thing. It's being prepared to change our perspective; to lay our pride down, to struggle through this over and over again, to die to ourselves for the glory of Jesus Christ. When they look at you, when they look at me, will they see someone and say: “Now there's someone that's like Jesus, there is someone who heard Jesus say: 'Love your enemy.'” Come on, will they?  

This week on Christianityworks, we???re starting a new Series called Dealing with Difficult People. So - who???s the most difficult person you???ve ever met? If you have some difficult people in your life, why don???t you join Berni Dymet, on Christianityworks?Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/cw/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Silkeborg, Denmark Event - April 5, 2016 Evening. John explains the misunderstanding that's at work when we're triggered by someone's difficult behaviour, and how quickly that experience can change. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness.    More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com

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(5 HOURS) #140 Relax & Sleep Hypnosis Daily “DEALING WITH A DIFFICULT PERSON” by Jason Newland

The heart of the gospel is about loving difficult people. Jesus came to seek and save the lost. His death on the cross for undeserving people is the primary example that teaches us this grand imitateable truth of loving our friends and foes well (Ephesians 5:1). Christ does not ask us to do things He is unwilling to do. He became the tested and sympathetic Savior, giving up His life for those who did not deserve such love (Hebrews 4:15), making Him the reason we should not forget this transformative aspect of our biblical heritage. It is also our responsibility to pursue those who rub us the wrong way. Read Here: https://lifeovercoffee.com/a-profound-reason-to-love-that-difficult-person-in-your-life/ Will you help us to continue providing free content for everyone? You can become a supporting member here https://lifeovercoffee.com/join/, or you can make a one-time or recurring donation here https://lifeovercoffee.com/donate/.

(5 HOURS) #140 Relax & Sleep Hypnosis Daily “DEALING WITH A DIFFICULT PERSON” by Jason Newland

(Various) Loving-kindness, or metta meditation, is a classical Buddhist technique for cultivating the warm qualities of the heart-mind. When we cultivate the intention of kindness for the challenging people in our lives, we grow our capacity to hold everyone in unconditional love, even if we don't agree with their choices. Please enjoy this twenty-minute guided meditation using phrases, images, and felt sense in wishing kindness for a difficult person.

(Various) Loving-kindness, or metta meditation, is a classical Buddhist technique for cultivating the warm qualities of the heart-mind. When we cultivate the intention of kindness for the challenging people in our lives, we grow our capacity to hold everyone in unconditional love, even if we don't agree with their choices. Please enjoy this twenty-minute guided meditation using phrases, images, and felt sense in wishing kindness for a difficult person.

When we're looking for love outside of us...and in all of the wrong places... A spiritual key is to allow love to flow through us. Why might is be more blessed to give than to receive? Well, for starters, when you choose to flow in love, love has to flow through you.  In giving, you are getting the very thing you have need of. Profound isn't it? Really, it doesn't matter how profound it is if you don't live it. Tune into the God's Vibes Podcast and learn 4 ways to let love direct your life.  Know someone who'd be blessed to hear this?  SHARE IT!! xo/Juliana   ENROLLMENT IS OPEN for The God's Vibes Mastermind!!    Transform your life and business with The God's Vibes Mastermind. Access the 3-month program for a full year and receive weekly group coaching for the entire year. With 4 modules to shift into God's vibes, you'll learn to invest in your relationship with God, activate your identity, increase your creative capacity, and expand your influence. ENROLL NOW: www.courageco.org    Get Personal with God's Vibes Podcast: Send Voicemails, Ask Questions & Share Feedback! Got a question you want answered on the podcast? Now you can leave us voice notes! Whether you have a burning question, you want to request a show topic or share some love, now you can!  Looking forward to hearing from you! Click this link to share:  https://www.speakpipe.com/godsvibespodcast     P.S.-Check out the Courage Co. virtual community over at www.courageco.org and join us for weekly virtual small groups, monthly trainings, prayer calls and more! www.courageco.org 

We should be experts dealing with difficult people because in one way or another, everyone is difficult. Today we discuss something we all encounter: The Difficult Person. And sometimes that person is us/moi. What makes a person difficult? Do degrees of difficulty matter? What are some practical ways to navigate a relationshiop with a diffiuclt person without moving to Australia? I love people. Especially the loveable ones. I think I love people well until I come across a difficult person. On today's podcast we talk about 8 practices to consider while relating with the less-than-easy person in our lives. You've heard the expression, “Hurt people hurt people.” I forget that fact when I'm the object of that hurt. When difficult people lash out, I want to listen with my heart, not just my ears. If we keep an issue to ourselves and take the tact of Suck it up, Buttercup things smooth over temporarily, but could lead to bigger issues. When I think how I've grieved God and hurt others, I'm well on my way to loving the difficult person. Forbearance is putting up with more than you are due (or that you THINK you are due!) The thing is we want everyone to forbear with us, but forget to forbear with everyone else. Living peacefully with others is often a matter of perspective _________   When asked, “What's the greatest commandment?” Jesus replied simply: “Love God, love your neighbor.” I imagine He was thinking, “It's not rocket science” or “What's not to like?” or “It's not complicated.” He was right, it's not complicated. But people are people and we make it complicated. I need to pray daily to uncomplicate what He says is best for me and best for others. So I wrote “31 Days of Uncomplicated Prayers,” and once I pray them through, I start over again. You can too. One short, simple prayer to help uncomplicate love sent to your inbox for 31 days. Don't worry. They are short. God doesn't mind short prayers. Sign up HERE  Some samples:      Sign up HERE and feel free to share link with a friend. We are all a little complicated.  Love God. Love your neighbor. It's not complicated.    

We found a clip from Tim MacMahon about why the Dallas Mavericks are benching most of their stars? Also, who is the most difficult person you have ever worked with? Also, why do people fall for scams? Mason has a story about people fell for a money scam. LIE OF THE DAY a LUCKY CALLER gets a chance to win tickets to the Long Beach Grand Prix. If they can identify John's LIE. Another edition of GAME OF GAMES Jacob Emrani and Pepe Mantilla joins us to play. SUPER CROSSTALK with SEDANO and BETO DURAN! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Monique Harmon reveals her process for dealing with difficult people. Sometimes, ignoring them isn't the answer because we may have to see this person often. We have to dig deeper. Listen now. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/prettyniquey/support

Some people are just so difficult or toxic that no matter what you say, you can't get through to them. It's not just a matter of getting through to them all the time. Sometimes it's just about responding in a way that throws them off their game. 

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Guided meditation with an introduction

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Every divorce is challenging, but if your ex is truly a narcissist, you will have a lot of extra stress on your plate. This powerful episode drills down on what exactly a narcissist is, how to tell if your spouse is actually a narcissist and the best tactics and strategies to navigate the process. You will have to handle your situation differently than many others, but this conversation with expert Nawal Houghton is all about getting through it in the best way. (Guest: Nawal Houghton, Lawyer & Divorce Coach) Follow us on TikTok and Instagram @exexperts. Go to athleticgreens.com/EMERGING for the Athletic Greens deal!

We explore what we really mean when we label a person, “difficult” and how to do the inside job of making it possible to engage with the people in our lives to whom we've given this label. We discuss the tools to make sense of what's really happening and examine more than just our own perspectives, motivations, and goals.   To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit insidejobthepodcast.com. You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

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Something Callie does is causing flashbacks to radio for Jeff and he doesn't like it. Ellie is channeling Jeff's Mom. Unsolicited advice from Jeff to a stranger made it awkward. Callie gives Jeff a test from the University of Georgia to see if he's a difficult person. - Our sponsors this week: ButcherBox — sign up today to get 2lbs of ground beef in every box StoryWorth — get $10 off your first order DONE - receive a special $99 deal for your first appointment Snow Days — use promo code UPSIDE to get 10% off your order and free shipping on the new Taco Pizza flavor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices