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Difficult People 3

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I've got one more tip for dealing with difficult people and it may be the biggest secret weapon of all.

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  • I've got one more tip for dealing with difficult people and it may be the biggest secret weapon of all.

  • Ron Deal

    Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and Preparing to Blend. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the FamilyLife Blended podcast. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.

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Ron: I’ve got one more tip for dealing with difficult people and it may be the biggest secret weapon of all.

Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.

Ron: If you find yourself in an ongoing tango with a difficult person, start by noticing your part of the dance. Now, before I say more, I have to tell you this takes a great deal of emotional maturity. It’s real easy to focus on how the other person is acting and diagnose their problems, but you always play a role in any stuck situation.

When you try to change a stubborn person, a friend, a child, an ex-spouse, you inadvertently invite resistance from them. By pushing your agenda, you invite them to be the very thing that drives you crazy. Caught in a difficult relationship? Start by changing you. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.

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