How to have successful relationships, the mistakes that destroy them, and communication without regrets with Donna Jones

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Alli Worthington

Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Education, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 12 February 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Welcome To the show today! I am so glad you are here. We’re still in the “Your Work Matters Series” and we’re tackling a topic that is relevant to both work and our personal relationships. Today we are with my friend, Donna Jones, and we are sharing the truth about conflict and what common behaviors destroy both your personal and work relationships, Donna Jones is a national speaker, church planter, pastor's wife, author, writer, podcast host, and self-described "Bible-explainer." She hosts the weekly That's Just What I Needed podcast, In this episode, Donna shares insights from her new book, Healthy Conflict, Peaceful Life: A Biblical Guide for Communicating Thoughts, Feelings, and Opinions with Grace, Truth, and Zero Regret, and teaches us how to handle conflict in a God-honoring way and how to communicate our thoughts, feelings, and opinions with grace, truth, and zero regret. Join Donna and I as we talk about: Identifying our expectations and communicating them Common mistakes and behavior that destroy our relationships The truth about conflict How to have hard conversations in a healthy way Why listening is crucial to diffusing conflict The key to successful relationships Favorite quotes: “A lot of our conflicts can be preemptive if we communicate upfront.” (11:25) “When we are dealing with somebody’s difficult emotions, if we don’t just listen people escalate or they end always. When we are dealing with difficult things the best thing to do is just listen.” (25:09) “So many of us think that conflict is bad because we have never learned to work through conflict in a way that makes it turn out good.” (32:04) Coaching this week: 3 Ways to Make Your Home & Life More Organized (36:34) This week, I share three easy ways to reduce stress and increase organization in your home. From finances to keeping clutter at a minimum to finding a home for everything, these strategies will help you feel more organized and that much happier. Links to great things we discussed: Donna Jones Website Donna Jones Instagram Healthy Conflict, Peaceful Life: A Biblical Guide for Communicating Thoughts, Feelings, and Opinions with Grace, Truth, and Zero Regret Prayer: Communing with God in Everything Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Cream Eyeshadow Stick Alli on YouTube The Coach School Order your copy of Remaining You While Raising Them here. Hope you loved this episode! Be sure to subscribe in iTunes and slap some stars on a review! :) xo, Alli

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0:00.0	So many of us think that conflict is bad because we have never learned to work through conflict
0:06.2	in a way that makes it turn out good.
0:11.0	Hey, hey, I'm Allie, and I believe that an emotionally healthy you is the greatest gift
0:16.6	you can give yourself, your family, and the world.
0:19.9	This is your weekly investment in your
0:22.0	personal development. Join discussions with top experts as we focus on how to achieve your dreams,
0:27.8	grow your business, and deepen your faith. As always, we keep it practical with lots of tools
0:32.7	and action steps that you can put into motion today. I'm so glad you're here. Let's dive in.
0:41.2	Welcome to the show today. You are in the right place. As always, when you're here with me,
0:46.3	we are still in the Your Work Matter series and we're tackling a topic that's relevant
0:51.1	to both work and our personal relationships. Today we're with my friend
0:55.7	Donna Jones and we're sharing the truth about conflict, what common behaviors will destroy your
1:00.9	relationships, both personal relationships and work relationships, and speaking of conflict,
1:06.9	what my husband finally had to confront me about after all these years. It's a great one.
1:13.4	And seriously, this is it. I need you to listen up. The Coach School is about to close. If you've been
1:20.2	on the fence about joining, I want you to let me know. We want to help you see if it's right for you.
1:26.1	I want you to go to thecoachschool.com and sign up for a call
1:30.0	with me or with someone on my team if I have another call at that point. We want to help you know
1:35.4	if the coach school is the right next step in your life. What we have learned from running the coach
1:41.1	school for years is sometimes people just need to get on the phone with us and talk it through and go,
1:45.2	this is what I want to do? Is this my right next step? Or is this the next step for me that makes sense in my life right now?
1:53.5	We get a lot of calls from people who have been trained as coaches, and then they hit the wall and realize, oh, I already worked with the three or four
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