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Interpersonal Communications and Conflict Management

The difference between a strong leader and a lifetime follower may not only be overt ability, keen intelligence, or even drive. Sometimes many ambitious people get nowhere. 

The secret may lie in the power of self-realization and self-concept. 

How do I view my life? 

What do I believe God wants to do with me? 

What are my values? 

What are my spiritual gifts? 

What are my lifetime goals? 

What does God have to change in my life in order for me to realize the goals He wants me to achieve?

It’s not my intent to make this sound like so much religious humanism, but self-actualization can be an analysis of the realization of God-given gifts and capacities exercised through the power of the Holy Spirit and by means of the grace of the heavenly Father. 

Achievement does not have to be for selfish ends, nor does it have to be attained through fleshly efforts.

It seems to me that the apostle Paul provides a shining example of the power of self-realization. Here’s a man who had achieved far beyond most of his peers yet was perennially dissatisfied with those achievements. 

[Paul] constantly pressed on to higher levels of spiritual growth, wider outreach for the cause of the gospel, a more lasting and significant impact on the lives of other people. 

Above is an excerpt of lesson 14 of Interpersonal Communication and Conflict Management
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