Worst Enemy, Best Teacher: Learning from Our Opponents, Competitors, and the People Who Drive Us Crazy: How to Survive and Thrive with Opponents, Competitors, and the People Who Drive You Crazy

Worst Enemy, Best Teacher presents a powerful system to identify and learn how to best approach the person or problem that plagues us most {u2014} whether it{u2019}s a neighbor, a brother-in-law, a new boss, or the factory{u2019}s fiercest competitor {u2014} Combs breaks down problems and threats into more easily understood categories, such as conflicts that threaten physical harm, emotional pain, constriction of one{u2019}s ability to be unique, and intellectual threats and how they affect one{u2019}s world view and beliefs. Hands-on exercises, parables, and real-life stories show readers how to apply the wisdom gained from studying the opponent to any challenge, whether within one{u2019}s self, with friends or family, or between companies or nations, Worst Enemy, Best Teacher offers ingenious tips and techniques for learning from the enemy and converting conflict into resolution

Both science and spirituality see the enemy as a teacher — one who holds information critical to resolving common struggles. But learning from one’s enemies, especially in these polarized times, can be a profoundly difficult task. Worst Enemy, Best Teacher integrates spiritual, cultural, and scientific methods to transform adversarial relationships into powerful learning experiences. Here mediator and corporate trainer Deidre Combs expands on the revolutionary philosophy introduced in her first bookThe Way of Conflict. She suggests a cross-cultural elemental typing system — earth, air, fire, water — to identify and learn how best to approach the person or problem that plagues us most — whether it’s a neighbor, a brother-in-law, a new boss, or the factory’s fiercest competitor. The book shows how to apply the wisdom gained from studying the opponent to any challenge, whether within one’s self, with friends or family, or between companies or nations, and offers ingenious tips and techniques for learning from the enemy and converting conflict into resolution.

Both science and spirituality see the enemy as a teacher one who holds information critical to resolving common struggles. But learning from ones enemies, especially in these polarized times, can be a profoundly difficult task. Worst Enemy, Best Teacher integrates spiritual, cultural, and scientific methods to transform adversarial relationships into powerful learning experiences. Here mediator and corporate trainer Deidre Combs expands on the revolutionary philosophy introduced in her first book The Way of Conflict. She suggests a cross-cultural elemental typing system earth, air, fire, water to identify and learn how best to approach the person or problem that plagues us most whether its a neighbor, a brother-in-law, a new boss, or the factorys fiercest competitor. The book shows how to apply the wisdom gained from studying the opponent to any challenge, whether within ones self, with friends or family, or between companies or nations, and offers ingenious tips and techniques for learning from the enemy and converting conflict into resolution. We all have people who drive us crazy. Perhaps it's a nasty neighbor whose dog won't stop barking, a politician whose views we abhor, or an infuriating relative. Although we'd rather live without the annoyances and challenges these people present, they continue to cause us misery.Worst Enemy, Best Teacher explains not only how to cope with adversaries but how to use their presence to improve and learn more about ourselves. It teaches us to turn conflict into opportunity and vexing opponents into valuable teachers. By uniting ancient combat techniques with recent brain research and universal mediation skills, Dr. Deidre Combs provides straightforward methods to create greater calm and harmony in our families, organizations, and communities. Learn to: Comfortably deal with difficult people, Function better under stress, Improve your personal and professional relationships, Develop a greater sense of inner peace. Worst Enemy, Best Teacher integrates spiritual, cultural, and scientific methods to transform adversarial relationships into powerful learning experiences. Deidre Combs breaks down problems and threats into more easily understood categories, such as conflicts that threaten physical harm, emotional pain, constriction of one{u2019}s ability to be unique, and intellectual threats and how they affect one{u2019}s world view and beliefs Enemy teacher[MK4] Identify the threat Inner opponents Find the inner gifts Engage[MK6] Sharpen the mind Tune the heart Learn from people who drive you crazy.