Steem4nigeria Accelerator Contest Week 82, Conflict and resolution.

Greetings and welcome to my participation for this weeks acceleration contest on conflict resolution.

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In your own sentence, what do you think conflict means?

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In my personal experience, conflict is basically when two or more people or even a group of persons or groups generally have different ideas, wants, or goals. In other words, it is like a disagreement that gets bigger and more intense like a tug-of-war where everyone is pulling in a different direction, and nobody's winning.

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A very good example will be you and your friend wanting the last slice of pizza but then there is only one. This can be considered as a conflict as the both of you have different wants but then you both can't get what you want.

Another good example will be where, you and your friend have different ideas about how to spend the weekend. For example, you want to go to the movies but your friend wants to go to the park.

However, conflict can be considered to be big or small. Like the examples I have given can be considered small conflicts compared to those of political parties but it always involves people wanting different things which can be between individuals, groups, or even countries.

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Mention at least 4 ways conflict can be resolved in workplace, home or among friends

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To the best of my knowledge, the best way to resolve conflict is to take a peaceful approach towards conflicts. To do this requires talking it out, compromise, having a common ground and sometimes just taking a step back to observe.

Talk it Out:
This requires us to have a meaningful conversation having the common goal of finding a solution. Therefore, we could get a seat, sit down, relax, and just talk about the differences and have our differences sorted out.

Compromise:
Remember peace they say comes with sacrifice and compromising is one of those sacrifices we make for peace. When we compromise, it means that we are splitting the difference. I.e., each person involved gives a little bit to get a little bit of what they want. This may not sound perfect, but it is a way to settle for peaceful resolution of conflict and it tends to make everyone happy.

Find Common Ground:
Sometimes even though we all want different things, there is always something we both can agree on. This is more like compromising but then, it could involve letting go of the individual differences for something common such as looking for something everyone would enjoy, even though it is not the exact thing you had in mind.

Take a Break:
This seems hard, but then sometimes it is best to just step away for a bit, even though it might make you look like the loser, but then take a deep breath, calm down, and come back to the conversation later when everyone involved is feeling more relaxed and ready to talk.

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Have you been in conflict with anyone before? How was it resolved?

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On undisputed fact in life is that no matter how we tend to lead a peaceful life, conflict must arise either within our family, homes or even with friends. Remember not all conflict leads to war or blood bath like we see in the world today with Ukraine and Russia or Palestine and Israel. Since conflict is about misunderstanding or having different ideas of something, then those little misunderstanding and different ideas we have amongst our friends can be said to be a conflict. In this vain, I would like to share a recent conflict between me and a friend.

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On the very day of this conflict, it was a rollercoaster of emotions and all thanks to football. You see, my friend Ebitimi and I are die-hard fans of rival teams, of which I am Arsenal and he's Chelsea. It is usually a friendly rivalry and just banter most of the time, but that very day it got a little heated.

We were discussing the match between our teams, and things quickly escalated. Ebitimi was so confident his team Chelsea would win, he was practically boasting and all. I, on the other hand couldn't let him get away with it even though my team, Arsenal is puffing and buffing at the moment. I countered with all the reasons why my team would win, citing recent stats between the two teams, player form, and even the fact we were having a home advantage. It was like a verbal battle.

Usually, I was the cool head but we were both so caught up in the argument that things started to get personal, and I knew we had to stop before things got out of hand.

So, we decided to put our pride aside and settle it like civilized people by agreeing that we should let the players do the talking on the pitch. Putting our differences aside, we watched the match together, even making a friendly wager on the outcome, which, thankfully, eased the tension.

In the end, Arsenal won with a score line of 1 - 0, but Ebitimi was a good sportsperson and he even admitted that I was right about the match outcome. We ended the night laughing and reminiscing about all the crazy arguments we've had over the years.

It's funny how something as simple as a football match can stir up such strong emotions but I guess that's what makes it so exciting. I'm glad we were able to work things out, and I'm even more excited for the next match.

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I want to take this opportunity to invite @cruzamilcar63, @ikwal and @ruthjoe.

Thank You for your Time

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NOTE: Always have a smile on your face, as you are never fully dressed without one.