Relational Intelligence: The People Skills You Need for the Life of Purpose You Want

by Dharius Daniels, Judah Smith (Foreword by)

Overview

Relational Intelligence is your action plan for getting smart about who you surround yourself with. Using Jesus's relational framework for choosing the twelve disciples, this book gives you the tools you need to define, discern, align, assess, and activate your relationships to unlock your greatest potential.

Years of ministry leadership experience have taught Dr. Dharius Daniels that there's no such thing as a casual relationship. All of our relationships either push us forward into our God-given purposes or hold us back from who we're meant to be. If you're serious about taking your life to the next level, you should be serious about taking your relationships to the next level, too.

Scripture gives us a blueprint for the way relationships should be managed, and this blueprint helps us construct and grow relationships that are fruitful. It tells us that our spiritual, physical, financial, emotional, and professional progress is greatly impacted by who we allow to be a part of our lives and what part we allow them to play. Relational Intelligence reminds us that with our destiny on the line, relationships are too consequential to nonchalantly roll the dice in managing them.

Daniels shows us that relationships were part of God's design, and when we understand and apply what God has to say about them, we can finally learn to:

• Reflect on the people that God has placed in our lives
• Avoid unnecessary relational turmoil
• Be intentional in each of our relationships
• Accomplish our God-given purpose

When your purpose is on the line, the cost of relational unintelligence is too great to pay. Join Daniels as you uncover the secret to gaining the relational intelligence you need to build the purposeful life that you want.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780310357827
Publisher:	Zondervan
Publication date:	01/28/2020
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	131,257
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

One of the most prolific communicators of our day, Dr. Dharius Daniels is on a mission to help as many people as possible become their best selves while doing their best work. Speaker, coach, and certified emotional intelligence specialist, Dharius specializes in helping others self-optimize without self-destructing. With over twenty years of leadership experience, Dharius understands that right information can cause a comprehensive revolution. His most recent book, Relational Intelligence, became an instant bestseller. Dr. Dharius serves thousands of members through the Daniels Den Mentoring & Coaching Program. He is lead pastor of the multisite and multiregional Change Church, has served as adjunct professor at Princeton, and hosts The Dharius Daniels Podcast. Dharius is married to his college sweetheart, Shameka, and they are the proud parents of two sons, Seth and Gabriel.

Table of Contents

Foreword Judah Smith 11

Introduction 13

Part 1 Defining Your Relationships

1 Category #1-Friends 23

2 Category #2-Associates 41

3 Category #3-Assignments 55

4 Category #4-Advisors 75

Part 2 Discerning Your Relationships

5 Reflection 85

6 Evaluation (Fruit Inspection) 97

7 Clarification 109

8 Acceptance 117

Part 3 Aligning Your Relationships

9 Advocation 129

10 Conversation 143

11 Limitations 157

12 Elimination 165

Part 4 Assessing Your Relationships

13 What Kind of Friend Are You? 181

14 A Model for Healthy Relationship Building 191

15 How's It Going? 197

Acknowledgments 215

Notes 217