INTRODUCTION.

My New Year's resolutions in 2025 were simple (or so I thought):

• Be a good leader. 
• Be a good communicator. 
• Improve my relationship with others. 

These I prayed about and added to my calendar to assess my progress by the end of the year. I began by reading every book I could find on leadership, communication, and relationships. But little did I know that the cardinal ingredient for achieving the resolutions was PATIENCE.

This is because all three require you to deal with people on a daily basis, and you simply cannot be good with people without PATIENCE. In fact, as long as you work with people, patience is a must-have.

IT IS ALL ABOUT DEALING WITH PEOPLE. 

Leadership: True leadership is all about empowering people to do their best work to fulfill a common goal. (Not by being the best in your profession).

Communication: Good Communication is more about listening to understand people. (Not being the best orator).

Relationship: A Good relationship is based on:  

• learning to receive feedback from people.
• learning to receive assistance from people
• Learning to trust people. 
• and the willingness to forgive people. 

(Not by being the one giving all the time).

MOTIVATION FOR THIS GUIDE.

No other year tested my patience more than 2025, and it nearly drove me to madness. It was at the end of the year that I looked back and realized something: the challenges were the answer to my own prayer.

The goal of this series is to distill all the knowledge and experience into a practical guide so you can acquire PATIENCE WITHOUT LOSING YOUR MIND.

WHAT WE WILL COVER.

Chapter 1 — The Philosophy of Patience.

Chapter 2 — Why Is Patience So Difficult to Practice?

Chapter 3 — The Need for Patience.

Chapter 4 — Catalyst for Patience.

Chapter 5 — Facts About Patience.

Chapter 6 — Patience and Personality Types.

Chapter 7 — The Downsides of Patience.

In the next chapter, we will get to understand the core meaning of patience. This will be our first step to conquering this virtue. Let us stay in touch and enter 2026 with Patience. 

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