“Most of the successful people I’ve known are the ones who do more listening than talking.” —Bernard M. Baruch
How annoying is it when you are telling someone something, and they keep interrupting?
How annoying is it when people listen to respond, rather than listening to learn?
How often are you that annoying? 🙂
I am guilty of this at times.
Sometimes it is because we are bursting with excitement, eager to contribute to the conversation. That in itself isn’t a bad thing.
The problem arises in that when we listen to respond, we aren’t actually listening at all. Instead we are formulating what we want to say, rather than learning from others. We aren’t opening our minds nor our hearts to them, instead we are solely focused on allowing our brain to flex it’s muscles.
Leading with love is always the best choice.
There is a book I read a while back: Listening is an Act of Love. It’s a great book, and the title is poignant.
When we TRULY listen to others, we open our hearts, souls, minds and our worlds to possibility.
When we TRULY listen, we gain experience and insight that can lead to success (no matter how you define it) in our lives.
So on this glorious Wednesday, take time to LISTEN to others. Or in other words:
Have a fantastic day!
-Dr. Lindeman
P.S. Check out this blog for more insight on this topic: https://www.becomingminimalist.com/shhh/
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