For a long time, I’ve tried hard to make Sundays an internet-free day. In truth, I have no idea how long it’s been since my wife, Rocky, first asked if I’d turn off the internet and social media access and disconnect from the online world to use Sunday as a day to focus on the […]
Listening As Strategy – Listening To Help
“I am here for you.” When I read Thich Nhat Hahn‘s words on January 3, 2011, it all clicked for me again. For well over a year, I had been struggling to figure out why I wasn’t finding satisfaction in my work. Life was good, but I was going through the motions relative to business. […]
Listening As Strategy – Listening To Learn
There is what we say. And there is what we mean. The vast majority of the time, what we say and what we’re trying to say are not the same thing. It’s not that we’re attempting to hide something. To the contrary, most of us are trying, to the best of our ability, to insure […]
Listening As Strategy – Listening To Reply
We’ve all been on the receiving end of someone listening to reply. Unless, of course, you’ve never listened to a politician answer questions. Our esteemed leaders are expert at listening to reply. Only they don’t call it “listening to reply.” They call it “sticking to their talking points.” A question asked to a politician is […]
Listening As Strategy – Listening For Reinforcement
“Still a man hears what he wants to hear. And disregards the rest.” – Paul Simon, The Boxer. Like it or not, we all probably fall into this listening strategy from time to time. We turn off our critical thinking skills and listen, intently, only for those things that reinforce positions we already hold. We […]
Listening As Strategy – Not Listening
Not listening is one of the most common and valuable listening strategies. Not listening, or “selective hearing” is the most basic of all listening skills. It is how we’re able to focus on the person we’re sitting with in a crowded restaurant, even though multiple conversations are taking place around us. We filter out what […]
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