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| 9.7 | Relationships Tip - Be an “Active Listener” |
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| 1/19/2009 |
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How to help your personal relationships by listening with your ears, eyes and mind.
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 | When you are talking to someone, sit and listen. Really listen. Look at them. Do not look at other things in the room or the busy restaurant. Put your entire focus on them.
Remember this when dealing with friends, a customer, an employer, an employee, a spouse or a child. Listen to them! Hear the words they are saying. Stop worrying about what you are going to say or how you are going to make yourself look important. Don’t jump to conclusions or give advice. Don’t interrupt. Just listen.
Listening is a great way to end a fight. Listen to the complaint fully and understand it. Do not get defensive. Do not go on the attack. Let the other person talk and understand their point of view. This may be the only thing they want. Don’t interrupt. Look at the issue from the other side. You may find that you are in the wrong.
You know someone cares about you when they really listen. You know that they think you are important enough to stop everything else and hear what your concerns are. Show people that you care and are interested by listening.
“Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. The friends who listen to us are the ones we move toward. When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand.” – Dr. Karl Augustus Menninger
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