Tag: Communication

Just Listen

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
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‘Real conversations are the bridge to real conversations.‘- Jen Sincero

To touch people’s hearts, just listen to them. To hear more, you must listen more.

According to Harold Klemp, ‘Instead of talking about all we know, at times it pays to just listen. Listen to the people around you.’

When you listen to other people, you will know who they are, where they have been, and where they are going.

We don’t know the people around us because we don’t listen to them. We never stop talking about our own accomplishments. We never stop talking about ourselves.

If you want to know yourself, listen to other people. Just listen to understand them, not to judge them.

Listening is not about judgment. It is about understanding. It is about respect. If you have been ignoring the people around you, it is never too late to start listening to them.

Understanding Is Everything

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
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Yes, understanding is everything. To know yourself, you must first understand who you are, where you are, where you are coming from, and where you are going.

And to work with other people, to know other people, you must first undertand them. Know where they are coming from, where they are, what is important to them, and where they are going.

Very important. To know people, do not judge them. Instead, create an opportunity to know them.

To know them, you must listen to them. To know them even better, you must understand them.

In the words of Paul McGee, ‘Listening to understand doesn’t mean you’ll always automatically agree with the other person’s viewpoint. It simply means you’re trying to understand their perspective. And when this happens they are then far likely to listen to your point of view.’

WORDS OF WISDOM:

‘If you want to be successful in life, you must ‘listen to undertand’

other people.’