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"Are You A Good Listener".
Author : Mark Crossley
Is listening your niche or is having a good old gossip? If you ever get to meet me in person you will find out what mine is! What an incentive!.
5 funny facts about listening are :
1. “No man would listen to you talk if he didn’t know it was his turn next”.
2. “Once you get people laughing, their listening and you can tell them almost anything”
3. “A funny thing happens when you don’t make a practice of listening to people, they find others that will!”
4. “It’s a simple fact of life that we have to listen to someone everyday even if we don’t want to”.
5. “The trouble around here is that no-one ever seems to listen to me” Sound familiar?
I hope they make you smile.
5 Barriers to listening are :
1. Overwhelming talking
2. Lacking focus
3. Stereotyping
4. Carring emotional baggage
5. Being preoccupied by yourself
5 Values of listening
1. Listening shows respect
2. Listening builds relationships
3. Listening increases knowledge
4. Listening generates ideas
5. Lsitening builds loyalty
5 Things to develop listening skills
1. Look at the speaker
2. Don’t interrupt
3. Focus on understanding them
4. Suspend your judgement
5. Ask questions for clarity.
The bible says in proverbs “Have ears that hear and eyes that see, the Lord has made both of them. Now lets put it into practice by what Bob Gass says when it comes to relating to others “The least important word is ‘I’, the most important word is ‘we’, the two most important words are ‘thank you’, the three important words are ‘All is forgiven’, The four most important words are ‘Whats your opinion’”.
Today ask God to make you more willing to listen to others around you.
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