Relationships are created with one person listening, and the other speaking. Create stronger relationships - focus on listening.
The first century AD philosopher Epictetus said, “We have two ears and one mouth so we can listen twice as much as we speak.” In the need to be heard, be acknowledged or be correct, people forget that listening is one of the easiest paths to honest, authentic communication with another human being.
Have you ever been upset with someone and, in anticipation to meet them, created a defensive argument in your mind ready to start the second you see them? Perhaps you simply wanted them to see your point of view.
What would happen if you enter the conversation with a conscious resolve to hear only their perspective for the first five minutes?
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