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Learn to Listen

Today's Affirmation: I pay attention to details. I listen and learn.

"Listen. The quieter you become, the more you can hear."
~Stephanie Marrott~

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Learn to listen to what people have to say, and you will find out a lot about somebody; who they are, what they like and dislike, their goals and dreams, their fears, what they think about your business… and more.

Listening is a learning experience. You cannot learn if you do not listen. So many times we would rather talk than listen to the sound of silence.

Learn to be the one who listens when others speak.

Powerful information is learned when we pay attention to what someone has to say. When we listen carefully, we can read between the lines of what people aren’t saying, and we can learn to ask the kind of questions to discover what they really want to say.

It is human nature to want to talk and not listen. When you are engaged in conversation with someone, learn to listen and to talk less. When it is your turn to talk, try to learn something about the person you are speaking with, to pull something of value out.

Learn to listen.

Show someone that you feel what they have to say is important to you. Leaning forward toward the person to reiterate a comment they made such as, "How long did you say that takes to…," shows them that you are interested in hearing what they have to say.

Sitting back to hear the response shows that you are open to listening to what they are saying. When there are moments of silence in conversation, sit back and give the other person the opportunity to speak before you continue on.

Remember, it is human nature to listen to yourself speak. We would rather talk than listen. Why? Because talking is easy and listening takes effort.

Encourage the person to elaborate on the topic of conversation by creating questions showing your interest in the subject matter. People will open up like double doors when they feel you're paying attention and care about their point of view.

How many times during conversation do you fade in and out, only to wonder what the heck someone is talking about? That’s because you’re not interested so you don’t listen, you day dream.

Becoming a good listener will make you more successful. Learn to listen, it is an important skill and it takes practice.

I learn to listen and I pay attention to what people say. I read all the material I can on how to improve myself, sharpen my goal setting skills, and achieve my dream of success.

As I build my site I ask people for their opinion about what they think when they look me up on the web. I read all the comments, ideas and feedback I recieve from my contact me page.

I learn to listen to what people say by paying close attention to their ideas and feedback, and I learn different ways to enhance and improve my site in order to meet (and exceed) the needs of my visitors.

I invest the time to get the answers I need to make my site the best it can be in hopes that my visitors (and their friends) will continue to visit me on the web for years to come.

Making conversation with people, in person or on the Internet, affords me the greatest free advice in the world, your opinion.

I love to hear what you have to say about achieving your goals and dreams. I want to know what you do for a living, why you love it, what excites you to achieve success, and how you did it.

Why is your dream important to you and how are you going about attaining your goals? Are you listening to what others say that might give you another point of view that you didn’t think about?

Learn to listen and you will greatly improve your chance to achieve your dream of success at whatever you love to do.

When someone throws an idea your way and you don’t like it, don’t dismiss it by showing them that you’re not interested. Show them that you want to hear any ideas they have that might give you the one idea you’ve been looking for.

Pay attention... listen and learn.

Give people the opportunity to help you achieve your dream, and listen carefully to what they have to say. You will be amazed at what you can learn.

Here's to your success, and...

To your dream,

Kimberly

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