🩶 2. Truly Listening
“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.”
This post dives into the essential yet often overlooked skill in personal development: truly listening. It goes beyond the basic idea of hearing words, exploring how active and exploratory listening can deepen our connections and understanding of others.
After you read this post, I invite you to embrace listening not just to respond but to understand the other person, opening the door to richer, more meaningful interactions and relationships in our daily lives.
Let’s break down truly listening into two abilities: Active listening and Exploratory listening.
1️⃣Active Listening: Beyond Words Lies Silence
Communication is an art mastered by a few.
Most of us are familiar with the statistic that nonverbal communication accounts for approximately 93%, while what we say is only 7%.
This means what you say matters relatively little, but how you say it and how your body supports it matters much more.
But there’s a problem with this:
It focuses too much on the communicator, on how to deliver a message to convey everything intended. It focuses too little on the role of a true leader, the…
