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Some Tips For Effective Listening |
Remember to listen to yourself.
Relationships improve with effective listening. Here are some suggestions on how to become a better listener, according to Professor Dalton Kehoe of York University. (From The Great Courses' DVD Effective Communication Skills.)
1. Don't give your opinion or advice until the other asks.
2. Don't interrupt to debate the other.
3. Don't tell the other what he or she should be thinking or feeling.
4. Don't use the other's story as a take-off for your story.
1. Don't give your opinion or advice until the other asks.
2. Don't interrupt to debate the other.
3. Don't tell the other what he or she should be thinking or feeling.
4. Don't use the other's story as a take-off for your story.
Wholehearted Living
The video below is a TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) talk by Brene Brown on The Power of Vulnerability. With great humor she describes what wholehearted people have in common ~ connection, courage, and compassion. "People with a strong sense of love and belonging, believe they are worthy of love and belonging."