An arresting title, wouldn't you
say? I am all about listening as a communication
and human relations skill. Don’t get me
wrong. However – HOWEVER – listening and
agreeing can sometimes be diametrically opposed to each other. I want to listen to you so that I can
understand what you are saying and what your expressed needs are. And I can still choose to hold onto my own
thoughts and ideas on the subject at hand when all is said and done.
I recently heard this great story:
“If Henry Ford had “listened” to every opponent
of the automobile he was building he would have created a better buggy
whip instead.”
Be assured, I do want to listen to
you. Please allow me to still hold onto
my own opinions and make my own choices after the fact. That is all. It doesn't mean I didn't listen. It simply means I hold a different opinion or
value from the one you presented.
This is one of those tough relationship
essentials that some have difficulty wrapping their mind around.
Now, you talk.
P Michael
Biggs
Offering
Hope
Encouragement
Inspiration
One Word
at a Time
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