The people that get helpful insights are curious. They ask good questions. “How did you get where you are?” “How did you learn to do that?” “I see you changed in this area. How did you go about making the change?” “What did you…
Most of us talk solely from our own experience, hurts, and interests. We ask questions not out of true interest in the other person, but because we want to talk about ourselves more. This type of talk is cheap and easy to come by,…
I have always thought of myself as a good listener. Imagine the day I realized I actually wasn’t. It was perhaps a year ago while reading a book on communication when I realized the truth. I was a horrible listener. No wonder I felt…
Today Michael and I had an interesting conversation. It was about silence. And no, we didn’t just sit there in silence and stare into one anothers eyes. We talked and there were wonderful, thoughtful pauses between our words, silence. A good conversation ebbs and…
