Listen to understand

4 Ways To Be A Good Listener: Listen to understand, not to answer; Leave all judgments behind; Be compassionate; Be present. #goodlistener #listenpeople

What level are you listening at? 👂 There are so many different ways that you can listen to someone, from barely paying attention to the other person to using all your listening and empathising skills to try to understand how they are thinking and feeling. While not all conversations require us to use empathic listening (that would be draining and unstainable!), there are critical moments and close relationships which deserve this level of attention and effort.

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Too worried about what our response will be, we miss understanding what is really being said. We think we've got that figured out in the first few words of what we hear, or even before they have spoken sometimes..in fact we haven't begun to understand what's being said.

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Being a good listener makes people open up to you more & seek your advice. Click to read why & how to improve active listening skills. Don't forget to download the helpful Free 'becoming a better listener' worksheets #activelisteningskills #listen #selfimprovement #success #relationships #happiness #quotes #motivation

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I hope this helps you and understand that you shouldn’t listen to them as it reflects more about them than it does you.