{"id":1963,"date":"2021-09-10T12:15:11","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T11:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/?p=1963"},"modified":"2021-09-10T13:24:05","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T12:24:05","slug":"thought-for-the-week-are-you-listening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/2021\/09\/10\/thought-for-the-week-are-you-listening\/","title":{"rendered":"Thought for the Week: Are You Listening?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last week we explored the link between mindset and communication and we touched on listening.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

How are your<\/em> listening skills?<\/p>\n

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Many of us do genuinely believe that we are good listeners and even that other people are listening to us.<\/p>\n

But are they, really?<\/p>\n

The truth is that many of us are good talkers! Can you relate to the suggestion that we often speak in an effort to show others that we have been listening?<\/p>\n

So, if we are speaking, we cannot be listening. We may vaguely hear what the other person is saying but it is impossible for us listen<\/em> while we are talking!<\/p>\n

Sadly, our relationships suffer because we miss what the other person is really<\/em> trying to tell us. And then we might say that there has been a misunderstanding!<\/p>\n

And how does it feel for you<\/u> <\/em>when you are trying to say something and being constantly interrupted, talked over, having your sentences finished for you or even when the other changes the subject completely?<\/p>\n

Listening is just a part of the whole world of communication too!<\/p>\n