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One of the most compelling things you can do after asking a question is to genuinely listen to the answer. Stay curious, my friend.
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As you notice your story about what the feedback means, don’t worry about whether it’s true or false, right or wrong, sensible or crazy; for now, just listen to it.
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No matter what growing you have to do, and regardless of how right (or not) the feedback may be, if the person giving you the feedback is not listening to you and doesn’t care about its impact on you, something is wrong.
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All the listening in the world can’t make up for failing to assert the one issue that matters to you…
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…when we’re listening to ourselves, we can’t also listen to others.
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Listening rewards the giver’s effort in taking the time to give you feedback, and it leaves them feeling reassured that they have been clear.
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Finding possibilities requires two things: attentive listening for the interests behind the feedback, and the ability to generate options that address those interests.
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Listen twice as much as you talk, and treat your connection’s time and input as being more important than your own.
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80 percent of our success in learning from other people is based upon how well we listen. In other words, success or failure is determined before we do anything.
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To learn from people, you have to listen to them with respect.
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