One of my favorite life lessons is Habit 5 of 7 Habits for Highly Effective People...Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood. We are all guilty of listening to reply and often miss the meaning of what we are being told. Active listening is a skill that needs continual development and practice, so today I wanted to focus more effort on truly hearing what someone is saying. A great technique for active listening is paraphrasing back what someone just told you. This also validates the person you are speaking with. Try this technique this week and see how it changes your conversation :)
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