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InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration
May 7, 2024
The focus for today is:
I listen attentively and show curiosity in others’ ideas.
Today's inspiration was written by Brian Smith:
If you are someone with the gift of gab, make sure that when you’re around others who naturally yield the floor that you don’t dominate the discussion. Mindfully notice whether you’ve talked enough and acknowledge that others deserve a turn.
Listen attentively and show curiosity in others’ ideas. Allow a lull to give people time to think. And, if an idea pops up while another is speaking, jot it down and store it for later.
Do not speak over someone else. Such disrespectful conduct may lead others to tune you out.
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Today's inspiration was adapted from the InnerSelf.com article:
Learning to Listen: Tame the Compulsion to Talk over Others
Written by Brian Smith.
Read the complete article here.
This is Marie T. Russell, co-publisher of InnerSelf.com, wishing you a day of listening attentively (today and every day)
Comment from Marie: Sometimes we get caught up in our own excitement and opinions, and steam-roll over other people, not giving them a chance to talk and express themselves. It is important to spend our time with others in balance and in harmony, taking time to listen and feel what the others are saying.
Our focus for today: I listen attentively and show curiosity in others’ ideas.
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Positive Influence – Be the “I” in Team
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About the Author
Brian Smith, PhD, is founder and senior managing partner of IA Business Advisors, a management consulting firm that has worked with more than 20,000 CEOs, entrepreneurs, managers, and employees worldwide. Together with his daughter, Mary Griffin, he has authored his latest book in the “I” in Team series, Positive Influence – Be the “I” in Team (Made for Success Publishing, April 4, 2023), which shares how to become our best self with everyone we influence.
Learn more at IABusinessAdvisors.com/the-i-in-team-series/.
