Just Practice Listening

In this day and age, it can be very difficult to be a good listener. And part of the reason why is because we’re constantly being bombarded with information, that any many times it’s so difficult to keep our minds quiet. There are many times, including now, we’re I’m constantly chatting to myself. I’m thinking several different thoughts in my head, and it can be hard to silence them. Even when I do try silence the thoughts in my head, I have the thought about silencing my thoughts.

To be a truly great listener, requires more than nodding your head, and responding to what’s being said, it’s about being in tuned to the underlying message that someone is not saying. And in order to that, you need to be able to quiet your own mind down, and trust the intuition that is inside of you.

One of the greatest things I learned as a coach with the Coaches Training Institute, was “How can I trust my own instincts?” The simple answer is this…you just do. But in order to fully develop that, you need to be able to learn to silene the noise in your head that serves no purpose. This way instead of listening to the chatter in your head, you can start to not only listen with your ears, but with your eyes, and your body. It sounds strange, but the “gut feeling” that you have, is your body listening to the other person as well.

If you ever want to be a great listener, learn to quiet your mind, either through yoga, or meditation. Whatever activity that will help you stay calm and allow you to relax your mind. When you are relaxed, that is when you will be able to fully listen not only with your ears, but with your heart as well.