Inspiration for your work & life » Understanding http://blog.givemore.com Work is more than a job. Work is how we make our lives and world better. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:15:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Jung on Who You Are http://blog.givemore.com/jung-on-who-you-are/ http://blog.givemore.com/jung-on-who-you-are/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:15:19 +0000 Sam Parker http://blog.givemore.com/jung-on-who-you-are/ “Everything that irritates us
about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”

- Carl Jung (1875–1961)
Swiss psychiatrist

Give more commandment…

Thou shall not interrupt or talk over another person (colleague, customer, patient, student). Spouses are okay. (I’m kidding.)

Have you ever considered how ridiculous it is to do this?

Why does it happen? It could be the simple excitement over the discussion topic, poor listening training, ego (Let me show you what I know instead of learning from what you know!), or just plain rudeness.

Do you do it? Ever cut someone off mid-sentence with…

"I don’t mean to interrupt but…"
"Sorry to interrupt…"
"Oh, hey, real quick…"
"Wait…"

Here’s one way to correct it… Commit yourself to dropping a small gap of silence between what someone else says… and your response – just an extra second or so. You’ll be amazed at what else you learn and the better connections you make.

This is thoughtful listening.

Practice it with your team in your daily discussions. Practice it with your friends and family in your personal discussions. Watch how it becomes a great habit.

Use this link for some insight on the 5 keys to better listening (a free GiveMore guide).

(Get a Listen > Talk wristband here.)
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A quick (2.5 min.) video made by Chick-fil-A to remind their employees that their customers are people and they may have things going on in their lives (a good thing to remember as you work with colleagues, customers, patients, students, etc.).

A great little 15-minute video on the value of a smile, being encouraging and resilient, and the impact we have on others (even when we don’t realize it). Save this for outside your money hours (and maybe watch it with your kids over the weekend).

Connect with Sam (guy behind this stuff)…

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–Proverbs 18:2

Give more commandment…

Thou shall not interrupt or talk over a colleague, customer, patient, or student.

Have you ever considered how ridiculous it is to do this?

Why does it happen? It could be the simple excitement over the discussion topic, poor listening training, ego (Let me show you what I know instead of learning from what you know!), or just plain rudeness.

Do you do it? Ever cut someone off mid-sentence with…

"I don’t mean to interrupt but…"
"Sorry to interrupt…"
"Oh, hey, real quick…"
"Wait…"

Here’s one way to correct it… commit yourself to dropping a small gap of silence between what someone else says… and your response – just an extra second or so. You’ll be amazed at what else you learn and the better connections you make.

Get some insight on the 5 keys to better listening with this guide from GiveMore (free downloadable guide).
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How are you doing with your LUKSA revolution?

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