How Good A Listener Are You?

Are You Really Listening?

One thing about being a Coach is that we need to be good listeners....

We aren´t born this way...that´s for certain! Like most things in life, we have to train ourselves to reach our potential in this area!!  However the benefits of really listening to people are something that we can all benefit from..

Sooo... How good a listener are YOU?

Are you hearing people....but not really listening at all?  This is as good as ignoring them!!

Are You Only Hearing but Not Listening?

Or are you looking at your colleague/client/friend...and making encouraging noises like “uh huh..yes..yes..”

This could mean that you are one of the great pretenders!!

"Uh huh...yes..yes.."

Perhaps you are only being a Selective Listener.. Choosing to "switch on" only when you feel you have something to offer?


You will be doing slightly better if you are paying attention and focussing your energy on the words that are being said...this is called “Attentive Listening”...however, you are still not really “with them”  yet!

Attentive Listening

What we all want to aim for is “empathetic listening” - listening with intent to understand, emotionally and intellectually...getting right inside the other person´s frame of reference..

Empathise

A Coach aims to go one step further ....we try to listen to our clients from a place of total detachment from our own needs, perspectives and thoughts. 

We also detach ourselves from pre-judging the person we are listening to...

No Pre-judging..

Sooo...Why not Create Time For Your Life Skills from today and remember how you feel when you think someone is not really listening to you.....and...start training yourself to do the opposite!!

Create Time For Your Life Today