The most important voice to listen to is the one that reminds you of all that youâve accomplished in the past. And while you might not have done this particular thing before, you can figure it out.
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Even if the new isnât really new, itâs always new for those who, ceaselessly, wash up on the worldâs shores, generation after generation, wave after wave. So, in order to find yourself in life, to not lose yourself on the path, you must listen to the voice of duty. To think too much about yourself is to falter. Whoever understands this secret has the potential to live in peace. But itâs easier said than done.
Think of the best feedback youâve ever received. Why was it so meaningful to you?
Iâm willing to bet that the reason you remember it is because the feedback inspired you to change your behavior, which resulted in your life getting better.
But for someone to feel heard, three things have to happen. First, they have to feel like the other person paid attention to what they said. Second, they have to feel like the other person understood what they said. And third, the other person has to demonstrate that they listened.
Two, take the time to listen before you do anything else. You will set the tone; it will be very difficult to reset it. If you start off by imposing your views on people, youâre not going to have what you most need when you most need it - namely, the commitment of the people you need to get the work done. Even if youâre right and you end up in exactly the same place as you thought you were going to end up, the experience of stopping and doing nothing but being a very good listener for as long as you can stand it is the most important thing to do. The whole act of talking to the top people is the first step towards gaining their commitment and understanding, which you must have if you donât get it the first time. Until you get a consensus, that everyone agrees on - these are our priorities, and hereâs whoâs going to work on them, and hereâs how our midcourse correction is going to be if weâre not right, and here are the things we canât put off - take as long as you can stand to get that front end clear, committed, understood, communicated, massaged, and changed.â - Henry Schacht
When everything is on your shoulders and the cost of being wrong is high, I told her, you tend to focus on whatâs right instead of whoâs right. The more Iâd given up wanting to be right, the better the outcomes I had. I didnât care about getting the credit; I cared about getting the results.