New Year New Me (Unleash the Winner Within You Part 3)
Chapter Three: The Power of Communication As I continued reading Unleash the Winner Within You by Coach Sherry Winn, Chapter Three made me pause in a different way. I expected lessons on ambition and drive. What I did not expect was to be quietly challenged about something as simple as listening. This chapter focuses on communication, and one truth stood out immediately. Most of us are not really listening in conversations. We are waiting. Waiting for a pause so we can say what we have already planned in our minds. The moment I read this, I could think of several times I had done the same thing. Listening Versus Waiting to Talk The book shares a simple but powerful story about a man named Joe. He was asked to help with a basic address change, but instead of listening, he kept asking unrelated questions about things like fires and moving trucks. It sounds almost funny, until you realize how often we do the same thing. We hear words, but miss the message. This reminds u...