Know how to listen and you will profit even from those who talk badly.
Do you know when it’s best to keep your mouth quiet and just listen?
There are so many times when we feel justified to speak out without thought or consideration, but in some of those circumstances, would we be not more wise for having maintained our own counsel and allowing circumstances to unfold without our commentary?
There are so many times when we feel justified in being outspoken and championing whatever notion has come to mind, and yet is that always truly our most wisest of options?
Is it possible that there are times in which we instead were more wise to remain quiet and to let others profess that which they most describe to, in order that we might have opportunity to take a counter position at a potentially later date and time?
When we are patient enough to enable the other party to speak boldly, we are often times more well-positioned to negotiate a better deal or to counter the opposition’s perspective with a more thought through set of facts or considerations which might not have been fully realized in our mind at the time when we might have opted to speak first.
There are times when our ability to exercise such a strategic move is completely overwhelmed by internal forces, such as a bruised ego or a focused sense of knowing the obvious disparity between what is factual from that which is not.
In such circumstances, we are loath to standby and allow the other party to spew out their presumed truth, while we bite our tongue, and yet, there are times when remaining silent in the face of such arrogance or ignorance is still unquestionably our best option of them all.
When you view life through the parameters of a strategy game, our ability to see life through the permutations of rules and game logic, further accentuates deeper understanding of how and why it is so important that we remain completely in control of anything that comes out of our mouth.
If you are finding yourself challenged by these behavioral patterns, try biting your tongue for at least 60 seconds before you decide whether or not to respond. In that single minute, you may weigh out all of the possible permutations that could potentially arise as a result of your opting to respond and enable yourself the opportunity to fully consider their ramifications before you ultimately engage.
Your ability to profit monetarily, personally, or professionally could grow exponentially in this single behavior modification.
Happy Tuesday!
Brian Weiner 