Succeeding With Two Tools You Were Born With
The amazing thing about life is that we’re born with tools that can help us achieve great success. Some people are skilled with their hands and become craftsmen (and women), others are skilled with their voices and become great orators. We’ve also been gifted with a couple of ears and our ability to listen will help us dramatically succeed if we work at truly listening to what other people are saying.
Recently, I found a blog post that talked about succeeding by listening. To be honest, I almost missed this post all together because it appeared on a website that helps people as they work at improving their careers. The particular post in question was written to help employees increase their likelihood of a new job and / or promotion by listening.
So, since it was on this career site, I just about missed it. But I happened to click on it and was really impressed with the content for two reasons:
First, the article can be read by anyone, anywhere to help them become better listeners (and more successful people as a result).
Second, the article could be used as a tool for coaches to help their clients to become better listeners. I don’t care if you’re an executive career coach, business coach, a productivity coach, a family coach, a lifestyle coach, a relationship coach, a religious coach, a dieting and wellness coach… it doesn’t matter. Listening is a relevant and valuable exercise that EVERYONE can be better at doing.
The blog was written by Andy Robinson, a career success coach and personal branding specialist. It’s called "Listen Up! 10 Ways to Use Your Ears to Advance Your Career". His gems include:
- Listen for ideas
- Judge content, not delivery
- Concentrate and resist distraction
- … and more. Read the full article here: http://www.careerealism.com/listen-up-10-ways-to-use-your-ears/
Read the article and think about how it applies first to you and second to your clients.
Ask yourself: Am I listening as effectively as I could be to my clients? Am I listening as effectively as I could be to my market? Am I listening as effectively as I could be to my employees? Am I listening as effectively as I could be to my family? Am I listening as effectively as I could be to myself? Apply the skills you learn in the article to each group of people listed in this paragraph and watch how your life will be completely transformed.
Then, bring it into your coaching sessions. Ask your clients similar questions: Are you listening as effectively as you could be?
Take yourself and then your clients through each of the ten points (or alter them slightly if it’s more appropriate for your clients.
If your clients are responsive to this type of study, take one of Robinson’s ten points and cover it during each of ten sessions. By the end of those ten sessions, your clients will be expert listeners and they’ll HEAR huge opportunities and greater success as a result.
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