"Do you listen?"

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 I started a new coaching group recently. I like to begin a new group by our getting to know one another better, primarily as people first—human beings—and then we talk about what we do and why we do it.

I began this new group in this usual way. Sometimes I have to ask lots of questions until the depth of sharing moves into a meaningful level. I do this so we can become comfortable with each other, and then real learning takes place.

Well, with this particular group, I didn’t have to ask too many questions. I simply asked a few of the first person and he started talking. Then we moved on to the other participants and they were more than ready. I really didn’t ask any more questions because they had become comfortable and wanted to share.

The group finished sharing and before I shared some of my story, someone in the group said, “I can’t remember the last time I talked about myself so much. Usually no one wants to listen to me!”

Ask God to lead you to someone to whom you can give the gift of listening today as you make a life, not just a living.

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