103 DAYS TO BETTER HEALTH
sponsored by Your Insurance Guy

27 Time Management Tips To Work Less and Play More
(source – Mind Tools)

Listening is one of the most important skills you can have. How well you listen has a major impact on your job effectiveness, and on the quality of your relationships with others.

For instance:

• We listen to obtain information.
• We listen to understand.
• We listen for enjoyment.
• We listen to learn.

The way to improve your listening skills is to practice “active listening.” This is where you make a conscious effort to hear not only the words that another person is saying but, more importantly, the complete message being communicated.

(click here to read the full article)