April 16, 2008
The PowerNetworking Minute
Replace Judgment with Patience and Curiosity

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There's always much more going on than the surface implies, and the best way to get answers is to ask.

When you get answers, listen and act with your heart. Your heart is your interpersonal radar device; it will pound loudly when you connect with a special person or idea.

Too many of us, though, let our old, inefficient ways of doing things shut out this inner voice of wisdom. We let past baggage block intuition, and we lose out. We have to let our hearts guide us in business and in life by listening to that inner voice and acting on what we hear.

How? By listening with a deep desire to learn. This requires slowing down, staying in the moment, forcing our brains to stop multitasking or tickling down a to-do list while we nod vacantly at the speaker. Why? Because we're listening for those magic words that make us click.

Bottom Line: Every person we meet is a virtual encyclopedia of life lessons and experiences that can make us wiser. We need to learn the art of really absorbing what people are saying. Remember, with every experience we have in life, one of two things happens: either we win or we learn. We never lose.

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