Conversations are underrated. Because we waste the bigger opportunities hidden in so many of them.
I think they contain the key or the map leading to everything and anything we could possibly want or need. But we let our fear, egos, indifference, ignorance, and impatience get in the way.
This episode is chock full of tactics and principles from personal experience, and decades of mistakes on learning what not to do, and how being real, being open, and being curious is the key, to unlocking the bigger treasure they contain.
Its not just about pretending to be interested in someone to win them as your friends and influence them. (Sorry Dale Carnegie) Its about actually being interested in them, and not letting your agenda, or assumptions, or anticipations, or shortcuts, or desire for control or personal gain or a quick win, get in the way of something far greater.
Its about bringing patience, and practice and true transparency, thoughtfulness, empathy, and intention. Knowing when to speak and when not to.
Easier said than done. And always a work in progress. But its worth the effort.
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