Listening

Outward Focus: Overcoming Barriers to Outwardness (ipod)

Wednesday, January 17th, 2007

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Outward Focus: Overcoming Barriers to Outwardness (online video)

Wednesday, January 17th, 2007

Online Video Podcast.

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Outward Focus: Overcoming Barriers to Outwardness

Wednesday, January 17th, 2007

Today Steve talks about adopting a listening attitude to overcome prejudice and other barriers to outwardness.

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Lay Aside Your Prejudices and Listen

Friday, July 21st, 2006

In listening you quickly come to realize that in order to pick up on what others are really saying it is necessary to lay aside your prejudices, our preconceived ideas about what others are like who are in certain situations.
For example, “Well you know how those people are…” For the most part, the mainstream of […]

Listening Begins with Great Questions

Friday, July 21st, 2006

Ironically, listening begins with asking great questions.
Most people you will serve in the realm of listening either aren’t freed up enough to tell you what is weighing on their hearts and minds.
These are what I call, “Wondering Questions.”  (Read my book Irresistible Evangelism for more detail on those questions – this book is now being […]

Listening is an Art

Wednesday, July 19th, 2006

Listening is an art.  It’s not really a “lost” art – that would imply that at some point in history the human race was good at it. I don’t believe that is true.  Human nature as it is, runs from opportunities to listen.
In our own trek forward as growing people, we learn early on, that […]

Serve those around you by listening

Tuesday, July 18th, 2006

Look around you in your job environment. There are people who are literally dying to talk to someone.
Obviously, it is not appropriate to intrude into other’s lives unless you are invited, but count on it, many near you are crying out in their quiet moments – asking for someone to intersect in their lives.
Surprisingly, some […]

Practicing what Steve is teaching

Saturday, May 13th, 2006

I had a chance a couple of times yesterday to listen for the future and purposes of some of my co-workers. One young man has been doing such a great job for us, I am sure he should pursue a professional degree and license. He’s willing, just needs a little encouragement and maybe some financial […]