February 24, 2019
Deciding Whose Voice To Listen To
Sent by Jonathan Stark on February 25th, 2019
On this episode of TBOA, Rochelle and I answer the question, “How do you decide whose voice to listen to?” Here’s the link:
Talking Points
- How to develop filters that help decide who to listen to
- Figuring out where someone is coming from when they give feedback
- Responding to unwanted feedback
- When you should be open to new opinions
- Avoiding echo chambers
- When asking for feedback, make sure that you ask specific questions
- Giving graceful feedback
- The role of your spouse
Quotable Quotes
“Just because it’s something that we don’t want to hear doesn’t mean we can’t still be grateful that somebody felt the need to tell us.” –RM
“Being able to communicate a complex idea to a whole bunch of different types of peoples from different cultures and different languages – it’s brutal.” –JS
“It’s all in who you ask, how you ask, how likely you are to get the response that you want.” –RM
“In my intake form for private coaching, I have two questions on there. Are you single, what’s your marital situation, and do you have any business partners. Because both of those things need special handling.” –JS
ENJOY!
Yours,
—J