Listening Instead Of Hearing What You Want To Hear

Listening is a skill and it’s becoming harder to do. We look at why that might be and how we can practise listening more than just hearing what we want to hear. It is easy to surround ourselves with what we want to hear but what if that isn’t helping us? We go through some examples where actually listening has been life changing. I have a goal to help 100,000 Kiwis improve their financial literacy. Generate KiwiSaver Scheme has sponsored Keep The Change to help me reach more people and make this a reality.

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00:3703:00 The Importance of Listening
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08:45 Taking Information Out of Context
08:4527:24 Investing in Oneself
27:2433:49 The Power of Listening and Open-Mindedness
33:499:26 The Value of Being Coachable
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49:26 Listening to the Market: Understanding Customer Needs
49:2654:46 Maintaining Curiosity and Practicing the Skill of Listening

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