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What To Give Your Customers, Colleagues, and Kin--The Gift That Returns, Guaranteed! - Page 2

© Richard Kent Matthews

Fourth, we must respond, letting the speaker know that we either understand what is being offered or we don't, in which case, we ask clarifying questions until we do.

Finally, and this is where I often get some strange responses (or reactions, actually!), we must learn to take 100% responsibility for conciseness and preciseness in all of our personal and professional communications--speaking, listening, writing. No more excuses about not hearing right, or blaming others for not understanding what we have said or written. We do everything in our power to make certain we are understood. We expect it from others; we can offer no less.

This gift of listening--and it is a most powerful and excellent gift--calls us to task. It's a magnificent way to show others how much we care. It compels us to think new thoughts and practice new habits.

We can keep giving our ties and bottles of perfume. That's okay. I suggest, though, that we consider adding the gift of listening to our giving lists this year. No need to wait for a special occasion, either. Your listeners will love you for it and you will be equally blest. Everything you give returns to you, full measure, pressed down and running over.

Are you listening?

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