WCoach9 by Maria Koropecky, Wellness Coach
Listening is my bread and butter.
I often take wellness walks to my favourite pond in my neighbourhood just to practice my listening skills. I enjoy listening to the birds tweeting, the ducks swimming and landing in the water, the leaves on the trees rustling in the wind… it’s quite a symphony!
As a wellness coach, it’s my honour to listen to my clients as they share from their hearts and I appreciate the trust that is given to me.
So, in the spirit of listening, here are 17 quotes that highlight the value of listening, to inspire you to listen more closely to others, including yourself.
17 Quotes on Listening
#1 Put listening first in all of your relationships
“The first duty of love is to listen,”
~ Paul Tillich
#2 Being a good listener is attractive
“Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. The friends who listen to us are the ones we move toward. When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand,”
~ Karl A. Menniger
# 3 Listening is comforting
“Listening is a hug you give with your mind,”
~ Barbara Nixon
#4 Listening is about asking good questions
“If you spend time asking appropriate questions rather that giving answers or opinions, your listening skills will increase,”
~ Brian Koslow
#5 Listening is not multi-tasking
“You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time,”
~ M. Scott Peck
#6 Listening is showing respect
One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another had to say,”
~ Bryant H. McGill
#7 Listening is educational
“Listen and hear not only what you thought you wanted to hear. Listen and hear what you have to learn,”
~ Ralph S. Marston, Jr.
#8 Listening is friendly
“Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer,”
~ Ed Cunningham
#9 Listening is receiving
“Listening is a form of accepting,”
~ Stella Terill Mann
#10 Listening is persuasive & influential
“One of the best ways to persuade others is with your ears – by listening to them,”
~ Dean Rusk
#11 Listening is showing the people in your life that they are loved
“Being listened to is so close to being loved that most people cannot tell the difference,”
~ David Oxberg
#12 Listening helps you get past someone’s ego and see the essence of who they really are
“To listen fully means to pay close attention to what is being said beneath the words. You listen not only to the ‘music,’ but to the essence of the person speaking. You listen not only for what someone knows, but for what he or she is,”
~ Peter Senge
#13 We have two ears and one mouth for a reason
“We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less,”
~ Diogenes
#14 Remember to also listen to what is not being said
“The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said,”
~ Peter Drucker
#15 Listening can be a game changer
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around,”
~ Leo Buscaglia
#16 Listening is about being curious
“I love going to coffee shops and just sitting and listening,”
~ Julia Roberts
How about you? Do you have any favourite quotes about listening? If so, please share them with us in the comments.
On a final note, the art of listening is truly underrated. When you’re blessed enough to find a person who will listen intently to what you have to say, keep them around.
But if you don’t have anyone in your life that you can trust, please contact me, Maria. As Martin and Frasier Crane sing on the Frasier TV show…
#17 Remember this catchy tune?
“What’s new? I’m listen’n. Feelin’ blue? I’m listen’n. Feelin’ sad, feelin’ mad, feelin’ bad, feelin’ glad, I’m listen’n.
Martin & Frasier Crane
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