| I know this, already I don't have to be told: | | | | year. One of the things I remembered I was to |
| Listening pays dividends | | | | do, was to find guys just like this guy. Only, I |
| That's what children do, they listen and do exactly | | | | would never have picked him out of a crowd to |
| the opposite. They listen when I'm on the phone, | | | | say, You are one of them! |
| and raise a ruckus. They listen when gramma | | | | Them: Coin collectors. Not only a coin collector, a |
| reads then a neat book, and they follow along | | | | preferred coin collector. They get privileges, lower |
| with the gigantic pictures. | | | | prices, extremely positive service, whether by |
| Listenting pays, but today it paid a very different | | | | the US mint or the Canadian one. He was telling |
| picture. | | | | me the collection he has. Unbelievable. It is not an |
| I met a friend I hadn't talked to; or better yet, | | | | unreasonable amount of coin, to buy the coin. |
| listened to for months. He is one of those | | | | (pardon the pun). But over the years, they add |
| characters passing through life, much like me. He'd | | | | up to an amazing amount of cash or better yet, |
| rather talk than listen. I learned today, it was time | | | | bank roll. |
| to listen first, and what a pleasant surprise. | | | | From now on, I'm an active listener. Up to this |
| Here is a guy that has developed a nice little | | | | point in life, I've been a very active talker and |
| hobby that will pay his wife millions when he's | | | | now i'm learned to listen. I remember a course I |
| done. I realized that as I was listening to him, I | | | | took a few decades ago (when you are my age |
| remembered reading in a book not a week ago, | | | | it is easier to say decades) that said talking only |
| that this is one of those things I should be doing. | | | | makes up 7% of communication. Listening is |
| Now you gotta understand who I am. I am a guy | | | | around 45%. I probably have the wrong numbers, |
| that writes a to do list longer than a grocery list | | | | but the span of the numbers are fairly accurate. |
| and never gets it done. But I do remember | | | | Now, I am an active listener, and since I plan not |
| things, even though I'm in my 60th year. For | | | | to die before I'm 100, I have time to make up |
| those of you who say you are in your 39Th year | | | | the difference. What do you think? |
| and holding: no, no,,,listen up, you are in your 40th | | | | |