Whisper of the Soul: Unlocking Life's Riches Through the Art of True Listening

Have you ever been in a conversation where words bounced off you like pebbles on a pond, never entirely sinking in? Today, I will tackle the subtle art of listening with a Southern twist, drawing from the wisdom-laden question, "You hear?" This isn't just your run-of-the-mill chat about communication; it's an exploration of the profound connections and growth that unfold when we truly engage with others. My grandmother taught me the value that lies beyond the words we hear—connecting, understanding, and transforming through active listening.

Join me as I weave through tales and insights that'll leave you reconsidering how you lend your ear. With each story shared, from casual catch-ups to encounters with corporate gurus, relive the moments where listening morphed from a passive activity to a key unlocking life-changing potential. There's an art to being present that goes beyond mere entertainment—it's about absorbing wisdom and letting it shape your journey. So, perk up those ears and get ready to discover how every conversation, if honestly heard, can be a stepping stone to something extraordinary.

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:16

Hello, it's me, the M-N-I-D-K to the E, hailing from the D, the Y to the T that's the abbreviation for the city called Dayton and I'm sending you good sensations and vibrations. And remember, I'm just saying I want to talk to you from the subject today of you here again, as you here, I remember in Southern culture I would hear people say you here, you hear means do you hear me? You understand, and again, my grandmother's from Southern culture. So you know it's near and dear to me, let's say affectionate place in my heart. So when you hear somebody say you hear, again that means you hear me or you understand me.

Speaker 1: 1:03

A lot of times people are hanging out with you and they are just there, they're not really listening, they're just like, hey, let's just hang out. And you're hanging out and you're saying profound and awesome things and it's like they're just enjoying you for entertainment purposes, which is nothing wrong with being with somebody being entertained by you. But here's the problem A lot of times that terminology can get kind of a misconstrued. You know it's like, hey, man, the reason I want you hanging out with me is because I want to be entertained. I've had somebody really literally say I'm sitting here wanting to be entertained and say being entertained and I was like I didn't like the way that came off, because the person was somebody that I was, you know, helping and talking to them and showing them things. And I'm not saying that they had to listen or had to like what I was telling them, but a lot of times you you're hanging around and awesome, amazing and incredible people and the problem is that you're just hanging out when you could be working with them and changing your life for the better and the person may be entertaining, because I know that me personally, I'm going to make sure I'm magnetic and charismatic when I'm hanging around you.

Speaker 1: 2:28

It's going to be a good time, but I want you to be able to get what I'm saying when I'm hanging with you and there are people that are telling you profound things and great things and the next idea and are unlocking millions of dollars by their conversation with you, unlocking your potential, if you allow the key to be used. So I'm asking you to question you here. So, sitting next to that person being in it, you know, even I remember in corporate America sometimes I would talk to the big wigs or if you want to call them that, and a lot of the conversations are there, but if you sit there and listen, there are some profound things that could help you get to the next level in the job. And it may just seem like I was just coffee, but again you hear.

Speaker 1: 3:15

Make sure that you are listening because, as it's been said before, success leads clues, success leaves clues and also those clues lead to something bigger and better. You've once again come into the land of the mic believe place that makes Emerald City look like a pile of green rocks, never, never land. Wish it never was created in the first place and wonderland, wonder why it was created at all. And I encourage you dream like you'll live forever, but please, pretty, please, live like you'll die today. I quit you, you.