Essence of listening.....

United Arab Emirates
January 31, 2007 8:05am CST
Hello, Have you tried before or just recently ignoring other people's opinion regarding your attitude, behavior, your new business venture, your work ethics in the offices, your relationships with your co-employees, with your boss or any other endeavors. I mean, have you tried to listen their comments mainly about yourself? I experienced this before that I am so close minded and I dont accept opinions. One time, my boss talked to me face to face and heartedly expressed the negative behaviour that I harbored. He told me that I dont know how to listen. He expounded the essence of it. For instance, he gives me an instruction or give task but before he could finished it, I immediately respond to it without digesting the content of the instruction, result was failure to execute. Slowly, I then realized being one makes me stuck on my current status and no matter how hard I strive, I ain't moved an inch. Can someone share insights on how to improve, this may not for me only but also for everybody.
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