When you listen to people speak, are you hearing what they say? Are you watching their body language? Are you paying attention to the inflection of their voice? Are you looking them in the eye? Are you
genuinely interested? I have interactions all day long; at work, at home, shopping, phone conversations, email – it seems to be endless noise sometimes. So much buzz of activity, it is hard to hear my own
thoughts.
Over the past couple of weeks, I have met four new people through mentoring. Two were assigned to me as protégés from an employee group I support, and two others were referrals from good friends. Each of these four people has a different story, different perspectives and different goals, but we all share the desire to improve our situations. I really enjoy the newness of starting a mentoring relationship.
The past several weeks or maybe even year to date, have been busier than usual for me. I am up early – for me – and then racing through my day from one activity to the next with little time for thought in between actions. When I get in action-overload mode, I start to make simple mistakes.
One evening last week, I was enjoying a conversation with my husband, Bill, when I noticed the time. Nearly 9pm, time to put our 2 year old to bed. We usually let her stay up on weekend nights in the ridiculous hope that she sleeps in the next day.
I was involved in an interesting group conversation this week about stress. We referenced an article from a recent Harvard Business Review presenting several perspectives on stress and what it can do to your body.
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