Simple Listening

By Jack Ricchiuto

In Simple Listening, 23-time author Jack Ricchiuto explores how understanding is more vital and possible than ever in our lives and our world. Simple listening is about taking our relationships to their next levels of possibility and potential. The quality of our relationships is equal to the quality of our listening. If it seems unreasonable that listening itself could have this power, it's largely because we have been conditioned to emphasize talking in our relationships. Listening is the invisible shaping the visible. It's a new, emerging possibility that, more than anything, the streams of our listening shape the contours of our connections. In our lives, work and world, we want to enjoy more of the 4 Gifts of flourishing relationships: We share good things together; We explore new interests together; We support each other's honesty; We depend on each other's goodness. We enjoy these gifts to the extent we share understanding with each other. Understanding comes about through simple listening. As it turns out, taking our relationships to the next levels is less about taking more and more about listening better. The book is for the 80% of us who think we're good listeners, and for the 20% who know otherwise. Specifically, it is for people: who want to experience more understanding with anyone in their lives and world; who want to take their listening to new levels in their professional services, health care, education and public service work; who want to help their students, children and teams listen better; who want to listen to themselves better as a way to gain more self-trust; who want to flourish in their loves and friendships through deeper shared understanding. Drawing from the author's research and extensive work with organizations, the book explores an unprecedented landscape of questions: What is the state of listening and understanding in our world today? What is simple listening and its significance in our lives and our world?Why and how does imagination play a pivotal role in simple listening? How is simple listening our nature? How many levels of listening do we experience today? What happens to all the inner judging and chatter when we practice simple listening? Does listening have different dynamics in a digital world? What is inner listening and why is it personally and socially vital? How many different ways can we apply simple listening in our lives and our world? Why and how does simple listening have the power to transform our lives and our world?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1790616123
• ISBN13: 9781790616121
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.3" x 5.0"