First We Must Listen (Monday Moments ep. 271)
Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary
John O'Leary
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🗓️ 13 July 2020
⏱️ 5 minutes
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Summary
Join me every Monday for a quick burst of inspiration on our Live Inspired Podcast Monday Moments segment.
“Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what’s behind the words.” ― Roy T. Bennett
How do you respond to those with differing views than yours?
As a society, we are choosing to self-isolate. And this began long before a global pandemic.
Most of us live near, worship with and socialize among individuals who are similar to us.
It’s no surprise when someone forms a differing opinion, we simply cancel them, right?
But is it right?
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| 0:00.0 | Well, hello, my friends and welcome to a live-inspired Monday moments with John O'Leary. |
| 0:12.5 | I record these so that you may begin your week in awe and on fire with a dose of inspiration. |
| 0:19.2 | So let's kick it off with a quote. |
| 0:24.1 | Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don't listen to understand. |
| 0:31.8 | We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don't listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what's behind the words. |
| 0:42.5 | That's from Roy Bennett. So here's the question, my friends. How do you respond to those who have differing views than yours? |
| 0:51.3 | Let me say that again. How do you respond when someone has an opinion, whether it's on politics, whatever else it might be, that is different than yours. Let me say that again. How do you respond when someone has an opinion, whether it's |
| 0:55.6 | on politics, whatever else it might be, that is different than yours? As conversations become |
| 1:00.7 | more polarized and almost every topic broaches feels politically charged, how do you choose to listen, |
| 1:09.4 | endeavor to understand, curiously, questions, strive to empathize |
| 1:13.6 | and move to authentically connect with someone whose views, whose beliefs, whose politics |
| 1:19.5 | appear to be different than yours. |
| 1:22.0 | As a society, we are choosing today to self-isolate. And this began long before a global pandemic. |
| 1:32.2 | Most of us live near, worship with, or socialize among individuals who are similar to us. We tune |
| 1:38.9 | into our favorite news outlets, read from our favorite papers, and visit our favorite sites to learn about current events. |
| 1:47.0 | Because the mainstream media unabashedly have claimed sides, their perspective just confirms and |
| 1:53.9 | reiterates a belief system which we already possessed. And it happens story after story, |
| 2:00.5 | article after article, and it happens day after day. |
| 2:05.0 | Then, because of the algorithms that serve us content on Google and social media, |
| 2:10.7 | we get served commercials, content, and opinions that back up everything we already believed. |
| 2:18.5 | Our perspective is reinforced. |
| 2:20.8 | We become even more certain we're on the right side, |
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