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The Surprising Lessons I Learned from Listening at Party Conversations
Lessons you can easily apply to anything, especially weight loss.
Last week, during a long weekend to celebrate Veteran’s Day, a friend of ours invited my family to a dinner party.
When I say party, this is not the rowdy kind of party that college kids do.
We are old. No hard alcohols. Maybe some Champaign but nothing crazy. We just ate and did karaoke. It felt like a blast from the past as we sang songs from the 90s on karaoke. (Who else knows “Ice, Ice Baby” by heart?)
At parties, maybe just because I made it as a habit of, I like to play a little game: I listen carefully to what everyone is talking about.
It’s not because I’m super good at listening; it’s more like I’m used to tuning in to the words and the conversation, trying to decipher what they really are saying.
I’m into personal development and trying to “watch my language” has been a big revelation to me.
For example, when initiating a conversation with my boss, if I say, "I can't do that," I remind myself, gently, to be cautious with my words because I haven't exhausted all my resources, so I shouldn't say "I can't do that."
