Listening with an Open Mind

One example of people being open-minded is when Lennie talks to Crooks. Lennie walks into Crooks room in the stable and instead of treating Crooks cruelly, like the rest of the workers on the ranch did, he wanted someone to talk to that happened to be Crooks. Likewise, Crooks was skeptical at first of Lennie because he thought Lennie was going to treat him similarly like everyone else working there. However both were open-minded of each other and learned something that they never knew about each other. “Lennie smiled helplessly in an attempt to make friends…” “‘Nothing- I seen your light. I thought I could jus’ come in an’ set.’” “Crooks scowled, but Lennie’s disarming smile defeated him. ‘Come on in and set a while,’ Crooks said, ‘long as you won’t get out and leave me alone, you might as well set down,’ his tone was a little more friendly.” (Page 68-69). Even though Lennie and Crooks had their own opinions about each other before they meant because of others opinion about them. Instead, they decided to be open-minded and get their impression of one another. Being open-minded helps one to grow and learn about themselves and others that one did not know when they were closed-minded. In addition to being respectful, showing people that one is open-minded is a responsibility we have to

Overcoming resistance to change: By having an open mind and welcoming, not necessarily accepting, many new ideas.

Every day we find ourselves summing up people and situations then forming our opinions even on a minuscule level. Unfortunately, many times our opinions do not accurately portray reality and quite often our opinions

One significant thing that I learned from listening to the broadcast is that there were labor camps where many children starved to death and lived in horrible conditions that were unbarring. Also many others were murdered and killed in cold blood, and the very few who were able to survive the treacherous living conditions were forced to work from five in the morning to midnight. One person who was part of this labor camp was a man named Arn Chorn-Pond. One important thing that he was able to learn was the flute. Because he learned this he was able to play propaganda songs which without a doubt helped assure his survival in the horrible days that he had to live in the labor camp.

Knowledge of this new concept is not enough. In order for it to be truly ‘learned’ there is an intentional process that must take place. To correct a flawed worldview certain steps must take place so the new information can be learned, internalized, and implemented as a new belief and behavior. According to transformative theory one must intentionally identify, select,

In this refection/critique I will briefly describe the skills sets of active listening, I will point out my strengths and the areas need further learning and development, I will also briefly mention the impact with future practices if I was to not develop my learning any further with the skillets that need further learning. Active listening skills is a board range of skills that are extremely useful in social work. The three skill clusters are: Attending Skills, Following Skills and Reflecting Skills. With each of these skills there are specific skills that are broken down to enable people to learn more efficiently.

This paper takes the topics and theories discussed in the book; The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People and applies it to nursing practice. We will take a brief look at the book’s background and how the work has been implemented into leadership roles. Throughout this paper, I will introduce the aforementioned seven habits, what they represent and how they can be applied to the field of nursing. Furthermore, I will conduct a personal reflection on the topics presented influenced my personal growth.

When building and restoring relationships with patients and co-workers, the author of this article states five things that are necessary to practice. These skills are presence and mindfulness, reflective listening, information gathering and agenda setting, recognizing and responding to emotion, and gratitude and appreciation. With these skills, the physician can create a welcoming, positive relationship that builds trust, which is the most critical part of the job.

In our first discussion board post, I listed one of my greatest qualities as being a worthy listener. Learning more about interpersonal communications has challenged my self-concept, the relatively stable sent of perceptions that each individual holds for him or herself (Adler and Proctor 63). Honest personal reflection shows that I could improve the way that I communicate and in turn enhance interpersonal relationships. Wanting to improve my quality of communication and valuing my listening abilities, the title “Mindful Listening” jumped out. Understanding that western cultural values discourage mindfulness, Shafir wrote this article to promote the value of mindfulness and the positive impact mindfulness

What would be the consequences of accepting this perspective? Let us examine the facts. Accepting

This excerpt suggests that it is a good thing, in fact it's the preferred thing, to go about forming opinions without any outside input. It claims that the only way to

Being open-minded has really unlocked the riddle to my soul on how I want to be as a person. It has helped me understand other people’s problems, and what they go through. That is what also helped me forgive my 6th grade best friend because she just wanted attention that she wasn’t getting at home. I feel bad for her sometimes, but other days I feel sorry that she has to take her problems out on others. I hope she gets better one day, and becomes a better person. Also, being open-minded has gotten me into so many cool things, and ideas that are outside the box; it makes me feel inspired and original. My struggle molded me into a person that really understands how other people feel, and has helped me strive to be the person I was meant to be. That’s my identity, and it’s only going to progress from

Trying to find a way to become more involved in my community outside of the university, I attended a pre-medical club meeting about volunteer opportunities my freshman year. My initial goal was to find something in a clinical setting. Many groups spoke about opportunities in hospice, patient transport in the nearest hospital, and after school education programs. Then The Listening Ear spoke about their organization, a crisis hotline center. While not the clinical setting I was looking for, I quickly realized the value this organization held for the community and how beneficial the skills I would gain working there would be for assisting future patients struggling with illness.

“Most of us are brought up with a set of beliefs and values and, throughout our lives, tend to surround ourselves with people who share the same values and beliefs. Therefore, it can be difficult when we 're faced with ideas that challenge our own and, though we may wish to be open-minded, we may struggle with the act of it from time to time.(Positively present)” The problem with being closed minded is they use hostility, prejudice, indifference, and inattention to keep new or different ideas from gaining a foothold. Basically they don’t try to let new ideas or beliefs cross their minds. Also people who are closed minded don’t want to learn or change their opinion on certain beliefs. They like to think they

Listening is an important form of communication. Unfortunately, many people who do not know how to listen believe they can listen well. They often say "I have been doing this all of my life of course I can listen". Listening is not inherited, or a personality trait, it is a skill that must be worked on and practiced.