Such a great article. Listening is often the thing we find toughest in situations it matters most. The very deliberate act of listening is spot on, the only way to do it if it doesn’t come naturally, remove your own feelings and ego. Just listen.

Really interesting points on writing too, I’ve approached it from a place of wanting to tone down ‘the real’. For a long time there has been this voice over my shoulder which I thought was self doubt, there’s some of that of course, but mostly it was me checking in, not wanting to pull too much personal, actual feeling through into the writing. So that my writing is real but reflective, drawn from experience but not overly personal or self-involved (if that makes sense). Reflecting on learnings and experiences without actually talking about them themselves. That was a tricky transition and learning curve…still is one.

Thanks for the insights, saved and clapped 👏