Responsive Reading - Advantages of Being a Good Listener

Being a good listener is an important part of being a mentor, or part of any other type of healthy relationship. You can't interact with someone, get to know them, or work out any issues you might have if you refuse to listen to what they have to say. Not just nodding your head and staring out the window, but really listening. Listening, and not letting your own personal views, opinions, or feelings get in the way of what they're saying. Just as I'm initialed to my opinion and the respect of that opinion, so are others entitled to theirs and the same sort of respect that I want.