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This evening, I was spending a few minutes catching up on the blogs to which I subscribe -- which is something I haven't had the cycles to do lately, and it is really good climb back in. One article that grabbed me is Rosa's post on Joyful Jubilant Learning, called "Learning to Talk to Each Other."
You see, Rosa is one of the people that really got me to talk to other people in "blog world" a couple of years ago, and has been a beacon for me for how to get meaningful dialog to happen. Through her blog, appropriately titled "Talking Story," Rosa writes a lot of stuff, and reaches a lot of people. But she also listens, connects dots, and "refactors" things to make them better -- that is her real gift. Some examples I've seen:
The magic happens because Rosa is easy to talk to, and that's because she really listens and shares relevant experiences with people. She gives herself to the conversation in a way that gives you the impression that she's really paying attention, not trying to think about what she's going to say next or what she's going to do after the conversation is over.
Oh - and did I mention that I consider Rosa to be one of my best friends, even though I've never met her face-to-face, and we've only spoken live once? I don't know how she does it, but she has a knack for reaching out to me at just the right time, with something I didn't realize I needed.
One day, I hope to become as good at connecting with people as Rosa.
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My review of Lisa Haneberg's "Two Weeks to a Breakthrough: How to Zoom Toward Your Goal in 14 Days or Less" is now live at Joyful Jubilant Learning. Go check it out - I looove this book!
By the way - there is a review per day over there all month long, as part of the annual "Love Affair With Books" - some great finds await you.
[Update]
I just found out that Lisa's on YouTube (with all the cool kids - and Chad Vader) with a great song and video compilation associated with "Two Weeks to a Breakthrough." Very catchy, and includes some video effects that I liked a lot, like that one with the eye - yet another reason to go check it out [link].