In one of my recent readings I was struck by an answer Jim Collins gave to the question of what was the one single philosophy he swore by more than any other – in business, life or both. His response was a nice reminder, when he said “Don’t be interesting – be interested”. A lesson he said that changed his life in literally 30 seconds in one of his encounters with John Gardner, the great civic leader. He goes on to say ‘if you want interesting things to write about, be interested. If you want to meet interesting people, be interested in the people you meet – their lives, their history, their story. Where are they from? How did they get here? What have they learned? By practicing the art of being interested, the majority of people can become fascinating teachers; nearly everyone has an interesting story to tell.” When was the last time you were truly interested in your customers and prospects? Not interested in selling your product or service to them.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 08:11:06 +0000
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