One of my favorite old sayings is this…

“You have two ears and one mouth. Use them in proportion.”

Think about how this applies to you in your daily dealings with everyone around you.

The best salespeople are, above all, good listeners.

Listening has been proven time and time again to increase sales, improve relationships of all kinds and to minimize anger.

We all know people who don’t listen and most of them don’t listen because they are too busy talking. Unfortunately for them, it almost always shows in their sales, their relationships and dealing with the anger of others.

Yes, it is true. James 1:19 says “my dear brothers take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.”

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