Act as if you don't know everything

"A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something."
— Wilson Mizner (1876 - 1933)

As I have mentioned before, communication is one of the most important keys to a successfull life. And communication is more than being a good speaker, as it equally involves being a good listener.

Another interesting tactic in effective communication is going into the conversation with the thought that "I know nothing". When I listen to someone as if I already know all there is to know about the message or the information being presented, I might miss the insights I need to get in order to progress to the next level of growth, fullfilment, and success in my life path.

If a person is full of self-satisfaction and thinks they have all the answers, they close themselves off from receiving wisdom from all the sources available in their life.