It’s the People Who Don’t Talk You Should Listen to

<p>Quiet thinkers intrigue me.</p> <p>Those who pay attention. The people who speak only to clarify and understand. The ones who hold on to their wisdom because they question their own thinking.</p> <p>We don&rsquo;t need know-it-alls. The arrogant, overbearing ones with an answer to everything. So undoubting of their self-important and obtrusive opinions that they disregard your views no matter what your education or experience.</p> <blockquote> <p><em>You can&rsquo;t convince me the red rose I see is blue</em></p> <p><em>Nor argue it is a violet by the lies you brew</em></p> </blockquote> <p>We&rsquo;ve all had enough of misinformed opinions. Brash bastards repel us with their enormous egos.</p> <p>I&rsquo;ve had to step up to the leadership role in my career. I&rsquo;ve stood in front of angry mobs, drunken fools, and bosses baying for a scapegoat for their own incompetence.</p> <p>I put on a pretense.</p> <p>I learned to stand and deliver. Be heard. Boldly crow so others listen. I squeezed into a uniform with stripes and hid under a hat rimmed with spaghetti. I&rsquo;ve rallied and led. Mustered and mobilized.</p> <p>But I was much more comfortable sitting at the back, listening. Taking it in. Studying the room as if it were a giant petri dish. My microscope and me.</p> <p>I watched the organisms around me divide, split, and form together in small agreements. Curious about big characters and their nature to feed on the smaller ones.</p> <p>I disliked being pressed for an opinion in that environment. Open to rebuke, ridicule, or rationalization. I much preferred the one-to-one. Learning through a probing conversation that seesaws. Turn for a turn.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/bouncin-and-behavin-blogs/its-the-people-who-don-t-talk-you-should-listen-to-92a0c7e8b593"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>
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