Of course, many of us in the world have often said: 'Oh, I know all about that' and therefore don't listen to what others have to tell us. We can't blame anyone for that to be honest, but of course, we can blame them for not trying to improve their attitude. Here is a story about a man who did just that.
One day two men from the same university with exactly the same experience decided they wanted to learn how to draw. They decided they wanted to learn how to draw, so they went up to an art teacher who decided to start giving them both private lessons in drawing. The day approached and finally arrived and the two men went up to have their first lesson.
"Okay", started the teacher, "Today I'm going to teach you the very basic drawing techniques."
"Oh", said the first man,"I know all the basics, I want the more advanced stuff!"
"Fine, I'll teach you tomorrow instead." said the teacher, and the young man went away.
The other man however, although he thought he knew what the teacher was going to be teaching him, listened intently and found that his drawing improved, and that not only was it the techniques that helped him, but the different view on drawing and the experience that the teacher had.
The two men continued their lessons for about half a year, the first man walking out of the lessons whenever he thought he knew everything.
Finally the time came when the teacher asked them both to draw a picture using all of the techniques they had used this term and compare it to their previous artwork to see how much they had improved.
Both men spent ages on their drawings and in the end presented their artwork.
The teacher found that both were very good, but the young man's was somewhat generic and cliched. However the other man's was of the same standard, but much more original and out of the box.
That shows us that what makes us stand out from the crowd is not knowledge but experience and the willingness to listen again and again. That is what makes people in the world interesting: the mix of skill and originality through experiences with life and other people. So remember. Successful people are always successful listeners.
One day two men from the same university with exactly the same experience decided they wanted to learn how to draw. They decided they wanted to learn how to draw, so they went up to an art teacher who decided to start giving them both private lessons in drawing. The day approached and finally arrived and the two men went up to have their first lesson.
"Oh", said the first man,"I know all the basics, I want the more advanced stuff!"
"Fine, I'll teach you tomorrow instead." said the teacher, and the young man went away.
The other man however, although he thought he knew what the teacher was going to be teaching him, listened intently and found that his drawing improved, and that not only was it the techniques that helped him, but the different view on drawing and the experience that the teacher had.
The two men continued their lessons for about half a year, the first man walking out of the lessons whenever he thought he knew everything.
Finally the time came when the teacher asked them both to draw a picture using all of the techniques they had used this term and compare it to their previous artwork to see how much they had improved.
Both men spent ages on their drawings and in the end presented their artwork.
The teacher found that both were very good, but the young man's was somewhat generic and cliched. However the other man's was of the same standard, but much more original and out of the box.
That shows us that what makes us stand out from the crowd is not knowledge but experience and the willingness to listen again and again. That is what makes people in the world interesting: the mix of skill and originality through experiences with life and other people. So remember. Successful people are always successful listeners.
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