http://www.themindinstitute.com.au Mind Institute - By Alistair Horscroft en-us /blogs/emotional-wellness/1599852-do-you-listen-or-do-you-hear Alistair Horscroft Lets start this article with a simple question: "When approached by a colleague, family member or staff member with a problem are you a talker, interrogator or a listener? With a bit of self-awareness it’s not hard to see which one we are: Talkers do just that, they just talk….and talk……..and talk. Talkers put up with others speaking just long enough for them to be able to unload what it is they want to say, normally their opinion, on to the other person. Talkers wait for an pause in the conversation so they can say something. /blogs/relationship-wellness/1600462-beliefs-are-not-the-truth Alistair Horscroft As many of you might have realised by now most self help and success books, seminars, audio tapes and workshops peddle pretty much the same information again and again so why do people always come back for more. Why do they leave these workshops full of the best intentions, full of great ideas and full of inspiration only to find themselves doing the ‘same old same old’ just a few weeks later? The answers are painfully simple yet escape most people’s awareness.