Be Interested not Interesting

One of the toughest lessons to learn in life is about your focus when meeting new people.

We all know that everyone's favorite subject is themselves.  However, most of us will not allow someone we meet, the opportunity to show us just how unique they are.  We spend most of our time talking about ourselves in the hopes that we are interesting.  The better choice is to listen to the individual you just meet and concentrate on being interested.

This is one of my favorite stories


Admired for her beauty, Jennie Jerome (Winston Churchill's mother) glided through the loftiest social circles in Great Britain. Once, on consecutive nights, Ms. Jerome dined with England's premier politicians: Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli and his chief rival, William Gladstone. When questioned about her impressions of the two men, Ms. Jerome made the following observation:

"When I left the dining room after sitting next to Gladstone, I thought he was the cleverest man in England. But when I sat next to Disraeli I left feeling that I was the cleverest woman."


As you chat with people today, listen more than you talk and be interested