May-June-July-August 2007 -- WELCOME to the Summer 2007 Edition

THE LISTENING CONNECTION
--your world-wide connection to "effective-active listening"

EAR-OPENING CONTENTS

1) Summer 2007 - Opening Commentary.
"Discover Life-Changing Experiences"

2) Your INTERACTIVE DIMENSION - Your Opportunity: To Respond to this Edition's Question

3) World-wide INTERACTIVE RESPONSES to our March-April 2007 Edition Questions

4) Thought Provoker -- Summer Edition.

5) New Audiobook Formats -- including downloading to your I-Pod.

1) DISCOVER LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCES

by Greg Bauer

Life is truly full of opportunities yet to be discovered.

Such was the case while traveling this summer where I encountered a very pleasant and upbeat individual by the name of Kari.

Kari and I passed by each other several times that sunshiny afternoon while in a tourist shopping area. Each time we passed, I noted her looking my way. During our last passing, she approached, shook by hand, introduced herself, and asked if I was Greg Bauer the author of The Breathing Blanket? I acknowledged that I was he.

Kari then proceeded to share with me how she had become an avid student of the book's questions and messages over the past year since she intially read the book. She also shared with me some of the personal life-changing experiences that have occurred in her own life as a direct result of actively pursuing her own answers to the questions posed in the contents of The Breathing Blanket.

She then wanted to share with me and identify those specific significant questions:

"How are you utilizing the motivating catalysts in your everyday activities?"

"How have you slowed down enough so that you can start to identify your motivating catalysts?

"What are your symbols of hope?"

"When was the last time you slowed down long enough to take a personal inventory of where you are on your path of life?

". . . When was the last time you listened to yourself?"

According to Kari, by her actively pursuing the answers to these questions, she has made significant strides in new dynamic directions in her life and her future aspirations in helping others.

What life-changing experiences are yet to be discovered in your life by your actively pursuing the answers to these questions?

Your life is full of opportunities yet to be discovered!

2) YOUR INTERACTIVE DIMENSION -- YOUR OPPORTUNITY: RESPOND TO THIS EDITION'S QUESTION

BRIEFLY EXPLAIN:

What life-changing experiences are yet to be discovered in your life by your actively pursuing the questions in the commentary (drawn from The Breathing Blanket -- How Attitude and Listening Prevail?

*YOUR OPPORTUNITY -- CONNECT WITH:*

THE LISTENING CONNECTION

YES -- This is your opportunity to share any of your answers (responses) to the questions from above with our international audience of subscribers of The Listening Connection. 1) We will include your answer(s)/response(s) in our next (Fall 2007) issue. 2) Our readers (subscribers) would also appreciate your providing us with your first name only, state you reside in (if in the U.S.), and your country. We are really looking forward to sharing with you new horizons in The Listening Connection being your worldwide connection to "effective-active listening". E-mail your perspectives/responses to: gregbauer@listenone.com.

3) WORLDWIDE INTERACTIVE RESPONSES TO
THE MARCH-APRIL 2007 SPRING EDITION QUESTIONS:

(1) How effectively are you actually listening to others?

(2) What measure(s) is it going to take for you to better "Utilize the Power of Effective- Active-Listening"?

ANTHONY -- SWITZERLAND

I took an inventory of how many times I literally stopped listening to others speaking to me, some 46 times, over a 3-week period after reading your article. Over this 3-week period, I made a conscious and diligent effort to count the number of times, but also to record the instances where I stopped listening and possibly why these shut downs occurred. I have discovered that, for me, it is going to take a disciplined-conscious daily effort for me to stay tuned into exactly what others are trying to convey to me in discussions, conversations, and lectures.

Thank you for providing me with this ear-opening catalyst and becoming my connection to my effective-active-listening.

CLARISA -- AUSTRALIA

After reading your article and pondering over the significance of the questions you posed, I concluded that I wasn't really listening to my friends and colleagues and that is probably why they've been ignoring and avoiding me. I've made a vow to myself and to some of my closest friends that my new focus will be one of really taking an interest in others' needs, challenges, and desires. I've made the commitment. I'm pursuing a more meaningful future.

DAVE -- FLORIDA -- USA

How effectively am I actually listening to others? Wow! I found myself actually afraid to truly answer that question. It's easier to avoid the subject altogether. However, I'm taking steps to listen to others with more of an open mind and allowing new ideas to enter. I've accepted the challenge created by your question.

KAREN -- WISCONSIN -- USA

Your questions caused quite a stir in our book-reading club of 25. We've made a commitment for the next 3 months to help ourselves and each other to focus more on the spoken words each of us are trying to say. We've tuned into your archive section of your listenone.com website to try to seek out helpful listening tips to help us become better active listeners.

JIM -- MISSOURI -- USA

Your questions have prompted the leaders of our medical laboratory components firm to take a good hard look at how the people in our firm are actively listening to each other and to our customers' needs and demands. We'll be contacting you directly for follow-up guidance.

CAROL -- ILLINOIS -- USA

Thank you. Our IT firm has been trying to figure out the missing link to a complicated process for the past 4 months through e-mails and analytical processes. Our efforts kept us running into roadblocks. After reading your article and the question you posed, we decided to hold a face-to-face series of human meetings and we began to enjoy the human interaction. The missing link was found by our sitting down and really listening to each other.

GREG -- OHIO -- USA

We are currently in the process of re-engineering a process in the bio-tech arena that has great potential for our future growth and expansion. Since reading your article, we've committed ourselves to really listening to not only each other more intently, but to working with new minds on a global basis. By our actively opening our ears to new possibilities, sound new methods are being positioned. A new attitude has emerged. We'll be in touch.

4) SUMMER THOUGHT PROVOKER:

Today's Thought Provoker

5) New Audiobook Formats -- Including downloadable to your I-Pod 
Explore / Expand Your Internal-Effective-Active-Listening Potential With These Exciting New Audiobook Options!

The Breathing Blanket -

How Attitude and Listening Prevail

NOW AVAILABLE ! ! !

CD   --   MP3 CD    --   DOWNLOADABLE DIGITAL FORMATS

NARRATED BY THE AUTHOR -- GREG BAUER

*Stay posted to our website (www.listenone.com) for further action press releases regarding this international launching of these audio book formats.

ATTENTION: SUBSCRIBERS

(1) Our focus of this Newsletter will continue and remain on techniques, skills, and attitudes toward how we better "Utilize the Power of Effective-Active-Listening"™ in future issues.

(2) Your ideas and suggestions as to subjects you would like to hear about in the upcoming issues of this Newsletter - The Listening Connection - pertaining to listening would really be appreciated and we would like to hear from you at gregbauer@listenone.com.

In The Spirit of Sharing With Others . . .
. . . Opportunities Become Accomplishments

©Greg Bauer (President, Greg Bauer & Associates, Inc. / DBA Listen1) Editor/Publisher 2007

· Looking forward to our sharing the next edition of The Listening Connection