September/October/November/December 2007 -- WELCOME to the Fall 2007 Edition

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

EAR-OPENING CONTENTS

1) Fall 2007 - Opening Commentary.
"Listen for the Silent Rewards"

2) Your INTERACTIVE DIMENSION - Your Opportunity: To Respond to this Fall 2007 Edition's Question

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

4) Thought Provoker -- Fall Edition.

5) New Audiobook Formats -- including downloading to your I-Pod as great GIFT IDEAS.

1) LISTEN FOR THE SILENT REWARDS

by Greg Bauer

The large dynamic gifts of life are ever abundant and the opportunities derived from these gifts surround us daily being at merely within an arm's reach away.

Are you listening for these ever-present potential silent rewards in your life as you journey along on your life's path?

Beware, for these rewards/gifts in your life will be the most dynamic in proportion to any you've ever received or thought imaginable.

Begin to actively listen for these approaching opportunities, for they are speaking to you.

These approaching dynamic and meaningful opportunities can best be illustrated in the lives of these people I had the great privilege of encountering and sharing with at a recent International Stewardship Conference:

-- David of India -- A very warm-hearted, embracing, and motivational leader whose life's desire is caring for and uplifting the people of his country to be creators and builders of their own destinies, and to support the stewardship opportunities and initiatives in their own country.

-- Daniel of Kenya -- A very enthusiastic, focused, and caring leader whose sole purpose in life is empowering and uplifting the people of his country to think and be creative as entrepreneurs in establishing a culture that builds and grows to support a self-sufficient society and supports their own abundant stewardship efforts for their own country.

-- Lesley of Haiti -- A very caring, supportive, and encouraging leader whose lifestyle is encouraging and empowering the people of his country to grow and establish themselves as self-sufficient entrepreneurs and to individually and collectively support their own country's stewardship initiatives and self-sustaining rewards.

-- Jacob of Ireland -- A very committed, compassionate, and congenial leader who continues dedicating his heart, mind, and soul to the past, present, and future of his growing institute's students and faculty and its curriculum. I really enjoyed our one-on-one sharings and learning of how his educational institute's efforts are helping in producing tomorrow's entrepreneurial and spiritual thinkers and doers of Ireland and how their efforts will support Ireland's own future stewardship developmental programs and rewards.

-- Patrick of Kenya -- A very caring and special leader whose reason for living is empowering and uplifting the people of his country while he transitions from leading one group of people to a whole new group of people in teaching and leading them in establishing their stewardship efforts and silent rewards.

Each of these individuals is blessed, gifted, and very special! Daily they envision and listen for the ever abundant large dynamic gifts of life that surround them offered up by their ever-extending caring and embracing hearts. They continually care when listening to others. Do you? How much?

Encourage yourself and begin to adapt to the lifestyle of listening for your own silent rewards.

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

BRIEFLY EXPLAIN:

How much do you really care each time that you listen to someone else?

*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 (Winter 2007-2008) 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 SUMMER 2007 EDITION QUESTIONS:

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)?

JEREMY -- WASHINGTON -- USA

Thank you for your commentary and the questions posted from your book/audiobook - The Breathing Blanket - The questions served as a great reminder for me in that lately I've become way too complacent in my thoughts, actions, and accomplishments. Yes, I'm listening to myself.

JANE -- MAINE -- USA

I found the questions to be life changing for me. After reviewing the questions from The Breathing Blanket,I found my own blanket begin to breathe more deeply and take on new life as I actively began to pursue three major new life-changing ventures in my life in the Internet world. -- My now redefined life's vocation.>

JON -- CANADA

Your "Breathing Blanket" questions were very timely. The questions you posed started to generate new questions in my own mind, heart, and soul. I began to mentally visualize 3 new symbols of hope in my future. I slowed down long enough to realize how these new symbols were the motivating catalysts that I needed to start moving forward with my projects in the biotech field, and apply them to my everyday futuristic applications. Thank you. I've since downloaded The Breathing Blanket onto my Ipod from your website.

BILL -- NORTH CAROLINA -- USA

Yes, I did. I really did slow down long enough (actually everyday for 16 focused days in a row) to focus and take a personal inventory of where I was and where I'm headed on my life's path. I spent literally hours silently listening to my thoughts, dreams, and the direction of my future. During that process, I discovered that God was by my side and I opened my ears to God's messages. Yes, I truly experienced listening to myself and listening to God. This special partnership is going to continue and is strongly supported by my dear wife, kids, employer, pastor, and friends. Fresh new positive focused ideas are emerging.

DAVE -- NEW YORK -- USA

My wife and I retreated to our get-away cabin where we haven't visited for the past 5 months. Our purpose (completely motivated by us both reading your article - "Discover Life-Changing Experiences") was to slow down, take time to listen to ourselves, collect and capture our own individual thoughts and desires, and last of all share these discoveries with each other. A great three days invested in our futures together. We've already planned to take another 3-day retreat in 6 weeks. Our minds are breathing, once again receiving oxygen.

REBA -- BRAZIL

Blessings come to those who "Listen". I read your article and the next day I heard this message in church. Our pastor was telling us of his own experience where he finally took the time to listen to a member of our church and how our pastor learned so much just by taking the time to listen. So, the next day I took your questions to our company president and he is now using your questions in helping to re-evaluate our entire company's operational and internet usage procedures. Our company president has also set aside time for each employee to stop working and focus on periodically taking a personal inventory of their tasks and relationships while at work and reevaluate their work and personal desires.

DEBBIE -- KENTUCKY -- USA

Your summer 2007 commentary's questions have really helped me in pursuing my innermost desires for my future in a most positive and creative way. I've shared my dreams with my friends and I'm now pursuing those dreams. Thank you.

BRIE -- NORWAY

I really admire the tenacity and perseverance of Kari in your article. I've made great strides in my own life in attempting to follow her lead in creating my own future.

4) FALL EDITION 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