Are you a fixer or a listener? Mix of both?

[jordan-mojo]

Use this knowledge to fuel your active listening drill.

[variable-moccasin-felidae]

Both sometimes, I could listen better. Try not to put my experience into the conversation.

[eastern-crimson-jackal]

Tend to want to help fix

[present-amber-junglefowl]

I have learned to become a better listener & resist the temptation to just fix

[elegant-coral-grouse]

I try to fix too quickly, so I try to listen actively as much as I can.

[worthy-lime-wolf]

I can be a great listener, and ask empathic questions with no judgement to better understand where they’re coming from.

[western-amaranth-clownfish]

I’ve forced myself into listening possibly too far, to the point of not trying to actually help sometimes.

[quarrelsome-ivory-finch]

In the past I would say I was more of a fixer, but as my continued growth and education expands, I am trying to be a better listener and not offer solutions to problems unless asked for now. It has been hard at times, to untrain and unlearn behaviors, but I feel like I am getting a better understanding of what is required of me, and that I don’t need to have all of the answers to fix anyone else.