• Stop talking- listen to the other person before speak.
• Put the talker at ease- be relaxed and provide and open comfortable place to talk.
• Shows the people that you want to listen- give your full attention to the person talking.
• Remove distraction- make sure you are not disturbed.
• Empathize with the person- try to understand where the other person is coming from.
• Be patient- Let the speaker have time to get their point across.
• Hold you temper- give yourself time to decompress before you respond.
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Out of all of these, I chose to empathize with the person. I chose this because I am currently in a position where every one is empathizing with me. That situation is a broken leg. I am also not a very patient person and it mostly because I do not always see things from others point of view. I know what I want and what I need to get it, but do not always see why others cannot present what I need exactly when I need it.
I put this action in place in the beginning of the week. Not only do I have a broken leg but I also have three children, a husband and my mother who lives with me. They all work well together to help take care of me now. Currently I am not able to walk or drive. I sit around a lot, when I am used to working 10-12 hours a day. I am used to standing most of that time. Not having the ability to even do something as simple as task a shower is very frustrating.
One evening I had asked my husband to help me get ready and get in the shower. He said that he had to help the children do a few things and then he would help me. Tine when bye and he still had not helped me. He eventually forgot. I was not very happy about this to say the