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Be a Listener.  HEAR what is said. It's a VERB.  Pay attention to what is being said.  Listen to their body language too.  #BeYou 

 Be a Listener.  HEAR what is said.  Pay attention to what is being said.  Listen to their body language too.  Silence is the best way to listen to what is being said.  Stop thinking of your answer when they’re speaking.  Pause before you answer.  What is the best thing that can happen or the worst thing if you respond?  Did you clearly understand what was said or did you already determine what they were trying to say?  Hearing is sometimes not responding!  It is a VERB so take action.  Ask a question to make sure you heard what was being said. 

Have you ever really been a good listener?  So many times people are in a conversation with an agenda rather than just listening to what is being said.   Hear what their saying.  Try to understand what is really being said.  You’ll be surprised how much credibility you gain from being a good listener.  Especially when speaking with a family about their child’s future.  What is it that is most important to them?  Write it down and really listen to what is being said.  Sometimes they don’t really say the words but the tone or inflection in their voice really tells what they’re saying.  Listen to their body language too as their actions may speak louder than their words. 

Be Nice.  Be Kind.  Be Helpful.  Be Friendly.  Be a Resource.  Be Happy.   Be a Listener.  Be Genuine.  Be Valuable.  Be Positive.  Be Confident.  Be Competent.  Be Honest.  Be Consistent.  Be Thoughtful.  Be Considerate.  Be a Giver.  Be Humble.  Be Ethical.  Be Forgiving.  Be Respectful.   Be Prosperous.  Be Promoting.  Be Supportive.  Be Sincere.  Be Loving.  Be Healthy.  Be Trustworthy.  Be Funny.  Be Interesting.  Be Inspirational.   Be Classy.  Be Instinctive.  Be Inspirational.  Be Glorious.  Be Likeable.  Be Authentic.  Be Complimentary. Be Brilliant.  Be a Leader.  Be Grateful.  Be Abundant.  Be Motivational.   Be Visionary.  Be You. 

Things that work in building long term relationships, smile at everyone you meet.  Make a friend today.

Who you know is more important than what you know.  The relationships built over time are the stamp of approval of the hard work and quality you give to your life.  Softball is a very tight knit sport.  We all know each other and we either coached them, coached someone that knows them, played against them or played with them.  The coaches only get 4-5 picks each year and have a limited recruiting budget to find these players so they depend on their relationships with clubs, travel teams, clinicians and their friends in the business to give that extra confirmation that this is a good kid from a good family.  A valued adviser, someone they trust, is the edge that we have in relationships with others.

“Birds of the feather flock together”  If you’re a friend of “his” you’re a friend of mine”.  Can also be reversed as if you’re “his” friend than it is unlikely we’ll be friends.  It is because we trust others who are like us, same character, same beliefs, same values usually equals the same results. 

Be Nice.  Be Kind.  Be Helpful.  Be Friendly.  Be a Resource.  Be Happy.   Be a Listener.  Be Genuine.  Be Valuable.  Be Positive.  Be Confident.  Be Competent.  Be Honest.  Be Consistent.  Be Thoughtful.  Be Considerate.  Be a Giver.  Be Humble.  Be Forgiving.  Be Respectful.   Be Prosperous.  Be Promoting.  Be Supportive.  Be Sincere.  Be Loving.  Be Healthy.  Be Trustworthy.  Be Funny.  Be Interesting.  Be Inspirational.   Be Classy.  Be Instinctive.  Be Inspirational.  Be Glorious.  Be Likeable.  Be Authentic.  Be Complimentary. Be Brilliant.  Be a Leader.  Be Grateful.  Be Abundant.  Be Motivational.   Be Visionary.  Be You.