I was a good reader as a student. This helped me to understand ideas & concepts. I continued working on it in my early career, it helped me understand different perspectives. It helped me learn better.
I always struggled with speaking, especially speaking publicly. I had fear of public speaking. I took my first training session in 2008. Slowly I started to improve. In 2017 I started to speak more publicly. I did over a few hundred talks before I got an opportunity to do a ted talk. Speaking helped me communicate with the world.
Listening has never been my strength. But I have improved on it over time. Listening is also observing. It helps us understand what is happening around us. Observing is powerful, it can help you understand the why behind everything.
Observing is also reflection.
I started writing as a kid & it was my favorite past time. I would write poetry. After writing as a hobby writer for 25 years I started to write professionally. I enjoyed it so much that I became a writer. It helped me reach out to millions. Writing is powerful, it can transform you & others around you.
What about you?