3 Things We Can Learn from any Conversation

Mentors are great. People to learn from are great. It’s awesome to meet new people. But, what if we don’t know what to talk about? I’m going to share 3 things I usually learn from a conversation as well as the typical questions I ask.

John Maxwell once said something along the lines of, “I realized that I’m really not that interesting, so I began quoting other people. I have a collection of organized quotes at my desk, and often, I quote God’s word.”

I’d focus again, on the 80/20 rule of communication. Spend 80% of the time talking about the person in the conversation that isn’t you and only 20% talking about yourself.

There’s something to learn from everyone. I totally believe that. I love doing “research” and just listening and learning.

What you learn or what you can learn is going to vary 100% by the direction of the conversation and the focus of it.

The things that are typically learned from people fall into 3 different categories:

1. How they overcame failures

2. What they are passionate about

3. How their mind works