Listening well is probably one of my biggest weaknesses. I do not have lot of interaction with others in the first place. When I do it is normally with me being the teacher. I find myself rushed and nervous and eager to get my message out.
I'm helping people with weight loss and come from the place the other person is now. I feel like I know their story already and they do not know the answers I have to give them. With limited time available, I want to educate. And with limited resources of my own, hearing the story of why the person is fat and why they have failed to lose weight in the past seems to drag me down emotionally.
But now I will re-think this. Maybe if I can let them talk more it will be better for their success.