With clarity and humor, Rebecca Carswell opens our minds and our ears, teaching us how to develop this essential yet often over-looked skill. Her message is simple: Change the way you communicate and your life will change for the better. Most of us are never taught how to listen and communicate effectively. And perhaps even more importantly, we are never taught how necessary to our happiness and our relationships this important skill is. Rebecca tackles the habits we have of skipping out mentally during a conversation, the barriers which prevent us from truly connecting with and understanding others, and how to overcome these obstacles. "A simple, fun, and very insightful book." -Katrina M. Mayer, Ph.D., founder of The Wholarian Vision, author of The Mustard Seed Way "Rebecca Carswell offers effective and easy-to-use tools that will empower your life. I encourage you to apply what she shares in this book." -Sarah C. Dornin, Nano Letters, Harvard University