I Hear You: The Surprisingly Simple Skill Behind Extraordinary Relationships | Michael S. Sorensen

+ 2018 IPA Book Award Winner

+ 2018 Readers' Favorite Award Winner

What if making one tweak to your day-to-day conversations could immediately improve every relationship in your life?

In this 3-hour, conversational read, you’ll discover the whats, whys, and hows of one of the most valuable (yet surprisingly little-known) communication skills—validation.

Whether you’re looking to improve your relationship with your spouse, navigate difficult conversations at work, or connect on a deeper level with friends and family, this book delivers simple, practical, proven techniques for improving any relationship in your life.

Mastery of this simple skill will enable you to:

• Calm (and sometimes even eliminate) the concerns, fears, and uncertainties of others
• Increase feelings of love, respect, and appreciation in your romantic relationships
• Quickly resolve, or even prevent, arguments
• Help others become open to your point of view
• Give advice and feedback that sticks
• Provide support and encouragement to others, even when you don’t know how to “fix” the problem
• And much more

In short: this skill is powerful. Give the principles and practices in this book a chance and you’ll be amazed at the difference they can make.

Editorial Reviews

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"Simple and life-changing." - Amazon Customer
"I already feel closer to people." - Amazon Customer

"EVERYONE needs to read this book!" - Amazon Customer
"Entertaining and thought-provoking." - Amazon Customer
"A must-read--and then use!" - Amazon Customer
"The world would be a better place if everyone read and practiced the concepts taught in I Hear You." - Amazon Customer

About the Author

Michael S. Sorensen is a marketing executive by day, and an avid reader, researcher, and personal development junkie by night. Obsessed with finding the best principles and practices for living a rich, fulfilling, and connected life, he seeks out and experiments with new and interesting ideas to discover what actually *works.* Having benefitted from years of mentoring from coaches, counselors, and executives (and the wisdom of countless self-help books), he's set out to share his explorations, insights, and discoveries with others.