1. Can You Hear Me? / “Wise Decisions-Foolish Decisions”
Unit 4: SDEV101

2. Active Listening
“Listening actively means accepting 100% responsibility for receiving the same message that the speaker sent, uncontaminated by your thoughts or feelings.”

3. The 4 Steps to Active Listening
Listen to understand
Clear your mind and remain silent
Ask the person to expand or clarify
Reflect the other person’s thoughts and feelings

4. What choices have you made this week?

5. How can you improve the quality of the decisions you make?
The “Wise Choice” Process:
What is my present situation?
How would I like my situation to be?
Do I have a choice here?
What are my possible choices?
What is the likely outcome of each possible choice?

6. A person defines and redefines who they are by the choices they make, minute to minute.