Learning To Listen Inward

Most of us are taught to listen outwards — to the noise, the deadlines, the opinions, the expectations. It’s easy to become fluent in what everyone else needs and forget what our own voice sounds like.

Listening inward takes practice. It’s not about ignoring the world; it’s about creating a quiet space inside it. Sometimes that space appears in stillness, other times in movement — a walk, a long shower, a few slow breaths before the next task.

When we pause long enough to listen, we start to hear what’s underneath the busyness: the small nudges, the unmet needs, the quiet yes or no we’ve been overlooking.

Coaching isn’t about fixing people. It’s about helping them tune back into that inner voice — the one that already knows what needs to happen next, if we’d only make room to hear it.

Listening inward isn’t selfish. It’s how you come home to yourself.