Listening for Feedback: Using Our Whole Body to Learn
Posted: September 08, 2025
At Personal Best, we believe that to be a great teacher, you must always be a great student. One of the most important skills of a student—and of a leader—is the ability to listen for feedback. But listening isn’t just about hearing words. It’s about using your whole body to notice what others are saying and not saying.
Think about martial arts training. When your instructor gives you a correction, it’s not just your ears that should be paying attention—it’s your eyes, your posture, your focus, and even your attitude. We call this Full Body Listening.
Whether in martial arts, school, work, or life, feedback is the bridge between where you are and where you want to be. The more we use our whole body to listen, the faster we grow into our Personal Best.