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Episode Synopsis
🎙 Straightway Through with Gina — Helping you speak with clarity, courage, and connection.
Episode Summary:
In this episode, we explore listening — not as a checklist or a technique, but as a lived, human experience. The conversation moves through stories, reflections, and practical moments that reveal just how nuanced listening really is: why it feels natural with some people and challenging with others, how being mentally and emotionally prepared changes what we’re able to hear, and why listening often needs to come before fixing.
My guest shares insights from his professional experience, including a powerful story about being trained to listen to the customer fully before attempting to solve the problem — a practice that can change both the outcome and the relationship.
We also touch on:
Listening as a skill that can be developed
The impact of hearing — and using — someone’s name
The priming that happens when we’re open to listening
How listening to others often grows as we learn to listen to ourselves This episode is an invitation to listen — not just to what’s said, but to what stands out to you.
As you listen, notice: What did you hear?
Meet Today's Guest:
Andrew Paleologos is a Payroll Technical Manager driven by a desire to live out God’s will each day.
In his work and relationships, Andrew seeks meaningful connection — listening carefully, learning deeply, and sharing a bit of fun along the way.
Like many thoughtful people, he occasionally wrestles with what to say — and can slip into overthinking.
✨ Connect with Andrew ✨
Email: [email protected]
About Your Host:
Hi, I’m Gina — host of Straightway Through with Gina. I believe honest words guide us, and real conversations transforms us into ourselves. In each episode, I explore the struggles and stories we don’t always say out loud, from the sting of being left on read to the courage it takes to speak up. My hope? That you leave each episode with more clarity, more courage, and a straight path forward.
✨ Connect with Me ✨
•Say It Straight to Yourself Journal Prompt Membership: https://kit.straightwaycoaching.com/sayitstraight
•LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/straightwaycoaching
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, like, and share — it helps others find the show and join the conversation. 💬
Episode Summary:
In this episode, we explore listening — not as a checklist or a technique, but as a lived, human experience. The conversation moves through stories, reflections, and practical moments that reveal just how nuanced listening really is: why it feels natural with some people and challenging with others, how being mentally and emotionally prepared changes what we’re able to hear, and why listening often needs to come before fixing.
My guest shares insights from his professional experience, including a powerful story about being trained to listen to the customer fully before attempting to solve the problem — a practice that can change both the outcome and the relationship.
We also touch on:
Listening as a skill that can be developed
The impact of hearing — and using — someone’s name
The priming that happens when we’re open to listening
How listening to others often grows as we learn to listen to ourselves This episode is an invitation to listen — not just to what’s said, but to what stands out to you.
As you listen, notice: What did you hear?
Meet Today's Guest:
Andrew Paleologos is a Payroll Technical Manager driven by a desire to live out God’s will each day.
In his work and relationships, Andrew seeks meaningful connection — listening carefully, learning deeply, and sharing a bit of fun along the way.
Like many thoughtful people, he occasionally wrestles with what to say — and can slip into overthinking.
✨ Connect with Andrew ✨
Email: [email protected]
About Your Host:
Hi, I’m Gina — host of Straightway Through with Gina. I believe honest words guide us, and real conversations transforms us into ourselves. In each episode, I explore the struggles and stories we don’t always say out loud, from the sting of being left on read to the courage it takes to speak up. My hope? That you leave each episode with more clarity, more courage, and a straight path forward.
✨ Connect with Me ✨
•Say It Straight to Yourself Journal Prompt Membership: https://kit.straightwaycoaching.com/sayitstraight
•LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/straightwaycoaching
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, like, and share — it helps others find the show and join the conversation. 💬
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