Listen to others very carefully. Shut your inner noise and focus on verbal and non verbal cues.

The single most important key to success is to be a good listener.

If you play smart, you may achieve your target without using up all your resources.

At the heart of good communication, is not the process of talking, but that of listening. The first step to improve your listening skills is to stop talking. It is very difficult to talk and listen at the same time.

To discern the Zeitgeist you need to read widely. You need to systematically scan all possible sources of information. You also need to gauge the moods and emotions triggered by the happenings at that point in time. But if you can get a good sense on Zeitgeist you can get immense control on shaping new ideas for others and you can even control others!

When nothing works, persistence will.