It hasn't been long since I recently had a loss. I had a miscarriage, I lost my baby, and I would zone out. So I've been working on the skill of being more of an attentive listener, really paying attention to what others are saying and implementing it in conversation. I've done that through in this past year, past months. How did I approach this self-improvement? Little by little, taking it by steps. Any type of improvement in skill takes time, and it really has to do with discipline. Even if you don't have the motivation to do anything, do it anyways. The impact that it has had on my personal life is that I'm being more proactive than non-active, and professionally, I'm applying to jobs. I am better enough to apply to jobs, and if I hadn't worked on improving this skill, I wouldn't be doing this interview.