Ha! I just DID!
Seriously. I have been signing copies of my book for special folks, and I realize that I've learned more about people from the questions they ask, than from the answers they give.
We want to have good answers. We want to be seen as intelligent, good thinkers, and have good advice to offer.
But I think you can tell an awful lot more about a person by the kinds of questions they ask. Are they really interested in knowing something, or are they just being polite?
Do their questions make you think, or make you want to shrink?
Do they engage or repel?
And do they take both parties deeper into understanding? Or do they make it more difficult to communicate?
Think about your best conversations. Who asked the most questions, and how? Respectfully, curiously, or did it feel like an interrogation?
Asking questions is an art.
Become an artist. And think about this--it's not all about content. It's also about delivery.
What's The Smallest Thing You Will Do Today To Ask A GREAT Question?
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