726 - Are you asking the right questions?

In business and in life we often ask the wrong questions.

Do you remember being asked what you wanted to be when you grow up?

That question always stumped me. I had no idea what I wanted to be or do.

@Larry Reines shared an excellent post about the importance of knowing your Why.

Here is the link to Larry’s post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/larryreines_management-entrepeneurship-bestadvice-activity-7025098933009833984-pnZX?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Watch the video and notice that the woman is asking the wrong questions but the boy gave a wise answer.

He already knows his Why. He wants to make people feel okay. How cool is that?

He wasn’t thinking about money. He was thinking about helping people.

Asking a child how much he wants to earn has to be one of the most out-of-touch questions an adult can ask. They are asking from their own perspective, not the child’s.

Do adults still ask ridiculous questions to a child like, Who do you want to marry?

I sure hope not. I was embarrassed by that question on more than one occasion as a child.

Consider the questions you ask your employees, peers, and prospective clients.

Are you asking them the questions THEY NEED or the questions you think will help you seal a deal?

Are you thinking about the mission or the commission?

Be mission-driven not commission driven.

Are you asking the right questions?