Asking a Question
November 12, 2009 – 12:38 pmI have always been a guy of many questions. For as long as I can remember, I have been asking everyone around me questions, including my at time infamous “what if” scenarios.
It’s due in part to my natural curiosity, but also an innate interest in others. While I’m definitely a talker myself, I love learning more about the people around me, close friends or not. It may just be the anthropologist in me!
I’ve learned again over the past week just how much a simple question can mean to someone. Asking the ubiquitous “how are you” doesn’t count!
I would urge you to give it a whirl. Next time you walk past someone at the front desk of your office building or you see the UPS guys that comes to your office every day, try asking them a question and starting a short conversation. It may end up making their day!
