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Figuring Out the Right Questions to Ask

I have written about how asking questions and being a great listener can be the cornerstones of successful business communication and negotiations, but how do you know the right questions to ask? Is asking about the weather and the local college football team going to be enough to close an important sale? As a guideline, you want to learn to ask questions that are going to help you see where the other person is coming from—what he or she wants and needs, what the motivators and values are. This is how you will be able to figure out what you … Continue reading →

Introduction to the Gospel Questions Series

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is an unusual church. It’s okay to think so – in fact, we’ll be the first to admit it. In some ways we’re very like other religions and in some ways, we’re radically different. Many people who are not of our faith have questions concerning our practices, beliefs, and values. We’re more than happy to answer these questions and seek to share our perspective while maintaining a respect for the beliefs of others. Unfortunately, from time to time, feelings are hurt while comparing ideologies, a situation that is sad and not productive, … Continue reading →

Ask Questions… and Listen

The best salespeople and business people are NOT big talkers. I know that there is an image of the stereotypical business leader who is all about the speeches and the talk, but think of the most inspirational business leaders you have known in your life–chances are, their great leadership came from good communication skills and the ability to ask questions, and listen… Good conversation and communication is built on asking questions. If you are trying to find out about a prospect or figure out the best way to make a presentation or sale–you will fair far better by asking some … Continue reading →

Is There Really No Such Thing as a Dumb Question?

We tell our children that there is no such thing as a dumb question, we encourage people to let us know if they have any questions or concerns when it comes to our home businesses, but let’s be completely honest here—do we really believe that there is no such thing as a dumb question? Admit it, doesn’t it irk you just a bit when your time gets taken up by a really, really, dumb question? Now I don’t want you to think that I am advocating eye-rolling or any other sort of disrespectful behavior toward our customers or clients, but … Continue reading →

What’s the Right Question?

You know, as I write my fitness blogs I often wonder what’s the right question to ask? What’s the question that will engage –you- the reader and get you to respond to me? What do you want to know? How do you want to know it? The art of blogging is all about the chunks of information that are distributed. Some blogs do it in 100 words or less (I don’t know if I could answer anything in just a 100 words, but I could try) and some are huge novels. I don’t know that I could write a novel … Continue reading →

When a Child’s Questions Get HARD

I admit that I do have some nostalgia for those fun questions my children used to ask when they were tiny–questions about how bees find their way home and why both hot and cold water come out of the kitchen faucet. As children get older, if a parent has laid the groundwork of honesty and approachability, a child’s questions become increasingly difficult and can really stretch a parent’s brain power and sensitivity! I do believe in honesty and directness with children from the very beginning. I think if we give our children honest answers to their questions when they are … Continue reading →

Handling those Intrusive Personal Questions

For some strange reason, people seem to think that the life of a single parent should be an open book. You may be surprised by the number of intrusive, personal, and inappropriate questions people ask you once they find out that you are a single parent and you may be caught so off guard you don’t know how to answer! I have been asked questions like: “How did you ‘end up’ as a single parent?” and “Is your kids’ father ‘any good’?” I’ve also been asked if I would have had kids at all had I known I was going … Continue reading →

We’ve Got to Be Ready for Kids’ Questions

Any body who has been at this parenting thing for a while knows that once your child starts talking—the questions begin. And they are not always the most practical and answerable questions either. As a general rule, any parent has to be ready for a child’s questions any time, any where… Now, just because we are ready for the questions, doesn’t mean we necessarily have all the answers. I have to admit that I’ve never been “stumped” for answers more than since I’ve had kids. They have a way of answer questions like “How do bees stay in the air?” … Continue reading →

Are You Afraid to Scrapbook?

It seems like a strange question to ask, I know. However the longer I scrapbook, the more I hear people say that they are afraid to scrapbook. Afraid to scrapbook? I ask myself how anyone can be afraid to scrapbook, yet there really are some people that are. There are two different types of people that feel that way. The first is the type of person that is afraid of the cost, the commitment or their overall ability to scrapbook. They might see it as a huge investment, an ongoing project or a just another project they won’t finish. They … Continue reading →

Q is for Questions

Fitness questions are something we all have, whether you are asking about how to do an exercise or how to get into shape or how many exercises to do. Questions are a great way to teach and to learn. How else do you figure out what to do and when to do it? How else do you get the information you need? You ask questions or you listen as someone else answers a question that you may not have thought to ask. Who Best to Ask the Questions To? Asking questions may not be the problem, figuring out where to … Continue reading →