Curated Questions

Show NotesPat explains early work history with questions [3:10]How Pat got started selling insurance right out of High School [5:20]How interest in others drives techniques [7:09]ENNIS Legacy Partners origin story and how business owners were an inspiration [9:26]Three questions Pat asks business owners about plans for selling a business [12:35]Being present in today's world and the benefit to others and yourself [16:50]Intentional about being presents and interested [18:45]Testing assumptions [20:29]Coaching Business Leaders [21:32]Counseling and recommended speaking to listening ratios [23:00]Discussing the confirmation question, "you know I'm for you?" in difficult conversations [24:30]Humility and the desire to seek to understand [28:00]Impact of social media on the ability to foster conversation [34:45]What does it look like to love others [39:30]How to meet others [47:43]Contact information for Pat Ennis [54:30] People MentionedENNIS Legacy PartnersPeter Drucker Quote: "My greatest strength as a consultant is to be ignorant and ask a few questions"David Powlison & Christian Counseling and Educational FoundationBecause Of Them We CanPhilippa HughesBrene BrownCal Fussman Questions AskedWhen did you first understand the power of questions?How did you get so interested in questions to begin with?Were you given training or sent to the wolves?Have you modified your questions through different jobs?Did your curiosity about others start with work?Have you found any particular questions that are useful in different circumstances?When are you thinking you want to exit or leave your business?Do you know how much money you are going to need to do what you want to do next?Have you thought about who you want to sell the business to?Why do you think that is the only thing you can do?Do you think there is a hack to asking better questions or do you just have to ask many to get to the answer?Do you use any other questioning techniques for other areas?Do you know I'm for you?Have you had any mentors that helped you with questions?How do you see questions used in the world are they used enough?Do you think social media is impacting our ability to have conversations?Do you find that asking questions communicates care for other people?What are three go-to questions to meet new people?Why is your best friend your best friend?

“It kinda felt like a punch in the gut, and felt guilty for even thinking that I could know what someone’s story was before sitting down to talk with them.” Rob LawlessRob Lawless is on a mission to connect with strangers one on one and get to know one another for an hour. His starting goal is 10,000 conversations, and I was his 3,097th.Rob has crisscrossed the United States and ventured into Canada as he catalogs his steadily increasing numbers on Instagram @Robs10kFriends. He discusses his reasons behind wanting to connect with others, his vision for the future, how to build empathy, and being an active listener.Our initial connection was in October of 2018 at the intersection of his project and my #YearOfConnection (@kenwoodward99) project on Instagram. This conversation includes some of my stories as Rob sought to learn about my connection journey to ensure he was faithful to the spirit of counting me among his 10k conversations.I am grateful to the Tru by Hilton Audobon Valley Forge hotel for hosting our discussion. The background sounds were indicative of the happy hotel staff and guests.

The anticipated podcast compendium to the website has become a reality.Curated Questions is curating the worlds most important and interesting  questions. The podcast engages experts who are implementing best practices to make the most of each question.Check out the trailer and then subscribe. Great discussions and tips will be delivered for your listening pleasure.