Do you remember growing up? You always had questions. Rarely did you have answers. The older you got, the fewer questions you had. The more answers you seemed to find. That might be true. The longer we’re alive, the more we learn and know. Sometimes the questions dry up.
But trouble arises when we begin to lose the desire to ask questions. Questions are a key to learning and growing up.
And leaders are always growing up by looking to grow through questions.
Today, I want to encourage you to ask questions. They can be silly questions, serious questions, or questions you just want to know the answer to.
Growing Up Means Asking Questions
As children, we asked questions because we wanted to know the answer. We knew the more questions we asked, the more we’d learn.
- Why is the grass green?
- How did we come to be?
- Can I hold my breath longer than 5 minutes?
- Who found the United States?
- Why is water wet?
- Why do people die?
- Where did the dinosaurs go?
- What happened to that person?
- Do you love me?
- What are black holes?
These are but a few questions children ask. They range from wanting to know more about a specific topic or about feelings. The questions are all over the place.
The key is that they are asking questions. They have curiosity.
Yet, we lose that curiosity we had as children. We begin to put away, as we may see it, childish things. Adults don’t ask questions. Hogwash. Adults ask questions. Or at least they should. More so for leaders.
