I'm starting to suspect iterations of good personal questions also make good interview questions: they challenge your character and if you're unprepared, you're challenged to truly face yourself.
"What's your day like?"- Anna
"What do you think you want to develop about yourself?" - Chelsea
In some cases, people probably have a ready answer. I've asked myself an iteration of both of these questions before, but hearing it articulated or simply being asked by another person who does not know your answers sheds light on how another person can hold you accountable for your own life.
The funny thing is that I might have asked other people similar questions not long ago. I may have recently examined these facets of who we are and am ready to answer them--the stars align and I feel pretty good about it. Sometimes, it's been a bit too long and the salience of the question becomes especially incisive. You start to squirm, sometimes not even because of the person asking it--you might trust them a lot--but rather it's because you realize you never knew, or no longer know who you are at this time.
Self-help guru Stephen Covey, probably best known for his Franklin-Covey planners and his book(s) _# Habits of Highly Successful People (the number changes, last I checked I think it was at 7), talks about "Sharpening the Saw" as one of the habits and principles of self-improvement. In essence: make your own self-restoration a regular priority.
From contemplating these two questions from friends, I realize my biggest challenge comes from finding an appropriate time frame.
"What's your day like?"- Anna
"What do you think you want to develop about yourself?" - Chelsea
In some cases, people probably have a ready answer. I've asked myself an iteration of both of these questions before, but hearing it articulated or simply being asked by another person who does not know your answers sheds light on how another person can hold you accountable for your own life.
The funny thing is that I might have asked other people similar questions not long ago. I may have recently examined these facets of who we are and am ready to answer them--the stars align and I feel pretty good about it. Sometimes, it's been a bit too long and the salience of the question becomes especially incisive. You start to squirm, sometimes not even because of the person asking it--you might trust them a lot--but rather it's because you realize you never knew, or no longer know who you are at this time.
Self-help guru Stephen Covey, probably best known for his Franklin-Covey planners and his book(s) _# Habits of Highly Successful People (the number changes, last I checked I think it was at 7), talks about "Sharpening the Saw" as one of the habits and principles of self-improvement. In essence: make your own self-restoration a regular priority.
From contemplating these two questions from friends, I realize my biggest challenge comes from finding an appropriate time frame.
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