Book - Seven Questions
Seven Questions
By
Barry Sweet
Wouldn’t it be grand
if we had
Seven Questions
That we could carry around
in our back pocket, so to speak…
So that when we met
someone new
We could swim in the deep end of the pool with them.
to get to know them quickly.
Weather conversations
would be illegal.
Gone would be those predictable, repetetive, superficial conversations.
7 simple questions that
Were perfectly comfortable,
Perfectly tailored
For us.
What do you say after you say hello…?
7 Questions.
***
Choose
One question
From each of the following
7 Themes.
Memorize.
Swim deeply.
Mine the Treasures.
Cultivate rich relationships
***
History
Smells from Childhood.
Sounds from Childhood.
Happiest childhood memories.
Coolest places you’ve visited.
Pranks from growing up or killer pranks you know.
Got any good scar stories?
Tell me 3 random stories from your life.
***
Self
Favorite Flavors.
Things that you find beautiful.
Textures that you love to feel.
Favorite Emotions.
What makes you hoot?
What drives you?
What do you love?
***
Spiritual
Do you believe in God? (Yes or no and why?)
Tell me about your faith.
Describe your actual morning ritual, then describe your dream morning ritual.
What are you praying for?
Is your spirituality works-based or faith-based?
Your 3 questions for God.
If you could say only 3 words to your God for the rest of your life, what would they be?
***
Politics
Who killed JFK?
3 best Presidents.
What makes a good President?
3 wishes.
Favorite political quote.
Will the Euro (or bitcoin) displace the US dollar as the world’s key currency?
Can Russia recover as a political military and political power and should it?
***
Romantic
Your first kiss.
First boyfriend or girlfriend.
Most romantic dinner imaginable.
Do you prefer a bath or a shower?
Do you prefer to make love in the morning or in the evening?
(Yes)
Name a sensual fantasy.
***
Philosophy
What have you learned? (about life)
What are your philosophies of life?
What did you learn from your mom, dad, grandma or grandpa?
What are you learning right now?
Axioms you use daily.
The person you laugh the hardest with.
What brings meaning to your life?
***
Giving
Who do you admire?
Your dream contribution.
Your heroes from history and why.
Finest Virtues.
The time you cried the hardest.
Tell a feel good story.
If I had 10 billion dollars.
***
-Back Leaf cover-
Even the traditionally taboo questions that can cause encampment may be asked with this simple approach.
Polarizing is a thing of the past.
A miraculous and simple tool for entering new relationships with personal confidence.
Seven deep and non-offending questions to enrich our personal daily encounters and existing relationships.