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They say:
“A stupid man never learns. A smart man learns from his mistakes. A wise man learns from the mistakes of others.”
Admittedly, I spent most of my life being stupid. In my forties (Yes, I’m a late bloomer), I started getting smart. Finally. In my late-forties, I have been working on becoming wise.
The purpose of this interview is to learn about what has made you wise. I want to learn from your mistakes, experiences, struggles, and failures, and I want to learn how you overcame your obstacles to become a contributing, successful, stable, happy member of this human experience. I believe that exposure to these things will help not only myself, but so many others in the world who have the hunger to learn how to not only be wise, but continually progress, improve, and grow.
In order to DO better, we must KNOW better. In an effort to know better so I can do better I’ve cone up with these questions. Hopefully the answers some people gave will help you as much as they helped me.
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- Can I get an outline, or a short biography of your life, with which I can introduce you ? (A brief history of your family of origin, where and how you grew up, what your mother and father and siblings were like.)
- What is your current age? What year were you born and where have you lived?
- What were the most important things you learned during your childhood and earlier years that helped you later in life?
- If your future best self from 10 years in the future appeared to you RIGHT NOW (who is stronger, more capable, and more successful than you ever imagined yourself to be), which ONE terrifying, challenging, or difficult action would that incredible future self tell you to take? How would your future self advise you to live your life NOW, in order to ensure this future self exists?
- What are the practices which you have implemented into your life, which are difficult that have built credibility with yourself and improved your self-esteem?
- What were your biggest failures/mistakes in life, and what did you learn from them?
- Where is your favorite place you have ever been and why?
- What is your educational background?
- What jobs/employment have you had? Which was the most fulfilling and why?
- When you feel frustrated, angry, or out of control, what do you do to quickly and effectively return to your baseline emotion? (How do you, “Self-soothe”?)
- If you were to believe in the idea of PRONOIA, and believed that the Universe has conspired on your behalf, EACH AND EVERY MOMENT of your entire life, what moments would prove this belief to be true?
- What is a long-lasting, sustainable contribution you would like to make that lasts long after you are gone, and you do you want it to affect?
- What are the principles and core beliefs you base your decisions and your life upon? Are there any principles or core beliefs that you altered/improved over the years, as you grew, progressed, and improved? (Old beliefs that didn’t serve you/were harmful vs. New beliefs which benefited you and those around you a great deal.)
- Do you have a morning routine which you adhere to in order to, “Prime your pump,” and empower yourself to be a better, more grounded, centered, focused version of yourself for the day?
- What are your favorite 3 quotes and why?
- Do you have a book list of your favorite, most helpful books? What are the books on your list and what were the most important points from each one?
- Who were the most important influential people in your life so far? Who do you consider your mentors? (This can be someone in your life or someone you have never met.)
- What will your 90-year-old self be most proud of?
- From where do you derive your value and self-worth from the most, and where would you advise a younger version of yourself to look for such things?
- Who or what has been the biggest, most helpful contributors to your life?
- What have been the most helpful and effective healing tools, which have helped you the most in your own, personal, unique healing journey?
- Is there anything I have not asked you that you would like to share that you believe could benefit others?
- What do you believe is the purpose of your life?
- What is your main wish/desire for the loved ones in your life?
- If presented with an opportunity to make a truly sustainable and lasting difference in this world, what would this offer look like, and how would you contribute to its advancement? What are you currently doing to create this reality and manifest its existence into a reality?
- Is there anyone you can send this interview to that you know would add value to your life or the lives of others with their answers? If so, will you share this interview with them?
- Do I have your permission to share/publish your interview?
I can’t wait for your response! I am truly excited for the opportunity to learn from you.
Thank you so much for your contribution. As Simon Sinek says, “Together is better.” We, as humans, are all connected. We all struggle and fail. We all succeed. We all have the capability to think, say, or do something helpful.
I want to hear your story. I can’t wait to hear your story. Sharing our stories helps us learn and realize so much about ourselves and helps others along the way. One of the most interesting thing I have discovered about stories is how much the story changes over time, as experience is gained. As we change, the way we tell our story changes. As we improve, the way we relate our story improves.
*This is an interview I would love to conduct every 5 or 10 years to see what differences there are in your answers, and what you have learned in the previous 10 years since the last interview which has helped.
“A stupid man never learns. A smart man learns from his mistakes. A wise man learns from the mistakes of others.”
Together, may we all continue to struggle and fail our way to wisdom and success.
-Pete Jones
Mindset Matters.
Character Counts.
Please send a copy of each question with your response to goodinthehead@gmail.com
Please feel free to attach pictures, links to relevant videos, information on how people can reach you, and links to anything you have created to help and empower others, especially when it comes to HEALING. 😊🙏
Best wishes to you as you continue on your healing journey!
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