Episode Notes

[00:00] Reflecting on 2024: A Solo Journey

[01:29] Shreya and Esha Venkat: Making a Positive Impact

[02:17] Jimmy D. Smith: Mentorship and Strategic Friction

[03:10] Derek Sivers: Embracing Hard Questions

[04:26] Chaz Scott: Radical Self-Care and Personal Growth

[05:14] Kwame Sarfo-Mensah: Identity and Cultural Affirmation

[06:23] Bill Reed: Engaging with Heartfelt Questions

[07:03] Joe Primo: Gratitude and Life's Transitions

[08:01] David Pearl: Stretching Imagination with Questions

[08:50] Bobby Morgan: Restorative Practices in Education

[09:55] EbonyJanice Moore: Honoring Black Women

[11:15] Amy Herman: Visual Intelligence and Curiosity

[12:18] Jenny Hegland: The Story Behind the Poem

[13:04] Austin Graff: Caring Through Questions

[14:08] Nikki Giovanni: A Legacy of Conversation

[16:21] Cal Fussman: The Art of the Interview

[17:33] Brian Fretwell: Transforming Conversations

[18:23] Stephanie Easter: Navigating Leadership with Questions

[19:15] Jerry Colonna: Deep Questions on Belonging

[20:30] Lynn Borton: Choosing to be Curious

[21:08] Wrapping Up 2024: Celebrating the Power of Questions

[22:10] Looking Ahead to 2025: Enhancements and Community Growth

Resources Mentioned

Shreyaa Venkat

Esha Venkat

NEST4US

Jimmy D. Smith

Derek Sivers

Chazz Scott

Success Starts Within: Achieve Your Potential Through Radical Self-Care by Chazz Scott

Kwame Sarfo-Mensah

Learning to Relearn: Supporting Identity in a Culturally Affirming Classroom by Kwame Sarfo-Mensah

Bill Reed

Joe Primo

Grateful Living

Brother David Steindl-Rast

Connecticut Hospice

David Pearl

Street Wisdom

Bobby Morgan

EbonyJanice Moore

All The Black Girls Are Activists: A Fourth Wave Womanist Pursuit Of Dreams As Radical Resistance by EbonyJanice

Sister Citizen by Melissa Harris-Perry

Amy Herman

Visual Intelligence: Sharpen Your Perception, Change Your Life by Amy Herman

Jenny Hegland

The Good Listening Project

Unlimited Boundaries

Austin Graff

Nikki Giovanni

James Baldwin

Virginia Fowler

Cal Fussman

Muhammad Ali

Mikhail Gorbachev

Big Questions Podcast

Big Questions Podcast: The Great Farewell for Larry King

Larry King

Brian Fretwell

Finding Good

Steffanie Easter

Jerry Colonna

REBOOT: Leadership and the Art of Growing Up by Jerry Colonna

REUNION: Leadership and the Longing to Belong by Jerry Colonna

Lynn Borton

Choose to be Curious Podcast

Beauty Pill

Producer Ben Ford

Questions Asked

How can I take this forward in a way that works for me, that works for the community, and that benefits the greatest amount of people? Shreyaa Venkat

How do you use friction strategically? Jimmy D. Smith

What do I want more of? Brian Fretwell

What do I need less of? Derek Sivers

Why do I think I need more? Derek Sivers

Is more the solution? Derek Sivers

Is less the solution here? Derek Sivers

What habit do I need to let go of so I can show up as my authentic self? Chazz Scott

What is the origin of my preconceived notions about a particular group of people? Kwame Sarfo-Mensah

How are you doing? Bill Reed

One day people will gather to celebrate your life. They'll either have a deep well to draw from, or they'll have to make stuff up. And what do you want them to say is the question? Bill Reed

What can I celebrate today by seeing it as new rather than something mundane? Joe Primo

Really? David Pearl

What would it look like for Black women to get to live from that place, to create from that place, to imagine from that place, to build new ethic and curriculum and language, and push culture forward from that place? EbonyJanice

How can I ask the right questions to elicit information from this work of art to change how people look so they, in turn, can see better? Amy Herman

What is the historical context of the place? Austin Graff

What is the culture like now? Austin Graff

What are some of the biggest disappointments or tensions in the area? Austin Graff

How are you taking risks? Steffanie Easter

How do you persist? Steffanie Easter

How have I been complicit in creating the conditions I say I don't want? Jerry Colonna

What is it that I have to give up that makes me feel safe so that the conditions of the world create belonging for everyone? Jerry Colonna