BE CURIOUS!
I tell my son... BE INHERENTLY, GENUINELY CURIOUS!
Don't look into the future so much that you miss the present.
Don't be so focused on how today fits into your tomorrow...
Be genuinely curious about today...
Be curious about the people that you meet, not because of how they may help you in the future, but because of who they may be...
Be genuinely curious about people - to hear their story - to demand their story - to help you understand who YOU are... and then possibly, who you want to be.
I have always wanted more for tomorrow - but I have always been genuinely curious about the now.
There is a difference.
People feel it.
When you are genuinely curious about people... they engage with you and give you an insight into who they are that is far different then if you really don't care...
And, not only do they give you more, but YOU see more, you LEARN more, you APPRECIATE more...
Being genuinely curious creates genuine connection...
People FEEL when you don't care, or when you only care selfishly (about yourself).
Ultimately, the vast majority of us are trying to uncover our own truth, navigate our own journey, achieve our own goals...
But, when you can truly embrace that sincerely dedicating yourself to others... to the story of others... to the needs of others... to the interest of others... THEN you actually grow the most and gain the most...
It all starts with being genuinely curious...
when you extend your hand - leaving your world - and entering theirs...
And, committing yourself to the questions...
What is your name?
What do you do?
What is your story?
... then listen intently...
and be genuinely and inherently curious...
in harmony,
Nestor