Good questions are often more powerful than good answers.



They challenge us to think. Looking behind conventions, looking for additional alternatives to our traditional thinking.


It is interesting to note how most of us are not aware, nor even aware, of how a well-posed question can be the key that will open the doors to a world of possibilities.

Asking questions stimulates the right side of our brain, fueling more of our intuitive abilities as opposed to our gut responses.

However, it is not just what we ask that matters, but how, when and where we ask. There are questions that are asked to discover, reveal, diagnose, know. Other questions present a greater degree of complexity in their elaboration. They are those used to teach, guide, encourage, rediscover.

To be effective in the art of asking, it is necessary to focus, be present and listen to the interlocutor. Having focus means having your attention focused on the meanings of the dialogue. To be present is to live the moment in its fullness, it is to be whole in the relationship with the interlocutor. To listen is to show a sincere interest in the subject that the interlocutor is developing.

We, generally, listen to respond! 

We invest too little time in the art of asking. Many people don't feel comfortable when they have to ask someone questions. However, if they asked a good question, they would be building trust and could give new meaning to conversations in an unexpected yet rewarding way

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