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Dear Friends,

I know that this is earlier than you might expect. I will be out of area this coming week, hardship duty in Hawaii. What's to lose?

If you know how to ask questions in a conversation you are ahead of those who merely tell what they know or think. However, if you ask some kinds of questions, you become an inquisitor. I've been there. In fact, I have done this in the last twenty-four hours. Yes, I do know how to ask good question, I just don't always do it. What's to say about questions? Well, one way to look at questions as to whether they are open or closed. Closed questions almost always can be answered with a "yes" or a "no," almost always without commitment. For example: "Did you have a good day today?" It only requires and expects a "yes" or "no" answer. We clearly use this kind of question for polite reason, for greetings and for pass timing. But for serious conversations with those we have a relationship with, they are normally unacceptable. A better question might be, "How do you feel about this?" Maybe a request would work to stimulate another to interact dialogically with us. Something like, "Please tell me what you think about this subject."

Love, Coach Charles

"I set as the goal the maximum capacity that people have -I settle
for no less. I make myself a relentless architect of the possibilities of
human beings." -Benjamin Zander

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