Monday, October 3, 2011

6 Good Reasons We Should Ask Questions

I heard this funny story of two Train Conductors and a passenger. A train had just pulled to a stop and some passengers were landing. Just as the Train was about moving again, a passenger realized he was already at his destination station. Wanting to get off as quickly as he could before the Train built momentum, he approached the Train Conductor who agreed to let him out of the Train. “As soon as I let you out”, the Conductor advised, “run in the direction of the Train or else you might fall”. With that plan, the Conductor let him out and the gentleman started running in the direction of the Train. Just then, another Conductor in the next car saw him running. Thinking the gentleman was running to catch up with the Train, he reached out, grabbed his hand and pulled him back into the Train. As you might expect, the gentleman was furious. He gave the conductor a kick and yelled –who told you I wanted to get into the Train? I just got off the train!

Why ask questions?
Here are some 5 good reasons (6 actually) that I found for asking questions. They are my lessons from some mistakes I made when I did not ask questions and good choices I made by asking [.......]