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The Importance Of Asking

                                                                Beautiful Questions


                                                                                  by Tamara Linnan




                                                                I  recently  read  the  book  by  Warren Berger,  A More
                                                                Beautiful  Question:  The  Power  of  Inquiry  to  Spark
                                                                Breakthrough Ideas, Berger argues that while seeking
                                                                answers is important, we must first learn to ask the
                                                                right questions of ourselves and those around us.




        Berger  takes  us  inside  global  start out asking lots of questions
        businesses (at the time he wrote his  when they’re  young, and ask  Tamara’s mother Nancy committed
        book) such as Google , Netflix , and  fewer and fewer questions as they  suicide  January  7th,  1987  at  the
        Airbnb  to  show  how  questioning  grow older. So, for a company to  age of 33. Tamara was just 8 years
        is  what  built  these  companies.  maintain that questioning mindset  old  and  has  been working  in  the
        He also shares inspiring stories of  as it matures, it must keep thinking  mental health advocacy arena
        average  people  that  became  the  in an entrepreneurial way.            since the age of 13.
        best in their industry simply asking
        themselves the perfect/imperfect  Train  yourself  and  all  staff  to  Tamara  formed  The  Starving  Dog
        “beautiful questions”                ask  questions  that  you  do  not  Action  Pak  which  is  a  group  of
                                             know the answers to  yet. If one  entrepreneurs that  give  back to
        How  does  one  define  a  perfect/  only  asks  questions  one  already  the  community  with  the  motto
        imperfect  “beautiful  question”?  know the answers to, neither you  #putactionwhereyourhashtagis.  All
        This  is  totally  subjective,  but  nor  your company  will  progress  members  of  The  Starving  Dog  are
        I  define  a  perfect  beautiful  forward.  And that  means  you’re  business owners that take proceeds
        question as a question or multiple  not  exploring  and  probably  not  from  their  for  profit  business  and
        questions  that  will  challenges  a  innovating.                         are actively giving back to their local
        situation  or  procedure.  “Is  there  What  are  your favorite perfect/  communities.
        an  easier  more  productive  way  imperfect      beautiful   questions
        to tackle this issue? “  A perfect/  in  the  context  of  business  Tamara  turned  her  dispatching
        imperfect question shifts the way  breakthrough ideas? I would love  company Front Office Solutions into
        we  think  about  something  and  to hear  your favorite stories in  a  NON  Profit that  pays  for  mental
        sets in motion a process than can  breakthrough ideas.                    health  services  for  Veterans,  Teen
        result in change. One other thing I                                       Cutters,  and  their  family  members.
        would mention about the perfect  Tamara  Linnan  is  the  CEO  of  Front  Office  Solutions  Employs
        beautiful  question:  It  should  be  Profitable  Shenanigans,  creating  Chronically Ill  Veterans or  their
        ambitious, and actionable.           opportunities  that  go  well  beyond  family members  to ensure nobody
                                             any bank account.                    has  to choose between  work and
        Entrepreneurs —or the successful                                          health again. All clients of FOS are
        ones—do  a  wonderful  job  asking  She is  also  a  Mother, Serial  employing someone in need.
        perfect/imperfect         beautiful  Entrepreneur,  Best  Selling  Author,
        questions.  They  almost  have  no  Podcast  Host  &  Host  of  The  www.frontofficesolutionsllc.com
        choice—their  whole reason for  Syndicated  Talk  Show  Touch  Base  www.mastermaids.net
        being  is  to disrupt,  innovate,  and  Tuesday  that  highlights  mental  @starvingdognomore on Facebook
        solve  problems  no  one  else  is  health,  recognizing  toxic  situations,
        solving. Companies tend to evolve  and leveraging trauma for business
        the  same we  as  people  do: They  success.


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