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EPISODE · May 14, 2024 · 29 MIN

Getting Curious Instead of Critical: Why Asking Questions Can Change Your Life

from A Brave Journey: Reclaiming Your Identity After 40 · host Sharon Welch

We often hear messages discouraging curiosity, like "curiosity killed the cat" or "ignorance is bliss." But what if those sayings are holding us back? This episode explores the concept of curiosity and its importance in living a fulfilling life. You'll learn how curiosity can be a powerful tool for personal growth, helping us to learn new things, challenging our assumptions and limiting beliefs (about ourselves and the world), and connecting with others on a deeper level. Top Reasons to Listen to This Episode: Discover how our expectations about what we "should" be learning get in the way of the new and unexpected things we could be learning Explore how curiosity enables you to bridge the gap between what you expect and the reality you encounter Learn how practicing curiosity on a personal level can lead to more empathy and understanding in your relationships and with the world Understand how approaching others with an open mind and curiosity can help you solve your own "life equations" or challenges that you may not have seen otherwise Are YOU curious? What can you get more curious about in your life? I would love to know! Reach out to me on Instagram or via email, and let's talk about it. Links & Mentioned Resources: Grab my free journaling guide: Name, Tame, & Claim Your Life Scripts Watch Julie Pham's TEDx on Curiosity as a Practice Connect with Sharon: Sign up for my blog Website Instagram Facebook Thanks for listening to the A Brave Journey podcast! If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to follow, leave a rating and review, share it on social, or pass it along to someone you feel would also appreciate it.

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