This is a wide open question. And a deep one! I wouldn’t recommend opening with this. But if you’ve already asked a few other questions from the “Ask Your Parent” list, give this one a go. You’ll gain some serious wisdom and your parent will feel valued in a way that is just impossible for a greeting card or random birthday gift to achieve. (And if you’re thinking that asking these kinds of questions is weird and touchy-feely and that you have plenty of time with your parents, let the hilarious Tim Urban over at WaitButWhy change your calculus.)
Source: Best-selling author Brendon Burchard’s Facebook page.
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I like this one a lot, especially in my early 30s when I have to make a lot of big decisions. I’d probably just ask 1 thing at a time per conversation. Or pick a specific event or choice, for example, why dad? or why mom? I love asking my parents about specific decision points in their lives. I assume that most of my decision making capacity, and “gut”, and whatever else goes into my plus and minus calculations stems to some degree from childhood experiences and monkey-see monkey-do. So it’s kind of nice to understand decision-making from someone who has influenced me directly or indirectly.