Transformations are inspiring and uplifting. Especially when the transformation is rooted in becoming more of who you’ve always been, and when you tear away all the expectations and biases that others have put on you.
That is our guest’s experience and I’m grateful he has joined the podcast in this episode to share what he’s learned along the way. This conversation is with Kevin Jones and it’s about his superhero power of Intentional Curiosity.
In this episode, Kevin answers the following questions…
- What is the meaning of curiosity?
- How does one be curious?
- What are the benefits of curiosity?
- Why are some people more curious than others?
Kevin highlights three themes in his story: curiosity, transformation, and being in service of others. Those three happen to be the underlying themes of this podcast series, and curiosity, transformation and being in service of others might also be the pathway to purpose.
Kevin shares how his journey back to curiosity led to his transformation, and how curiosity informs his approach to his coaching practice as well as to life.
My favorite quote from the episode: “What am I going to learn today? What will the next 45 minutes to an hour teach me about this person?"
What I know to be true about the episode: I love that Kevin’s transformation was not into something new, but becoming more of who he always was.
What I learned from the episode: This episode re-sparked my desire to become even more curious about people and spend more time asking questions rather than sharing details of myself to show I understand what they are saying.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Book: “Opening the Corporate Closet Transforming Biases to Gay Advancement in Corporate America” by Kevin Jones
Book: “The Second Mountain” by David Brooks:
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Music in this episode created by Ian Kastner.
"What Do You Know To Be True?" is a series of conversations where I speak with interesting people about their special talent or superhero power and the meaningful impact it has on others. The intention is to learn more about their experience with their superhero power, so that we can learn something about the special talent in each of us which allows us to connect more deeply with our purpose.
"What Do You Know To Be True?" is hosted by Roger Kastner, is a production of Three Blue Pens, and is recorded on the ancestral lands of the Duwamish and Suquamish people. To discover the ancestral lands of the indigenous people whose land you may be on, go to: https://native-land.ca/