Ask Powerful Questions: Create Conversations That Matter

People want to be seen. They want to know that you hear them (Openness), get them (Listening), and can feel what they are feeling (Empathy). Each

Future: How do I want the world to exist? Outcome: What result am I expecting from this meeting that would be useful for everyone involved? Commitment: What promise have I made that I want to live fully in this moment?

Clarity of intention is about examining the story you are telling yourself and how you are communicating that story to others. Sharing your honest intention means fully understanding the following: what you are aiming for what your purpose is what you plan to achieve

I intend to shift my conversations so that I’m not listening to win, to interject, or to prove something but to listen to understand. I intend to create a peaceful community. I intend to live in a world where everyone belongs.

When being clear about your intention you may find yourself being vulnerable because you are stating your purpose, your aim, and your plan with such rawness that you might be concerned about how people could judge it (and therefore judge you). It is a risk. I have found that it is worth the risk

Future-Focused: Your intention is about how you want the world to exist.

The words Intention, Rapport, Openness, Listening, and Empathy can describe one Pyramid face. Rotate the Pyramid and you can use the following statements to describe the layers as well: I am willing to know you, I see you, I hear you, I get you, and I feel with you.

The most successful leaders and facilitators are generous with their knowledge, are open, and allow others to know what motivates them.

clarity. I have found that intention can be focused in three ways