5 Questions to Reconnect at Work and at Home (Monday Moments ep. 205)

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John O'Leary

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🗓️ 25 November 2019

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Join me every Monday for a quick burst of inspiration on our “Monday Moments” segments.

“Every solution to every problem is simple. It’s the distance between the two where the mystery lies.” – Derek Landy

Being a good friend, courteous neighbor, helpful coworker, visionary leader or humble servant are all challenging roles, and every worthy relationship is certain to endure periods of tension.

Whatever challenge you're facing, I’m convinced that these questions and the honest answers to them can ignite reconciliation and rebirth.

If this meeting was extremely successful, what would I want to achieve?
When things were better, what were we doing and how did we interact and feel?
What changed that lead us to where we are today?
What could a super healthy, engaged relationship achieve? What am I willing to do to bring about the desired change?
In order to bring about the desired change so we can move forward, together, I am asking that you…

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0:00.0	Hello, my friends, and welcome to Live Inspired podcast with John O'Leary for this week's Monday moment.
0:14.2	We create these to help start your week on fire with a quick burst of inspiration.
0:19.9	Irish author Derek Landy shared that every solution to
0:23.0	every problem is simple. It's the distance between the two where the mystery lies. My friends,
0:30.8	I'm not going to tell you anything new right now, but here it comes anyway. Marriage is hard.
0:35.1	Yes, it is. Parenting is hard, absolutely. In fact, I think every real relationship can come with some challenges. All of them can be a bit hard. Being intentional as an adult child, a good friend, a courteous neighbor, maybe a helpful coworker, a visionary leader, or a humble servant, these are all challenging
0:55.7	roles. They're difficult relationships to find ourselves. Every worthy relationship, though,
1:01.1	is certain to endure periods of tension. Even relationships with those that we care for deeply can
1:06.7	erode because of busyness or emotional or physical distance, maybe even simple misunderstandings,
1:12.6	repeated letdowns, accidental slights, or perceived deliberate affronts. Over time, the golf can
1:20.2	appear too great a bridge. As a speaker, I occasionally get invited to inspire individuals within
1:26.5	business units to come together, to work through differences, clarify roles, reconnect as a team, and move forward together.
1:36.5	I share five questions when we do this to begin the journey forward together.
1:41.2	These questions and their honest answers to them permit the rebirth of collaboration
1:45.7	within previously hostile business units, families, friendships, and communities. So today, I want to
1:53.0	share with you the five questions to reconnect at work and at home. Here they go. You may want to
1:58.9	write these ones down today. Number one, my friends,
2:01.4	begin every meeting, every conversation that really matters to you around something difficult with
2:05.9	this one. If this meeting was extremely successful, what would I want to achieve afterwards?
2:13.4	So if this meeting was extremely successful, what would I want to achieve afterwards?
2:18.4	My friends, start with the end in mind.
2:21.5	You're investing time, you're taking a risk, you're ready to move past the status quo into something bigger, maybe something better.
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