#804 - Shy Expat Uses “Deep Questions” Cards to Spark Conversations
Side Hustle School
Chris Guillebeau
4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 15 March 2019
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
After moving to Toronto, this German video marketer years to create meaningful connections. He finds the answer in a series of playing cards he calls “Ask Deep Questions.”
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| 0:00.0 | Sometimes running a business can feel like cycling uphill with square wheels. |
| 0:07.0 | But zero online accounting software can help predict the future cash flow of your business. |
| 0:15.0 | So you can stay one step ahead. Soon it'll feel more like free-wearing downhill. |
| 0:21.0 | On a tandem! What, mate? With a messer on the back. |
| 0:25.0 | Oh, that's nice. |
| 0:27.0 | Search zero with an axe, because healthy business is beautiful business. |
| 0:39.0 | You have a lot of connections, yet still feel lonely. |
| 0:42.0 | You know a lot of people, but still carry a sense of isolation. |
| 0:45.0 | There's a lot of research about this lately, but you probably don't need a study. |
| 0:49.0 | You may in fact already know how it feels to be surrounded by a lot of people, |
| 0:52.0 | both online and offline sometimes, yet not feel understood. |
| 0:55.0 | Not feel like you truly know anyone, or that anyone truly knows you. |
| 0:59.0 | Here's a quote from the person I'm going to tell you about today. |
| 1:02.0 | He says, I had no problem meeting people, but I struggled making real deep connections. |
| 1:07.0 | That statement and the belief and experience behind it was the inspiration for the project I'll tell you about today. |
| 1:13.0 | So, hey, welcome to Side whistle school. My name is Chris Killapoe. |
| 1:16.0 | Every day on the program I'm telling you a different true story about somebody out there who has a job, |
| 1:20.0 | doesn't necessarily plan to become an entrepreneur, but finds a way to make some extra money, |
| 1:25.0 | and not just make extra money, but also pursue something creative, |
| 1:28.0 | make the world a better place, all kinds of good stuff, without quitting their job, |
| 1:31.0 | and by using a skill they already have. |
| 1:33.0 | So, in today's story, this German immigrant to Canada creates a set of playing cards |
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