Curiosity is what fuels the search for new ideas and insights to fuel growth of every sort.
“I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.” — Albert Einstein
Some call me nosey, others deem me highly curious, but I have spent the last decade reaching out to business leaders, entrepreneurs, celebrities, athletes and world changers, to inquire about how they have achieved their dreams. I have interviewed more than 350 people and since it’s easier to get interviews when there’s something in it for the other party, I share their stories in online articles. Real estate is my livelihood, but interviews are my passion. Although I get paid zero for the interviews, nothing has fueled my business more than my instinctive nature to be curious. Here are the five reasons why passionate curiosity has been a game changer.
“Curiosity — It keeps us moving forward, exploring, experimenting, opening new doors.” – Walt Disney
1. Big thinking
One of the greatest attributes I’ve garnered from interviewing so many successful business people is that I’ve learned to think big. When you surround yourself by the likes of Richard Branson, who is commercializing space travel, or Holly Daniels Christensen who has created an experiential jewelry line, Dune Jewelry, or salon guru, Marc Harris who is reinventing the entire salon business model by partnering with massive real estate developers to create in-house salon services for the affluent, you tend to become the type of business person who no longer thinks in terms of what’s been done, but rather in terms of what might be possible.
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