Sean Butner explains why asking why matters. When his opt-in page flopped, he skipped self-judgment, asked what was wrong, and fixed it. Curiosity helps you spot blind spots, make better decisions, and grow.
It. Morning everyone. Welcome to start your day. Great. Start your day with the coach. I am your certified high performance coach, Sean Butner here. And we're talking about being more curious. So every day at 10 o' clock in the morning, we talk about something, personal development, something that'll help you feel the day a little bit deeper, help you feel a little bit more joy, a little bit more confident, a little bit more present in your day. And today we're talking about how you should be more curious, you know, because why is that is one of the most powerful questions ever. So if you're a leader, if you're a professional, if you're a scientist, if you're not any of those, understanding why you do things the way you do, why others do things the way they do, and why things happen in the world that they do is super important for us to grow, for us to navigate the world, for us to make better decisions for ourselves. And that's why I believe why is that is one of the most important questions. So doesn't matter what context you're talking about, some things could be more maddening than others, like trying to understand politics, certain interpersonal relationships could be easier or tougher to figure out why you do the healthy things or the unhealthy things you do. You know, those types of things. And really, if there's one idea to take away from today, it's that it's up to you to feed your curiosity about yourself, others in the world, you know, to withhold judgment and opt to understand how and why things happen. Because, you know, we know that the Internet is this huge place of judgment. You know, you say anything, there's going to be people that love you for it, there's going to be people that hate you for it based on gut reactions, based on heuristics, based on, you know, instinct and, you know, stuff like that. So it's a very emotional response. But we need to take a step back, you know, and I can tell you, like in my business next Monday, I'm running the work from home challenge, which is a seven day challenge. And you know, I have some opt in pages. I've been talking about it a lot and I'm not getting the opt in results that I wanted. And you know, I'm open about that because I could judge myself in this instance and say I'm just not good at marketing, I'm not good at communicating, I'm not good at getting people to sign up and enrolled in my business, or I could say, why is this happening? What am I missing? What. What am I maybe doing that I can learn from and be better moving forward? So. And that's exactly what I did. I had some friends that I sent out. Hey, could you take a look? Why is this not working the way that I think it should? And I got a lot of really good feedback back. And so instead of stressing out about it for another week, another month, another year, instead of, you know, doubting myself and saying, like, oh, I'm not enough. Oh, I can't figure this out. It's okay. I. I have something new to test. Right. And so this shift into how can I test things more in my life? And it's trickier when it's your own beliefs or things that you think are true. And I say that with a smile that, you know, we all have things that we think are true about the world, about ourselves, and about others that we should routinely challenge a lot more. And I know that that's asking you to think a lot more. It's asking you to. To disconnect from those gut reactions. But ultimately, it's going to serve you more as a leader and understanding people and empathizing and being able to help people improve their performance, you know, if, you know, in a leadership thing. But for yourself, it's going to help you get unblocked or discover blind spots so you don't do the same thing over and over again, bang your head against the wall and. And not get different results. And so this is why one of the things that I talk about a lot, if you follow me for a while, is this idea of being curious, of withholding judgment, of trying to find bigger perspectives. Because there's always a different perspective. There's always a bigger perspective. There's always something that you didn't catch that you can learn from that'll make you more amazing, make you more productive, make you ha. You know, hat not have. Make better decisions. Kind of stumbled on that. This is why it's a live show. So go out there and be more curious, you know, and be kind to yourself, to others, and to the things that you don't understand or you. You thought through and you're like, I don't agree with that. Like, okay, like, can you understand how someone else can come up with that? Or get to that same conclusion, even if you don't agree with it? I think that would do wonders for how this weird world that we live in with social media is. So be more curious. Go out there, be more kind to yourself. Don't judge yourself. Others or the world and just be curious and try to understand and it'll serve you really well. So this is Sean Butner on Start yout Day with the coach signing off saying, go forth with more joy, more, more personal growth and more impact in your communities today. I'll see you guys tomorrow. Take care.
