I’m fascinated by 3 questions.  They keep me up at night, and compel me to get out of bed every morning.  They drive everything I do.  But before I ask them, and invite you to join me in discovering the answers, let me tell you how I got here.

I’ve been listening to and obeying God’s voice for 25 years.  During that time, God led my family and me on adventures from Israel to Italy, and from rural France to rural Minnesota.  Listening and obeying freed me from a life-threatening eating disorder I was told was “incurable”.   It saved me from severe clinical depression.  Now it serves as my unquenchable source of creativity for visual art, writing and songwriting.

Listening and obeying opened the door for me to start my first business as a translator and interpreter.   I learned how much fun it is to serve your ideal clients, over-deliver, and use your gifts to meet a need.  It taught me how hard I’m willing to work.  It also taught me that hard work is not enough.

I wasn’t making the impact I knew I was born to make. Finally, I discovered the missing ingredient.

It wasn’t enough to speak fluently, I needed to listen fluently.  Listening to God is key, but it’s only part of the equation. Listening to the people he placed in my life taught me  how I fit and how I contribute.

So I embarked on an intense period of growth and training.  Along with formal training to become a professional coach, I discovered lots of tools to help people connect through listening.  I became more and more passionate about getting these tools into the hands of as many changemakers as possible.

So whether you’re a parent building a family, an entrepreneur building a business, or both, I want to be your coach.   Each week I’ll share an activity, or an example of how the power of listening is changing the world.  You can use these activities in a variety of settings.   As you do, you’ll live your purpose and help other people live theirs.

In exchange for the 5 minutes of your week spent reading my blog, I’m committed to helping you listen fluently.  You’ll benefit more (and we’ll all learn more) if you answer the questions  at the end of each post in the comment section below.  All I ask is that you join this movement by joining my email list.  It’s free, and it helps me serve you better.  And if you find a post helpful, please share it. Together we can reach people I never could alone.

So here are my three questions:

• What could one family accomplish if they committed to listening to God and to each other?
• How could listening to God and each other inspire and empower kingdom driven entrepreneurs?
• What if we treated families as incubators for innovation?

Are you curious about the answers to these questions? Sign up below to join families all over the world in discovering them together.

What’s one question that fascinates you? Write it in the comment section below so we can investigate it together.