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Better Questions Better Life Podcast (Formerly the Why 2 Podcast)

The Better Questions Better Life Podcast, featuring Dustin Elliott, seeks to answer one simple question. How can we ask better questions to live a better life?

Education:Self-Improvement Business Self-Improvement Education
Update frequency
every 12 days
Average duration
61 minutes
Episodes
49
Years Active
2017 - 2019
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Ep 22. How to ask questions like a Venture Capital General Partner feat. Whitney Sales

Ep 22. How to ask questions like a Venture Capital General Partner feat. Whitney Sales

“Asking the right questions takes as much skill as giving the right answers” - Robert Half

If you were about to put a LOT of money and time on the line to invest in a fledgling startup, what would y…

00:44:17  |   Wed 12 Jun 2019
Ep 21. How to ACTUALLY start a conversation

Ep 21. How to ACTUALLY start a conversation

One good conversation can shift the direction of change forever. - Linda Lambert

Ever been saw someone and wish you went up to and spoke to them?

In our world of ever increasing isolation and loneli…

00:19:34  |   Tue 04 Jun 2019
Ep 20. How to ask questions like a Chief Questions Asker. feat Chris Schembra

Ep 20. How to ask questions like a Chief Questions Asker. feat Chris Schembra

Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers.- Tony Robbins

If you can ask one question to build a better connection with someone, what would it be?

Well, that’s …

00:36:50  |   Fri 03 May 2019
Ep 19. Where do we go from here?

Ep 19. Where do we go from here?

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.

– Aristotle

Where do we go from here?

What is the next step in our journey to learn how to ask better questions?

Well, on t…

00:13:04  |   Thu 25 Apr 2019
Ep 18. How to ask questions like a Human Centered Designer feat. Chi Ryan (2/2)

Ep 18. How to ask questions like a Human Centered Designer feat. Chi Ryan (2/2)

“Being different gives the world color.” - Nelsan Ellis

How does a Human Centered Designer think about and ask questions? Well, there are few in the industry better to ask than the talented Chirryl-…

00:27:15  |   Thu 18 Apr 2019
Ep 17. 3 Foundational Pillars you need to know

Ep 17. 3 Foundational Pillars you need to know

“Empathy is simply listening, holding space, withholding judgment, emotionally connecting, and communicating that incredibly healing message of you’re not alone.” – Brene Brown

What is being empathe…

00:16:58  |   Wed 10 Apr 2019
Ep 16. How to ask questions like a Human Centered Designer feat. Chi Ryan (1/2)

Ep 16. How to ask questions like a Human Centered Designer feat. Chi Ryan (1/2)

“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” - Walt Disney

How does a Human Centered Designer think about a…

00:43:41  |   Thu 04 Apr 2019
Ep 15. How to handle maximise a groups potential to ask the best questions

Ep 15. How to handle maximise a groups potential to ask the best questions

A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead

We already know this right? But leveraging a group of diverse people to ask prop…

00:15:38  |   Wed 27 Mar 2019
Ep 14. How to ask questions like a high price consultant feat. Adam Walker (Consulting)

Ep 14. How to ask questions like a high price consultant feat. Adam Walker (Consulting)

“The quality of your life is a direct reflection of the quality of the questions you are asking yourself” - Toby Robbins

What does a high priced Human Capital Consultant, someone with over 15 years …

00:41:09  |   Thu 21 Mar 2019
Ep 13. Defeating your ego to help ask better questions

Ep 13. Defeating your ego to help ask better questions

“ego is the enemy of what you want and of what you have: Of mastering a craft. Of real creative insight. Of working well with others. Of building loyalty and support. Of longevity. Of repeating and r…

00:22:45  |   Wed 13 Mar 2019
Ep 12. How to ask questions like a Coach/Mindfulness Teacher feat. David Walker (CoreTruth)

Ep 12. How to ask questions like a Coach/Mindfulness Teacher feat. David Walker (CoreTruth)

"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." - Victor Frankl

What does mindfulness and paradi…

00:41:00  |   Thu 07 Mar 2019
Ep 11. Discussing the antidote to superficial conversations

Ep 11. Discussing the antidote to superficial conversations

“Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we're all in this together.” 
― Brené Brown

As we continue to dive in to human psychology, and explore the underlying processes and algor…

00:22:03  |   Tue 05 Mar 2019
Ep.10 How to ask questions like a People Scientist feat. Chris Barrell (Culture Amp)

Ep.10 How to ask questions like a People Scientist feat. Chris Barrell (Culture Amp)

What does a People Scientist do? Can you ask too many questions? How do you ask questions to figure out which questions you need to ask?

All these questions and more answered on today's episode featu…

00:46:14  |   Fri 07 Dec 2018
Ep 9. Why it's not your fault you don't like what that person said, but that's not good enough.

Ep 9. Why it's not your fault you don't like what that person said, but that's not good enough.

While the world is a gold mine, you need to go digging in other people’s heads to unearth riches. Questions are your pickaxes and competitive advantage. - Tim Ferriss

As we switch gears from the pre…

00:13:43  |   Wed 05 Dec 2018
Ep 8. How to ask questions like a Qualitative Researcher/Entrepreneur feat. Ainslie Williams

Ep 8. How to ask questions like a Qualitative Researcher/Entrepreneur feat. Ainslie Williams

Ever wonder how a Qualitative Researcher asks questions? I know I did!!

00:38:25  |   Mon 12 Nov 2018
Ep 7. Are you using these 2 keys to ask effective questions?

Ep 7. Are you using these 2 keys to ask effective questions?

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.

- F. Scott Fitzgerald

Following up from last week’s …

00:16:37  |   Thu 08 Nov 2018
Ep 6. How to ask questions like a multifunctional designer feat. Milly Schmidt

Ep 6. How to ask questions like a multifunctional designer feat. Milly Schmidt

Ever wonder how someone who comes up with apps or design website or experiences? Well, make sure you check Milly Schmidt's interview on the Why 2 Podcast.

Milly has a vast career working in designing…

00:45:30  |   Thu 01 Nov 2018
Ep.5 Are you falling victim to the these two enemies of asking questions?

Ep.5 Are you falling victim to the these two enemies of asking questions?

“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” 
― Stephen R. Covey

When it comes to asking the best questions to live the best life, we need to addr…

00:16:56  |   Wed 31 Oct 2018
Ep.4 How to ask questions like a police officer feat. Narelle Fraser (Part 2)

Ep.4 How to ask questions like a police officer feat. Narelle Fraser (Part 2)

Today's episode is part 2 of Narelle Fraser's interview. Narelle is a retired Police Detective with the Victoria Police who has a career spanning 27 years. 15 of those as a Detective at the Rape and …

00:34:38  |   Thu 11 Oct 2018
Ep.3 Why the questions you're probably asking right now, aren't working.

Ep.3 Why the questions you're probably asking right now, aren't working.

“Look for people who have lots of great questions. Smart people are the ones who ask the most thoughtful questions, as opposed to thinking they have all the answers. Great questions are a much better…

00:12:03  |   Wed 10 Oct 2018
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