Sunday, July 11, 2010

Appendix B - Great Get To Know You Questions:

Pick a few of the following questions that you like and stash the list in your purse.  If the conversation starts to get a little slow, excuse yourself to the bathroom and take a peek at your list to help get things going again.


What would your ideal Christmas look like 15 years from now?
What are your favorite family traditions?  What would you like have for traditions?
If you take a dream vacation for 2 weeks where and what you do?
What was your favorite meal as a child?
What were you most afraid of as a child?  What are you most afraid of now?
What were your top three adventures?
What would your former boss say about your performance?
What are the most important features in your dream house?
If you don’t have enough money to pay your bills what would you do?
What were your hobbies and games as a child?
How did/do you usually get in trouble?  How did you try to get out of trouble?
As a child what did you dream about doing when you "grew up"?  As a teenager. . .
Who are your top three heroes?  Why are your heroes?  What attributes/characteristics do they have that you would like to mimic?
What do you enjoy reading?  What do you enjoy watching on TV?
Who are the five most important people in your life right now?  Why are they so important?  How do you show someone they are important to you?
As you drive alone in your car what do you do? What do you listen to? What do you think about?  Would you rather be alone in the car or have someone with you?
If you have a day without any plans what do you do?  
What are three goals you would like to achieve within the next 3 years?  Three goals for the next 5 years?  
If you had $100 extra dollars right now what would you do with it at this moment?
As a child, if you could have asked God any questions, what would they have been?  As a teen?  Now?
What are three things you would like to experience before you die?
Who was your first crush?  What qualities attracted you to him/her?
When was the first time you understood what it was to die?  How did you respond?
If you could play one professional sport what would it be?  What product would you receive an endorsement contract for?
What do you think you will be doing at this exact moment 20 years from now?
If you were granted 3 wishes what would you wish for?
What 5 things would you put in a time capsule to represent you?
Is life more like the game LIFE, Sorry or Monopoly?
If a store clerk gave you too much change what would do you do?
Can you name two people who are a perfect couple?  What makes them a perfect couple?
If you could take me to breakfast to any place in the whole world where would you take me?  for lunch? for dinner?
If your house was on fire what 3 things would you take with you?



Practice these questions this week on anyone and see if you get to know some people in your life better.  Which questions worked the best for you?

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