Craig Groeschel

Deeper and you have to ask questions level one level two level three you're driving deeper because questions are the keys that unlock untapped potential There's so much more and the people around you that sometimes they don't even know that's in them and you want to try to bring that out and I'll give you a little bit behind the scenes the way I think about doing podcast interviews when I have a guest on and

Deeper and you have to ask questions level one level two level three you're driving deeper because questions are the keys that unlock untapped potential There's so much more and the people around you that sometimes they don't even know that's in them and you want to try to bring that out and I'll give you a little bit behind the scenes the way I think about doing podcast interviews when I have a guest on and

Deeper and you have to ask questions level one level two level three you're driving deeper because questions are the keys that unlock untapped potential There's so much more and the people around you that sometimes they don't even know that's in them and you want to try to bring that out and I'll give you a little bit behind the scenes the way I think about doing podcast interviews when I have a guest on and

I started doing this, what, eight years ago, and I'd interview people, and I didn't know how to do it. So I'd start with like 15 questions I'd write out, it'd be very, very scripted, and I'd ask question one, and then I'd ask question two, then I'd ask question three, that was so dumb. The guests were polite.

I started doing this, what, eight years ago, and I'd interview people, and I didn't know how to do it. So I'd start with like 15 questions I'd write out, it'd be very, very scripted, and I'd ask question one, and then I'd ask question two, then I'd ask question three, that was so dumb. The guests were polite.

I started doing this, what, eight years ago, and I'd interview people, and I didn't know how to do it. So I'd start with like 15 questions I'd write out, it'd be very, very scripted, and I'd ask question one, and then I'd ask question two, then I'd ask question three, that was so dumb. The guests were polite.

But the conversations weren't as engaging because the reality is I was asking them questions they've been asked before and they were saying things they said before. And I just got to thinking like, I know there's more in these people. Like they're totally brilliant. How can I pull out of them something that is different, something is new, something that's unique?

But the conversations weren't as engaging because the reality is I was asking them questions they've been asked before and they were saying things they said before. And I just got to thinking like, I know there's more in these people. Like they're totally brilliant. How can I pull out of them something that is different, something is new, something that's unique?

But the conversations weren't as engaging because the reality is I was asking them questions they've been asked before and they were saying things they said before. And I just got to thinking like, I know there's more in these people. Like they're totally brilliant. How can I pull out of them something that is different, something is new, something that's unique?

And it dawned on me to have them say what they've never said. I need to ask them questions they've never been asked. You just say that again, to have them say something new, something different, something they'd never said before, I need to ask them questions that they've never been asked.

And it dawned on me to have them say what they've never said. I need to ask them questions they've never been asked. You just say that again, to have them say something new, something different, something they'd never said before, I need to ask them questions that they've never been asked.

And it dawned on me to have them say what they've never said. I need to ask them questions they've never been asked. You just say that again, to have them say something new, something different, something they'd never said before, I need to ask them questions that they've never been asked.

And so one of my kind of, it's actually a real goal is at the end of an interview, anytime one of my guests says like, oh my gosh, do you ask me a question I've never been asked before? I consider that a real win. And that happens more often than not. And because it's actually a goal. And here's the thing, I can't plan those questions. I can't just sit there.

And so one of my kind of, it's actually a real goal is at the end of an interview, anytime one of my guests says like, oh my gosh, do you ask me a question I've never been asked before? I consider that a real win. And that happens more often than not. And because it's actually a goal. And here's the thing, I can't plan those questions. I can't just sit there.

And so one of my kind of, it's actually a real goal is at the end of an interview, anytime one of my guests says like, oh my gosh, do you ask me a question I've never been asked before? I consider that a real win. And that happens more often than not. And because it's actually a goal. And here's the thing, I can't plan those questions. I can't just sit there.

I'm going to ask them some random dumb, some questions they've never been asked. What I have to do is I have to listen with full contact aversion. And so when I go into an interview now, I have about five questions down. And that's their fallback questions. Like if I hit a wall and sometimes you do, it's like, okay, and then I've got something to go to.

I'm going to ask them some random dumb, some questions they've never been asked. What I have to do is I have to listen with full contact aversion. And so when I go into an interview now, I have about five questions down. And that's their fallback questions. Like if I hit a wall and sometimes you do, it's like, okay, and then I've got something to go to.

I'm going to ask them some random dumb, some questions they've never been asked. What I have to do is I have to listen with full contact aversion. And so when I go into an interview now, I have about five questions down. And that's their fallback questions. Like if I hit a wall and sometimes you do, it's like, okay, and then I've got something to go to.

But I want to be totally engaged in the conversation. And again, I'm going to tell you a little bit of strategy. I usually ask, The first question is like, tell me when you first saw yourself as a leader. What I'm doing is I'm getting them to tell a story because even the best are nervous. And so that kind of helps them feel more comfortable. And they like to tell a story and stories are engaging.

But I want to be totally engaged in the conversation. And again, I'm going to tell you a little bit of strategy. I usually ask, The first question is like, tell me when you first saw yourself as a leader. What I'm doing is I'm getting them to tell a story because even the best are nervous. And so that kind of helps them feel more comfortable. And they like to tell a story and stories are engaging.