Ep 212: 10 Questions For Every Room You're In (with Emily P. Freeman)

One of my greatest teachers of the last few years is author, podcaster, and speaker Emily P. Freeman. I have learned so much from her work and devoured her latest NEW YORK TIMES best selling book How To Walk Into A Room: The Art of Knowing When To Stay and When To Walk Away.

Emily says, "Our whole life is like a house, and every commitment, community, role, and relationship is like a room." In this conversation, Emily and I continue her room metaphor and she asks 10 Questions from her book that we can use to discern our own sense of belonging, and our choices to stay or leave.

The framework of these 10 questions is perfect for 10 Things To Tell You and I loved unpacking each of these questions and concepts with Emily.

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MENTIONED in this episode:

1. Did I choose this room or did it choose me?
2. What are the corners, sections, people, or parts of this room that I’m avoiding? 
3. What is good and beautiful about this room?
4. Where are the caution flags?
5. Is anyone or anything missing from this room? If so, who or what? 
6. Who has the power in this room? 
7. Who or what will be affected by my decision? 
8. To what extent can I be myself in this room?
9. If God is in this room, what is the action of the divine? 
10. Do I want to stay in this room? 

 

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