Quest Stories: Be who you are – QFY 569

May 8, 2020

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Janine

in Podcast, Quest Stories

Episode 569 – Quest Stories: Be who you are

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Welcome friends
I am so excited to bring you my first Zoom interview today
I started easy – I asked 2 good friends to join me
We call ourselves Team AirBNB because we shared an AirBNB each time we all flew to the east coast last year for our speaking program
And its interesting when I think back – the first time we met was in an AirBNB
We connected online and agreed to share the place
But we didn’t know one another
And then it worked out so well that the following 3 times we also roomed together
And let me tell you – we roomed
Sometimes we couldn’t get a nice 3 bedroom place, so we shared even smaller places together
But you may wonder – what was it that worked out so well?
I have wondered many times myself
We are all different people, with different interests and ideas about the world
But I think you’ll get an idea on this interview why we jived well together
what I made this connection work so well was openness
We all were open to one another
Openness is just the starting point – it bring along so much more
When you’re open – open-minded, open-hearted, open-spirited
- Then you’re accepting of the differences of the other person
- You’re more willing to be vulnerable
- And you respect the other person for who he or she is
And when I listen to this interview – this is a quality I see all 3 of us have
We all had different routines, different needs, different opinions, and yet we made it work
Each morning we walked together to our training, stopped for coffee along the way, and then dispersed
And at the end of the day we came together again, after we all did what we wanted to do
It was never forced –
We respected each other,
We were not afraid to talk about what we needed
- Which at the same time sets boundaries
- While still remaining flexible and willing to compromise
It was a very unique way of meeting someone new and forming a friendship and I am grateful to have these 2 amazing people in my life
Knowing we can room together, even in Bharats tiny apartment in NYC where we stayed one time, is certainly a way to know we get along
And on this interview you will hear what makes these 2 people so special and why they are so open, respectful and unafraid to be vulnerable
Our upbringing certainly shapes our life, but its also what we do with it
And also I hope it shows you that you don’t need to look a long time to make great friends
Sometimes it requires just a leap of faith – like we all took when we decided to share a roof for a few days
And then simply be yourself,
Open, and not afraid to show who you are,
Mallory’s takeaway at the end still sits in my mind
I wont spoil it for you
But I will say this:
When you love yourself,
When you’re open and generous and kind and forgiving with yourself – then the people with those characteristics will also come into your life
As always –
Start with you
This is the goal of this podcast and I hope that this is also what you will take-away – among other things – from this interview
And I would be deeply grateful if you share this conversation with some of your friends