Beyond ‘What Do You Do?’

Deeper questions uncover what a job title can’t touch

#MindsetMonday • 2:19 p.m. Sept. 29, 2025

We live in a world where the first question we ask each other is often, “What do you do?” But let’s be honest - that question only scratches the surface. It reduces a person’s story, their struggles, their victories, and their heart to a job title or career path.

What if instead we asked:
• What are you passionate about?
• What lights you up?
• What’s a challenge you’ve overcome that shaped who you are?
• What are you most grateful for today?

Questions like this peel back the layers. They bring us closer to the soul of a person – not just the résumé version, but the real version. The one that God uniquely created, with fingerprints no one else can copy.

Every person you meet carries a story. A sacred mix of scars and victories, dreams and fears. And sometimes, the kindest thing we can do is to draw that story out – extract the essence to let someone feel seen, heard, and valued beyond their productivity.

This week, let’s stop settling for surface-level conversations. Be bold enough to ask deeper questions. Be compassionate enough to truly listen. Be faithful enough to believe that God places people in your path for a reason.

Don’t just meet people, see them. Don’t just hear answers, receive their hearts.

Let’s be the kind of people who bring out the best in others – not by asking what they do, but by caring about who they are.

Work hard. Love big. Lead well.