21. Curiosity Every Day

The genius of your curiosity instinct is that it inspires imagination, confidence, and exhilaration. On a practical level, you can use curiosity to help your kids develop their interests, create family fun, increase the likelihood that prospective clients will be interested in your services, make managers more effective, and help shape a company that is an exciting and enthusiastic place to work.

Consider the familiar expression, “Curiosity killed the cat, and satisfaction brought him back.” Since cats have nine lives, there must have been at least nine situations in which the cat’s curiosity demanded satisfaction. Thus, in homage to your evolutionary catlike heritage, let’s look at nine scenarios where curiosity ...

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