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Curiosity
By Monte Wilson

Laurence Sterne said, “What a large volume of adventures may be grasped within this little span of life by him who interests his heart in everything.” (A Sentimental Journey) Curious people are people who are always learning. Their minds are never idle, their souls never experience decay, their lives are never static…and they have no frame of reference for what others refer to as “boredom.” All they experience is “adventure.”

Curious people have an insatiable desire to know what they have, up until now, not known about people or things or a body of knowledge. There is almost a childlike sense of wonder about such people as they constantly are in awe of some recent discovery.

Tell a curious person to not waste time reinventing the wheel and he or she will reply, “Why not…who says? Haven’t we actually reinvented the wheel many times since the wooden wheel on stagecoaches? What if we…?” If there is a way to streamline a process, it is the curious person who will discover how to do this. If there is a way to more effectively package a product, the curious person will find it. If there is a way to attract more quality people to our team, the curious person will figure it out. If there is a way to increase the company’s profit margin, it will be found by those who are curious, asking, “What if we…?”