21 Questions To Ask Your Parents While They Are Still Here

My dad passed away late last year from a stroke and I was very grateful I made a strong effort to continue to invest in our relationship over the years.

I asked him questions, learned more about his life story, and made the effort to spend quality time with him when I normally would have been too busy working on my own life to have time for my parents.

Also looking back in hindsight there were things I could have done better and questions I wish I asked him.

My friend good friend, business partner, and coach Jairek Robbins came up with a list of ’21 important questions to ask your parents while they are still here’ and I thought there were some great ones on it to share with you.

Here they are:

  1. What do you remember most about your mom and dad?
  2. If grandma and grandpa had a message for you and their grandchildren, what do you think it would be? 
  3. How did you choose your career and what was your favorite part about it? 
  4. What made you successful at work? 
  5. What’s your wow factor (what makes you uniquely you) and what are the moments that helped shape it?
  6. What’s a moment that made you feel incredibly humble?
  7. What’s your greatest fear?
  8. What’s an awe-inspiring moment?
  9. Which 3 events most shaped your life?
  10. What do you remember about when each of us was born?
  11. Were you ever scared to be a parent? 
  12. What 3 words represented your approach to parenting and why? 
  13. What message do you have for your [spouse] that you want her/him to always keep in mind? 
  14. Which 3 words best describe how you want to be remembered? 
  15. What do you think the world needs more of right now? 
  16. What do you believe people want the most in life? 
  17. What were the 3 best decisions you ever made? 
  18. What are you most proud of in life? 
  19. What were 5 of the most positive moments of your life? 
  20. What message would you like to share with your family?
  21. What are you most thankful for?


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