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Questions to ask · Work and purpose · for your Grandpa

Which job made you proudest, and why?

Why this question matters

How someone earned a living says a lot about what they valued. The answer to this one often holds advice you will want to keep for your own working years.

Ask it on a quiet afternoon, give time for the answer, and write down the small details. That is where the story lives.

  1. What skill are you proudest of having learned?
  2. Tell me about a mistake at work that taught you something.
  3. What did a good day's work feel like to you?
  4. How did you and the family get by when money was tight?
  5. What would you tell me about choosing the work I do?

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Keep Grandpa’s answers in one book.

This is one of the 100 guided questions in Tell Me Your Story, Grandpa. Every page has room to write the answer by hand.

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