Driving questions to ask yourself

We commonly ask ourselves 2 types of driving questions. One serves to limit us and the other serves to expand our minds and our possibilities:

a) WHY questions create Reasons, Blaming, Excuses and Limitations (they focus on the negatives, the Have Nots, the insufficiencies)

• Why aren’t I doing more?
• Why wasn’t it better?
• Why didn’t I ….?
• Why can’t I …?

b) HOW questions create Strategy (way to achieve), Solutions (answers) and Expansiveness (other avenues are open to you, you have more options and choices). They focus on possibilities and creates a Be-Do-Have experience.

Use words that give you CHOICE. Imagine that you already HAVE it and determine WHAT is it that you really want, and then ask yourself:

• How can I make it better?
• What can I do differently?
• How can I find a way out?
• How will I do this?
• How can I find an even better way out?

What are some driving questions you can ask yourself in any situation to propel you forwards to positive outcomes?

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Achieving results that matter most through the questions we ask ourselves

Achieving results that matter most through the questions we ask ourselves
Apply this concept to thrive in your life and in your business!
Everyone is achieving results in their lives. Any outcome, event, happening or non-happening in life is a result of some evaluation, thought, feeling and action. The problem, is, not that we do not produce results … it is that often times they are not the results we desire.

All thought and creation in our lives are driven by Questions. The quality of our lives is largely determined by the quality of the questions we ask ourselves (and the honesty of our answers and our commitment to the desired outcomes, of course).

Some of these common questions are:

• What do we want to do?
• Where and when can we do it?
• How can we make it happen?
• Why is it or isn’t it working?

Some of these questions will drive or spur us on to do something differently about the outcomes. They are nearly always embedded deep at an unconscious level and yet influences our lives and the results that we produce in far reaching and all pervasive ways. The ‘driving question’ is almost not recognized until we consider the results we are producing in our lives. In uncovering them we almost always find limitation inherent in the type of question we are asking ourselves.

“If you don't ask the right questions, you don't get the right answers. A question asked in the right way often points to its own answer. Asking questions is the ABC of diagnosis. Only the inquiring mind solves problems.” Edward Hodnett

Driving Questions in our lives often come about based on our beliefs, decisions, history, environment and values. Questions can serve to limit us or build us up. What questions are you asking yourself? You can learn to let go of any old ones and replace them with new empowering driving questions of your own conscious creation. To do this, all you need to do is to ASK IT. And then, in all situations continue to ASK IT AGAIN.

Coming soon - examples of driving questions you can ask yourself and others.

The quality of our outcomes is often dependent on the quality of questions we ask ourselves.

Make your day count!

Today is the first day of the rest of your life. Make it count! Make it an epic adventure. Make a difference. To yourself, to others - your family, friends, colleagues, clients, suppliers, employees.....

This day is a gift. You have the choice of what you want to do with it.

Just to get you started, here are 10 tips to make your day:

1. Live in the present

2. Choose your attitude

3. Believe in yourself

4. Persevere with courage, faith and trust.

5. Play at 100% and have fun

6. Focus on creating a constant flow of positivity

7. Speak and act from the heart.

8. Provide inspiration

9. Make a difference today

10. Live life on purpose

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10 tips to choosing your attitudes and having a magnificent day

1. Identify things you can do to remind yourself of your choices.
2. Create your own menu of outstanding resources and attitudes.
3. Have fun, play with respect in your work or life environment.
4. Make their day - With your clients, suppliers, colleagues, friends or loved ones. Engage them, include them, focus your attention on them.
5. Tap on your resources of energy.
6. Test your strengths and stretch them even more each day.
7. Exploit your amazing talents, develop them even more. Learn new skills where your passions lie.
8. Contribute - Give unto others.
9. Apply the attitude of gratitude.
10. Be mindful of each moment, acknowledge, appreciate and celebrate.

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