Strategic Life Questioning Tactics

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Introduction

The questions we ask ourselves on a daily basis could very well be the most critical and important factors determining our ongoing success, happiness and fulfillment in life. In fact, the questions that we persistently dwell upon intrinsically influence our thoughts, habits, decisions and actions in insurmountable ways that are simply beyond our conscious levels of comprehension and understanding. Because our questions are so tightly bound to our physical realities, they can almost instantly transform and take our lives from one end of the spectrum to the other in the blink of an eye. Their somewhat magical, mysterious, and supernatural powers have perplexed the human mind for thousands of years. How is it that seemingly insurmountable problems are suddenly overcome? How is it that one person eases through the obstacles in their life, while another person suffering the same challenges, cannot seem to dig themselves out of a hole? Yes, questions are mysterious blessings, yet at the same time they can be deadly precursors to a life of misery and heartache.

The Strategic Life Questioning Tactics IQ Matrix will help unlock some of the fundamental keys of questioning that can dramatically transform our lives for the better. We will first get an overview of the questioning process, it’s purpose, benefits and outcomes as they relate to life. Secondly, we will breakdown the two Questioning Habitual Patterns that will either lead us to a life of fulfillment or a life of unrealized potential. Finally, we will finish off our discussion by taking a closer look at some effective questioning strategies that you can utilize immediately to help you overcome the obstacles and challenges that are confronting your life.

This article post is part of an Effective Thinking Series of IQ Matrix Mind Maps that are designed to help you successfully deal with the problems and challenges confronting your daily life reality. Topics within this series include:

• Part 1: Strategic Life Questioning Tactics
• Part 2: Unlocking Your Creative Genius Potential
• Part 3: Awaken Your Problem Solver from Within
• Part 4: Becoming an Outstanding Critical Thinker
• Part 5: 6 Thinking Hats: Solving Life’s Complex Problems

Benefits & Purpose of Inspired Questions

Our questions could very well be the most powerful, motivating – while equally de-motivating – factors influencing our daily decisions and actions. In fact their influence over our lives is so profound that our entire thought process is completely and consistently absorbed and overwhelmed with the habit of asking and answering repetitive questions. If you simply take a moment to reflect on this statement, you will come to the realization that the vast majority of your day is actually spent on the process of asking questions. Whether this involves asking yourself what you will eat for lunch, what time you should get out of bed, what you must or mustn’t tell your boss, or why you are suddenly feeling like a stale fish – the questions simply roll across the recesses of our minds like clouds floating against the sky. All of this just makes you think:

“If I am continuously asking questions all day long, everyday of my life, could it just be remotely possible that where I am in my life at this very moment, is somewhat a direct reflection of the questions I have asked myself over a lifetime of thinking?”

Within this branch of the IQ Matrix we will delve into the intrinsic purpose of our habitual questioning tactics. We will explore not only the extraordinary impact of our questions, but also identify how they influence our lives from every angle and perspective. Let’s get started by taking a look at the actual purpose of our questions and delving into the intricacies of their life transforming nature:

The Purpose of Strategically Inspired Questions

Our questions are far more than just a few words jumbled together with a question mark at the end. They in fact have a deep and meaningful purpose that helps to alter our psychology and life in a number of seemingly small and insignificant ways. It is only once we are able to understand and acknowledge their purpose, that we are finally able to take advantage of the opportunities that they present us with.

Helps Alter Perspective & Life Experience

Our questions help alter the perspective of the world around us. These questions essentially color how we view ourselves, others, objects, events and circumstances in ways that help us to see things in a new light and from a unique and different angle. If you ask resourceful, optimistic and solution focused questions, they will expand your perspective and awareness of the possibilities that are available to you at any one moment in time. On the other hand, if you ask questions that are focused on problems and things that you do not want in your life, than they will likewise present you with more of what you are asking for – problems, headaches, ongoing stress and anguish.

Turn On Your Question Barometer…

If you find that your perspective of the world around you is suddenly being limited or constricted in anyway, than immediately angle and phrase your questions by using methods that will help you to expand your perspective about yourself, others and the circumstances of your life; thusly helping you identify a greater array of opportunities that can move your life forward in immeasurable ways.

Helps Alter Emotional State

The questions we ask are intrinsically connected to the emotions that we experience on an ongoing basis throughout our day. If your questions are unresourceful and focused on problems, than this will put you into a negative frame of mind, which will likewise lead to pessimistic emotions of stress, anguish, worry, fear, anger and more. On the other hand, if you focus on questions that allow you to expand the possibilities of your current predicament or situation, than you will find that your emotions will tend to expand in positive ways into the realm of curiosity, excitement, enthusiasm, and intrigue. We will discuss how to take charge of your emotional state in a future Mind Map.

Turn On Your Question Barometer…

Keep a psychological check on the impact that your daily questioning habits have on your emotional states. If you feel as though you have suddenly hit an emotional brick wall, immediately stop yourself and ask a new set of questions that will instantly trigger positive emotions.

Helps Alter Physiological State

Our emotional states are intrinsically connected to our physiological bodies. This means that if you ask unresourceful questions focused on problems, you will essentially experience a change in your physiology that will likewise trigger negative emotions of an unresourceful nature. On the other hand, questions that are angled towards solutions and potential opportunities will put your body into a resourceful state, which will therefore provide you with the emotional support you need to move you through the challenges and obstacles that are currently confronting your life experience. We will discuss specific strategies on how to alter your physiological state in a future Mind Map.

Turn On Your Question Barometer…

Keep a check on your physiology as you move through your day. The moment you notice your physiology sink into a unresourceful state, immediately ask solution focused questions that will help you to break out of this slump.

Helps Alter What we Focus On

Many people have an unconscious habit of asking questions about things that they don’t want in their life. Because they persistently ask these types questions, this naturally focuses their mind on these “unwanted” objects, people, circumstances and events. They simply don’t understand that the persistent questions they ask, focus and direct their mind on the things they ask about. On the other hand, if we develop the habit of only asking questions about the things we want in our lives (emotions we want to feel, things we want to experience, solutions we want to bring to fruition, etc), than we will likewise experience that reality as we go about our daily decisions and actions.

Turn On Your Question Barometer…

The moment you catch yourself focusing on the things that you do not want in your life, immediately ask a different question that will help you direct your mind on the things that you DO WANT to have and experience within your reality.

Helps Alter What We Consciously Delete

By asking a certain type of question, we essentially block out and delete anything within the external environment that is not consistent with the answers we seek. This means, that if you ask a question that’s focused on exacerbating a problem, than as a result, it is very likely that you will be completely blinded to the solutions that are seemingly within your reach. It is important to understand that your brain will help you delete everything that does not fit your current direction, objectives and goals. And it is the questions you ask that essentially determine these principles. On the other hand, if you ask solution focused questions, this will likewise delete everything from your experience that would exacerbate the problem.

Turn On Your Question Barometer…

The moment you catch yourself focusing on a problem that just seems to be expanding and growing within your reality, immediately stop yourself and turn your focus and attention on the solution. Ask better and more insightful questions that only focus on the solution to this problem. The more attention you give to finding a solution, the greater amount of resources you will draw – from yourself and the external world – to successfully find the answers you are searching for.

Strengthens Weak Belief Systems

Our belief systems are very important in helping us make insightful decisions that lead to decisive action. However, if you are finding that your decisions and actions are somewhat hesitant in nature, than it could very well signify a set of weak belief systems that are currently directing your behavior. One of the best ways to strengthen weak belief systems is to ask a set of effective questions that will bring about a wave of new confidence, thusly helping you to move through them in positive ways. Your beliefs are weak because they have very few resources and references tied to them. Questions will help you to strengthen these references and attract the resources you need to turn your weak beliefs into empowering action oriented convictions. We won’t discuss this topic any further here, as we will dedicate an entire IQ Matrix to the process of developing empowering beliefs and convictions in a future post.

The Quality of the Questions You Ask is Critical

The quality of the questions we consistently ask on a daily basis has an incredibly profound impact on our lives. In fact, where we are in our lives at this very moment, is very much a direct reflection of the questions we have habitually and unconsciously asked ourselves over time. If you are not happy or fulfilled with one or more areas of your life, than it could very well result from a limiting set of questions that you have been asking yourself over the past few weeks, months and years – which have created your current life predicament and circumstances. The first key here is to acknowledge your current life circumstances and to identify the habitual unconscious questions that have brought you to this point in your life. The second key brings forth a solution in the form of a new set of empowering questions that you will instigate into your life from this day forward. However, more about this a little later. For now, let’s take a closer look at the profound impact that daily habitual questions have on our lives:

Determines What We Gain Access to

Your daily habitual questions effectively determine your access to critical resources and opportunities that can help to move your life forward. Because our questions help expand our awareness and understanding of ourselves and the world around us, they also effectively help us gain a unique perspective about objects, people and the circumstances that are currently confronting our reality. Through this perspective and awareness we are better able to pinpoint and recognize the opportunities and resources that we will need to help us move forward in our lives. Hence, if you ask the right questions, you will gain access to these opportunities and resources. If on the other hand you neglect to ask an effective set of questions, than you will simply fail to recognize the resources and opportunities that can help you overcome the problems and challenges confronting your life.

Determines Our Ability & Potential

The habitual questions you ask yourself on a daily basis effectively determine your intelligence, creativity, ability to solve problems and reach your potential as a productive human being. However, for the purpose of this discussion it is important to realize that the more effective you become at asking consistent high quality questions – focused on solutions and expanding possibilities – than the more of your potential you will effectively tap into, and the greater success you will experience in any field of endeavor. Therefore, if you feel that for some reason you are not living out your true potential, than it could very signify that you need to improve your habitual questioning patterns of behavior. The rest of this post will help you to move in that direction.

Determines Our Ongoing Happiness

We discussed a little earlier on that the questions we ask ourselves can effectively alter our emotional states. Given that this is true, it just makes sense that our ongoing happiness in life is therefore also determined by the habitual questions we decide to ask ourselves on a daily basis. So if you are not happy with any aspect of your life, than decide today to transform the questions you are persistently asking. Focus your questions on things that you want in your life, rather than things that bring you sadness, stress and anguish.

Determines Our Overall Success

Finally, given everything that we have discussed thus far, it makes perfect sense that the quality of questions we persistently ask throughout our days, effectively determines our success in life, love, career, school as well as the level of income we are currently experiencing. Therefore it’s probably true what they say… “the quality of our questions determines the quality of our life“.

Strengthening & Weakening Question Types

There are essentially two types of questions that we can choose to ask ourselves on a daily basis. The first category of questions – living in the “WHY” world – weaken our ability to think effectively, thusly tending to close the doors to opportunity, while at the same time making us feel inadequate and incapable. The second category of questions – living in the “HOW” & “WHAT” world – help to strengthen our resolve, willpower and persistent nature, thusly opening the doors to a myriad of new opportunities and avenues for growth and learning. Each of these two categories is positioned at opposite ends of the question spectrum. This is important to understand, because where you decide to plant your thoughts along this spectrum, will essentially determine what you will have, accomplish, experience, feel, and how you will essentially live out the remainder of your life.

Let’s now take a deeper look at the two “question types” and breakdown the dramatic “polar opposite” psychological impact that they can have on our unprepared minds.

The Facts about “Weakening” WHY Questions

WHY questions are essentially questions that make us feel sorry for ourselves, our predicament and circumstances. They are questions that seek sympathy from others; coming from a state of Hope and Weakness – they seem to bring about unending sorrow and misery that locks the mind away into a state of chaos that has very little structure and form. Under no circumstances should you ever partake in the habit of asking useless WHY questions that will break your spirit and paralyze your motivations. Here are some WHY question examples you must avoid at all costs, however before reading them, first realize and understand that you will always find answers to the questions you consistently and persistently ask yourself on a daily basis…

Why does life always seem to be working against me?

Why do I have such rotten luck?

Why should I even try?

Why am I so inadequate and incapable?

Why does this always happen to me?

Why does my life stink so much?

Why do I always do such dumb things?

WHY Questions are Loop Questions

They are known as LOOP questions because they tend to wrap us up within a cycle of excuses, blame and problems that never seems to end. It just makes sense, that when we are constantly focused on the things that we do not want in our lives, that these things will just tend to grow and expand within our physical reality. When it comes to asking WHY questions, this could not be further from the truth.

WHY Questions lead to Blaming

Asking too many WHY questions will naturally lead to blaming of self, others, objects, events and the circumstances within one’s life. When we sink into the habit of blame, we become very unproductive and unresourceful from many different angles and perspectives, and this likewise leads to an ever expanding “LOOP cycle” of blame that causes destruction and mayhem in our lives.

WHY Questions lead to Limitations

Because WHY questions are focused on the process of “feeling sorry for ourselves”, it’s just natural for this type of behavior to limit access to the opportunities, support and resources that are available to us. Have another read through the WHY questions presented above, and ask yourself whether a person utilizing this type of language has any hope of ever taking advantage of the opportunities, support and resources that are made available to them at any one moment in time.

WHY Questions lead to Problems

WHY questions are specifically focused on the things that we do not want in our lives. These “things” are effectively labeled as problems that stand in our way towards achieving the happiness we desire to experience in our lives. The more WHY questions we ask, the deeper we sink into the mentality of focusing on the potential problems that just seem overwhelming and out of our control.

WHY Questions lead to Excuses

The deeper we sink into the intricacies of our life’s problems, the more reasons and excuses we find for our predicaments. It is important to understand that our excuses are not solutions, they are rather rationalizations that make us feel better about the problems confronting our current life reality. In many instances our excuses can actually make us feel better, and therefore help us to effectively live in harmony with our problems for short sporadic periods of time. However, over the long-term, excuses build up and give birth to the deadly emotions of anger and depression, which can literally eat us alive from the inside-out.

WHY Questions lead to Doubt Creation

Asking WHY questions naturally creates doubt in our minds about our ability, intelligence, creativity, skills, etc. And the more doubt we manifest, the more WHY questions we tend to ask in order to try and rationalize these feelings of uncertainty that live in the pit of our stomachs. Doubt is a sabotaging force that can trigger many unresourceful emotions that will keep you within a powerless hesitant state where very little ever gets accomplished. Avoid it at all costs by minimizing the WHYS in your life.

Strengthening Your HOW & WHAT Questions

On the opposite end of the spectrum we have the HOW and WHAT questioning process that will help us to overcome any obstacle and challenge that confronts us. These types of questions will bring forth a psychological perspective that will help you to breakdown the barriers that are standing between you and your objectives. They are also known as “strengthening questions” because of their ability to expand our thinking, awareness and strength of character.

HOW Question Examples

Here are some HOW question examples you can utilize to help you overcome the obstacles and challenges confronting your life:

How can I do this smarter?

How can I make this better?

How can I successfully overcome this?

How can I think outside the box here?

How can I make this mine despite the odds?

WHAT Question Examples

Here are some WHAT question examples you can utilize to help you overcome the obstacles and challenges confronting your life:

What can I do to turn this around?

What is the hidden opportunity here that I am not seeing?

What is great about this situation that I hadn’t noticed?

What is the best solution here?

What is it about this that can make me stronger?

Help Focus on Solutions

Because of their very nature, HOW and WHAT questions naturally focus our minds on “problem solving thinking strategies” that help to expand the possibilities and find solutions to the challenges that are currently confronting our lives. To help you though this, always direct your mind on What You Want, and ask effective questions that will bring What You Want into your life.

Help Focus on Goals & Objectives

Because these questions are focused on solutions, they will therefore help you to focus and direct your thoughts towards the goals and objectives you are seeking to obtain through your daily undertakings. To help you through this, you must persistently direct your mind on asking questions that will focus you on a myriad of methods and strategies you can utilize to assist you in achieving your goals in the most effective and efficient manner.

Help Expand Creativity

Creativity comes through the process of asking solution focused questions, that expand our perspective and awareness about a specific problem or challenge that is confronting us. To help you through this, always begin by thinking outside the box, looking at unorthodox strategies and methods that seem somewhat bizarre or unnatural. Once you have crystallized an idea, ask of it as many HOW and WHAT questions that will help you to expand it’s possibilities into seemingly unexpected directions. For more information, please read Unlocking Your Creative Genius Potential IQ Matrix.

Help Improve Proactive Action

WHAT and HOW questions help to expand our thinking by focusing us on the outcomes and results we would like to bring forth into our lives. This naturally stimulates and triggers a wave of positive emotions within our body and mind that leads to higher levels of motivation – which likewise inspires proactive action. To help you through this, constantly ask yourself questions focused on how you will feel once you have accomplished a task. Actually take time to physically acknowledge the benefits and perks that you will experience once your goals and objectives have been successfully attained. Finally, it’s also helpful to ask yourself questions that will assist you in finding enjoyment along your journey towards your goals and objectives.

Help Inspire Responsibility for Actions & Results

Because HOW and WHAT questions are solution based, they tend not to trigger the excuses, blame and doubt that typical WHY questions bring forth into our psyche. As a result these types of questions will naturally bring forth a sense of responsibility and accountability for all the actions and decisions you make. To help you through this, always focus your attention on asking questions that will help you find reasons HOW to make things work, despite the circumstances or the mistakes that might have been made.

Help Transform Limiting Habits

Our limiting unconscious habits can often sabotage our decisions and actions in unexpected ways. The first step that will help us to overcome these habits lies in the process of awareness. We must become aware of these limiting habits first and foremost before we are able to successfully overcome and transform them. There are essentially a myriad of strategies and tools that we could utilize in order to help break old worn out patterns of behavior, and this is why we will dedicate an entire IQ Matrix to habit creation and transformation in a future post. For the purpose of this discussion it is important to reflect on the power of our questions, and on the ability they have to dramatically transform our patterns of behavior. To help you through this; once you have identified a limiting habit, utilize WHAT and HOW questions – focused on solutions and possibilities – that will help you to breakout of the limiting patterns of this behavior. The more effective “solution centered” questions you ask of this limiting habit, the greater sense of confidence you will muster within yourself to successfully overcome this psychological roadblock. However, it is important to understand that you must seek answers, and not just fall into the habit of asking repetitive questions.

Help Expand Opportunities

Solution focused questions of this nature naturally help to expand the opportunities that are available to us at any given moment in time. When you are asking questions that focus on breaking down the obstacles along your path – directing your attention on the possibilities that lie within every circumstance – or curiously seeking to find solutions for unanswered questions – this will naturally open the doors to new insights, ideas and understandings that will help bring forth opportunities into your life that were simply not accessible before. To help you through this, you must come to the realization that no matter how grim the circumstances of your life may seem at this very moment, that you must Never Give Up on the potential opportunities that are hiding around the every corner. Opportunities are essentially based on perspective. What one person sees as an opportunity, another person sees as the End of the World. Begin today by shifting your frame of mind in a way that will help you to ask better and higher quality questions, thusly expanding your current perspectives about the state of reality.  

Overcoming Obstacles in Life with Questions

There is no doubt, that a strategic and purposeful use of questions can lead to great success, fulfillment and happiness in life. In fact questions are essentially the intellectual outcroppings of our thoughts that help us to breakdown problems and overcome some of life’s toughest challenges. A question within itself is not creative in nature, it is rather utilized as a catalyst that helps stimulate creative thought – further enhancing our abilities to overcome the problems and setbacks that confront our daily realities. Within this branch of the IQ Matrix we will delve into some simple, yet very effective questioning tactics we can utilize to overcome the obstacles and challenges that otherwise could get the better of us.

24/7 Solution Focused Questions

As you go about your daily activities it is important to keep your mind sharp, alert and focused on the solutions that could potentially help you to overcome the problems and pitfalls that life can throw your way. To do this, you must “zero in” on a set number of effective questions that will help stimulate creative thought, while expanding your problem solving skills and abilities. There are in essence literally dozens of questions that can be utilized here. However, for the purpose of this discussion, here are two very effective questions that will do the job just right:

What is great about this? – No matter how grim or dire the circumstances may at first appear to be, this question focuses your mind on the positive outcomes you are seeking to attain.

How can I best use this to my advantage? – This question focuses your mind on the possible solutions while expanding your awareness of the potential opportunities that could be hiding around the corner. You are effectively brainstorming methods for turning lemons into lemonade.

The Question Process for Overcoming Every Obstacle

If you need a little extra leverage to help you overcome the obstacles in your life successfully, than you might find it helpful to utilize the following 4 Pronged Question Attack method for overcoming problems:

Possibility Question – “What if I can make this work?” – This question enhances confidence and expands your thinking, focus and awareness about the potential solutions that could help you overcome this problem.

Necessity Question – “What must I now do to make this happen?” – This question stimulates your creativity and problem solving ability to help you work through the possible solutions to your predicament.

Reducing Resistance Question – “What do I choose to do?“ – Sometimes we tend to be somewhat reluctant to take the necessary steps that will bring our thoughts and ideas into fruition. By deciding what you will “choose to do”, instead of what you “must do”, will effectively help you to draw up a plan of action that isn’t tinged with hesitancy and resistance. If this does not work, and you require further guidelines and suggestions to help motivate yourself into action, than have a read through the “Procrastination to Instant Motivation” IQ Matrix.

Mismatching Question – “What if it doesn’t work?“ – The purpose of this question is twofold. First, it helps you identify and prepare for the possible challenges and setbacks that may lie along your journey. While at the same time, helping to expand the confidence and flexibility of thought you will need in order to overcome this challenge successfully.

Once you have moved through and answered the Mismatch question, you would once again cycle through the 4 Pronged Question Attack method until you are happy and confident that you can achieve your outcome.

Questioning Your Questions

If after undergoing the above two questioning tactics you are still unable to overcome your problems successfully, than you might like to try questioning your questions. Sometimes we simply cannot find the right answers that will help us move past obstacles because we fail to ask the right questions in the first place. If all else fails, work your way through the following set of questions:

Am I asking the right questions?

What’s the most useful question I can ask that will help me to overcome this problem successfully?

What’s the most useful question I can ask that will help me unlock new insights, ideas, solutions and opportunities that I am not seeing at this very moment?

The Process of Finding Insightful Answers

Knowing what questions to ask only takes you halfway. The second half of the process involves knowing how to find the answers that will bring forth effective solutions to your quality questions. This process requires the following elements:

Emotional Intensity

The greater the commitment and emotional intensity behind the questions you ask, the more readily and quickly the answers will come to you.

Focus

The more you focus on and absorb your whole mind, body and spirit into the process of finding the answers you seek, the more readily and quickly the answers will come to you.

Expectancy

The greater the sense of expectation you create around your questions, the more readily and quickly the answers will come to you.

Awareness

Our answers come to us in many shapes and forms as we go about our daily activities. Many times these answers will be very obscure and may not be immediately evident at first glance. However, through closer inspection you may realize that the answer is far more obvious than you ever imagined. Hence, the more attention you give to the intricate dynamics of the world around you, the more readily and quickly the answers will come to you.

Persistence & Patience

In the end, it all comes down to persistence and patience. If you are persistent and determined to find an answer to the questions you ask, than they will eventually find you. Sometimes answers only come after a long period of patience and deep reflection when we learn to consciously let go of the question and direct our minds on other endeavors. More about this when we discuss the intricate processes of the “thinking brain” in a future Mind Map.

Morning & Evening Daily Questions & Reflections

In order to keep ourselves focused and centered throughout our day, it is important to partake in periods of thought and reflection every morning and evening. These periods should be utilized to help us ground ourselves, to learn from our experiences, and to focus our minds on the most important and pivotal areas of our lives. Personally, I have utilized these questioning strategies for a number of years now. They help me in the morning to focus and direct my mind on what I want most, and later in the evening they assist me with the process of personal growth, reflection and reinvention. The following set of questions are only examples that have worked for me. Feel free to remove, adjust or add your own as you see fit. As a final thought; it is truly amazing how a short period of positive intention can dramatically transform our daily life circumstances and undertakings in so many surprising ways.

Morning Questions

Morning questions should be utilized for planning and thinking ahead. Spend about 5 to 10 minutes in the morning consciously answering these set of questions. For best results, you should in essence keep the answers to these questions at the forefront of your mind as you go about your daily activities. And finally, it is very important to be vividly specific with your answers. Don’t answer with fluff, but rather with specific substance that will help you to intentionally lay out the plans for your daily activities and patterns of thought and behavior.

What do I choose to do today?

What do I choose to become today?

What do I choose to have today?

What do I desire and choose to happen today?

How do I intend to think and feel today?

How do I choose to serve others today?

How will I have fun and enjoy myself today?

Evening Questions

Evening questions should be utilized for reflection, gratitude and reinvention. Again spend about 5 to 10 minutes (sometimes more may be required) to consciously reflect upon these questions. Your goal throughout this process must lead you to a psychological transformation that will help you grow and become a better person tomorrow.

What have I learned, and how have I grown today?

How has the world mirrored my inner patterns of thought and feeling? – We will get into this when we discuss the Law of Attraction in a future Mind Map.

What do I appreciate about today?

Why do I appreciate this?

How have I contributed today to myself, others and the world around me?

What have I done today that has brought me closer towards attaining my goals and objectives?

Where does my life appear to be headed based on today’s events and circumstances?

Where does my life appear to be headed based on my current patterns of behavior?

How must I now reinvent myself in order to attract what I want most in my life?

What new questions do I now seek answers to?

Final Thoughts

How we question ourselves, others, circumstances and the world around us, is intrinsically connected to the experiences and emotions we tend to attract into our lives. If we consciously take time to develop the habits of asking resourceful and solution focused questions on a daily basis, than this will enrich our lives in so many unexpected and seemingly unimagined ways. If on the other hand we neglect this responsibility and just settle upon a pattern of asking unresourceful problem centered questions, than our lives will likewise be a reflection of this ineffective thought process. In the end, the choice we make completely rests within our hands. And it is this choice that will determine the level of success, happiness and fulfillment we experience within our lives. So let’s be sure to choose wisely…

I hope you enjoyed this post. If you have had success in utilizing questions to help you overcome the obstacles and challenges in your life, than please feel free to share your experiences in the comments section below.

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Free Articles & Online Resources

Here are a number of highly recommended free articles and online resources that will further help expand your understanding about this topic:

• 5 Questions to Ask Your Little Voice @ Reason 4 Smile
• 7 Questions that will Change Your Life @ Practical Personal Development
• How to Keep Yourself on Track – 5 Helpful Questions @ Positivity Blog
• 75 Questions to Ask Yourself @ Lyved
• Get Answers to Your Questions with these Websites @ Student Hacks
• 5 Questions that can Save You from Messing Up @ Slow Leadership
• 5 Questions that Will Change Your Life @ Pick the Brain
• 11 Questions that Could Help You to Vastly Improve the Quality of Your Life @ Positivity Blog
• 99 Powerful Questions to Ask to Turbocharge Your Life @ Abundance Blog

Recommended Books

• The Book of Questions by Gregory Stock
• Change Your Questions, Change Your Life: 7 Powerful Tools for Life and Work by Marilee G. Adams
• The Right Questions: Ten Essential Questions to Guide You to an Extraordinary Life by Debbie Ford

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