S:1550 Great Question: What? and Why?

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.) “What do I want? Why do I want it?” Coaching Point: These two questions, asked together, feed into each other. Each compounds the effect of the other. Alone, they are good questions. Together, they are better. “What do I want?” is more common. Understandable since […]

S:1546 Great Question: Conduit?

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.) “What am I a conduit for now?” Coaching Point: There are two attributes of a conduit. The first is a connector between two endpoints: one end is the source, and the other is the destination. Which evokes the other attribute: a conduit supports the flow […]

S:1539 Great Question: Outcome?

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.) “What outcome do I want to achieve?” Coaching Point: That feeling like you got whacked in the head by something that didn’t leave a mark? That was the effect this Great Question had on me. It’s a simple question. Not profound in and of itself. […]

S:1533 Great Question: Anger?

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.) “Why would I choose to experience anger?” Coaching Point: Many people don’t see that their emotions come from their choices. “You make me happy.” “You make me angry.” These are common sentences you hear people say. You might even say them yourself. They aren’t true. […]

S:1518 Great Question: What’s Next?

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.) “What’s Next?” Coaching Point: This question has had a profound (positive) effect on many people. Its power seems to be in its simplicity. What’s Next has focusing power like a child’s simple magnifying glass in sunlight. Diffused sunlight energy transforms into a powerful and usable […]

S:1514 Great Question: Please?

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.) “Who Am I Trying To Please?” Coaching Point: Do you know anyone who has never run this question? At some point we all have – for a boss, a date, for inclusion in ‘their club’. Fitting in and being included feel nice. But that’s not […]

S:1511 Great Question: Willing?

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.) “Am I Only Willing?” Coaching Point: Only willing? Why is it “only”? Willingness is a valuable source of life energy. A willing person is a good team member. When you are willing, you won’t drag or drive yourself into what’s next. A willing person goes, […]

S:1505 Great Question: Mean to You?

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.) “What Do I Mean To You?” Coaching Point: A strong, self-aware, grounded person seeks transparency in their close relationships. Transparency means showing up with authenticity and clarity. Not hiding behind a mask. That said, many would find it daunting to come right out and ask […]

S:1500 Great Question: Now What?

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.) “Now What?” Coaching Point: This is a Great Question on two levels. First, it serves as a centering question with the byproduct benefit of avoiding or eliminating overwhelm. ‘Now What’ puts us in our place of greatest power and possibility: Now. It’s easy to be […]

S:1494 Great Question: Better?

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.) “How is the world better because of me today?” Coaching Point: Hold on, this is not the overwhelming question it may appear. You need not visibly and knowingly change the world in a dramatic way for this question to be useful. To the contrary, anything […]