(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.)   “What is the most adult thing I can do for me, now?” Coaching Point: Does the question sound selfish? It could. The key is “adult” — past ego, past childish, past should. Look at your goals, what you want, what you desire. Look at …

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.)   “If you think life is hard, what are you comparing it to?”   Coaching Point: Sure, hard things happen. To everybody. No one escapes having hard things happen in their life. But ‘Hard’ as a life vantage point is pretty victim-y. You’re not a …

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.)   “What is the Escape Key which returns me to my Main Menu?”   Coaching Point: …

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.)   “What if all the ideas I want to have already exist and are just floating around waiting for me to discover them?”   Coaching Point: It would change the game, wouldn’t it? Instead of working hard to think up new ideas you could shift …

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.)   “What would my life be like if I gave up struggle?”   Coaching Point: It can be easy to believe that you have to struggle in order to achieve the outcomes you want. Effort/ hard work/push/Do-Do-Do, our surrounding culture supports the belief that working …

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.)   “Is my life getting progressively simpler?”   Coaching Point: That’s progressively simpler, meaning it’s part of your plan. Most people find that a simpler life has benefits they never imagined when they were busy filling their days, closets, and mind with stuff. Life lived …

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.)   “What’s next?”   Coaching Point: One function of a really great question is that it gets your attention, perks you up, engages you. “What’s next” can do just that. This question is not about dissatisfaction with the present; in fact, everything about the present …

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.)   “How am I doing?”   Coaching Point: Feedback is one of the great “secrets” to having a successful life — seeking it, hearing it, acting on it, then looking for more feedback to see if what you added/changed/stopped really worked. It works in business, …

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.)   “What do I want more of?”   Coaching Point: Why? What are you going to do about it this year?   Copyright 2011 Steve Straus. All rights reserved. …

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.)   “What do I have that is unfinished and by finishing it I will have a great sense of satisfaction?”   Coaching Point: The Great Question is self-explanatory. What is your answer?   Copyright 2010 Steve Straus. All rights reserved. …