(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…

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.)   “Who do I have to become in order to…?”   Coaching Point: Businesses grow; relationships grow. When you find yourself in dramatic growth situations it’s highly useful to ask the above question. Do you need to add people skills to run your much bigger…

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.)   “Am I enough?”   Coaching Point: This is a great question because you cannot hide from the answer. If you do feel that you are enough, you will have a strong sense of peace and excitement. Peace because…