Great Questions

S:1105 Great Question: Where?

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.)   “Where do I want to go next?”   Coaching Point: In the documentary film about life in the age of airplanes the director shows the development of travel over the many millennia of Man’s existence. Or rather the almost non-development of travel until the …
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S:1098 Great Question: Trust?

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.)   “What do I trust?”   Coaching Point: Your answer to this Great Question will tell you a lot about yourself and your happiness. Trust is a big deal. In the absence of trust, life is hard, threat-filled. When you have grown enough to develop …
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S:1089 Great Question: Nice?

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.)   “Won’t it be nice when … ?”   Coaching Point: This Great Question is deceptively simple. To ask it is to imagine a future you want. It’s a way to ‘try on’ an outcome to see how it feels. It’s a gentle way to …
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S:1078 Great Question: What Do People Say?

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.)   “What do people say when they talk about me?”   Coaching Point: This Great Question is not a plea for egotism, it’s a call to clarity. It is not, “Look at me.” It is, “How am I showing up?” A simple approach to take …
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S:1070 Great Question: Joy?

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.)   “Does what I’m doing bring more joy into the world?”   Coaching Point: Is bringing more joy into the world even part of your thoughts? It wasn’t for me. For years I was just scrambling, trying to keep up and get ahead. I would …
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S:1062 Great Question: Afraid?

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.)   “What am I afraid of?”   Coaching Point: Fear is a powerful motivator to do … nothing, to stay frozen. Merely by asking this Great Question you begin to diminish the hold a fear has on you. Being willing to look it in the …
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S:1055 Great Question: Let Go?

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.)   “What do I need to let go of?”   Coaching Point: Hanging onto old hurts, unfulfilled desires, and attachments is expensive. Dragging around fears, guilts, angers, and resentments is tiring. Keeping an image of yourself which is less than what you really are is, …
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S:1053 Great Question: True?

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.)   “For ______ to occur, what must be true?”   Coaching Point: This Great Question has two parts. The ______ is whatever outcome you are seeking. This future part of the question must be in place before you can look at the rest. Many other …
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S:1045 Great Question: Delightfully Surprised?

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.)   “When was I last delightfully surprised?”   Coaching Point: Really, when was the last time you had a pleasant surprise? No, not the other kind, the oh-no-what-fresh-hell-is-this kind. I’m talking about the grin-inducing, uplifting kind of surprise. Here are some attributes and causes of …
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S:1037 Great Question: Reminding?

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.)   “Am I reminding people of what I want?”   Coaching Point: Most of the time people simply need to be reminded of what you want. Not lectured. Not made wrong for not remembering. Simply reminded. But wait, you might say, what right do I …
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