Anthony Robbins is often heard stating “if you want a better result, ask a better question”.
Our lives are driven by questions. Driven is the important word there. If we don’t ask questions, how can we get what we want?
Often we hear ourselves asking “what do I want” but this is often met with a shrug and a “I dunno”.
So let us look at this another way because “what do I want?” is too vague and it’s also looking for one thing. I want lots of things, so the question instantly causes confusion.
How about asking what “would I like”? It has a much more playful feeling, and isn’t that the feeling you want out of life.
What would happen if you made a huge list of all the things you’d like in your life.
- A cool house / apartment
- A sweet car (Range Rover for me please)
- A cool relationship.
- Great friends.
- So on and so on.
Now that you have a huge list, the bigger the better, (because we are here to live life to the fullest). Let’s ask another question… what do i want first? Then another question… what do i want to do to make that happen? And the most important question what do I have to improve, in me, to make that happen?
As you can see by improving the question you get a better result.
How are you going to have more fun today?
What do you want more? To stay in bed another hour or to have an epic life.
I look forward to reading your questions.
Thank you.
Great post here. I’ve taken Tony’s advice and started asking myself better questions. Instead of “how can I be successful,” I ask, “what can I do RIGHT NOW to reach my goal?” I always have a specific goal in mind, and getting started immediately is the best way to reach it. Figuring out how to ask better questions is a journey in itself, but such an important one!
Thanks for the response. I found that once i get the right question i get the perfect answer pretty soon. I love the book the one thing http://www.amazon.com/The-ONE-Thing-Surprisingly-Extraordinary/dp/1885167776 the question the whole book is based on is “what is the one thing that i can do right now that will make everything easier or unnecessary. fantastic focusing question.
Yea! I read that book only a week or two ago. Great stuff!
Brill