As a Life Results Coach, I've been highly trained in the art and science of asking quality questions to empower my clients to achieve their goals. These questions generate unseen solutions that average questions simply don't inspire.
Similarly, men of great success like Tony Robbins and Tim Ferriss are known for their ability to ask brilliant questions that lead to brilliant solutions.
The power of asking creative questions is a tool not typically taught in school or by our parents. Thus, leaving one of the most transformitive tools one can utilize to waste! In this article, you will learn how to use the power of asking quality questions to transform your life.
First, we'll walk through an example to demonstrate exactly how asking quality questions, in comparison to crappy ones, makes all the difference in our approach to achieving goals and solving problems.
Second, I'll share some tips & tricks to get your started on your new creative question journey.
Third, I'll give you a Call To Action to get a first-hand experience of how asking quality questions will transform your life!
As you go through this article, and as you go on with your life, remember this:
Quality Questions = Quality Solutions
Crappy Questions = Crappy Solutions
Example: Weight Loss and Fitness Goals
Let's say you're 20 lbs overweight and tired of it. You decide that you want to be 15% body fat and run a 7 minute mile. However, you're uncertain in your ability to achieve this as it's been over a year since you exercised consistently, and even then, you've always quit at around the one mark and never seen the fruition of your weight loss and fitness goals.
An understandable, but still crappy question to ask is: "How can I lose 20 pounds, be 15 % body fat and run a 7 minute mile?"
The answers that come to mind are something like:
- run/jog 3-5 times a week
- eat salad once a day
- cut out soda
- track progress on a weekly basis
A better, creative, quality question could be something like: "How can I easily and joyfully GUARANTEE that I WILL be 15% body fat, be at a healthy weight, and run a 7 minute mile, all in a way that is fun, easy, enjoyable, and feels like I'm just living and not even exercising?"
Notice how words like "easy" and "guarantee" and "I will" immediately open up answers that were not there in the previous questions. Things like:
- find a group of people, or a professional, whose goals, intentions, and energy match what you're seeking
- find alternative ways to get cardio in that are centered around fun as opposed to exercising for exercise sake. Things like: playing basketball, jumping rope, hula hooping, walking dogs, hiking, biking next to the beach, etc.
- hire a Life Results Coach to not only hold you accountable, but support you through the emotional highs and lows, as well as the psychological and spiritual road blocks
- partner with someone who's already been through your journey and used a process that you will enjoy and is easy to your liking
As you can see, just by transforming the quality of your questions, you will transform the quality of your answers, and thus transform the quality of your results!
Tips & Tricks
1. Use words like "easy", "ease", and "guarantee": In a straightforward manner, by using these words you will generate solutions that are easy and guarantee your desired results. Imagine that, the road to success can be EASY and GUARANTEED?! SIGN ME UP!
2. Be detailed and specific: Tailor your question to your situation, and be as detailed and specific as possible. As you can tell, there's a massive difference between asking a question like "what should I do today" vs "what will I do today that is extremely fulfilling, productive, impacts my life and others in a positive way, and is easy and fun."
Call To Action
To get a first-hand experience of how asking quality, creative questions, do the following exercise today:
Instead of asking yourself "what should I have for dinner tonight?" or some basic question like this, ask yourself this:
"What will I have for dinner that's extremely delicious, super healthy, unbelievably nutritious, costs less than $10, is easy to make or buy, and is something I absolutely LOVE eating, and haven't eaten it for over a year?"
BOOM!
Enjoy your super bomb dinner! And enjoy your newly transformed live utilizing the power of creative questions!!
*funny story: I accidentally discarded the first draft of this entire article. After cussing aloud for 5 seconds, I then used the power of questions to rewrite this sucker even better - KABLAM!*
