QUESTIONS
Who am I?
Why am I here?
Where did I come from?
Where am I going?
Who cares if I live or die ... succeed or fail … do well or poorly?
If I had plenty of time and money (plus a guarantee that I would succeed) then how would I invest the rest of my life?
What are my hopes?
What are my fears?
Who are the few people I admire the most?
If nothing much changes, then what would my life be like in one, five and ten years from now?
What are the three areas of my life that I most want to change in the coming months and years?
What are my weaknesses and how can I address them?
What are my strengths and how can I develop them?
What kinds of knowledge do I need to gain and how will I do that?
What kinds of skills do I need to acquire or improve and how will I do that?
What kinds of people do I need to enroll into my life and how will I do that?
Honestly how do I feel about myself?
Honestly how do I feel about my past?
Honestly how do I feel about my present?
Honestly how do I feel about my future?
What are the three worst things that could happen in my life this year and how can I minimize or avoid them?
What are the three best things that could happen in my life this year and how can I maximize or guarantee them?
What few obstacles have been blocking the pathway to achieving my most important goals and what can I do about them this year?
What activities give me the most enjoyment and how can I do them more?
What kinds of factors need to be present for me to excel and how can I optimize these?
Truthfully what are my inner most motives and intentions?
Would I rather live with a comfortable deception or an unpleasent truth?
What are my highest prioroties in the light of my mortality? (I could die any day.)
How can I live my life so that it is purposeful and not wasteful?
At the end of my life, what is the legacy I want to leave?
What character qualities do I have that I could improve or increase?
What character qualities do I have that I want to minimize or decrease?
What character qualities do I find in my heros alive or dead that I want to gain or improve?
(Go to the Character Development Hub for a list of character qualities that you might want more of and less of http://characterdevelopmenthub.blogspot.com/
Based on the Six Thinking Hats by Edward De Bono (see Amazon and search Google)
How can I improve and increase my various thinking skills illustrated by the six hats
The following is taken from the back of the book
White Hat -- neutral and objective, concerned with facts and figures
Red Hat -- the emotional view
Black Hat -- careful and cautious, the "devil's" advocate
Yellow Hat -- sunny and positive
Green Hat -- associated with fertile growth, creativity and new ideas
Blue Hat -- cool, the color of the sky, above everything else - the organizing hat
Considering the subject of LOVE … how have I received and given love in the past … how is it going presently … how can this improve in the future?
Considering the subject of SECURITY … how have I felt about and achieved security in the past … how is it going presently … how can this improve in the future?
Considering the subject of SIGNIFICANCE … how have I felt about and achieved significance in the past … how is it going presently … how can this improve in the future?
Considering the subject of BELONGING … how have I felt about and achieved belonging in the past … how is it going presently … how can this improve in the future?
Considering the subject of ACCOMPLISHMENT … what have I accomplished in the past … how is it going presently … how can this improve in the future?
How can my thoughts, words and deeds become better aligned with my values and priorities …. what are the critical projects and action steps?
If I were to honor the best advice given by my MOTHER (that I have been ignoring) then how would I change my life?
If I were to honor the best advice given by my FATHER (that I have been ignoring) then how would I change my life?
If I were to honor the best advice given by my DOCTOR(S) (that I have been ignoring then) how would I change my life?
If I were to honor the best advice given by my DENTIST (that I have been ignoring) then how would I change my life?
If I were to honor the best advice given by my TEACHERS (that I have been ignoring then) how would I change my life?
How can my I make an important contribution to my community?
How can the over all output of my life serve a higher purpose than my personal comfort and convenience?
Consider these mentoring questions by Fred Smith
http://www.breakfastwithfred.com/library/mentoring/
.
Why am I here?
Where did I come from?
Where am I going?
Who cares if I live or die ... succeed or fail … do well or poorly?
If I had plenty of time and money (plus a guarantee that I would succeed) then how would I invest the rest of my life?
What are my hopes?
What are my fears?
Who are the few people I admire the most?
If nothing much changes, then what would my life be like in one, five and ten years from now?
What are the three areas of my life that I most want to change in the coming months and years?
What are my weaknesses and how can I address them?
What are my strengths and how can I develop them?
What kinds of knowledge do I need to gain and how will I do that?
What kinds of skills do I need to acquire or improve and how will I do that?
What kinds of people do I need to enroll into my life and how will I do that?
Honestly how do I feel about myself?
Honestly how do I feel about my past?
Honestly how do I feel about my present?
Honestly how do I feel about my future?
What are the three worst things that could happen in my life this year and how can I minimize or avoid them?
What are the three best things that could happen in my life this year and how can I maximize or guarantee them?
What few obstacles have been blocking the pathway to achieving my most important goals and what can I do about them this year?
What activities give me the most enjoyment and how can I do them more?
What kinds of factors need to be present for me to excel and how can I optimize these?
Truthfully what are my inner most motives and intentions?
Would I rather live with a comfortable deception or an unpleasent truth?
What are my highest prioroties in the light of my mortality? (I could die any day.)
How can I live my life so that it is purposeful and not wasteful?
At the end of my life, what is the legacy I want to leave?
What character qualities do I have that I could improve or increase?
What character qualities do I have that I want to minimize or decrease?
What character qualities do I find in my heros alive or dead that I want to gain or improve?
(Go to the Character Development Hub for a list of character qualities that you might want more of and less of http://characterdevelopmenthub.blogspot.com/
Based on the Six Thinking Hats by Edward De Bono (see Amazon and search Google)
How can I improve and increase my various thinking skills illustrated by the six hats
The following is taken from the back of the book
White Hat -- neutral and objective, concerned with facts and figures
Red Hat -- the emotional view
Black Hat -- careful and cautious, the "devil's" advocate
Yellow Hat -- sunny and positive
Green Hat -- associated with fertile growth, creativity and new ideas
Blue Hat -- cool, the color of the sky, above everything else - the organizing hat
Considering the subject of LOVE … how have I received and given love in the past … how is it going presently … how can this improve in the future?
Considering the subject of SECURITY … how have I felt about and achieved security in the past … how is it going presently … how can this improve in the future?
Considering the subject of SIGNIFICANCE … how have I felt about and achieved significance in the past … how is it going presently … how can this improve in the future?
Considering the subject of BELONGING … how have I felt about and achieved belonging in the past … how is it going presently … how can this improve in the future?
Considering the subject of ACCOMPLISHMENT … what have I accomplished in the past … how is it going presently … how can this improve in the future?
How can my thoughts, words and deeds become better aligned with my values and priorities …. what are the critical projects and action steps?
If I were to honor the best advice given by my MOTHER (that I have been ignoring) then how would I change my life?
If I were to honor the best advice given by my FATHER (that I have been ignoring) then how would I change my life?
If I were to honor the best advice given by my DOCTOR(S) (that I have been ignoring then) how would I change my life?
If I were to honor the best advice given by my DENTIST (that I have been ignoring) then how would I change my life?
If I were to honor the best advice given by my TEACHERS (that I have been ignoring then) how would I change my life?
How can my I make an important contribution to my community?
How can the over all output of my life serve a higher purpose than my personal comfort and convenience?
Consider these mentoring questions by Fred Smith
http://www.breakfastwithfred.com/library/mentoring/
.
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