Great questions
Can we re-frame this in terms of the customer’s problem?
What’s the soonest we could get this done?
What would you need to get this done tomorrow instead of next week?
What would we need to do to get twice as many customers? Ten times as many customers?
How does this relate to our goal? Is this the most important thing we can do for our goal?
What’s

Big questions interrupt the daily routines people fall into and prompt them to step back and see their life from a distance. Here are some of my favorite questions that do that: “What crossroads are you at?” At any moment, most of us are in the middle of some transition. The question helps people focus on theirs. “What would you do if you weren’t
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Weekly reflection questions
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What happened? What did I do well?
What did I learn? How did I feel?
What am I thinking about?
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What is the right lesson to take from this week?
What am I currently procrastinating about?
Whose advice will help me solve my problems?
What is my current biggest priority?
What’s weighing on my mind?
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Most of the time, “What should I do with my life?” is a terrible question. “What should I do with this tennis serve?” “What should I do with this line at Starbucks?” “What should I do with this traffic jam?” “How should I respond to the anger I feel welling up in my chest?” These are better questions. Excellence is the next five minutes,
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Dream big questions:
‘What would I be like/spend my time doing if all my current major problems had been solved?’
‘What are the things I say I value but don’t act as if I value, and what would my life feel like on inside if I actually acted as if I valued those things?’
‘What am I afraid of doing, and what would my life be like if I wasn’t afraid of