{"id":3006,"date":"2018-05-30T11:20:12","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T18:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mqre.org\/?p=3006"},"modified":"2018-08-21T15:19:54","modified_gmt":"2018-08-21T22:19:54","slug":"the-power-of-questions-unlocking-the-%e2%80%a8possibilities-for-personal-and-professional-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mqre.org\/blog\/the-power-of-questions-unlocking-the-%e2%80%a8possibilities-for-personal-and-professional-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power of Questions: Unlocking the \u2028Possibilities For Personal and Professional Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There is a lot of truth to the old saying, \u201cif you don\u2019t know where you are going, any road will take you there.\u201d\u00a0Therefore, it is important to be
deliberate in planning for your personal and professional success.\u00a0 One of the easiest and most effective ways <\/strong>to shape your future is <\/strong>to
ask yourself powerful questions<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In her book Change Your\u00a0<\/em>Questions, Change Your Life\u00a0<\/em>Marilee Adams wrote:<\/p>\n

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A world of questions is a world of possibility. Questions open our minds, connect us to each other, and shake outmoded paradigms.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Likewise, Jacqueline Kelm believes that we live in a world that our questions create. \u00a0In her book Appreciative Living, <\/em>she writes, \u201cThe internal and external questions we ask steer our thinking, attention, and images in one direction or another which in turn directs decisions and creates our experience\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Most of us realize how important questions are in our daily interactions with clients, friends, and family\u2014it seems we are continually either asking a question or responding to a question.\u00a0 What we are less aware of are the questions that we continually ask ourselves.\u00a0 Our internal dialogue exists so automatically that we are barely aware it is happening.\u00a0What develops are patterns of thinking that shape the way we view ourselves, view others in our lives, and view the world in which we live and work.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nOur internal dialogue exists so automatically that we are barely aware it is happening. <\/a><\/span>Click To Tweet<\/a><\/span>\n

As Kelm explains, although it is impossible to monitor every thought that runs through our brains, it is possible to become more aware of the question and answer \u201chabits\u201d that guide our lives.\u00a0\u00a0 She wrote, \u201cWhat we can do is realize these thought processes are going on, appreciate the value they provide, and make a point to ask questions in a more intentional way at appropriate times.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kelm also believes that what we pay attention to grows.\u00a0 In other words, if we choose to study success, we will not only find it, but more success will be generated.\u00a0 Therefore, she recommends the following:<\/p>\n

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It is important to ask about what we want more of, and not less.\u00a0Our attention will create our experience, and if we focus on lack, we create more lack.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In addition, Dan Sullivan, founder of Strategic Coach, Inc., has long promoted the power and value of \u201cstrategic questions.\u201d\u00a0For well over a decade, he has used one question in particular to foster clarity of vision and motivate positive change.\u00a0In a meeting with his coaching clients, he asks:<\/p>\n

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If we were having this discussion three years from today, and you were looking back over those three years, what has to have happened in your life, both personally and professionally, for you to feel happy with your progress?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

What Sullivan has discovered is that this question provides a framework that enables individuals to simplify their complex lives.\u00a0They gain clarity when they identify what will make them happy with their progress.\u00a0 \u00a0Lou Tice, creator of the Investment in Excellence<\/em>program describes this phenomenon simply and succinctly:\u00a0\u201cYou move toward that which you think about.\u201d \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

-Carol Anderson<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Author\u2019s Note:<\/strong>\u00a0 At Money Quotient, we believe in the power of questions.\u00a0 Questions are not only at the heart of our 5-E Model of Financial Life Planning, but also the key to unlocking the potential in our personal and professional lives.<\/em><\/p>\n

Therefore, we are excited to dedicate our 2018 MQ Retreat program\u2014November 7-8, 2018\u2014to exploring the many facets of asking and responding to important<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>questions about life and money.\u00a0 <\/em>Be sure to click here<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>to learn more, and watch for updates on our speaker lineup.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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