Powerful Questions To Get You Unstuck
- Jul 10, 2023
- 3 min read
Updated: Feb 9, 2024
Written by: Rachel Shieff, Executive Contributor
Executive Contributors at Brainz Magazine are handpicked and invited to contribute because of their knowledge and valuable insight within their area of expertise.
Do you ever feel like you're not living up to your full potential? Like there's something inside you that's stopping you from achieving your goals and dreams? If so, you're not alone. Many people struggle with self-doubt, fear, limiting beliefs, and other obstacles that hold them back from being the best version of themselves.
But what if I told you that there's a simple and effective way of finding out what's holding you back so you can overcome it? A way that doesn't require expensive therapy, complicated tests, or hours of introspection. A way that can help you unlock your true potential and live a happier, more fulfilling life.
Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, it's not. It's actually a very simple technique that anyone can do. It's asking yourself powerful questions.
Powerful questions challenge your assumptions, reveal your blind spots, and stimulate your creativity. They are questions that make you think deeper, explore different perspectives, and discover new possibilities. They help you to uncover the root cause of your problems and find the best solutions for them.
How do you ask yourself powerful questions? It's easy. Just follow these three simple steps:
Identify a specific area of your life where you feel stuck or dissatisfied. It could be your career, your relationships, your health, your finances, or anything else that’s coming up for you as you read this.
Think of a question that relates to that area and starts with "What", "How", or "Who". For example, if you wanted to reach the next level in your career, you could ask yourself "What skills do I need to develop to advance in my field?", "How can I create more value for my employer?", or "What is it that I haven’t thought of yet that could be a game changer for me? Let’s imagine you’re going through a mid-life crisis. Your work no longer stimulates you, and you get bored easily. You’ve always wondered what starting a business would look like, but self- doubt is stopping you from taking action. A few powerful questions you could ask are: “What will it cost me if I do nothing?” “How will my life improve if I take the plunge and start my own business? “What do I stand to lose by taking action?”
Write down your questions in a journal and answer them honestly and thoroughly. Don't censor yourself or judge your answers. Just write whatever comes to mind. Try to go beyond the obvious or just surface answers, and dig deeper into the underlying causes and motivations.
By asking yourself powerful questions, you can gain valuable insights into yourself and your situation. You can identify the factors that are holding you back and the actions that can move you forward. You can create a clear vision of what you want and a realistic plan of how to get there.
If you believe this process may take up more time than you currently have available, you could hire a coach, who’ll know what questions to ask and can help you get unstuck. In no time at all you’ll be on a path to living a fulfilling life.
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Rachel Shieff, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine
Rachel Shieff is a leading Mindset Coach. Through her individualized approach, she explores a client’s personal history to gain a thorough understanding of the challenges and self-limiting thoughts that are holding them back. She then evaluates their situation and prescribes a coaching journey with clearly defined objectives, and action steps to take them from where they are now to exactly where they want to be. Rachel’s magnetic energy brings out the best in people, and that’s probably why people naturally go to her for help and advice, and to share their problems in confidence. This has happened to her throughout her life.
