Anytime you are feeling stuck it helps to ask the right questions. Maybe it’s someone else asking you some questions to draw out what is inside you. Maybe it’s asking yourself some questions to reflect on where you are and where you want to go.
For me asking questions has been very helpful in my own growth and also in helping other people grow. I often think about what my next step is in many different areas of my life. It may be my marriage and how I can make improvements in that important relationship. It may be my spiritual growth and relationship with God. I also ask questions about my financial situation and goals and what I can do to improve that area of my life. I also reflect often about my work and what I need to do better as a leader. So whatever area you want to focus on whether personal or work, these questions can help bring some clarity to what your next steps might be.
- What is happening in your world? Tell me about it?
- What is going well? What is not going well? (This question helps you zero in on the area most important to you right now)
- What is really important to you right now?
- What obstacles are you facing?
- What is success in this area and what is keeping you from success?
- What resources are out there that may be helpful to you?
- Who can you talk to that may be able to help you?
- What is working? What is not working?
- What are you learning?
- What is your next step? List 2-3 specific things that you can do over the next week to improve your current situation.
When you ask the right questions you can dig down to the root issues and start addressing those, instead of the surface stuff. So if you feel stuck, plateaued, or declining in certain areas of your life, ask your self some of these questions. Or have a trusted friend ask them.