The Power of Asking the Right Questions

In the world of personal development we often hear about the importance of asking “the right questions,” but we might not realize just how transformative those questions can be until we try it ourselves. One of the most impactful questions I’ve come across recently was what I heard this past week, and it is: “What would the person I intend to become do next?”**

This question doesn’t just nudge us toward our goals—it practically launches us there. By picturing our future, more accomplished selves, we put our imagination to work in a bold way. Suddenly, our day-to-day decisions are reframed: instead of reacting to our current circumstances, we’re choosing from a perspective of strength, growth and possibility.

When I give permission to myself to really ask, how would the future me who has achieved my DMP handle this issue or meeting? Tackle this complicated project? Engage with this friend who is down, family member who is tired, or colleague who has lost faith in what we are doing?

I really see different answers. I have been finding myself making choices that more readily align with my vision. I am more easily and naturally engaging with better daily habits, because I know that is what my future self did to get where I am going! I think if you allow yourself to believe that as well, you’ll find yourself more naturally letting go of the unproductive and leaning into what accelerates your growth toward what you want.

For me a few keys have come to the front, curiosity, forgiveness, enthusiasm, noticing, being vulnerable with a few mastermind partners and continuing to allow myself to ask questions and give answers that allow me to see different solutions. It is easy to feel smart and safe and use a strategy based on your current circumstances and constrained by your current resources.

What if you removed that constraint, because your future self obviously figured out a solution. What if you simply said, this is what I would do next, and released all of the “but how” so that you could think more clearly and see further than you do right now, and do it all with less emotional baggage. What kind of gift would that be for me to give to myself and my family.

By regularly posing challenging questions with a new mindset, we open doors to new insights, actions, and outcomes. The next time you feel stuck or unsure, pause and consider who you’re striving to become—then ask what that version of you would do right now. You’ll be amazed at the clarity and drive that follows if you actually really do it!