Another day and you are feeling stuck, personally and professionally. Aren’t you sick and tired of feeling sick and tired? You know that a different approach would be helpful, yet you feel you should have the answers that everyone else seems to have for themselves. Believe me, very few people do and a new approach can help you crack the code that is yours and think out of the box. Let’s change it up! The easiest way to escape from circular thinking patterns is to introduce something new. Reframe your questions and begin again with the cheat sheet below.
What topics do you enjoy helping others with? ________________________________________________________________
What topics do friends, co-workers, managers, or family members call on you for help with? ________________________________________________________________
What subjects make you want to share what you know with strangers, peers, and acquaintances? ________________________________________________________________
What problems make you want to discover a better way of doing something? ________________________________________________________________
What topics are you drawn to find out more about? ________________________________________________________________
What are your favorite books and/or movies? ________________________________________________________________
What subjects are represented by the books on your bookshelves? ________________________________________________________________
What did you always want to be when you grew up? ________________________________________________________________
What subjects fascinated you as a child? ________________________________________________________________
What life experiences or life-changing events make you want to share what you’ve learned with others? ________________________________________________________________
What process or set of steps do you do regardless of the topic or task at hand? ________________________________________________________________
What tools, equipment, or raw material do you like to use in your work? ________________________________________________________________
What characteristics describe your favorite clients or customers? (Age, gender, belief system, cultural/ethnic background, life stage, education level, income level, problem or life situations, shared interest, lifestyle, particular talent, etc.) _______________________________________________________ © 2014 Maureen Weisner
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