I Ask Myself These 7 Power Questions Today

Questions are the answers, and smart people don't ask smart questions but empowering questions, questions that give you more power.

So on this first day of 2017, I ask myself these 7 powerful questions:

Do you truly want 2017 to be better than 2016? If so, do you have the plans to make it happen?
Are you committed to doing things that you find uncomfortable, but will bring you results for 2017?
Are you working on strategic opportunities, or are you still looking out for transactional opportunities?
Is your boss going to help you get what you want? Can you ask your boss for more? If you are the boss, is your team helping you to achieve your goals? Can you get better team and ask for more results from them?
Are you resolved to spend your valuable time and resources with truly good opportunities for improvement?
Will you listen more to your customers, your boss, your colleagues, your vendors and people that will help you in your work? Will you engage them with questions, rather than try to prove your capabilities with your wonderful knowledge?
Will 2017 be the same as 2016? or Worse that 2016? It all depends on what you have set yourself up to. For me, 2017 will be a big jump from 2016, because the seeds that I planted in 2016 will begin to see fruits in 2017 and beyond. Like going to China, Cambodia, Japan, Vietnam and Indonesia for training and consulting projects. Related articles:

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