The Best Question to Ask

Could the first question we ask ourselves every morning change our lives?

Do you focus on:

  • the issues & challenges ahead in the day?
  • the pile of work?
  • the busy diary?
  • the long task list?

Or…

Do you think about:

  • the elements of your work that bring you joy?
  • the good outcomes you create?
  • the difference your business makes?

Albert Einstein once said “the most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or a hostile universe.”

If we consciously choose that our universe is friendly, we’re more likely to be creative in response when things don’t quite go our way.

  • … the traffic holds us up
  • … a team member disappoints us
  • … a client meeting goes off track

The way we view our world impacts our attitude on a moment-by-moment basis, as well as in the longer term.

Entrepreneur Chris Winfield says “I wake up and ask myself: ‘Do I live in a good world or a bad world?’”

Susan Reynolds, co-author of “Train Your Brain to Get Happy”, says “feeling pleasure can be so stimulating for your brain that it’s primed to respond to pleasure in a way that reinforces that pleasure.”

Applying Functional Optimism, the more we search for good in the world, for “best possible” outcomes, the better our results will be.

The Best Question to Ask

Published On: 16 November 2020By