The Magic of Asking YOURSELF Questions

"I keep six honest serving-men, they taught me all I knew:
Their names are What and Why and When
And How and Where and Who"

Rudyard Kipling

Where are these guys, you ask yourself? You'll find them all in you.

IMAGINE, there's a source of knowledge, guidance, inspiration, creativity, help, available to you wherever and whenever you want it and all you have to do is ask.

What will asking yourself questions do for you?

OPEN UP possibilities, creative solutions, aid decision-making, build your business, enhance your relationships, and almost anything else you want.

When can you use it?

INSTANTLY, wherever you are, even when you are involved in the middle of a busy situation, as this works FAST.

When you've got a bit of time, take your time and explore your questions and answers at your leisure.

How do I go about it?

RELAX first, your ideal state is to be relaxed, focussed, alert and expecting answers. A dash of fun and a sense of humour are good too. If you're stressed, pressured, it's not going to work - that's why you haven't got the answers already! Take a break, get into a good state, then ask. When you experience success, reinforce your positive anchor to the good state.

Which questions can you ask?

NOW, HERE are some suggestions for question starters. I recommend that you drop "why" questions - not as useful - and substitute "which" questions.

Who can help me with this project ?

Has the answer - ?

Do I need to speak to - ?

Are my potential clients - ?

Is the decision maker - ?

What is the best next step - ?

Do my clients want - ?

Is the answer/solution - ?

Are the benefits - ?

Are the options - ?

Where can I find the information I need ?

Is the best place to - ?

Can I use this - ?

Are my potential clients - ?

When is the best time for me to - ?

Can I take the next step - ?

Are my potential clients most receptive - ?

How Can I resolve this disagreement / dilemma?

Can I raise my profile - ?

Can I be most effective - ?

Which is the best choice for me right now?

Would be most fun - ?

Component goes first - ?

Benefit is most important for my customer - ?

How do you get the answers?

Pay attention to the first thing that comes to mind after you ask your question. Your answer may be in the form of a picture, a feeling, an idea/words/voice inside; the answer often comes instantly, so go with the first thing comes to you. After that you're back to conscious mind, second guessing yourself, debating with yourself, thinking too much about it, making it too hard. Go with the first thing. When you do, you reinforce your information stream and encourage future successes.

Use a tool to help you focus - such as a pendulum. This is for those of you who need help to bypass your conscious mind and access answers from other levels. Anyone who wants to know how to use a pendulum, email me and I'll either reply or put the information in another article if enough want it.

Write down as fast as you can as many answers to your question as ossible for at least a couple of minutes. Only then examine which ones provide the best possibilities.

You realise you need more information, to ask someone else, to take other action.

Where do the answers come from?

CHOOSE your own favourite theory; the key thing is that it works. My favourite explanation is in two parts: mostly you've got all the pieces of information stored away inside to give you your answer, you just haven't been able to access them or put them together in the most useful way with your conscious thinking processes. This method allows answers to come direct from your unconscious, higher conscious (or whatever you want to call it), accessing your creative genius. The second part of my favourite explanation is that this method allows you to access and link up to universal consciousness (or whatever else you want to call this) - the universal database of all information existing anywhere.

ENJOY, have fun, oh, and do ask yourself, how can I get the best results with the most fun enjoying the process!

©2001 Susanna Bellini

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