Five Questions That Shape Our Lives

Our futures are shaped by the questions we ask regularly. This is the topic of Jason Jaggard’s inspiring talk, 5 Questions Shaping the Trajectory of Your Life. I highly recommend that you listen to the full talk here. The five questions that Jason shares are:

  1. What can I do to stop the pain? 

  2. What can I do to feel good now? 

  3. What do I want? 

  4. What am I capable of? 

  5. What are we capable of? 

This week, I invite you to you to apply these questions to your life, asking: 

Which of the five questions plays the biggest role in shaping my life? 

In what areas of my life am I asking myself, “What can I do to stop the pain?” In what areas of my life am I asking myself, “What can I do to feel good now?” 

In what areas of my life do I permit myself to ask, “What do I want?” In what areas of my life do I avoid asking, “What do I want?” 

In what areas of my life am I exploring, “What am I capable of?” How would things change if instead I asked, “What are we capable of?”

God bless,
Dan

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