Anthony Robbins AWAKEN THE GIANT... - Lemma Coaching

I needed to change my state by asking some better questions. I turned to my checklist of problemsolving
questions and began with,
1. "What is great about this problem?" My first response, like so many other times, was "Absolutely
nothing!" But I thought about it for a moment and realized that just eight years ago I would have
given anything to have twenty business associates and friends who wanted to visit with me, much less
100 people of such national impact and caliber that this list of friends and business associates
represented. As I realized this, I started to laugh at myself, it broke my pattern, and I began to feel
grateful that there were so many people whom I respect and love who wanted to spend time with me.
2. "What is not perfect yet?" My schedule obviously needed more than a little fine-tuning. 1 felt like I
had no time to myself, and that my life was out of balance. Note the presupposition of this question:
asking "What is not perfect yet?" clearly implies that things will be perfect. This question not only gives
you new answers, but reassures you simultaneously.
3. "What am I willing to do to make it the way I want it?" I decided then that I was willing to organize
my life and my schedule so that they were more balanced, and I was willing to take control and learn
to say no to certain things. I also realized that I needed to hire a new CEO for one of my companies,
someone who could handle some of my workload. This would give me more special time at home and
with my family.
4. "What am I willing to no longer do in order to make it the way I want it?" I knew that I could no
longer whine and complain about how unfair it all was or feel abused when people were really trying to
support me.
5. "How can I enjoy the process while I do what is necessary to make it the way I want it?" When I
asked this last, most important question, I looked around for a way to make it fun. I thought, "How
can I enjoy making 100 calls?" Sitting there at my desk did not turn up the mental and emotional juice.
Then I got an idea: I'd not been in my Jacuzzi in six months. I quickly slipped on my swim trunks,
grabbed my portable computer and speaker phone, and headed for the Jacuzzi. I set up shop out in
my back yard, and started making the calls. I called a few of my business associates in New York and
teased them, saying, "Really, it's that cold? Hmmm. Well, it's really tough out here in California, you
know. I'm sitting here in my Jacuzzi!" We all had fun with it and I managed to turn the whole "chore"
into a game. (But I was so wrinkled that I looked about 400 years old by the time I got to the bottom
of my list!)
That Jacuzzi is always in my back yard, but you'll notice that it took the right question to uncover it as
a resource. By having the list of these five questions in front of you on a regular basis, you have a
pattern of how to deal with problems that will instantly change your focus and give you access to the
resources you need.
"He that cannot ask cannot live."
OLD PROVERB