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c. d. e. f. g. “If you had no limitations, what would you do?” “What is the perfect solution?” “How can you lend / create / trade …. What you need?” “How can you learn the skills that you need?” “Who would you ask for information, knowledge or help that you need?” h. “What are you already doing now that works in terms of getting your goal?” i. “Have you, or others you know, dealt with something like this in the past? – What did you do then? “ j. “How can you find a tried and tested y around the obstacle?” k. “What would you do if you were more / less assertive / smart / healthy / rich?” l. “What would be a real risk that you would be willing / unwilling to take?” m. “Do you need to solve this obstacle at all or can you just avoid the negative consequences – or find a partial solution that would work for the moment?” 11. Explore options: a. “How would you like to go about this matter?” b. “What could you do to prepare yourself for this challenge?” c. “How can ……… help you achieve your target?” d. “What will be the next step?” e. “How can you start to make things change?” f. “What will happen then?” g. “If somebody else was in your shoes – what would you tell them?” h. “What further options are open to you?” i. “If you had an unlimited amount of time and money, what would you do?” j. “If you knew you could not fail, what would you do?” 111