Risk & Business Magazine Miller Insurance Spring 2017 | Page 6

NINE QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF
Nine Critical Questions Incredibly Successful
People Ask Themselves Every Day
L
et’s get the obvious out of the
way: obtaining success is not
easy for anyone. Even those
who make it look simple have
climbed big mountains to
get to the top. Others look up at these
successful folks and imagine them as
having the answers to everything. The
truth is successful people got to where
they are by asking the right questions.
Questions inevitably arise in the face of
tough choices — forks in the road, if you
will. If these decisions are not carefully
considered, choices will be made
automatically. That default path more
often than not leads away from success.
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Incredibly successful people understand
that they control their own destiny
and that the best way to do that is
to ask themselves questions that
reveal the right path. Here are the
telling questions they ask themselves
regularly:
1. SHOULD I BE DOING THIS?
Many ambitious people, like
entrepreneurs, are quick to jump on
opportunities. Sometimes too quickly.
They end up wasting hours and energy
on projects that will never be successful
or bring a sufficient return on their
investment. Incredibly successful
people understand the precious value
of time and resources. They know
they can only do so much with what
they have, so they look for reasons to
conserve.
2. WHAT IS TRULY MY TOP
PRIORITY?
A scattered mind is unproductive.
Each day, incredibly successful
people figure out the one thing they
need to accomplish that day and
focus their efforts on it. They take
into consideration the surrounding
circumstances to make sure completion
is favourable. If they are productive and
finish their objective early in the day,
they can look to the next priority.