By
Clark Kegley’s
“Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.”
-Voltaire
Most people think life is about answers when really it is about questions.
The greatest minds in history were obsessed with questions.
Leonardo da Vinci kept thousands of pages filled with questions. Albert Einstein said, “The most important thing is to never stop questioning.”
If you want to change the world or change your life, you must first change your questions.
All the times in my life I have been most dissatisfied share one commonality: I asked shitty questions. When I was broke, depressed, -30k in debt, living in my mom’s basement… I had an extreme victim mindset. This leads to poor questions such as, “Why does this always happen to me?” or “How come they’re successful on youtube and I’m not?” and “How come all my relationships end the same way?”
If you believe that thoughts are things… this type of self-talk will reinforce the OLD version of you.
It wasn’t until I realized the quality of my life depends on the quality of my questions, that my life started to turn around.
When I asked the wrong question, I’d get a poor answer. When I asked the right question, I got a better answer.
But it was when I asked the most powerful question possible that the answers were life-changing.
Never underestimate the power of having the RIGHT questions. It’s why in my Metamorphic coaching program we literally go deeper with questions than any other program I’ve ever seen.
Because questions have power.
To get the most out of this workshop, I recommend copying and answering these questions in your journal. If you’re pressed for time – you may print these out as a stand-alone sheet. But you will get the most if you physically write your answers to the following questions.
If you can, block out around 60-90 minutes to fully complete this worksheet. The results you get from this worksheet will be more than worth it. Remember, this is NOT school or something you “have to” do. This is a worksheet that you must complete out of inspiration, not obligation.
One last thing – there are NO “wrong” or “bad” answers. The goal with this worksheet is NOT to use your responses as ammunition to judge or beat yourself up with!
That said, be as honest and open with yourself as possible. And have some fun!
Remember, questions lead to better thoughts. Better thoughts lead to better actions. Better actions lead to better results. Which (you guessed it) leads to even BETTER thoughts. The cycle now has positive momentum and you are merging into that 2.0 version of YOU.
So here are the 11 BEST questions for creating the 2.0 version of you.
Do NOT write these off as just over-hyped questions on a doc. If used these questions literally hold the power to change your life.
At least, they did for me.
Refusing to settle
1. How has being “realistic” or “responsible” kept me from the life I want?
2. How can I do my 5-year plan in 5-months?
3. Imagine three people who know everything about you (i.e. parent, friend, partner, sibling, co-worker, etc) sitting in a room together. They are given 2 hours to come to a unanimous decision on your top 3 strengths and top 3 weaknesses. What do they come up with?
4. If I had all the time and all the money in the world, what would I do?
5. How do I get paid to do what I love?
6. What have been the 3 most defining moments of my life?
7. What past events do you worry about, overthink, or replay in your mind all the time? How do these core stories from your past influence your current self?
8. What has been my greatest lesson learned from “failure”?
9. Design the 2.0 You. Design this like a character in a movie, book, video game, etc. What does their life look like? What kind of traits does this character have? Add as much detail as possible.
10. What are the next best steps to closing the gap between the 1.0 me and the 2.0 me (i.e. get a coach, start a habit, commit to getting help, etc)?
11. What stood out to you most about this workshop? What big “A-has” or new discoveries do you now have about yourself?
My Video: 11 Questions to Create the 2.0 You https://youtu.be/XA5xZXAyQc4
My Audio: https://divinesuccess.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/Podcast4/11-Questions-to-Create-the-2.0-You.mp3