CHALLENGE: Try to learn and think of new ways of phrasing our questions to obtain most optimum and desirable answers. Open-ended questions provide a better understanding of underlying circumstances and often produce candid (frequently unexpected)pieces of information that could have been easily withheld with close-ended questions.

If your manager, subordinates or co- workers aren't producing as you'd like, give them "why" treatment and inquire about their performance (be professional, but nice!).

If you ask right questions, you'll yield answers you're looking for.

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What doors would open up? What sadness or illness would disappear? What people would be drawn to you? What would sleep after a day, week, month of that be like? What would it be like if everything that happened to you was an opportunity? No wonder phrases like 'bam!' and 'let's kick it up a notch' have entered into vernacular.

I am thinking this might be a great way to look at life and may well become my theme for 2002. If you've read my newsletter for a while, you know about themes. For rest of you, I've included a previous article on using themes since this is perfect time to start planning for next year.

If you decide to try it out, please share your experience so I can pass it on to 3 Minute Coach community.

Til next time, have a 'party' day!