Comments on: What Would You Do If….

By: Steve Harper

Steve Harper — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:20:24 +0000

Great post and I am definitely going to add those books to my list of summer reading. Thanks for the insight!

Ripple On!!!

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Want to Fail? Just Repeat These 3 Phrases Daily | LifeDev — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:31:43 +0000

[...] a question that counselors and motivational speaker-types often ask. I like what my Twitter friend, life coach Tim Brownson, asks his clients, though: “What would you do, if you knew you would definitely [...]

By: Tim Brownson

Tim Brownson — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:18:49 +0000

@ Avani – Interestingly I have been writing about that today. You’re right of course, beliefs do come into play, but this is just designed to shift somebody’s thinking. A starting point if you will.

@ Diane – Thanks! Some good questions and I especially like: “What would you do if you knew no matter what happens it will all reveal something great about you”

By: Diane Corriette

Diane Corriette — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:39:23 +0000

Fear and success are two ends of a scale that says that one is “wrong” and one is “right” – but yet they are both fantastic things to experience. Failure allows you to learn, move forward a lot wiser than you were and maybe start a completely different path.

They are also the END of something – success and failure both mean the end, either a great end or a not so great end. What about the journey? That needs to be enjoyed too.

The trick is to find a neutral word that doesn’t represent good or bad but just is, while empowering at the same time…. need to give that one some thought

“What would you do if you looked back and saw everything worked out the way it was meant to”

“What would you do if you knew no matter what happens it will all reveal something great about you”

“what would you do if you knew you were on to something!”

“what would you do if you knew no matter what happens you’ll handle it!”

I’ll keep thinking :)

Great post.

Diane

Diane Corriettes last blog post..Dear Liza : There’s a hole in my business bucket

By: Avani

Avani — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:24:14 +0000

'How we decide' is on my reading wish list. The other two are new to me. 'What would you do, if you knew you couldn't fail?' and 'What would you do, if you knew you would definitely succeed?' - it would be interesting to see how people would answer these questions differently (even though they are asking the same thing.) Just a question - wouldn't the belief of what you are worth, or what you can achieve come in the way of answering these questions? The way fear of failure holds us back, wouldn't questions regarding what you can have/achieve/self-worth hold you back as well while answering these questions? Avanis last blog post..Following My Heart

By: Tim Brownson

Tim Brownson — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:16:44 +0000

@ Laurie – I think for you, definitely the last one.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:04:53 +0000

Well Tim, I know this sounds predictable but I am having trouble making a decision about which book to read first. ARGH! It makes me think my life is really not worth living!

By: Tim Brownson

Tim Brownson — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:17:17 +0000

@ Deb – When I watched that movie, it had been on about 10 minutes when my wife turned to me and said “I bet he’s already dead” I sat through the entire film wondering whether he was dead. It ruined it for me and now I am on a mission to ruin it for the rest of the world. Bwahahahahaha

@ Wrinkler – Most people can tap into at least one representational system. So if they are poor at seeing it, they’ll know what it feels or sounds like. If they can’t do any they’re probably dead, so it’s not so much of a problem.

@ Tracy – Who said anything about risk? The point is to get people to step into what it is they want so they can get a taste of it. I’m not suggesting there won’t be any fear, but it’s best to have that when we are already invested in the end result. That way we are more likely to push through it.