I know there have been a few posts about the power of questions you ask yourself, and I remembered one that I use to ask myself when I discovered the power of questions in Tony Robbins Personal Power II Program. I also realized it was one of the most powerful mind shifts that ever happened for me. I realized sometime today that I had completely forgotten about this and so I decided to write about it.
Have you ever noticed the question you ask yourself, when you are about to approach any situation: maybe approaching a stranger, trying something you’ve never done before, or doing something you’re scared to do? For most people I’m guessing they ask themselves “What’s the worst that could happen?” If there’s anything we’ve learned from the power of questions, it’s that our brain basically just answers the question? It doesn’t really think, it doesn’t take time, it just spits out answers. Look below at how our brain generally will answer “What’s the worst that could happen”
- I could get rejected
- I could lose all my money
- I could not get that job
- I could get fired
- I could die
- I could get hurt really bad, etc, etc.
Now, take a look at the answers your brain will likely generate when you ask it “What’s the best that could happen?“
- This blog could become popular enough that you don’t need a job and you can live off the income
- You could have multiple offers
- That girl might end up being your next girlfriend or the love of your life
- You could end up loving that job or making a ton of money
- You could end up massively successful
- You could really reach your peak potential
So, if you think about it, this simple shift will basically give you much better answers. Much better answers= must better results.So, how do you really put this to work? Well, I personally liked a really cool idea that Steve Pavalina wrote on his blog about creating a belief board, or printing out your goal in really large font (100pt) and just pasting it in your room. So, imagine if you see this first thing in the morning
WHAT’S THE BEST THAT COULD HAPPEN?
If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
{ 1 trackback }
{ 3 comments… read them below or add one }
LOVE this post! I always ask myself “What’s the worst that could happen?” in order to reassure myself that even the worst thing isn’t that bad, but thinking about the positive — asking “What’s the best that could happen?” — is SO much better. I’m going to start thinking this way, sending out positive vibes rather than negative ones!
Wonderful post! Thank you for this reminder of how the words we choose can directly affect our mind’s tendency toward the negative or the positive.
Hey Srinivas,
awwwwwsome stuff.
one of those simple things where you flip up an age old idea and it’s like “ting!!! light bulb ignites”. one of those, “that’s funking brilliant” moments.
and it’s waaay better than “what’s the worst that could happen” because it sets your emotional state to the positive and that makes the best more likely to happen, when that’s not even in your sphere of possibility if you’re pondering (and hence encouraging) the worst
all the best
alex – unleash reality