"Change Your Questions" Tip–Question Assumptions
Marilee Adams, Ph.D.
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Marilee Adams, Ph.D.
Inquiry-Based Coaching Expert | Bestselling Author, "Change Your Questions, Change Your Life | Thought Leader: Transformational Thinking | Keynote Speaker | Teaching you to ask the best questions for optimal results!
The purpose of questioning assumptions is to avoid making mistakes and suffering unintended consequences. To practice questioning assumptions do the following:
Think of a situation in which you are stuck, frustrated or where you want a change. Use the following list of assumption-busting questions to help you take a disciplined approach to unearth any false or faulty assumptions that might be blocking your success.
- What assumptions am I making about myself?
- What assumptions am I making about others?
- What am I assuming from the past that may not be true now?
- What am I assuming about available resources?
- What am I assuming about what’s impossible – or about what is possible?
Excerpt from page 113-126 and 174 from Change Your Questions, Change Your Life: 10 Powerful Tools for Life and Work.
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7 年Marilee, this line of questioning our assumptions has been life changing. Thank you!
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9 年Thank you Marilee, great reminder! Warm regards Yoosuf