This is Stevea Robbins. Welcome to the Get It Done Guys quick and dirty tips to work less and do more.

How do you change the direction of your entire life? With a question.

Once upon a time long ago, I was a computer programmer. At 12 years old, I would leap out of bed every day and write on a computer program, and I got

really good at programming.

Some people call this discipline.

Nonsense.

Discipline involves whips and leather, safe words, and a wardrobe made entirely from

different shades of gray.

This just required thought.

My first thought upon waking was, what program do I want to write today?

My brain's answer became the day's agenda.

This taught me two secrets.

First, when we ask ourselves questions, we answer them.

And second, when we ask ourselves questions about our immediate future, the question sends

our entire life in a certain direction.

In working with coaching clients, I found many people have a driving question.

It comes to mind in the morning or at breaking points when it's time to figure out what to do next.

Those questions shape my client's lives.

You have one too.

A good driving question takes your life someplace awesome and amazing like Rivendell.

A bad driving question will lead you straight into Mordor through the east gates of Mordor.

And as you know, you really don't want to go there.

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