There are many different ways of growing and an infinite number of lessons to be learned in life. But there are some kinds of growth that come to us only if we are willing to stop, pause, and allow the lesson to catch up with us.
How Reflection Can Help You Grow
- Reflection turns experience into sight
- Everyone needs a time and a place to pause
- Pausing with intention expands and enriches thinking
- When you take time to pause, use your I’s (Investigation, Incubation, Illumination, Illustration)
Questions to Help Develop Your Personal Awareness
Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they bet better answers.
If your questions are honest, they will lead you to solid convictions. If you ask quality questions, they will help you create a high-quality life.
- What is my biggest asset?
- What is my biggest liability?
- What is my highest high?
- What is my lowest low?
- What is my most worthwhile emotion?
- What is my least worthwhile emotion?
- What is my best habit?
- What is my worst habit?
- What is most fulfilling to me?
- What do I prize most highly?
* Source: The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth by John C. Maxwell