What is the most crucial ingredient of (online) success that most people lack ? How do some peeps live a life full of excitement and possibilities while others drown in the dark ?
It’s focus. But in order to focus, you need to direct it. And directing comes from
Asking.
No joke. Incredible people who create an incredible (online) business and lead an incredible life ask questions that no one’s asking.
Most people want to play it safe and rather shut their mouth than overcoming the fear to ask. They don’t know what they are missing. You can change life, or even history, by asking questions.
Let me introduce you a person that changed history by asking a few questions.
He was very curious, and in a moment of utter boredom, he did something.
What did he do ? He looked at the clock, and asked a serious of questions.
- First question: How do we know what time it is ?
Stupid question. Well, we see it on the clock.
Then he asked a second question:
- How do we see what’s on the clock ? Well, the light bounces off the clock and that’s how we see it.
And then his brain really got nuts and he asked himself a question that no one else was asking before.
The question was magical:
- What if…(a grrreat way to ask a question), what if you can travel WITH the light to the clock. What if you are as fast as the light ? What if you are at the end of the beam of light ? What would you see then ?
Well, you would actually see the hand move from one minute to the next. You’d see time change.
- 4th question. What if you travel faster than light itself ? What would you see ? You wouldn’t see the hand move from 1 to 2, when you are going faster than light, you’d actually see the clock moving backwards.
And then he asked the final, ultimate question:
- Would you just see the clock going backwards, or would time itself move in reverse because you are going faster than light ?
He answered that question, and changed the way we as a human race look at our universe.
What an epic impact he made simply by asking a few questions.
I will drop the name of the person later in this article.
But for now, let’s ask some life changing questions:
- Ask (especially) if makes you want to shit in your pants
In order to get your life and business to a new level, you have to ask questions you have never asked before. The higher the potential of shitting in your pants, the more rewarding your question. When I first started this blog, I was almost clueless. How do I play it big ? What do I need to learn in order to spread my influence ?
I overcame my shadows of fear and contacted online mavericks that were way out of my league. I asked genuinely, and in most cases, I even got an answer. I asked more than anyone else, and that’s why I was growing so rapidly.
It’s stupid to believe that you should know and learn everything by yourself.
If there’s someone out there in a similar niche, and (s)he’s killing it, go ahead and ask her/him. Remember: You only ask people for advice if you respect them in one way or another. It’s a big compliment, and most peeps are cool enough to help you out.
If you want to create a kick-ass project with someone, go ahead and ask
If you need help, ask the best.
If you don’t know what do to do, ask ask ask !
And if no one in the human world takes time to answer your questions (I doubt that), then you can always ask Google ;)
- Ask for a slap in the face
If you show somebody a piece of your work and you ask them:
“What do you think ?”
they will probably say it’s okay (even if they hate it!) because they don’t want to offend you.
Next time, instead of asking if it’s right, ask them what’s wrong:
“What don’t you like about my work ?”
Do this, and expect truthful criticism.
This may hurt your ego, but the feedback you get will be much valuable than a pat on the back.
What don’t you like about my blog ?
- Best of all: Ask your brain
Why is my traffic so low ? Why is nobody social media sharing my stuff ? Why do people never comment ?
Because you are an obnoxious piece of brain-fried trash that doesn’t deserve better.
(note: this is your subconscious speaking)
Your brain doesn’t evaluate your input. . Every question you ask yourself will be answered sooner or later by your subconscious. Ask stupid questions (see above), and you will get stupid answers.
These are the questions that I ask myself every single day:
How can I strengthen my online presence by working less ?
How can build a blog unlike any other ?
How can I bring as much personality as possible into my brand ?
Ask yourself goood questions and enjoy the answers that will arise from the depths of your brain. They will come.
The person I was taking about in the first paragraph was of course Albert Einstein. His theory of relativity changed the way we look at time and the universe. He didn’t think of himself as a genius – He was just a bit more curious than most people ;)
Become curious yourself and bring your business and life to a new level:
Ask a question on Twitter, Facebook, email, Skype or someone’s contact page. It doesn’t matter which weapon you use, it matters that you shoot at your target.
Ask goood questions and lead a life where others only dream of being.
What questions do you need to ask yourself today ?
Let’s hear ‘em in the comments ;)
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