“Staying Stuck” vs. “Moving Ahead” Questions

When we’re faced with ‘less than perfect’ circumstances in our lives, we have choices about how we respond.

A common response is to ask questions like “why did this happen?”, “why did he/she say that?”, or “why am I in this situation?”…these ‘why’ questions are searching for more information.

This type of question seeks to clarify, to better understand.

Yet these questions don’t actually help you move forward – these are ‘staying stuck’ kinds of questions.

A simpler (and much more effective!) way of responding is to start asking ‘moving ahead’ questions.

For example, asking ‘what’ questions like “what can I learn from this situation?”, “what are my options?”, or “what changes can I make?” help you focus on moving ahead and taking action.

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