February 04 – Too set in your ways? Have you been doing certain things the same way for years, without pausing to ask if there’s a better way? Are there certain tasks that are so familiar and automatic that you keep doing them even though someone else could just as well? Are there things you want to be doing, yet cannot seem to find the time because your plate is already overflowing? Is the far more critical work you should be focusing on, yet cannot due to what feels like a bottleneck within your company?

January 28 – Is it harder than it has to be? How easy is it to do business with you or work with you? How could what you are trying to achieve be easier to achieve? How could what you are currently doing be easier to accomplish?  How could you make something easier for someone else? 

January 21 – Is validation too important? Are you out to prove something that is putting a greater emphasis on the need to prove it versus accomplishing it? Do you feel the need to have others confirm to you that you are good at what you do? Do you need validation from others to feel encouraged and energized towards your goals? If you don’ receive recognition or acknowledgement, do you lose vigor and enthusiasm for what you are trying to achieve? 

January 14 – Are you measuring effectively? Do you set goals yet have no way of knowing whether progress is being made? Are your goals based on a target dataset, or is your target dataset the goal? What happens if you achieve that dataset? Is there no opportunity for next level achievement or is it merely checked off of your list as done? Does what you are measuring matter, and are you measuring the right metrics to achieve your goals? 

January 07 – Are you still getting to it? Is there something you have been meaning to get to or pursue and is at the top of your list each New Year?  Do you find yourself revisiting resolutions and goals that seem to be carried over into the next year and then the next? What are your reasons that you haven't made headway? Are they legitimate concerns or merely excuses? Is it your thinking that is limiting you, or are there limits outside of your control?

December 31 – Is your short-term building your long-term? Is the effort you are putting into right now building towards the future you desire? Are you intentionally focused on what matters the most towards reaching your goals? Are you nurturing what is most satisfying for you to accomplish with even the smallest steps? Or are you constantly allowing yourself to be pulled in directions that are distracting or slowing you down from where you ultimately desire to be?

December 24 – Are you giving yourself a break? Are you never good enough for yourself? Do you find yourself focusing more on what you are not getting done versus what you have gotten done? Do you compare yourself to others, only seeing where you are falling short instead of where you are uniquely you? Do you feel a need to constantly be productive as a measure of your own self-worth? 

December 17 – Are you redoing unintentionally? Are you wasting time redoing what could be simplified or systemized? Are you caught up in doing certain tasks over and over again that seem to be taking your time away from more profitable or value-creating activity? Are you irritated by having to redo something that should have been done right the first time?  Are revisiting situations or approaches to things without gaining any insight to how they can be more efficient or streamlined? Are there extra steps that are being taken that could be eliminated or enhanced? 

December 10 – Tired of waiting? Do you feel like nothing is happening as effectively or quickly as you would like? Is your patience being tested in realizing the desired results you have been so diligently working toward? Is waiting on a decision or someone else to get back to you causing you to second guess yourself or if it is going to happen at all?