WANT A REVOLUTION? ASK A QUESTION.....

Never underestimate the power of a question, especially one that does not invite a simple “yes/no” answer. But your questions must be the right questions -- questions that launch you into uncharted territory; not questions that merely comfort you with blithe answers confirming what you already think you know. There's no great talent involved in asking questions, but the right questions require a heightened awareness, coupled with a ruthless willingness for self-honesty. Such people make good counselors and therapists -- good ones.
 

Most change starts with an adventurous question. All transformation begins with a question that someone stands in for long enough to uncritically observe experiences that bob up in the wake of “what-if”, and respond creatively to them.

A single question can provoke an abundance of answers. Similarly, thousands of experiences can be traced back to one question. One such question is - “Who am I?” You're still getting answers to that one every moment of every day and night, including right now. 

What other humdinger questions pop to mind right now?

Inquiry has toppled monarchs and empires throughout history. Questions are the basis of one of the earliest forms of education—the Socratic Method—used to train young minds in the rigours of critical thinking. Questions elicit solutions that lie dormant and unseen right under our very noses. Yet real, curious investigating of unquestioned givens is a mostly ignored life tool. We tend to place more value on getting the so-called “right answers”, ie. answers that fit comfortably into existing pigeonholes. Then we engineer strategies, make brazen pronouncements, and vacuous promises on the basis of stale, moth-eaten and weather-worn-out conclusions.

Questions can overturn everything from a single mind to vast empires. Nagging, unanswered thoughts that start with words like “why” or “what if” often ignite processes that, like a volcano, will eventually shake, disrupt, destroy and re-create outmoded concepts, opinions, beliefs, models and systems. Experimenting with possibilities can re-jig the balance of power, and reveal new opportunities no one had previously dreamed of.

If you could map the DNA of successful entrepreneurs and simply happy people, might it reveal a double helix of question marks?

I wonder???