Summary: I have a morning routine where I run down a set of daily questions that help me stay on track and focused on the right things. These question have come about over my years of learning the hard way.<br> The inspiration for the questions came from Ben Franklin who asked himself two questions ever day. In the morning, he would ask, “What good shall I do today” and in the evening, he would ask himself, “What good have I done this day?”<br> I'm a big fan of questions and I'm not along, Albert Einstein reportedly said, “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important this is not to stop questioning.”<br> Here are my 9 daily questions I ask myself ..<br> 9 Daily Questions<br> <br> * What is my biggest strength?<br> <br> * Most people don't search for their strength. The focus on what they are good at.<br> * Stop doing stuff you hate and find your strength so that you can discover your passion.<br> <br> <br> * Am I having fun?<br> <br> * Life isn't always fun.<br> * Overall, you need to enjoy what you are doing to be successful.<br> <br> <br> * What pain do I want in my life?<br> <br> * Happiness requires struggles.<br> * What are you willing to struggle for?<br> * The quality of your life is not determined by your positive experiences, but the quality of your negative experiences.<br> * What pain do you want to sustain?<br> <br> <br> * What will I do today that will matter one year from now?<br> <br> * Need to get our of the minutia and look at the big picture<br> * At the top of my daily to-do, I have one (1) big picture item<br> * Keep your “eyes” up looking the future and not down getting stuck in the tactics.<br> <br> <br> * Is getting rich worth it?<br> <br> * Most people hold the illusion that if they had more money, life would be better.<br> * Then they get rich and they aren't happy.<br> * If you not happy now, you won't be happy because of money.<br> <br> <br> * What isn't working?<br> <br> * Life isn't perfect<br> * Make a list of what is most crappy<br> * Some of the biggest impact is to take the worst thing at make it ‘ok'.<br> <br> <br> * Why so serious?<br> <br> * I tend to go deep when working on a project – and focus on the little things.<br> * I'm both a perfectionist and a procrastinator<br> * This question gives permission that everything doesn't have to be perfect.<br> <br> <br> * How can I learn from this?<br> <br> * We all fail.<br> * Successful people learn from their failings.<br> * Ask yourself how to turn a failure into a learning experience.<br> <br> <br> * Do I pick partners and friends who support me, challenge me, encourage me and help me grow?<br> <br> * We are the average of the five (5) people we spend the most time with<br> * Think through the people in your life –<br> <br> * Are they helping you grow?<br> * Is their life one you would be proud to have as yours?<br> <br> <br> * Be selective if who you keep in your inner circle<br> * Surround yourself with people based on you ..<br> <br> * Common interests<br> * You values<br> * Things you consider important to your personal growth<br> * how you value time, knowledge and friendship<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Additional Resources<br> <br> * <a href="http://philmckinney.com/9-daily-exercises-that-i-do-to-keep-my-creativity-in-top-form/" target="_blank">9 Daily Exercises that I Do to Keep My Creative Muscle in Shape</a><br> * <a href="http://killerinnovations.com/feeding-creative-mind/" target="_blank">15 Ways To Feed Your Creative Mind S12 Ep23</a><br> <br>
