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IYI Newsletter: when you feel stuck...
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Approximately a 2-minute read Happy Monday! As you may know, I'm a huge fan of asking effective questions. I love crafting the right question at the right time for the right person. Here are some common questions many of the people I work with ask themselves: How do I become great? How do I become a better leader? How do I reach my potential? How do I get to the next level? On the surface, those are great questions. They can help you think bigger, clarify what matters, and point you in the right direction. However, big questions can also create a problem. Sometimes the question is so broad that you don’t know what to do next. You think about it, analyze it, and turn it over in your mind, but nothing changes. You have direction without movement. In those cases, my recommendation is simple: shrink the question. Instead of asking, “How do I become a better leader?” ask, “What would a better leader do in my next meeting?” Instead of asking, “How do I become more disciplined?” ask, “What is one thing I said I would do that I still need to finish?” Instead of asking, “How do I get to the next level?” ask, “What does the next level require of me in the next 24 hours?” Now the question is small enough to answer and specific enough to act on. And once you act, you have something real to evaluate. Did it work? What did you notice? What would you do differently next time? What should you repeat? That’s how improvement becomes practical. You recognize what matters, apply it in a specific situation, evaluate what happened, and refine your approach. The big question still matters. It gives you a destination. But the smaller question gives you the next move. Ask yourself big questions for direction and small questions for movement. So today, take one big question you’ve been asking yourself and make it smaller. Have a great week! Justin Last week, I had a wonderful time speaking to an MLS executive team and a software company about leadership, performance, and building strong relationships. If I can support you in any way, please let me know. Would love to partner with you! If this email was forwarded to you and you want it to come directly to your inbox, click here to subscribe |
Justin Su'a
The Increase Your Impact Newsletter is your Monday morning edge, created for growth-minded individuals. Each issue is a 2-3-minute read that delivers actionable strategies and powerful stories straight from my work with the world’s top performers. I 'd love to have you join my weekly email list and join thousands of others who are striving to get better, just like you.
Approximately a 2-minute read Good Morning! I remember my middle school teacher teaching us about blind spots in science class. It felt like a magic trick. I couldn't understand how my eyes couldn't pick up the dot right in front of my face! We have blind spots not only in our vision, but also in how we lead and interpret situations. They come in the form of the following: Believing that a player is "just not coachable." Thinking the team is aligned because nobody is saying otherwise....
Approximately a 2-minute read Good Morning! There's a moment that happens in almost every serious pursuit, regardless of whether you're in professional sports, a student, an executive, or even at home. It's when the path becomes seemingly too difficult to bear. It's when you realize you underestimated how hard the journey would actually be. I once spoke with a professional athlete who was in the middle of this exact part of his path. He said things had gotten tough, and he wondered how much...
Approximately a 2-minute read Good Morning! Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about ambiguity. Not in some abstract, philosophical sense, but in the way it quietly shows up in everyday life when we are not completely sure what we are doing, why we are doing it, or whether we should fully commit to it. One definition of ambiguity is "a lack of exactness, " and that word, exactness, has been sticking with me because I’ve noticed how much hesitation and indecision can come from simply not making...