Who have you not seen in a while?

Do you miss them?

What is stopping you?

Are these things really so important?

People are not here forever.

Make sure you spend time with them.

One day they will be gone forever.

And you might be left with regret.

Instead of beautiful memories.

How do you communicate?

How well do people understand you?

Do you speak explicit or implicit?

Are you impolite or polite?

Direct yet polite is the way.

You do not need to be impolite to be direct.

You do not need to be complicated to be polite.

Say what you mean.

Which of your problems have disappeared on their own?

Which problems could have done so, had you left them?

Which problems have blown up because you left them?

Not all problems are created equal.

And not all are worth our attention.

And some will go away by themselves.

Learning how to identify these is bliss.

What can you ignore today?

Why are some people overly nice to you?

Is their behavior warranted?

Or are they overdoing it?

What could be their goal?

Are they like this to everyone?

Some people use niceness to get things.

Usually to get them from you.

How often do you fall for this?

How often do you point your finger?

Are you quick to do so?

How clean is your own house?

What is the consequence of pointing your finger?

Often, we point our finger at others...

...yet we are none the better!

Being harsh on others is like a boomerang.

It will come back.

Only when your house is clean, will there be little consequence.

So, how clean is your house?

How readily do you embrace change?

How often do you resist change?

How long does resisting it work?

How well do you execute change?

Many changes in life are inevitable.

If you refuse, life will force you at some point.

Forced change is painful.

Voluntary change is beautiful.

How much do you know about neurodiversity?

Who do you know, that is different?

How tolerant are you to people who are different?

Are you able to see their strengths?

A lot of people's brains work differently.

Autism, dyslexia, ADHD etc.

This makes them better at certain things and worse at others.

This makes them have different perspectives.

How can you harness these?

Which challenges keep repeating?

Which problems do you face again and again?

Which type of person keeps getting in your way?

Why do these things keep repeating?

Certain things keep repeating themselves.

The same kind of person comes along and causes havoc.

The same type of problem comes again and again.

Life will throw these challenges at you, till you learn.

Till you learn how to behave, to say no, to avoid certain people...

If you don't it will keep coming.

How often do you stand your ground?

How often do you budge?

How do you know what is the right move?

If you budge, by how much?

Often, the right move is to stand your ground.

You ask for what is fair and that's that.

Sometimes budging is the right move.

Sometimes you ask for more, so you can budge.

The same is true for agreements.

Agreements are there to be kept, if they can.

If they cannot, then what do you do?

Which personal precautions do you take?

How can you ensure you continue to perform?

What areas do you neglect?

Will these come to haunt you in the future?

Precautions pay off long term.

Neglecting yourself now will cost a multiple in the future.

Invest in yourself and keep your machine well-oiled.

It is like a car, do maintenance before things break.

Broken parts cause huge costs.

Are you prone to helping others?

How often is your help actually needed?

How often do you make things worse?

Why did your help worsen the situation?

We are fast to decided someone needs our help.

Often, we don‘t even ask and just interfere.

Do you like receiving unrequested help?

People need to want help for it to be effective.

How often do you engage in a discussion?

How do you conduct them?

How is it different to a debate?

Why do you engage in a discussion?

Discussions are not about being right.

They are for sharing and learning.

They can bond people.

They can move people apart.

Not everyone is able to have a discussion.

How often do you make jokes?

How often are they at the expense of another?

How often do they come at your own expense?

Why do you make fun of others?

Is the banter reciprocal?

We tend to make fun of each other.

It is fine to do so, but where do you draw the line?

Often you mean well, but still you end up hurting others.

No everyone can take the same amount of banter.

What loose ends need closing?

How does it feel to have these?

Why do you have them?

What can you do right now to close them?

Often, we leave loose ends behind us.

They will come to bite us.

They will hold us back.

Closing them now is for the better.

Start small and keep at it.

How often do you forget things?

Why do you do it?

Why does it happen?

How do you feel?

How often do other people forget?

How do you react to it?

Forgetting things is human.

Most of the time it is not on purpose.

The forgetful will feel shame.

Consider this.

How do you deal with rejection?

How personal do you take it?

How hard does it hit you?

How often can you try?

Rejection is part of life.

We experience it daily.

Some more than others.

Some can stomach more, some less.

Sometimes it hurts more, sometimes less.

How well do you understand the meaning of words?

How often do you use words you do not understand?

How often are the words you say hollow?

How do you feel after it?

We are quick to use words we do not understand.

We use them to sound smarter than we are.

We use them to manipulate.

We use them to cover up.

Is it worth lying to yourself?

Have you taken charge of your life?

Do you know what you like?

Do you know what you do not like?

Do you make suggestions?

Or do you go along with anything?

Taking charge of your choices is paramount.

If you do not, then life makes them for you.

One area in life affects the others.

Be a doormat in one and suffer the consequences in others.

Do you grab an opportunity by its neck?

How do you know it is the right one?

How long do you take for a decision?

Who should you ask for advice?

If you have no second guesses, take it.

The right opportunity will feel right.

Then there is no need to drag it out.

If there is a way back, even more so.

If there is not a way back, it warrants caution.

How do you perceive your hardships?

Why do you see it in that way?

What did you learn?

What do you have in life due to it?

We often only see the hard side of hardship.

Yet we ignore the ship that sails into the future.

Hardship is a resource.

It is the wind that makes your ship sail faster.

Don't labor on the oars, harness the wind.