For those of you who don't know Tim Ferris. Where have you been? Haha... Okay let's start with his own website's About page intro:
"Tim Ferriss has been listed as one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and one of Fortune’s “40 under 40.” He is an early-stage technology investor/advisor (Uber, Facebook, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ others) and the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers, including The 4-Hour Workweek and Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers. The Observer and other media have called Tim “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of The Tim Ferriss Show podcast, which is the first business/interview podcast to exceed 100 million downloads. It has now exceeded 700 million downloads."
Hopefully reading his bio has given you enough info to know that Tim means business! What's more is he can improve your business!!
Okay that's enough exclamation marks!!!
What two extreme questions has Tim Ferris found the most impactful?
1. If I could only work two hours per week on my business, what would I do?
2. Yes, I know it’s impossible, but if I had a gun to my head or contracted some horrible disease, and I had to limit work to two hours per week, what would I do to keep things afloat?
2. Yes, I know it’s impossible, but if I had a gun to my head or contracted some horrible disease, and I had to limit work to two hours per week, what would I do to keep things afloat?
I love these questions. I love questions full stop. Questions lead you to take steps. I have said many times with FEEL4 that you should use questions to zoom into what your focus should be. But this is not about FEEL4 haha ... back to Tim's questions.
What I like most about them is they cut to the chase. They apply the 80:20 rule. I think you should ask yourself these questions every day and think some extreme ones up yourself.
For example, many people keep viewing my blog post, titled: "How to start a new life in the wild". If you are interested in moving somewhere but you cannot think where, then how about you ask yourself:
If you had only 12 months to live and you could take your family with you, where on planet earth would you go and why?.
That single question gets your dithering mind to focus immediately on the answer and solution. Ideally you should immediately plan to live there once you state your answer, do not let anything stop you. And yes, I am being serious! (you even forced me to use another exclamation mark I am that serious about it, I want the best for you).
Can you think of some extreme questions that will help you in areas of your life? Perhaps you want to get something achieved at work faster and better than anyone else. Will an extreme question help you do that. Will the second question from Tim above help?
This post was written to share with you Tim's energy. I am hoping it rubs off and inspires you to ask yourself some extreme questions that will shape your thoughts into a tool that will enhance your brain's experience of life.
If you want more questions then click on over to Tim's website and you should be presented with a subscription box. Add your email and you will be sent to THIS QUESTIONS PDF [CLICK HERE] Oops! Haha... Shhh don't tell Tim, if you could subscribe to his website anyway that would be awesome and get me out of trouble for posting a direct link to his awesome material.
As usual, take care today, and I mean that sincerely.
Author: Christian Jacques Bennett*
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