Questions You Should Ask Yourself To Become A Better Version of Yourself
By: Sushant Osti
Tags: Motivation, Self Improvement, Inspiration, Personal Development, Self Development

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Self-reflection is a key to personal development. If you would like to maximize the benefits of self-reflection, ask yourself questions that provoke your mind and force you to reconsider the way you live and the way you look at the world. The questions we ask ourselves puts us in a new perspective and remind us who we are, as well as who we aspire to be.

“Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.”

— Carl Jung

Remember, there is no one final answer. It’s a continuous discovery process. Your answers to the questions today will be different from your answers tomorrow or after a month or a year. Be sure to reflect on these questions daily.

Here are some of the most important questions you should ask yourself every day:

What are you grateful for?

Gratitude increases your chances to succeed as you strive to become better at what you do. Gratitude is the secret to transforming your day into a victorious one resulting in more opportunities for you to advance in life. As Oprah Winfrey put it: “Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” On the other hand, if you fail to be thankful, you have the tendency to maintain a negative mindset, which will deeply hamper your growth. It may be a stretch to hand each person a thank you note but you can start by habitually writing down things that you feel grateful for. It could be a mix of people, material things, achievements, etc. that inspired you to work harder for your goals.

Like Oprah Winfrey, you could go back to your list and see how much you have to be thankful for even in moments when you feel discouraged. While it is in our nature to fear failure, we can turn it around by using it as a tool to be more grateful in life. When we remember our hardships, the challenges we faced, or the moments we were defeated, we think about how far we have come, and all the help we received along the way. By thinking about how you failed, it teaches you humility and drives you to go back to the core reasons on why you have been chasing success. It’s important to learn from past mistakes and of course move on from it.

What will people say about you at your funeral?

Imagine the following things:

You walk into a room full of people you have known your entire life. There is a coffin placed in front of the room. Slowly people are walking towards the coffin and expressing their feeling on how great the person was and how greatly he lived. Slowly you walk towards the coffin. You find your body in the coffin.

How would you feel? More than that what would you wish people would tell about you. How do you picture people telling how great you lived your life and what great things you did and what type of person you became?

Imagine all that and become that person.

What did I start and not finish?

We don’t always stick with one thing at a time. We start too many things and don’t finish all of them. We get bored of it or we lose motivation. It clutters our mind. We have learned too many things but don’t have enough knowledge of one thing. The important thing is to go all the way in depth about one thing rather than gaining the small amount of information about too many things. Rather than being distracted by everything focus on one big goal and really kick it off.

What matters most in my life?

Half the time in our life we live through some meaningless tasks. If you define your priorities then you focus only on things that matter the most to you and also the things that makes you happier. If it is a thing that won’t matter in a year or a month then it is waste thinking about. Also, ask yourself, What would your 40 or 60-year-old self-tell you to make time for?

What do you need most right now?

What it is that you want right now in life? Truly define this. Focus on getting things done and achieving what is it you want. Maybe you want to visit that country you always talked about. Rather than focusing on physical possession focus on your inner self.

If I could change one thing about me, what would it be?

What matters is who we are on the inside? Many people around me are having a hard time accepting themselves. And if you are one of those people — hear it from me — you are perfect the way you are. It doesn’t mean you love yourself any less. It just means you want to make yourself even better and are willing to work for it. If you knew and realize what that one thing is and start working towards being better every day you will be unstoppable.

How is my money being spent?

Take a moment to write down the things that are most important to you in life. Is it for your family? Is it your business? Is it helping others? Write these values down and then ask yourself this question: “Am I spending my money on things I value?” Then ask, “Am I spending my money on things that aren’t in my value system?” Doing this little exercise will give you some clarity and help to guide you into thinking consciously about your spending.

No matter what make some time to reflect upon your day. May be write it down and try to make everyday better than it was yesterday.