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A friend of mine sent me an email titled “Twelve Little Laws of Life.”   The laws were short and sweet and I was impressed.   I hunted down the original author Tom Hoobyar.  Tom said I was free to republish the laws.  Here are the 12 laws of life, followed by my take on them. 

The 12 Little Laws of LifeHere’s Tom’s 12 little laws of life:

SELF-MANAGEMENT AND PEOPLE SKILLS ARE THE KEYS TO YOUR SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS.
YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF YOUR UNIVERSE. STAY THERE!
WHAT …

How can you ask better questions?   How can you ask more effectively?  If you improve the questions you ask, as well as who you ask and how you ask, you can produce more effective results.   In Unlimited Power : The New Science Of Personal Achievement, Anthony Robbins writes about asking intelligently and precisely to get the results you want.  
5 Guidelines for Asking Intelligently and Precisely
According to Robins, the five guidelines for asking better questions are:

Ask specifically.
Ask someone who can help you.
Create value for the person you’re asking.
Ask with focused, congruent …

Why are you stuck?  That’s not a very empowering question.  You’ll just figure out reasons for why you’re stuck.  Instead, ask a question like “how can you move forward?” or “how might you accomplish that?”  The key is to ask “how” questions over “why” questions.  In Unlimited Power : The New Science Of Personal Achievement, Tony Robbins writes about choosing “how” questions over “why” questions.
Choose “How” Questions Over “Why” Questions
Robbins writes that you should choose “how” questions over “why” questions:
Here’s another important frame.  Choose “how” questions over “why” questions.  “Why” …