— How were success and successful people spoken about when you were growing up?
— Did you feel your parents/significant adults in your life were successful?
— When you were younger, what did success mean to you?
— When you were younger, how did the people who you deemed to be successful seem? (i.e. happy, sad, stressed, mean, etc…)
— What does success look/feel/sound like to you now?
— If you achieved this all, what would that mean for your life/friendships/relationships/job/etc?
— What obstacles are in the way of you achieving your goals?
— Who has created those obstacles?
— How will achieving your goals impact your life in a positive way?
— How will achieving your goals impact your life in a negative way? (Spend some time reflecting on this area, will it actually negatively impact your life or is that a story you are telling yourself, how might these thoughts be false, do you have any previous examples of when you thought this way but the negative outcomes didn’t happen?) read more