I woke up this morning, it was Sunday and a day as wonderful as any other only I felt different, a little strange in fact. Most mornings see me jumping out of bed and looking for my children to wish them a good morning only this morning I felt compelled to stay in bed and figure out exactly why I was feeling this way.

I decided to stay in bed and ask myself the right questions that would assist me to delve in to the depths of my subconscious mind and find the right answers.

As it turned out, I had woken up feeling anxious because today was my birthday and this day signified 47 years of living on this planet Earth. I had allowed the enormity of it all to take over and I had allowed fear to set in. Fear over whether or not I would accomplish all I wanted to in this lifetime and fear over what would be my reality in the future if I made the wrong choices. I soon realised that I even had a choice to make right now. I could choose to wallow in my fear and allow it to spoil my day or, I could choose to bring myself back into the present moment and enjoy celebrating my special day with my loving family.

The questions you ask yourself and the choices you make will determine how your life unfolds and, if you were to take a good look at your life right now you would be able to see how the choices you have made so far have created the life you are now living. Your choices may have been over who to marry or whether or not to have children. You may have made choices about what career to choose or whether to leave a job for another or choices about where to go on holiday or what hobbies you take up and even choices about who to surround yourself with. Every day you are making choices and, if you are to make the right choices or rather, choices that will serve you in your life and help to get you to where you want to go, then you need to be asking the right questions.

There is a fabulous book written by Debbie Ford called ‘The Right Questions' which gives ten essential questions to guide you to an extraordinary life. In this book Debbie goes into detail about what we really need to be asking in order to get what we want and her top ten questions are;

1. Will this choice propel me toward an inspiring future or will it keep me stuck in the past?
2. Will this choice bring me long term fulfilment or will it bring me short term gratification?
3. Am I standing in my power or am I trying to please another?
4. Am I looking for what's right or am I looking for what's wrong?
5. Will this choice add to my life force or will it rob me of my energy?
6. Will I use this situation as a catalyst to grow and evolve or will I use it to beat myself up?
7. Does this choice empower me or does it disempower me?
8. Is this an act of self love or is it an act of self sabotage?
9. Is this an act of faith or is it an act of fear?
10. Am I choosing from my divinity or am I choosing from my humanity?

The next time you find yourself faced with a choice and you are not sure which way to go or, if you are looking for the answers to a certain issue in your life then refer back to these questions and see what comes up for you. Ask yourself these questions and give yourself the opportunity to reflect and make a more informed decision. Your life will become extraordinary, more fulfilling and richer in every way.

Susan Briggs holds a Diploma in Life Coaching and is a Certified Hypnotherapist, ACT Therapist and NLP Practitioner. Owner of Yes U Can 4 Women, Susan is passionate about assisting women to create the life they want. For more information phone 0430 118 733, email; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or visit the website at; www.yesucan4women.com.au